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19 June 2023  
(23-4166) 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 /tbteos@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):  Equipment 
for children (ICS code(s): 97.190)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the not ified document:  Draft of the 
Egyptian Standard ES for "Child Use and Care articles – Changing units for domestic use 
- Part 2 : test methods"; (13 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Standard specifies test methods that assess the 
safety of changing units.  
It should be noted that the effect of ageing and degradation of materials is not 
includedWorth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with EN 
12221 -2/2008 +A1 /2013  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements, consumer protection.; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
EN 12221 -2/2008 +A1 /2013  
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  G/TBT/N/EGY/361  
 
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  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  / tbteos@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
 