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5 October 2020  
(20-6740) 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.: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notifica tion 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
(ICS 23.020.35) Gas cylinders  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of 
Egyptian standard ES 4622 for "Gas cylinders — Acetylene cylinders — Periodic inspection 
and maintenance" (51 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This draft standard specifies requirements for the periodic 
inspection of acetylene cylinders as required for the transport of dangerous goods and for 
maintenance in connection with periodic inspection. It applies to acetylene cylinders with 
and without solvent and with a maximum nominal water capacity of 150 l.  
Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with ISO 10462:2013 
and ISO 10462:2013 /AMD 1:2019.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 10462:2013 (confirmed in  2018)  
• ISO 10462:2013/AMD 1:2019.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/EGY/275  
 
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  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.: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
 