G/TBT/N/EGY/414  
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):  Domestic 
safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Gas heaters (ICS code(s): 97.100.20); Solid fuel heaters 
(ICS code(s): 97.100.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Decree. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating The Egyptian standard ES 7288 for " 
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular req uirements for gas, oil 
and solid -fuel burning appliances having electrical connections".; (34 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 th e Egyptian standard ES 7288 
which deals with the safety of gas, oil and solid -fuel burning appliances having electrical 
connections, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 
250 V for single -phase appliances and 480 V for  other appliances.  
This standard covers the electrical safety and some other safety aspects of these 
appliances. All safety aspects are covered when the appliance also complies with the 
relevant standard for the fuel -burning appliance. If the appliance incorporates electric 
heating sources, safety aspects concerning these electric sources are covered when the 
appliance also complies with the relevant part 2 of IEC 60335. Examples of appliances 
within the scope of this standard are:  
– Central he ating boilers;  
– Commercial catering equipment;  
–Cooking appliances;  G/TBT/N/EGY/414  
 
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  – Laundry and cleaning appliances;  
– Room heaters;  
– Warm air heaters;  
– Water heaters.  
Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless may be a source 
of danger t o the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laymen in shops, in 
light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard. This standard deals 
with the reasonably foreseeable hazards presented by appliances that are encountered 
by all persons. However, in general, it does 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 supervision or instruction;  
- Children playing with the appliance.  
Attention is drawn to the fact that:  
• for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, 
additional requirements may be necessary;  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts t he technical content of IEC 60335 -2-
102:2017  
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 -2-102:2017  
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: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504