Products covered: (ICS: 97.040.20) Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances.
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.58 /2026 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a twelve-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 164-1-2 for "Domestic gas cooking appliances- safety — part 1-2: normative requirements and rational use of energy " (18 pages, in English).
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. 1002/2017 (3 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add.8 dated 10 January 2018, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Standard and the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add.98 dated 7 January 2026.
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National studies.
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: 22 February 2026.
Proposed date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from:
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