Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Egypt - Paper : Bristol paper for drawing and printing

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 (Article 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@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg

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

Tel.: 0222845528

Fax: 0222845504

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:

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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 or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Office paper (ICS code(s): 85.080.10)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 13-4 for "paper- part 4: Bristol paper for drawing and printing"; (11 page(s), in Arabic)

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Description of content: This draft standard specifies requirements for drawing and printing purposes including testing methods.

This standard applies to Bristol paper of weight less than 170 g/m2. Multi-layered cardboard of the Bristol type is subject to ES 1425 for multi-layered cardboard with weights starting from 170 g/m2.

Worth mentioning is that this draft standard has been formulated according to National Studies.

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

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Relevant documents:

National studies

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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