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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/EGY/369/Add.1

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

The Egyptian Standard ES 8757 for "soil improvers - biochar "

Objective

Other (TBT); Protection of human health or safety (TBT); Protection of the environment (TBT)

Product Covered

Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)

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ICSCODE

65.080 - Fertilizers; 65.080 - Fertilizers

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Description

Products covered: Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080).This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 8757 for "soil improvers - biochar "; (18 page(s), in Arabic).It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/369 dated 13 October 2023.Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with the following:- (IBI) Standardized Product Definition and Product Testing Guidelines for Biochar that is used in Soil.- Guidelines for a sustainable production of biochar.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: 18 December 2023Date of entry into force: 5 January 2024Agency 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 - EgyptE-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.egWebsite: http://www.eos.org.egTel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504

Notified Document

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EN:File here

FR:File here

ES:File here

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