G/TBT/N/EGY/36  
 
16 May 2013  
(13-2542)  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 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Chemical 
products. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft standard 
for child use and care articles - Drinking equipment Part 1: General and mechanical 
requirements and tests (27 pages, in Arabic) & Draft standard for child use and care articles - Drinking equipment Part 2 : Chem ical requirements and tests (23 pages, in 
Arabic).     
6. Description of content:   
1. The Draft standard for child use and care articles - Drinking equipment Part:1 is 
concerned with the general and mechanical requirements and tests of the 
materials used in the manufacture of the following: 
a. Feeding nipples and reusable drinking supplies; 
b. Feeding bottles and reusable drinking cups; c. Feeding bottles, nipples, nutrition feeding bags and drinking supplies for 
 one-time use and does not contain fluids at the time of purchase.  
2. The Draft standard for child use and care articles - Drinking equipment part: 2 is 
concerned with chemical requirements and tests  and specifies liberation limits for 
specific chemicals of the materials used in the manufacture of drinking tools for 
the following: 
 a. Feeding nipples and reusable drinking supplies; 
b. Feeding bottles and reusable drinking cups; 
c. Feeding bottles, nipples, nutrition feeding bags and drinking supplies for 
one-time use and does not contain fluids at the time of purchase.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and consumer protection.  G/TBT/N/EGY/36 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
- EN 14350-1/2004 Child use and care articles - Drinking equipment P1: General 
and mechanical requirements; 
- EN 14350-2 /2004 Child use and care articles - Drinking equipment Part 2: 
Chemical  requirements and tests.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days as of circulation (from the date of the notification) 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 
16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St ., Ameriya, Cairo- Egypt 
Tel.:  (+202) 22845528 
Fax: (+202) 22845504  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg / tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg