G/TBT/N/EGY/310  
22 November 2021  
(21-8782) 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):  Mineral 
materials and products (ICS 91.100.15), Concrete and concrete products (ICS 91.100.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 221 /2021 (2 pages, in Arabic) mandating  the Egyptian Standard ES 1109 
"Aggregates for concrete" (51 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 221 /2021gives the producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 1109.  
This standard specifies the properties of aggregates and filler aggregates obtained by 
processing natural, manufactured or recycled materials and mixtures of these aggregates 
for use in concrete.  
It covers aggregates having an oven dried particle density greater than (2000 Kg/m3) for 
all types of concrete, including concrete conforming to the Egyptian standard issued in 
this regard and concrete used in roads and paving works, or in precast concrete  
products.     
This standard also specifies the quality control system applied in the place of production 
and gives an assessment of the compliance of the aggregate products with this standard.  
This standard does not include the filler aggregate used as a basic component in the 
manufacture of some types of cement or aggregates for any uses except that it is an inert 
filler material for concrete.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with modification with EN 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and quality requirements; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• EN 12620/2002+A1/2008  
• 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