Gas cylinders (ICS code(s): 23.020.35)

Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 4549 for "Gas cylinders- Welded aluminium-alloy, carbon and stainless steel gas cylinders Periodic inspection and testing".; (27 page(s), in English)

The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 4549 which specifies the requirements for the periodic inspection and testing of welded aluminium-alloy, carbon and stainless steel gas cylinders of water capacity from 0,5 l to 150 l intended for compressed and liquefied gas service under pressure and to verify the integrity of such gas cylinders for further service. It also applies, as far as is practical, to cylinders of less than 0,5 l water capacity and greater than 150 l up to 450 l.

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of ISO 10460:2018.