G/TBT/N/EGY/111  
 
4 December 2015  
(15-6419)  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. 692 for the year 2015 mandating the application of the Egyptian Standard ES: 3168-3/2015 "Ceramic Tiles Part ( 3 ) Extrud ed Ceramic Tile" (48 pages, in Arabic) to 
replace Egyptian standards ES 3168-7/2006, ES 3168-8/2006, ES 3168-9/2006, 
ES 3168-10/2006, ES 3168-11/2006, ES 3168-12/2006. 
6. Description of content: This Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and 
importers of extruded ceramic tile must comply with ES 3168-3/2015. Producers and 
importers are given a transitional period of six months to abide by the standard.  
Egyptian Standard ES: 3168-3/2015 "Ceramic  Tiles Part (3) Extruded Ceramic Tile" 
(48 pages, in Arabic) to replace Egypti an standards ES: 3168-7/2006 Ceramic Tiles 
Part (7): Extruded Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption E ≤ 3% (GROUP AI), 
ES 3168-8/2006 Ceramic Tiles Part (8): Extruded Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption 3% < E ≤6%. 
(Group AIIa – PART 1) , ES 3168-9/2006 Cerami c Tiles Part (9): Extruded Ceramic Tiles With 
Water Absorption 3% < E ≤ 6% ( Group AIIa – Part 2), ES 3168-10/2006 Ceramic Tiles 
Part (10): Extruded Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption 6% < E ≤10% ( Group AIIb – 
Part 1), ES 3168-11/2006 Ceramic Tiles Part (11): Extruded Ceramic Tiles With Water 
Absorption 6% < E ≤10% (Group AIIb – Part 2 ), ES 3168-12/2006 Ceramic Tiles 
Part (12): Extruded Ceramic Tiles With Water Absorption E > 10% (Group AIII ). 
This Egyptian Standard specifies the requirem ents and marking for extruded ceramic tiles 
of the best commercial quality. This standard is technically identical with modifications of 
ISO 13006 / 2012 Annex from (A) to (F) and Annex (M)). The modifications are mentioned 
in Annex (4) of this Standard. G/TBT/N/EGY/111 
 
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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. 692/2015 
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