Products covered: (ICS :59.080.30 ) Textile fabrics
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 197 /2023 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 7266-4 " safety and health criteria and labelling for textile products - part 4 : garments " (33page (s), in Arabic).
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 961 /2012 (2 pages, in Arabic) that was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/29/Rev.1 dated 21 February 2013 mandated among others the earlier version of this standard.
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National Studies.
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.
Proposed date of adoption: 6 June 2023.
Proposed date of entry into force: 5 July 2023
Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality
16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo – Egypt
Tel: + (202) 22845528
Fax: + (202) 22845504
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg /eos.tbt@eos.org.eg
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg