G/TBT/N/EGY/379  
9 February 2024  
(24-1071) 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):  Domestic 
safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Electric heaters (ICS code(s): 97.100.10)  
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 7292 
"Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for flexible 
sheet heating elem ents for room heating".; (85 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 gives the producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 7292 
which deals with the safety of fl exible sheet heating elements intended to be incorporated 
into floors and walls below 1,2 m and above 2,3 m and in ceilings, their rated voltage 
being not more than 250 V for single -phase installations and 480 V for other installations.  
Flexible sheet heating elements are converted into heating units that are incorporated in 
the building in accordance with the instructions after which the required level of protection 
against hazards is achieved. Attention is drawn to the fact that:  
• In many countries, di fferent wiring rules apply;  
• For heating units 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 
authorities for fire protection,  the national authorities for building regulations, the 
national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection 
of labour and similar authorities.  G/TBT/N/EGY/379  
 
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  Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335 -2-
96:2019  
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 -2-96:2019  
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