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12 November 2019  
(19-7698) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EGYPT   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
Address: 16 Tadreeb El -Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt  
E-mail: eos @idsc.net.eg/ eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel.: + ( 202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Other 
wood -based panels (ICS 79.060.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of 
Egyptian Standard for "Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) - Bonding quality - Part 2: 
Requirements" (9 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This draft standard specifies the requirements for determination 
of bonding quality class of plywood,  block board, batten board, and laminboard, bonded 
with thermosetting resins, according to their intended end uses.  
Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with ISO 10033 -
2/2011 (confirmed 2017).  
7. Objective and rationale, i ncluding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety, consumer protection and quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 10033 -2/2011 (confirmed 2017)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/EGY/236  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
Address: 16 Tadreeb El -Modarrebeen St.  
Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel.: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
 