Luminaires (ICS code(s): 29.140.40); Sports facilities (ICS code(s): 97.220.10)

Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 8700 for "Luminaries - Particular requirements - Luminaries for swimming pools and similar applications "; (29 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 8700 which specifies requirements for fixed luminaries intended for use in water, or in contact with water, in, for example, the basins of swimming pools, fountains, paddling pools, and garden pools, and for use with electric light sources.

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60598-2-18:2022