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4 March 2024  
(24-1996) 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):  Fire-
fighting (ICS code(s): 13.220.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified d ocument:  Draft of 
Egyptian standard for "Condensed aerosol fire extinguishing systems Requirements and 
test methods for components and system design, installation and maintenance General 
requirements".; (77 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft of Egyptian standard specifies requirements and test 
methods for components and gives recommendations for the design, installation, testing, 
maintenance and safety of condensed aerosol fire fighting systems in buildings, plants or 
other structur es, and the characteristics of the extinguishants and types of fire for which 
they are a suitable extinguishing medium. It covers total flooding systems primarily 
related to buildings, plant and other specific applications, utilizing electrically non -
condu cting condensed aerosol fire extinguishants for which there are sufficient data 
currently available to enable validation of performance characteristics by an appropriate 
independent authority.  
Worth mentioning is that this Draft standard adopts the technical content of ISO 
15779:2011.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 15779:2011  G/TBT/N/EGY/438  
 
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  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  
 