G/TBT/N/EGY/426  
16 February 2024  
(24-1398) 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 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):  Electric 
heaters (ICS code(s): 97.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifie d document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating The Egyptian standard ES 7312 for 
"Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for sauna 
heating appliances and infrared cabins"; (17 page(s), in  English)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 gives producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 7312 
which deals with the safety of electric sauna heating appliances and infrared  emitting 
units having a rated power input not exceeding 20 kW, their rated voltage being not more 
than 250 V for single -phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances. The appliances 
covered by this standard are intended for use in the home and in public  saunas located 
in blocks of flats, hotels and similar locations. This standard also deals with the safety of 
electric sauna heating appliances provided with a humidifier unit, their rated voltage being 
not more than 250 V for single -phase appliances and 4 80 V for other appliances. The 
room air is humidified by evaporating or atomising water.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335 -2-
53:2011+AMD 1:2017+AMD 2:2021  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements.; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/EGY/426  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023  
• IEC 60335 -2-53:2011+AMD 1:2017+AMD 2:2021  
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: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504