G/TBT/N/EGY/411  
15 February 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EGYPT  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
16 Tadreeb El -Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo – Egypt  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel.: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Liquid and 
solid fuel burners (ICS code(s): 27.060.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) o f the notified document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 5444 for 
"Forced draught oil burners".; (82 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 gives produc ers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 5444 
which specifies the terminology, test procedures and general requirements for the 
construction and operation of automatic forced draught oil burners supplied with a  fuel 
having a viscosity at the burner inlet of 1,6 mm2/s (cSt) to 6 mm2/s (cSt) at 20 °C or 
higher, boiling petroleum in accordance with ISO 8217 -based first raffinates, and the 
provision of related control and safety devices.  
It is applicable to automatic oil burners fitted with a combustion air fan, equipped as 
described therein, and intended for use in appliances of different types and operated with 
fuel oils, single burners with a single combustion chamber, single -fuel and dual -fuel 
burners whe n operating only on oil, and the oil function of dual -fuel burners designed for 
simultaneous operation on gaseous and liquid fuels.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of ISO 22968:2010.  
7. Objective and rationale, includin g the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/EGY/411  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023  
• ISO 22968:2010.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  18 December 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  5 January 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
Address: 16 Tadreeb El -Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel: + (20 2) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504