G/TBT/N/EGY/86  
 
19 August 2015  
(15-4205)  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 1292-1/2015 for 
"Concrete Masonry Units – Part 1: Load Bearing Concrete Masonry Units" (12 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 1292-1/2015 for "Concrete Masonry Units – Part 1: Load Bearing Concrete Masonry 
Units"(12 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 concrete masonry units made 
from hydraulic cement, water, and mineral aggregates with or without the inclusion of other materials. There are three classes of concrete masonry units: (1) normal weight, 
(2) medium weight, and (3) light weight. These units are suitable for both load bearing 
and non-load bearing application. 
It is in conformity with ASTM C 90/2011 – Standard Specification for Load Bearing 
Concrete Masonry Units.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Safety requirements G/TBT/N/EGY/86 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 ASTM C 90/2011 – Standard Specification for 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