EGY/183
WTO/TBT
EG Egypt
  • 97 - Domestic and commercial equipment, Entertainment, Sports
2018-04-20
2018-02-22

ICS: 97.200.50 (Toys)

The Ministerial Decree No. 1307/2017 (2 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standards:

  • ES 3123-12/2017" Safety of toys-part 12: N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable" (35 pages, in English). 
  • ES 3123-14/2017" Safety of toys-part 14: Trampolines for domestic use" (38 pages, in English)

The Ministerial Decree No. 1307/2017 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standards ES 3123‑12/2017 and ES 3123-14/2017 which are concerned with the:

1 - Requirements and test methods for N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances for:

toys and parts of toys made from elastomers and intended for use by children less than 36 months;

toys and parts of toys made from elastomers and intended to be placed in the mouth;

Finger paints for children less than 36 months.

2 - Requirements and test methods for trampolines for domestic use, their access devices and their enclosures, intended for outdoor and/or indoor use above ground level by one person at a time. 

Worth mentioning is that these standards technically adopt EN 71-12/2016 and EN71‑14/2014 respectively.

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