The latest EMC regulatory requirements will be officially implemented in Saudi Arabia from May 17, 2024
According to the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization SASO

(Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization) announced an announcement on EMC technical regulations on November 17, 2023. The new regulations will be officially implemented on May 17, 2024. All traders of related products under the electromagnetic compatibility technical regulations will When applying for a Product Conformity Certificate PCoC (Product Conformity Certificate) through the SABER platform, you must submit the Supplier Declaration of Conformity Form SDOC (Supplier Declaration of Conformity Form) and the EMC test report issued by an accredited laboratory as certification reference. Technical documents.

Explanation of new regulations and standards

That is to say, for products that are not within the scope of GCC/IECEE and are directly submitted to the SABER system to apply for PC, in addition to submitting a safety report, products within the scope of EMC regulations must provide an EMC report and EMC DOC.

The following products are not within the scope of EMC regulations:

Products out of scope

■ Radio Equipment and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment

■ Aerial navigation devices & their spare parts

■ Telecommunication devices used by amateurs

■ Electronic boards used by experts for research & development purposes

■ Medical equipment

■Equipment that their radiated electromagnetic field are too low to cause interference with other EM fields

Implementation date will be May 17th 2024.

At the same time, we are reminded that before registering with SABER PCOC, Gulf Low Voltage Electrical Equipment Technical Regulations, IECEE and other related electrical technical regulations, you must first obtain a RoHS certificate.

On July 9, 2021, SASO officially released the "Technical Regulations Restricting the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Electrical Equipment" (SASO RoHS), which controls hazardous substances in electronic and electrical equipment. It requires that the following six types of electronic and electrical products must undergo conformity assessment. Enter the Saudi market. The regulation was originally planned to be enforced on January 5, 2022, but was later extended to July 4, 2022 and will be gradually implemented in phases according to product categories.

Product categories applicable to Saudi RoHS:

■ Household electrical equipment:

- Small household electrical appliances—implemented from July 4, 2022

- Large household electrical appliances—implemented starting from 2022/10/2

■ Communication equipment—implemented starting from 2022/12/31

■ Lighting equipment—implemented from March 31, 2023

■ Electrical and electronic equipment and tools—implemented from June 29, 2023