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5 March 2020  
(20-1769) 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 th e 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):  Furniture 
(ICS 97.140), Camping equipment and camp -sites (ICS 97.200.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of 
Egyptian standard ES 8284 -2 for "Outdoor furniture - seating and tables for camping, 
domestic and contract use -- part 2: mechanical safety requirements and test methods 
for seating" (18 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This draft s tandard specifies the minimum requirements for the 
safety, strength and durability of all types of outdoor seating for adults, without regard 
to materials, design/construction or manufacturing processes. Worth mentioning is that 
this draft standard is tech nically identical with EN 581 -2:2015/AC:2016  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• EN 581 -2:2015/AC:2016  
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  G/TBT/N/EGY/254  
 
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  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  
 