G/TBT/N/EGY/85  
 
19 August 2015  
(15-4204)  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-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya 
Cairo – Egypt E-mail: moi@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): Building units 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Ministerial Decree 
No. 537 for the year 2015 concerning the modified Egyptian Standard ES 1292-2/2015 for 
"Concrete Masonry Units – Part 2: Non Load Bearing Concrete Masonry Units " (11 pages, in Arabic) that supersedes its last edition in 2005 that has already been mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 423/2005. 
6. Description of content: This Ministerial Decree provides producers and importers a 
transitional period of six months to comply with the modified Egyptian Standard 
ES 1292-2/2015 for " concrete masonry units part 2: non load bearing concrete masonry 
units " (11 pages, in Arabic) that supersedes its last edition in 2005 that has already been mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 423/2005. 
This Egyptian Standard is concerned with hollow and solid non-load bearing concrete 
masonry units made from Portland cement, water, and mineral aggregates with or without the inclusion of other materials. These units are intended for use in non-load bearing 
partitions, but under certain conditions, they may be suitable for use in non-load bearing 
exterior walls above grade where effectively protected from the weather.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard is in conformity with ASTM C129 /2011 – Standard 
Specification for Non Load Bearing Concrete Masonry Units.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Safety requirements G/TBT/N/EGY/85 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 ASTM C129 /2011 – Standard Specification for Non Load Bearing Concrete Masonry 
Units 
 Ministerial Decree no. 537/2015 
 Ministerial Decree no. 423/2005 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 21 July 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official 
gazette   
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-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