Egypt - Ministerial Decree No.381/2022 on the percentages of lead in varnishes and paints

Business description

​Egypt notified WTO on August 22, 2022. The Ministerial Decree No. 381/2022 gives manufacturers and iimporters a six month transitional period to abide by the following percentages of lead: 

- The percentage of lead in non-colored base paints do not exceed 100 parts per million(maximum).

- The percentage of lead in colored paints do not exceed 5000 parts per million (maximum).


Countries:
Egypt
Technical aspects:
Chemical
Business fields:
P.01 Softlines
Regions:
Africa

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