Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Egypt - Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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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): Textiles in general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)

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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 for " Textiles — determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - part 2: Modified Martindale method".; (20 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 a method for the determination of the resistance to pilling, fuzzing and matting of textile fabrics using a modified Martindale method.

Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with ISO 12945-2/2020.

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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 12945-2/2020.

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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: 14 December 2025

[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