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 182-1 "Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 1: General requirements" (29 pages, in Arabic).
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 423/2005 (25 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3 dated 14 December 2005 and the Ministerial Decree No. 1000/2017 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add7 dated 10 January 2018 mandated among others the earlier versions of this Standard.
Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with IEC 60227-1/2007.
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
Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality
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