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28 June 2022  
(22-4997) 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 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):  Road 
vehicles in general (ICS code(s): 43.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the n otified document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 250/2022 (1 page, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 3368/2020 
for "Road Vehicles - Vehicle Identification Number ( VIN ) - Content and Structure"; (14 
page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 250 /2022 gives the producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 3368/2020 
which applies to motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds as defined in 
ISO 3833.  
This standard cancels and supersedes its last edition ES 3368:2005  
Worth mentioning is that this standard is identical to ISO 3779:2009  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Traceability, safety and consumer prot ection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ES 3368/2020  
• Ministerial Decree No. 250 /2022  
• ISO 3779:2009  G/TBT/N/EGY/325  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  9 May 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  25 May 2022  
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  
 