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Notifying Member: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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

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Agency responsible: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)

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:

Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization

P. O. BOX : 3437 Riyadh 11471

Tel: +966(1)4520000 Ext : (1378-1381-1383)

Fax +966(1)4520193

Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 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): ICS: 29.140

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)/Energy Efficiency, Functionality and Labeling Requirements for Lighting Products, Part 1 (45 pages, in English).

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Description of content: This regulation covers indirect and direct general light sources having a luminous flux above 60 lumens or below 12000 lumens of the following technologies:

?      Incandescent lamps

?      Compact fluorescent lamps with integrated ballast (CFLi)

?      Halogen lamps

?      Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps (Incandescent retrofit types)

·         Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps (Halogen retrofit types)

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To ensure energy efficiency, functionality and labelling requirements for lighting products.

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Relevant documents: http://www.saso.gov.sa

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Proposed date of adoption: 6 months from the date of circulation

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months from the date of circulation

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Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of circulation

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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:

enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa

http://www.saso.gov.sa