G/TBT/N/EGY/110  
 
16 October 2015  
(15-5436)  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 E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/tbteos@eos.org.eg   
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg   
Tel.: +(202) 22845528 
Fax: +(202) 22845504 
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, where applicable): Sanitary tap ware 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Egyptian Standard 
ES 4821/2015 Sanitary Tap Ware – Single Ta ps and Combination Taps for Water Supply 
Systems of Type 1 and type 2 – General Technical Specification (51 pages, in Arabic) to replace its last edition in 2005 and its partial amendment in 2012 that has already been mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 637/2005 
6. Description of content: This standard specifies: a) the field of application for pillar taps, 
bib taps, single and multi-hole combination taps for use in: 1) a supply system of Type 1 ; 
2) a supply system of Type 2 (b) the dimens ional, leaktightness, pressure resistance, 
hydraulic performance, mechanical strength, endurance and acoustic characteristics of nominal size ½ and ¾ single taps and combination taps; c) test methods to verify the 
characteristics. d) the tests described in this Standard are type tests (laboratory tests) and 
not quality control tests carried out during manufacture. This Standard applies to draw-off taps (single taps and combination taps) for use with sanitary appliances installed in rooms 
used for bodily hygiene (cloakrooms, bathrooms etc.) and in kitchens, i.e. for use with 
baths, wash basins, bidets, showers and sinks.  Figure 1 shows a supply system of Type 1 
with a pressure range of (0,05 to 1,0) Mpa [(0,5 to 10) bar]. Figure 2 shows a supply system of Type 2 with a pressure range of (0,01 to 1,0) Mpa [(0,1 to 10) bar]. This 
Egyptian Standard applies to sanitary draw-off taps of nominal size ½ and ¾ (PN 10). The 
conditions of use and classifications are given in Table 1 according to this standard.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with EN 200/2008. G/TBT/N/EGY/110 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Safety requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Ministerial Decree No. 637/2005 
 EN 200/2008 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined   
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