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Ministerial Decree no. 535/2015 (2 pages, in Arabic) mandating Egyptian Standard ES 262-3 for Steel for the Reinforcement of Concrete - Part 3: Welded Fabric (17 pages, in Arabic)
Egypt issued an addendum on 8 October 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/EGY/99. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 24 September 2015. The comment period closed on 23 November 2015.
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The comment period closed on 23 November 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/99/Add.2; it can take them up with Egypt.
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The Egyptian Standard ES 262-3 'steel for the reinforcement of concrete - part 3: welded fabric'
Products covered ICS: 77.140.15 (Steels for reinforcement of concrete), ICS: 91.080.40 (Concrete structures). This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 246 /2025 (5 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a twelve-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 262-3 'steel for the reinforcement of concrete - part 3: welded fabric'(17 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/99 dated 24 September 2015, mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian Standard, and the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/99/Add.1 dated 9 October 2024. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with ISO 6935-3/2023. 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
The Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and importers must comply with ES 262-3/2015. Producers and importers are given a transitional period of six months. This standard applies to steel for the reinforcement of concrete. This Egyptian Standard covers the technical requirements for factory made sheets or rolls of welded fabric, manufactured from steel wires or bars with diameters from 4 mm to 16 mm and designed for the reinforcement of concrete structures and the ordinary reinforcement of prestressed concrete structures. This Standard complies with ISO: 6935-3/1992.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/EGY/99/Add.2
The Egyptian Standard ES 262-3 'steel for the reinforcement of concrete - part 3: welded fabric'
Products covered ICS: 77.140.15 (Steels for reinforcement of concrete), ICS: 91.080.40 (Concrete structures). This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 246 /2025 (5 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a twelve-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 262-3 'steel for the reinforcement of concrete - part 3: welded fabric'(17 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/99 dated 24 September 2015, mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian Standard, and the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/99/Add.1 dated 9 October 2024. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with ISO 6935-3/2023. 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/99/Add.1
Draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 262-3 for 'steel for the reinforcement of concrete part: 3 welded fabric'(17 pages, in Arabic).
Products covered: ICS: 77.140.15 (Steels for reinforcement of concrete), ICS: 91.080.40 (Concrete structures) This addendum concerns the notification of the draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 262-3 for 'steel for the reinforcement of concrete part: 3 welded fabric' (17 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/99 dated 24 September 2015, mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian Standard. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with ISO 6935-3/2023. 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., 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/99
Comment deadline: Closed on 23 November 2015
Ministerial Decree no. 535/2015 (2 pages, in Arabic) mandating Egyptian Standard ES 262-3 for Steel for the Reinforcement of Concrete - Part 3: Welded Fabric (17 pages, in Arabic)
The Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and importers must comply with ES 262-3/2015. Producers and importers are given a transitional period of six months. This standard applies to steel for the reinforcement of concrete. This Egyptian Standard covers the technical requirements for factory made sheets or rolls of welded fabric, manufactured from steel wires or bars with diameters from 4 mm to 16 mm and designed for the reinforcement of concrete structures and the ordinary reinforcement of prestressed concrete structures. This Standard complies with ISO: 6935-3/1992.
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