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17 September 2019  
(19-5943) 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Incandescent lamps (ICS 29.140.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of 
Egyptian standard ES 5048 for "Tungsten filament lamps for domestic and similar general 
lighting purposes". (99 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft standard specifies the safety and interchangeability 
requirements of tungs ten filament incandescent lamps for general lighting service having:  
– rated wattage up to and including 200 W;  
– rated voltage of 50 V to 250 V inclusive;  
– bulbs of the A, B, C, G, M, P, PS, PAR or R shapes*, or other bulb shapes where the 
lamps are inte nded to serve the same purpose as lamps with the foregoing bulb 
shapes;  
– bulbs with all kinds of finishes;  
– caps B15d, B22d, E12, E14, E17, E26**, E26d, E26/50x39, E27 or E27/51x39.  
Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical wi th 
IEC 60432 -1:1999/AMD2:2011.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements and consumer protection  G/TBT/N/EGY/225  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No. 94/2006  
• IEC 60432 -1:1999/AMD2:2011  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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  
 