Products covered: Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080).
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 8757 for "soil improvers - biochar "; (18 page(s), in Arabic).
It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/369 dated 13 October 2023.
Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with the following:
- (IBI) Standardized Product Definition and Product Testing Guidelines for Biochar that is used in Soil.
- Guidelines for a sustainable production of biochar.
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.
Date of adoption: 18 December 2023
Date of entry into force: 5 January 2024
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
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg
Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504
Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)