G/TBT/N/EGY/314  
5 January 2022  
(22-0043) Page: 1/2 
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 notifica tion shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Tobacco, 
tobacco products and related equipment (ICS 65.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 516/2021 (3 pages, in Arabic).  
6. Description of content:  Ministerial Dec ree No. 516/2021 which includes the conformity 
with the latest version of the Egyptian Standard ES No. 8205 -1 "General requirements 
for traditional cigarette alternatives - Part:1 Electronic Cigarettes - Electronic Liquid.  
This Decree establishes a sub -committee (3/12/1) from the relevant technical committee 
(3/12) tobacco and tobacco products in the Egyptian organization for standardization and 
quality.  
The sub -committee (3/12/1) chaired by Secretary General of the tobacco and tobacco 
products committee, shall consist of representatives from:  
1. General Organization for Export and Import Control  
2. Industrial Control Authority  
3. Department of Chemistry  
4. Central Public Health Laboratories  
5. Tobacco Division in Federation of Egyptian Industries  
6. Egyptian Tax Authority  
7. Egyptian Customs Authority  G/TBT/N/EGY/314  
 
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  Any other member that may be deemed necessary for the work of the subcommittee,  
The sub -committee responsibilities includes inter alia:  
1. Study the files submitted by the producing and Importing companies of the E -
liquid product and the relevant companies, including (their complete data - their 
activity - their practice document - analysis test reports of these products at the 
Egyptian organization for standardization and quality laboratories or any other 
accredited labora tories……)  
2. Verify product's conformity with the latest version of the Egyptian Standard ES 
No. 8205 -1 for "General Requirements for Traditional Cigarettes Alternatives, 
Part 1: Electronic Cigarettes – Electronic Liquid" which was mandated by the 
relevant M inisterial Decree.  
3. Prepare a database in the Egyptian organization for standardization and quality 
to register all the importing companies, local producing companies and relevant 
companies.  
4. Analyze these products in the Egyptian organization for standardiz ation and 
quality laboratories or any other accredited laboratories in Egypt.  
5. Prepare white lists for the companies that shall be registered in the Egyptian 
Organization for Standardization and Quality to prevent fraud and make them 
available on its websit e. 
6. Issue of a letter from the Egyptian organization for standardization and quality 
about the registration of companies and their products after paying the 
estimated costs.  
Worth mentioning is that ES 8205 -1 is technically identical with Directive 2014/40/ EU and 
AFNOR - D90-300-1. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No. 516/2021.  
• Ministerial Decree No. 222/2021 mandating among others the earlier version of 
ES 8205 -1 (partial amendment) which was formerly notified in 
G/TBT/N/EGY/207/Add.2 dated 31 August 2021.  
• Ministerial Decree No. 101/2019 mandating among others the earlier version of 
ES 8205 -1 which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/207/Add.1 dated 15 
May 2019.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2 November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  21 November 2021  
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  
Tel: (+202) 22845528  
Fax: (+202) 228455 04  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg   
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg