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22 August 2022  
(22-6330) 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):  Paints and 
varnishes (ICS code(s): 87.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notif ied document:  The Ministerial 
Decree No. 381/2022 (1 page, in Arabic) on the percentages of lead in varnishes and 
paints.  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 381/2022 gives manufacturers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to a bide by the following percentages of lead:  
- The percentage of lead in non -colored base paints do not exceed 100 parts per million 
(maximum).  
The percentage of lead in colored paints do not exceed 5000 parts per million (maximum).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety, consumer protection  and environment protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  Ministerial Decree No. 381 /2022  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  26 June 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 July 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/EGY/327  
 
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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  
 