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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/EGY/417

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Title

Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 7296 “ Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for toilet appliances”.

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Quality requirements (TBT)

Product Covered

Sanitary installations (ICS code(s): 91.140.70)

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91.140.70 - Sanitary installations

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The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 gives producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 7296 which deals with the safety of electric toilet appliances having a rated voltage being not more than 250 V, in which excrement is stored, dried or destructed or which wash or dry parts of the human body. Examples of such electric toilets are the following and they can be used to process garbage such as paper and food waste._x000D_
- Mouldering toilets;_x000D_
- Package toilets;_x000D_
- Freezing toilets;_x000D_
- Vacuum toilets._x000D_
This standard also applies to electric equipment for use with conventional toilets._x000D_
Examples of such electric equipment are_x000D_
- Automatic seat covering devices;_x000D_
- Hopping units;_x000D_
- Heated seats;_x000D_
- Pumping units;_x000D_
- Water heaters for spray seats;_x000D_
- Spray seats.As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in general, it does not take into account young children playing with the appliance._x000D_
Attention is drawn to the fact that_x000D_
- For appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements can be necessary;_x000D_
- In many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour, the national water supply authorities and similar authorities._x000D_
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335-2-84:2019

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