G/TBT/N/EGY/418  
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):  
Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment (ICS code(s): 97.180)  
5. Title, number of pages an d language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 7298 
"Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for 
amusement machines and personal servic e machines".; (89 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 7298 
which deals with the safety of electric commerci al amusement machines and personal 
service machines, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single -phase 
appliances and 480 V for other appliances. Examples of appliances that are within the 
scope of this standard are:  
- Amusement machines;  
- Tables;  
- Bowling machines;  
- Dartboards;  
- Driving simulators;  
- Gaming machines;  
- Kiddie rides;  
- Laser shooting appliances;  G/TBT/N/EGY/418  
 
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  - Pinball machines;  
- Video games;  
- Personal service machines;  
- Card re -value machines;  
- Currency dispensers;  
- Luggage lockers;  
- Weighing machines;  
- Shoe shining appliances.  
As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by 
appliances that are encountered by users and maintenance persons. For appliances 
intended to b e used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements may 
be necessary.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335 -2-
82:2017+AMD1:2020 CSV  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023  
• IEC 60335 -2-82:2017+AMD1:2020 CSV  
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@eo s.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504