Products covered: (ICS: 29.220.20) Acid secondary cells and batteries, (ICS: 43.040.10 Electrical and electronic equipment).
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.208/2026 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six–month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 21-1 for "Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test"; (31 page(s), in Arabic).
It should be noted that Ministerial Decree No. 423/2005 (25 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3 dated 14 December 2005, and Ministerial Decree No.1000/2017 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/3/Add.5 dated 10 January 2018, mandated among others the earlier versions of this standard.
Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with IEC 60095-1/2018.
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: 21/9/ 2026.
Proposed date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette.
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