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Ministerial Decree No. 535 for the year 2015 mandating the application of the Egyptian Standard ES 1562 'Liquid Synthetic Detergents for Kitchen and Table Ware' (9 pages, in Arabic) to supersede ES 1562/2006.
Egypt issued an addendum on 6 November 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/EGY/90. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 20 August 2015. The comment period closed on 19 October 2015.
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Liquid synthetic detergents for kitchen and table ware
The comment period closed on 19 October 2015. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/EGY/90/Add.3; it can take them up with Egypt.
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The Egyptian Standard ES 1562 'Liquid synthetic Detergents for Manual Dishwashing'
Products covered: ICS code(s): 71.100.40 (Surface active agents). This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.372/2025 (1Page, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a twelve-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1562 'Liquid Synthetic Detergents for Manual Dishwashing' (10 pages, in Arabic). It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No.535/2015 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/90 dated 20 August 2015, the Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/90/Add.1 dated 11 March 2024, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Standard and the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/90/Add.2 dated 27 March 2025. Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with the following: Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the council on detergents. Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 - classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP). JIS K 3370/2019. GSO 2238/2021. Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Date of adoption: 22 October 2025. Date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette. Agency or…
This Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and importers of Liquid synthetic detergents for kitchen and tableware must comply with ES 1562. Producers and importers are given a transitional period of six months to abide by the standard. The Egyptian standard sets the general requirements to be met by liquid detergents (with a basis of materials with surface activity) to be used to clean kitchen utensils and tableware. It also includes examination and testing methods. It complies with: JIS K 3370/ 1994: Synthetic Detergents for Kitchen; 92/59/EEC; 89/542/EEC; 67/548/EEC; 73/404/EEC; 73/405/EEC; 82/242/EEC; 76/769/EEC; 76/678/EEC; 88/379/EEC; Text Book of Qualitative Chemical Analysis.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/EGY/90/Add.3
The Egyptian Standard ES 1562 'Liquid synthetic Detergents for Manual Dishwashing'
Products covered: ICS code(s): 71.100.40 (Surface active agents). This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.372/2025 (1Page, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a twelve-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1562 'Liquid Synthetic Detergents for Manual Dishwashing' (10 pages, in Arabic). It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No.535/2015 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/90 dated 20 August 2015, the Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/90/Add.1 dated 11 March 2024, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Standard and the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/90/Add.2 dated 27 March 2025. Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with the following: Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the council on detergents. Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 - classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP). JIS K 3370/2019. GSO 2238/2021. Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Date of adoption: 22 October 2025. Date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette. Agency or…
AddendumG/TBT/N/EGY/90/Add.2
The draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 1562 for' liquid synthetic detergents for manual dishwashing'
Products covered: ICS code(s): 71.100.40(Surface active agents). This addendum concerns the notification of the draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 1562 for' liquid synthetic detergents for manual dishwashing' (10 pages, in Arabic). This standard cancels and supersedes its last version in 2015 and its partial amendment in 2023. It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 535/2015 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/90 dated 20 August 2015, the Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/90/Add.1 dated 11 March 2024, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with the following: Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the council on detergents; Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 - classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP); JIS K 3370/2019; GSO 2238/2021 Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Date of adoption: to be determined 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…
AddendumG/TBT/N/EGY/90/Add.1
The Egyptian Standard ES 1562 for' Liquid Synthetic Detergents for Kitchen and Table Ware' (partial amendment).
Products covered: (ICS code(s): 71.100.40) Surface active agents. This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1562 for 'Liquid Synthetic Detergents for Kitchen and Table Ware' (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic). It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 535/2015 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/90 dated 20 August 2015, mandated among others the earlier version of this Standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard has been partially modified in the following items: - item (3) general requirements (Adding Item No. (3/6)' In the case of adding active substances with amphoteric surfactant activity, the total active substances are estimated as substances dissolved in the alcohol and are counted as total active substances'). Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with JIS K 3370/ 1994; Synthetic Detergents for Kitchen; 92/59/EEC; 89/542/EEC; 67/548/EEC; 73/404/EEC; 73/405/EEC; 82/242/EEC; 76/769/EEC; 76/678/EEC; 88/379/EEC; Text Book of Qualitative Chemical Analysis. Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Date of adoption: 18 December 2023 Date of entry into force: 5 January 2024 Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text…
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/EGY/90
Comment deadline: Closed on 19 October 2015
Ministerial Decree No. 535 for the year 2015 mandating the application of the Egyptian Standard ES 1562 'Liquid Synthetic Detergents for Kitchen and Table Ware' (9 pages, in Arabic) to supersede ES 1562/2006.
This Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and importers of Liquid synthetic detergents for kitchen and tableware must comply with ES 1562. Producers and importers are given a transitional period of six months to abide by the standard. The Egyptian standard sets the general requirements to be met by liquid detergents (with a basis of materials with surface activity) to be used to clean kitchen utensils and tableware. It also includes examination and testing methods. It complies with: JIS K 3370/ 1994: Synthetic Detergents for Kitchen; 92/59/EEC; 89/542/EEC; 67/548/EEC; 73/404/EEC; 73/405/EEC; 82/242/EEC; 76/769/EEC; 76/678/EEC; 88/379/EEC; Text Book of Qualitative Chemical Analysis.
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