The picture below is a screenshot of GCC publishing the TC-225310-01 amendment:
At the Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO) meeting on October 9-10, 2022, the Technical Council approved the amendment to the Gulf Low-Voltage Electrical Directive to clarify the voltage, frequency, type and shape of plugs and sockets.

For the original text of the amendment, please refer to the following link:

https://www.gso.org.sa/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/%D9%88%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D9% 82%D9%85-TC-225310-01.pdf

GCC is the abbreviation of Gulf Cooperation Council. The Gulf Cooperation Council was established in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 25, 1981. Its member states are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Yemen. The General Secretariat is located in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The highest authority is the Supreme Council, which is composed of the heads of member states. The chairmanship is held by the heads of states in turn for a one-year term. The six countries have similar political and economic systems, close royal ties, and common interests in politics, economy, diplomacy, and national defense. They are an important political and economic organization in the Middle East.

The GCC member states have a total area of 2.67 million square kilometers, a population of approximately 34 million, and a total GDP of approximately US$380 billion in 2003. The main resources are oil and natural gas. It is an important regional organization in the Middle East. The six GCC countries are at the transportation hub of the eastern and western hemispheres and have a very important strategic geographical location. It borders Iraq and Jordan to the north, Yemen and the Arabian Sea to the south, the Arabian Gulf to the east, and the Red Sea to the west. Most of the territory is desert and has a tropical desert climate.

Foreign trade occupies a very important position in the national economies of the six GCC countries. Due to their single economic structure, except for petroleum and petrochemical products, most other living and production needs rely on imports. The total annual import and export trade is approximately US$240 billion. The main exporting countries are the United States, Japan, the European Union, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other countries, and the main importing countries are the European Union, the United States, Japan, Southeast Asia and other countries.

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