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10 August 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  10 August 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Egypt . 
 
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Title:  The Egyptian Standard ES 7266 -5 " safety and health criteria and labelling for textile products 
- part 5: carpets and floor coverings of textiles"  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 6 June 2023  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 5 July 2023  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symb ol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 197 /2023 (2 
pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six -month transitional period to abide by 
the Egyptian Standard ES 7266 -5 " safety and health criteria and labelling for textile products - part 
5 carpets and floor coverings of textiles" (38 page (s), in Arabic).  
It should be noted that the Mi nisterial Decree No. 961 /2012 (2 pages, in Arabic) that was formerly 
notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/29/Rev.1 dated 21 February 2013 mandated among others the earlier 
version of this standard.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according t o National Studies.  
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through 
the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.  
Proposed date of adoption: 6 June 2023.  
Proposed date of entry into force: 5 July 2023  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/EGY/29/Rev.1/Add.5  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point 
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
16 Tadreeb El -Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo – Egypt  
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845 504 
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  /eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  Website: http://www.eos .org.eg  
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