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Ministerial Decree No. 691/2015 (3 pages, in Arabic) giving a six month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 780-1/2015 'gas cylinders-refillable seamless steel gas cylinders-design, construction and testing-part 1: quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa' (55 pages, in Arabic)
Egypt issued an addendum on 27 April 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/EGY/132. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 9 March 2016. The comment period closed on 8 May 2016.
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The comment period closed on 8 May 2016. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/EGY/132/Add.1; it can take them up with Egypt.
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The draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 780-1 for 'gas cylinders-refillable seamless steel gas cylinders-design, construction and testing- part 1: quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa'
Products covered: (ICS: 23.020.35) Gas cylinders. This addendum concerns the notification of the draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 780-1 for 'gas cylinders-refillable seamless steel gas cylinders-design, construction and testing- part 1: quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa '(77 pages, in Arabic). It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 691/2015 (3 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/132 dated 9 March 2016, mandated among others the earlier version of this Standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with ISO 9809-1/2019. Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt E-mail: eos@eos.org.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg Website: Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504
This Ministerial decree mandates that the producers and importers must comply with ES780-1/2015, the earlier version of which was already mandated. Producers and importers are given a six-month transitional period to comply. This part of standard specifies the minimum requirements regarding materials, design, installation, craft, manufacturing processes, inspection and testing when manufacturing of refillable seamless gas cylinders of frequent packing and made of steel tempered and references thermally, with capacity of 0.5 liters up to and including 150 liters and used to fill compressed gas or liquefied or melted. This part of the standard applies on the cylinders carrying a maximum resistance to actual tightening of its metal 1,100 MPa. It is worth mentioning that this standard complies with ISO 9809-1/2010 Gas cylinders-Refillable seamless steel gas cylinders-Design, construction and testing Part 1: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/EGY/132/Add.1
The draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 780-1 for 'gas cylinders-refillable seamless steel gas cylinders-design, construction and testing- part 1: quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa'
Products covered: (ICS: 23.020.35) Gas cylinders. This addendum concerns the notification of the draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 780-1 for 'gas cylinders-refillable seamless steel gas cylinders-design, construction and testing- part 1: quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa '(77 pages, in Arabic). It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 691/2015 (3 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/132 dated 9 March 2016, mandated among others the earlier version of this Standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with ISO 9809-1/2019. Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt E-mail: eos@eos.org.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg Website: Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/EGY/132
Comment deadline: Closed on 8 May 2016
Ministerial Decree No. 691/2015 (3 pages, in Arabic) giving a six month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 780-1/2015 'gas cylinders-refillable seamless steel gas cylinders-design, construction and testing-part 1: quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa' (55 pages, in Arabic)
This Ministerial decree mandates that the producers and importers must comply with ES780-1/2015, the earlier version of which was already mandated. Producers and importers are given a six-month transitional period to comply. This part of standard specifies the minimum requirements regarding materials, design, installation, craft, manufacturing processes, inspection and testing when manufacturing of refillable seamless gas cylinders of frequent packing and made of steel tempered and references thermally, with capacity of 0.5 liters up to and including 150 liters and used to fill compressed gas or liquefied or melted. This part of the standard applies on the cylinders carrying a maximum resistance to actual tightening of its metal 1,100 MPa. It is worth mentioning that this standard complies with ISO 9809-1/2010 Gas cylinders-Refillable seamless steel gas cylinders-Design, construction and testing Part 1: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa.
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