WTO notification · TBT
EgyptProposed measure, open for comments
Official title
The Ministerial Decree No.208/2026 (2 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian standard ES 5813 for 'Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids'.
Egypt notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 7 October 2026. Comments are open until 6 December 2026.
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Domestic safety; Small kitchen appliances
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Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The Ministerial Decree No. 208/2026 gives the producers and importers a twelve - month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 5813 that deals with the safety of electrical appliances for heating liquids for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V including direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances. Some appliances in this standard are used for heating food. Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are: – Coffee-makers; – Cooking pans; – Egg boilers; – Feeding-bottle heaters; – Kettles and other appliances for boiling water, having a rated capacity not exceeding 10 l; – Milk heaters; – Pressure cookers having a rated cooking pressure not exceeding 140 kPa and a rated capacity not exceeding 10 l; – Rice cookers; – Slow cookers; – Steam cookers; – Soy milk makers; – Tea maker; – Wash boilers; – Yoghurt makers. Appliances can have more than one function. Appliances intended for normal household and similar use and that can also be used by laypersons in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard. Examples of such appliances are glue pots with a water jacket, livestock feed boilers and sterilizers. If the appliance is intended to be used professionally to process food for commercial consumption, the appliance is not considered to be for household and similar use only. As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards…
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