G/TBT/N/EGY/576

27 April 2026

(26-3131)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: English

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Agency responsible:

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: http://www.eos.org.eg

Tel.: + (202) 22845528

Fax: + (202) 22845504

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Gas cylinders (ICS code(s): 23.020.35)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): The draft of the Egyptian standard ES 780-4 for" Gas cylinders — Design, construction and testing of refillable seamless steel gas cylinders and tubes - Part: 4 Stainless steel cylinders with an Rm value of less than 1 100 MPa ".; (74 page(s), in Arabic)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

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: http://www.eos.org.eg

Tel.: + (202) 22845528

Fax: + (202) 22845504

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Description of content: The draft of the Egyptian standard specifies the minimum requirements for the materials, design, construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes, examinations and testing at time of manufacture for refillable, seamless, stainless steel gas cylinders with water capacities up to and including 150 l.

It is applicable to cylinders for compressed, liquefied and dissolved gases with a maximum actual tensile strength, Rma, of less than 1 100 MPa.

NOTE: If so desired, cylinders of water capacity between 150 l and 450 l can be manufactured to be in full conformance to this standard.

Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with ISO 9809-4/2026.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Safety requirements; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

• ISO 9809-4/2026

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 26 June 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

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: http://www.eos.org.eg

Tel.: + (202) 22845528

Fax: + (202) 22845504