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4 March 2024  
(24-1982) 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):  Dental 
equipment (ICS code(s): 11.060.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifie d document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 4760 for 
"Dentistry - Operating lights ".; (26 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 gives the producers an d 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 4760 
which specifies requirements and test methods for operating lights used in the dental 
office and intended for illuminating the oral cavity of patients. It also contains 
specifications on the instructions for use, marking and packaging.  
This standard applies to operating lights, irrespective of the technology of the light source. 
This document excludes auxiliary light sources, for example, from dental hand pieces and 
dental headlamps and also operating lights which are specifically designed for use in oral 
surgery.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of ISO 9680:2021.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems w here 
applicable:  Safety requirements; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023  
• ISO 9680:2021.  G/TBT/N/EGY/430  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  18 December 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  5 January 2024  
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: + (20 2) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
 