G/TBT/N/EGY/298  
1 September 2021  
(21-6537) 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 notifi cation shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  
Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS 13.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Ministerial 
Decree No. 221/2021 (2 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 8471 for 
"Occupational health and safety - table of hazard materials and their handling" (661 
page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 221/2021 (2 pages, in Arabic) gives 
the producers and importers a six -month transitional period to ab ide by the Egyptian 
Standard ES 8471.  
This standard is concerned with clarifying a table in which the hazardous materials are 
listed.  
This table is used in the case of transport and handling of hazardous materials. The table 
specifies the hazard class for the hazardous materials, methods of transportation, and the 
proper shipping name. It also specifies the type and capacity of packing containers and 
the quantities that can be shipped on ships boards or aircraft for each hazardous 
substance. This table is used by: 1 - Any person transporting hazardous materials. 2 - Any 
means of transportation for these hazardous materials by sea, air or railway. 3 - Any 
person responsible for packing or labelling of hazardous materials.  
 Worth mentioning is that this stand ard complies with 49 CRF 172.101 (2019) - Purpose 
and use of hazardous materials table  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  safety requirements.; Other  G/TBT/N/EGY/298  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 49 CRF 172.101 (2019) - Purpose and use of hazardous materials table  
• Ministerial Decree No. 221/2021  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 May 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  14 June 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  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504