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17 November 2022  
(22-8569) 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  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Solar 
energy engineering (ICS code(s): 27.160); Cables (ICS code(s): 29.060.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of 
Egyptian standard "Electric cables for photovoltaic systems with a voltage rating of 1,5 
kV DC"; (30 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This draft of Egyptian standard applies to sing le-core cross -
linked insulated power cables with cross -linked sheath. These cables are for use at the 
direct current (DC) side of photovoltaic systems, with a rated DC voltage up to and 
including 1,5 kV between conductors and between conductor and earth. T his document 
includes halogen free low smoke cables and cables that can contain halogens.  
The cables are suitable to be used with Class II equipment as defined in IEC 61140.  
The cables are designed to operate at a normal continuous maximum conductor 
temperature of 90 °C. The permissible period of use at a maximum conductor 
temperature of 120 °C is limited to 20 000 h.  
NOTE The expected period of use under normal usage conditions as specified in this 
document is at least 25 years.  
Worth menti oning is that this draft standard is technically identical with IEC 62930/2017  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements; Protection of human health.; Protection of human 
health or safety  G/TBT/N/EGY/335  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
IEC 62930/2017  
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  
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  
 