Products covered: tissue paper ( ICS: 85. 80.20 )

 This addendum concerns the notification of draft of Egyptian Standard ES 3644 for " paper products (tissue paper)"  (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).

It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/232 dated 17 October 2019, and the Ministerial Decree No. 174/2020 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/232/Add.1 dated 4 June 2020, mandated among others the earlier versions and amendments of this Standard.

Worth mentioning is that this standard has been partially modified as follows:

• Item (1) Scope : (This standard specifies the requirements that shall be met in paper products (Tissue paper) for single use, either in the form of Jumbo rolls (reels) of tissue paper before final manufacturing or tissue products in the final form (final finished product) including: facial and pocket tissues, toilet rolls, kitchen rolls, and dining towels packed inside plastic or cardboard containers or in rolls (reels) for final use.

        Tissue paper includes white, colored, and tissue Kraft paper. Colored paper and tissue kraft are excluded from the brightness test.

       This standard does not apply to the following products: 

             - Wet wipes, which are subject to Egyptian Standard No. 4160 for wet wipes.

             - Tissue products with layers of materials other than tissue paper, such as: diapers for children, adult people, and women’s napkins.

              - Paper towels for medical purposes are subject to Egyptian Standard No. 8277.

            - Paper towels for general and industrial purposes, as they are subject to Egyptian Standard No. 8276.

• Item (8) Sample: Add the following note after Table (4):  Note (In the case of supplying tissue products in the form of rolls (reels) before final manufacturing, samples are taken according to the method described in the standard referred to in clause (2/1).
• Item (11) Labelling:

           - (It shall be written primarily in Arabic, and it may be written in any other foreign language on the consumer packaging (pocket packet - draw box - draw bag - rolls package) in a clear manner as follows

            - Add the following to the data item, (In the case of jumbo rolls of sanitary paper, before final manufacturing, the following information shall be written primarily in Arabic and any other foreign language on the data card attached to the reel:

                        - The manufacturer's name, address, and trademark, if any.

                        -  The importer's name, address and trademark, if any.

                        - Name of the item (facial, pocket tissues,… , etc.).

                        - Batch number.

                       -  Production date.

                       -  The basic weight of the paper in g/m2.

                       -  Reel dimensions.

                       -  Reel weight.

                       -  Number of layers.

                       - The phrase “Made in Egypt” or the country of origin.

Worth mentioning is that this draft standard complies with:

• Tissue paper kitchen towels and napkins Version 1 – 22.09.2004.
• 2009/568/EC "Eco-label for Tissue paper".
• 2009/598/EC "Eco- label for bed mattresses".
• GSO 143/1991.
• Results of laboratory tests

Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.

Proposed date of adoption: to be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: to be determined

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