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Ministerial Decree No.134 for the year 2014 mandating ES 7670/2013 for 'Child use and care articles Baby walking frames- Safety requirements and test methods' (2 pages, in Arabic).
Egypt issued an addendum on 8 October 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/EGY/66. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13 May 2014. The comment period closed on 12 July 2014.
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Child use and care articles
The comment period closed on 12 July 2014. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/EGY/66/Add.2; it can take them up with Egypt.
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The Egyptian Standard ES 7670 'Childcare articles - Baby walking frames - Safety requirements and test methods'
Products covered: (ICS 97.190) - Equipment for children. 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 7670 'Childcare articles - Baby walking frames - Safety requirements and test methods' (64 pages, in English). It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 134/2014 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/66 dated 13 May 2014 and the Ministerial Decree No. 609/2020 (3 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/66/Add.1 dated 30 March 2021, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Egyptian standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of EN 1273:2020+A1:2023. 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 decree mandates that the producers and importers of baby walking frames must comply with ES 7670/2013, which is concerned with the safety requirements and test methods for baby walking frames into which a child is placed, and intended to be used from when the child is able to sit up by itself until the child is able to walk by itself. Worth mentioning is that the Egyptian standard is in accordance with EN 1273/2005.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/EGY/66/Add.2
The Egyptian Standard ES 7670 'Childcare articles - Baby walking frames - Safety requirements and test methods'
Products covered: (ICS 97.190) - Equipment for children. 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 7670 'Childcare articles - Baby walking frames - Safety requirements and test methods' (64 pages, in English). It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 134/2014 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/66 dated 13 May 2014 and the Ministerial Decree No. 609/2020 (3 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/66/Add.1 dated 30 March 2021, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Egyptian standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of EN 1273:2020+A1:2023. 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
AddendumG/TBT/N/EGY/66/Add.1
The Egyptian Standard ES 7670 'Child care articles - Baby walking frames - Safety requirements and test methods' (64 pages, in English).
Products covered: (ICS 97.190) - Equipment for children This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 609 /2020 (3 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 7670 'Child care articles - Baby walking frames - Safety requirements and test methods' (64 pages, in English) It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 134/2014 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/66 dated 13 may 2014, mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of EN 1273:2020 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: 4 December 2020. Proposed date of entry into force: 15 January 2021. 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@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg Website: Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/EGY/66
Comment deadline: Closed on 12 July 2014
Ministerial Decree No.134 for the year 2014 mandating ES 7670/2013 for 'Child use and care articles Baby walking frames- Safety requirements and test methods' (2 pages, in Arabic).
This decree mandates that the producers and importers of baby walking frames must comply with ES 7670/2013, which is concerned with the safety requirements and test methods for baby walking frames into which a child is placed, and intended to be used from when the child is able to sit up by itself until the child is able to walk by itself. Worth mentioning is that the Egyptian standard is in accordance with EN 1273/2005.
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