Gas cylinders (ICS code(s): 23.020.35)

Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 5436 for " Gas cylinders — Acetylene cylinders — Filling conditions and filling inspection".; (18 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 5436 which specifies minimum requirements for the filling conditions and filling inspection of acetylene cylinders.

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of ISO 11372:2011.