G/TBT/N/EGY/112  
 
4 December 2015  
(15-6427)  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-Motadarrebeen St., Ameriya 
Cairo – Egypt Tel.: + (202) 22845528 
Fax: + (202) 22845504 
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/tbteos@eos.org.eg    
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg    
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Ceramic tiles 
(91.100.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Ministerial Decree 
No. 691 for the year 2015 mandating the application of the Egyptian Standard ES: 3168-2/2015 "Ceramic Tiles Part (2): Dry Pressed Ceramic Tile" (37pages, in Arabic) to replace Egyptian Standards ES:3168-2/200 5, ES:3168-3/2005, ES, ES:3168-5/2005, 
ES:3168-6/2005 already mandated by  Ministerial Decree no. 423/2005. 
6. Description of content: This Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and 
importers of dry pressed ceramic tiles must comply with ES 3168-2/2015. Producers and 
importers are given a transitional period of six months to abide by the standard.  
This standard replaces Egyptian standards ES:3168-2/2005 Ceramic Tiles – Part (2):Dry 
Pressed Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption E ≤ 0.5% – Group BIa, ES:3168-3/2005 
Ceramic Tiles – Part (3): Dry Pressed Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption 0.5% < E ≤ 3% – 
Group BIb, ES: 3168-4/2005 Ceramic Tiles – Part (4): Dry Pressed Ceramic Tiles With Water 
Absorption 3% > E ≤ 6% – Group BIIa, ES 3168-5/2005 – "Ceramic Tiles – Part (5): Dry 
Pressed Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption 6% > E ≤10% – Group BIIb , ES:3168-6/2005 
Ceramic Tiles – Part ( 6 ): Dry Pressed Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption E > 10% – Group BIII already mandated by Ministerial Decree no 423/2005. 
This Egyptian Standard specifies the requirements and marking for dry pressed ceramic 
tiles of the best commercial quality. It  is technically identical with modifications with ISO 13006/2012 Annex from (G) to (L).The modifications are mentioned in Annex (4) of 
this Standard. G/TBT/N/EGY/112 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Safety requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
 ISO 13006 / 2012 
 Ministerial Decree no. 691/2015 
 Ministerial Decree no. 423/2005 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 15 September 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 6 November 2016   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the  date of the notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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-Motadarrebeen 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