Test Method:

Conformity Marking for the GCC Countries
 

Applicable countries:

Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates
 

Requirement/Limits:

1. The form of the conformity marking for the GCC countries as follows:

2. In case of reducing or increasing the size of the conformity marking for the GCC countries, the proportions, provided in the chart above, shall be respected.
3. In case the technical regulation, issued by the standardization organization for the GCC countries, did not impose specific dimensions for the mark then the conformity marking for the GCC countries shall be at least 5 mm high.
Clause 6 - Place and Affix the Conformity marking for the GCC Countries
1. The conformity marking for the GCC countries shall be affixed on the product or its data card, however if it is not possible or unavailable considering the product’s nature, the mark shall be placed or affixed on the container, if any, or on the enclosed documents according to the terms of the technical regulation issued by the standardization organization for the GCC countries.
2. The conformity marking for the GCC countries shall be clearly affixed, legible, legal and not to be easily removed.
3. The conformity marking for the GCC countries shall be placed at the end of the production control phase.
4. The conformity marking for the GCC countries shall be along with the identification number of the approved authority in the cases requiring the intervention of an approved authority in the production control phase (refer to the guide of the approved authorities for more information about the approved authorities).
5. Specific conditions might be necessarily established for some products in regards to the use thereof, and in such cases the mark and the identification number of the approved authority may be followed by a chart or another mark indicating, for instance, the category of the product use.
6. The other marks on the product shall not deceive or confuse the user in regards to the meaning and form of the conformity of the GCC countries
7. A product might be bearing different marks indicating, for instance, conformity with the national or international specifications, or with regulations related to traditions or religion provided that placing such marks would not lead to any confusion of any type with the conformity marking for the GCC countries. Such marks might be affixed only on the product and its container or on the documents enclosed to the product provided that they would not prevent the legibility and legality of the conformity marking for the GCC countries.
8. The conformity marking for the GCC countries shall be affixed through the manufacturer, his agent or his legal representative in the market of the GCC countries. In exceptional cases, if provided in the Gulf technical regulation, the mark may affixed through the person in charge of launching the product in the market of the GCC countries. In all such cases, placing the identification number of the approved authority shall be under the responsibility of the approved authority itself, the manufacturer or his authorized agent in the GCC countries.

Product Scope:

All Products