G/TBT/N/EGY/383  
9 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); Small kitchen appliances (ICS code(s): 97.040.50)  
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 7315 for 
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for blankets, 
pads, clo thing and similar flexible heating appliances".; (128 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 gives the producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 7315 
which de als with the safety of electric blankets, pads, clothing and other flexible 
appliances that heat the bed or human body, for household and similar purposes, their 
rated voltage being not more than 250 V including direct current (DC) supplied appliances 
and battery -operated appliances.  
This standard also applies to control units supplied with the appliance.  
Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless possibly pose 
be a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used in beauty 
parlours or by persons in cold ambient temperatures, are within the scope of this 
standard.  
Requirements and tests for clothing are given in normative Annex CC.  
As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common haz ards presented by 
appliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in 
general, it does not take into account:  G/TBT/N/EGY/383  
 
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  • Persons (including children) whose physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack 
of experience and knowledge pre vents them from using the appliance safely 
without supervision or instruction;  
• Children playing with the appliance.  
Children are considered to be old enough to use an appliance without supervision when 
they have been adequately instructed by a parent or gu ardian and are deemed competent 
to use the appliance safely.  
Attention is drawn to the fact that:  
– For appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional 
requirements can be necessary;  
– In many countries, additional requ irements are specified by the national health 
authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar 
authorities.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335 -2-
17:2022  
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 -2-17:2022  
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: + (20 2) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504