Luminaires (ICS code(s): 29.140.40)

Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 8703 for "Luminaries - Particular requirements - Rope lights "; (39 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 8703 which specifies requirements for rope lights (sealed lighting chains) fitted with non-replaceable series- or parallel- or a combination of series/parallel-connected light sources for use either indoors or outdoors on supply voltages not exceeding 250 V.

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60598-2-21:2014/COR1:2016