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13 October 2023  
(23-6887) 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):  Fire-
resistance of building materials and elements (ICS code(s): 13.220.50)  
5. Title, number of p ages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of the ES 
for "fire tests on building materials and structures - part : 1 - methods for determination 
of fire resistance of non -loadbearing elements of construction"; (43 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Descripti on of content:  This draft Standard describes procedures for determining the 
fire resistance of non -load bearing elements of building construction when subjected to 
the heating and pressure conditions specified in clause (2/1) .  
It applies to fully insulate d, semi -insulated and non -insulated vertical partitions of door 
and window assemblies (except for extinguishing systems united within ducts) attached 
to roof structures and to integrated elements of the building. The mentioned methods 
explain the appropria te methods for normal combinations of these elements.  
Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with BS 476 -22/1987 
(confirmed 2017)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety r equirements; consumer protection.; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  BS 476 -22/1987 (confirmed 2017)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/EGY/366  
 
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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  
 