Products covered: Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment (ICS code: 65.160).
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 209 /2026 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 8205-1 "General requirements for traditional cigarette alternatives – Part 1: Electronic Cigarettes – e- Liquid"(12 pages, in Arabic) (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 101/2019 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/207/Add.1 dated 15 May 2019, the Ministerial Decree No. 222/2021 (1 page, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/207/Add.2 dated 31 August 2021, the Ministerial Decree No. 503/2023 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/207/Add.3 dated 4 April 2024 mandated among others the earlier versions of this Standard and the draft of this Egyptian Standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/207/Add.4 dated 15 April 2026.
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been partially amended as follows:
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: 21 September 2026.
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:
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
Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment (ICS 65.160)
