Animal husbandry and breeding (ICS code(s): 65.020.30); Electric heaters (ICS code(s): 97.100.10)

Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating The Egyptian standard ES 7303 for "Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for electrical heating appliances for breeding and rearing animals"; (42 page(s), in English)

The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) gives producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 7303 which deals with the safety of all kinds of electrical heating appliances used for livestock rearing and breeding, such as: heat-radiating appliances, electrical sitting-hens, incubators, chicken breeding units and heating plates for animals, the rated voltage of the appliances being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

This standard applies to heating appliances used for livestock rearing and breeding that include an electrical motor.

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335-2-71:2018