G/TBT/N/EGY/427  
16 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):  Domestic 
safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Body care equipment (ICS code(s): 97.170)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating The Egyptian standard ES 7314 for 
"Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for 
appliances for skin exp osure to optical radiation"; (80 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) gives 
producers and importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard 
ES 7314 which deals with the safety of electrical appliances incorporating emitters for 
exposing the skin to optical radiation (wavelength 100 nm to 1 mm), for household and 
similar use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single -phase appliances 
and 480 V for o ther appliances.  
Battery -operated appliances and other DC supplied appliances are within the scope of this 
standard. Dual supply appliances, either mains -supplied or battery -operated, are 
regarded as battery -operated appliances when operated in the battery mode.  
As far as practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by 
appliances that are encountered by all persons using the appliances in tanning salons, 
beauty parlours and similar premises or at home. However, in general, it do es not take 
into account:  
– Persons (including children) whose physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of 
experience and knowledge prevents them from using the appliance safely without 
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  – Children playing with the applia nce. 
Attention is drawn to the fact that:  
• For appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, 
additional requirements can be necessary;  
• In many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health 
authorities, t he national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and 
similar authorities;  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335 -2-
27:2019.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where  
applicable:  Safety requirements.; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No 499 /2023  
• IEC 60335 -2-27:2019  
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