EGY/302
WTO/TBT
EG Egypt
  • 91 - Construction materials and building
2022-01-08
2021-11-11

Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar (ICS 91.100.10), Products in fibre-reinforced cement (ICS 91.100.40)

Ministerial Decree No. 221 /2021 (2 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 8472-1 "Specification for pozzolanic materials for use with Portland cement Part 1: Natural pozzolana and natural calcined pozzolana" (21 page(s), in English)

The Ministerial Decree No. 221 /2021 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 8472-1

This standard specifies requirements for the production, chemical composition, mechanical and physical properties of pozzolanic materials for use in combination with Portland cement class 42.5 N or greater, conforming to BS EN 197-1:2011, as a component of concrete, mortar or grout.

It also specifies requirements for marking, provision of information and conformity criteria for the manufactures auto control system.

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of BS 8615-1/2019

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