G/TBT/N/EGY/581

5 May 2026

(26-3333)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: English

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Notifying Member: EGYPT

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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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): Indoor sports equipment (ICS code(s): 97.220.30)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): Draft of Egyptian standard for "Stationary training equipment—part 2: Strength training equipment - Additional specific safety requirements and test methods"; (25 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: This draft of Egyptian standard specifies safety requirements for stationary strength training equipment, in addition to the general safety requirements.

This standard is applicable to stationary strength training equipment with stacked weight resistance or alternative means of resistance, such as elastic cords, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, magnetic, springs and externally loaded weights (hereinafter referred to as stationary training equipment) with the classes H, S and I.

Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with ISO 20957-2:2024

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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 20957-2:2024

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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: 4 July 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