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Draft of Egyptian standard ES 6373-3 'Plain bearings — Metallic multilayer plain bearings — Part 3: Non-destructive penetrant testing'
Egypt issued an addendum on 8 October 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/EGY/501. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 10 January 2025. The comment period closed on 11 March 2025.
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The comment period closed on 11 March 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/EGY/501/Add.1; it can take them up with Egypt.
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The Egyptian Standard ES 6373-3 'Plain bearings — Metallic multilayer plain bearings — Part 3: Non-destructive penetrant testing'
Products covered: Plain bearings (ICS code(s): 21.100.10). This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 246 /2025 (5 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian StandardES 6373-3 'Plain bearings — Metallic multilayer plain bearings — Part 3: Non-destructive penetrant testing'; (15 page(s), in English). It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/501 dated 10 January 2025. Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of ISO 4386-3:2018. 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: 11 August 2025. Proposed date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette. 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 draft of Egyptian standard specifies a non‑destructive penetrant testing for determining bond defects and discontinuities in the sliding surface of the bearing. The penetration method is used to detect a) bond defects in the transitional area between the bearing backing/bearing material on the end faces and joint faces of multilayer plain bearings which cannot be detected by the ultrasonic testing method specified in ISO 4386‑1, and b) discontinuities in the sliding surface of the bearing. The penetration method is applicable, in principle, to finished multilayer plain bearings. The bond test is usually carried out on cast multilayer plain bearings, with a backing consisting of steel, cast steel or cast bronze. It can also be used as a non-production method to aid detection of manufacturing process defects with other bearing material types. Bearing backings which cannot be tin-plated, or only with difficulty, such as perlitic cast iron, rust-resistant steel and cast aluminium, cannot be tested since no bond is possible between the bearing material and bearing backing. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard adopts the technical content of ISO 4386-3:2018
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AddendumG/TBT/N/EGY/501/Add.1
The Egyptian Standard ES 6373-3 'Plain bearings — Metallic multilayer plain bearings — Part 3: Non-destructive penetrant testing'
Products covered: Plain bearings (ICS code(s): 21.100.10). This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 246 /2025 (5 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian StandardES 6373-3 'Plain bearings — Metallic multilayer plain bearings — Part 3: Non-destructive penetrant testing'; (15 page(s), in English). It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/501 dated 10 January 2025. Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of ISO 4386-3:2018. 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: 11 August 2025. Proposed date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette. 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/501
Comment deadline: Closed on 11 March 2025
Draft of Egyptian standard ES 6373-3 'Plain bearings — Metallic multilayer plain bearings — Part 3: Non-destructive penetrant testing'
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies a non‑destructive penetrant testing for determining bond defects and discontinuities in the sliding surface of the bearing. The penetration method is used to detect a) bond defects in the transitional area between the bearing backing/bearing material on the end faces and joint faces of multilayer plain bearings which cannot be detected by the ultrasonic testing method specified in ISO 4386‑1, and b) discontinuities in the sliding surface of the bearing. The penetration method is applicable, in principle, to finished multilayer plain bearings. The bond test is usually carried out on cast multilayer plain bearings, with a backing consisting of steel, cast steel or cast bronze. It can also be used as a non-production method to aid detection of manufacturing process defects with other bearing material types. Bearing backings which cannot be tin-plated, or only with difficulty, such as perlitic cast iron, rust-resistant steel and cast aluminium, cannot be tested since no bond is possible between the bearing material and bearing backing. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard adopts the technical content of ISO 4386-3:2018
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