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8 March 2023  
(23-1690) 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: eos@idsc.net.eg / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel.: 0222845528  
Fax: 0222845504  
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):  
Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment (ICS code(s): 11.040.10)  
5. Title, number of p ages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of 
Egyptian standard ES 4941 for " Medical electrical equipment - Particular requirements 
for the basic safety and essential performance of infant transport incubators"; (46 
page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Descr iption of content:  This Draft standard applies to the basic safety and essential 
performance of infant transport incubator equipment, as defined in.3.208, also referred 
to as equipment.  
If a clause or sub clause is specifically intended to be applicable to equipment only, or to 
systems only, the title and content of that clause or sub clause will say so. If that is not 
the case, the clause or sub clause applies both to equipment and to systems, as relevant.  
Hazards inherent in the intended phys iological function of equipment or systems within 
the scope of this document are not covered by specific requirements in this document.  
Worth mentioning is that this Draft standard is technically identical with IEC 60601 -2-
20:2020  
7. Objective and rationa le, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
IEC 60601 -2-20:2020.  G/TBT/N/EGY/348  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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.: 0222845528  
Fax: 0222845504  
 