Luminaires (ICS code(s): 29.140.40); Theatre, stage and studio equipment (ICS code(s): 97.200.10)

Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 8699 for "Luminaries - Particular requirements - Luminaries for stage lighting, television and film studios (outdoor and indoor)"; (22 page(s), in English)

The Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 8699 which specifies requirements for stage, television, film and photographic studio luminaries (including spot and floodlighting projectors) for use outdoors and indoors, with electric light sources on supply voltages not exceeding 1000 V.

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60598-2-17:2017