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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/EGY/363

Notification No.

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Title

The Ministerial decree No. 196 /2023 (2 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian standard ES 4911 " Lighters — Safety specifications".

Objective

Protection of human health or safety (TBT); Quality requirements (TBT)

Product Covered

Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment (ICS code(s): 97.180)

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97.180 - Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment

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Description

The Ministerial Decree No. 196 /2023(2 pages, in Arabic) gives the producers and importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 4911 which  specifies requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users. It applies to all flame-producing products commonly known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters.It does not apply to matches and flame-producing products intended solely for igniting materials other than cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with ISO 9994:2018.

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