Egypt - The Egyptian Standard ES 8689-1 "Secondary Lithium-ion Cells for the Propulsion of Electric Road Vehicles - Part 1: Performance Testing"

​Products covered: Acid secondary cells and batteries (ICS code(s): 29.220.20); Electric road vehicles (ICS code(s): 43.120). This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.502/2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 8689-1 "Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles - Part 1: Performance testing"; (47 page(s), in Arabic).

It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/352 dated March 22, 2023. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with IEC 62660-1:2018. Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.

Date of adoption: December 18, 2023

Date of entry into force: January 5, 2024

Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt.