G/TBT/N/EGY/381  
9 February 2024  
(24-1076) 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):  Gas 
cylinders (ICS code(s): 23.020.35)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified d ocument:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 502 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 5438 for 
" Gas cylinders — Outlet connections for gas cylinder valves for compressed breathable 
air".; (43 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 gives the producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 5438 
which specifies the characteristics of outlet connections for gas cylinder valves for 
compressed breathable air g as cylinders. It states the fundamental requirements for both; 
the connection and its components and includes basic dimensions. Included in this 
standard the following connections:  
a) Yoke type outlet connection for SCUBA use up to a maximum cylinder working pressure 
of 232 bar;  
b) Threaded type outlet connections up to a maximum cylinder working pressure of 232 
bar and 300 bar; and  
c) Threaded type outlet connection for SCUBA use up to a maximum cylinder working 
pressure of 232 bar including adaptor for users to convert into a yoke type outlet. Annex 
A gives the outlet connection type test procedures.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of ISO 12209:2013 
(confirmed 2018), ISO 12209:2013/AMD 1:2016  G/TBT/N/EGY/381  
 
- 2 - 
 
  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No. 502/2023  
• ISO 12209:2013 (confirmed 2018), ISO 12209:2013/AMD 1:2016  
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.or g.eg 
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504