GCCA232702-11 
 
 
GCC Standardisation  Organisation  
GSO  
 
 
  
Gulf Technical Regulation on  
Appliances Burning Gaseous Fuels  
    
  
Note : later on after Arabic translation  
Only the Arabic version of this Regulation is authentic in law and is applicable 
where there are differences with this translation .                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 2 of 47  
 
Contents  
INTRODUCTION  ....................................................................................................................................... 4 
CHAPTER I  ................................................................................................................................................ 6 
GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................................ 6 
Article 1 –  Definitions  ......................................................................................................................... 6 
Article 2 –  Subject Matter ................................................................................................................... 9 
Article 3 –  Scope  .................................................................................................................................  9 
Article 4 –  Making available on the market, putting into service and safety objectives  ............... 10 
Article 5 –  Free Mov ement  ............................................................................................................... 10 
Article 6 –  Gas Supply Conditions ..................................................................................................... 10 
CHAPTER II ............................................................................................................................................. 11 
OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS  .......................................................................................... 11 
Article 7 –  Obligations of the Manufacturer  .................................................................................... 11 
Article 8 –  Obligations of the Authorized Representative  .............................................................. 12 
Article 9 –  Obligations of the Importer  ............................................................................................ 12 
Article 10 – Obligations of Distributors  ............................................................................................ 13 
Article 11 – Cases in which Obligations of the Manufacturer Apply to the Importer and 
Distributor  ......................................................................................................................................... 14 
Article 12 – Identification of Economic Operators  .......................................................................... 14 
CHAPTER III ........................................................................................................................................... 14 
CONFORMITY OF APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS FUELS  .................................................................  14 
Article 13 – Presumption of Conformity with Gulf Standards  ........................................................ 14 
Article 14 – Presumption of Conformity with International Standards  .......................................... 15 
Article 15 – Formal Objection to Gulf Standards  ............................................................................. 15 
Article 16 – Manufac turer Declaration of Conformity / Importer Declaration of Conformity  ...... 15 
Article 17 – General Princ iples of GSO Conformity Tracking System  .............................................. 16 
Article 18 – Inscriptions  .................................................................................................................... 16 
CHAPTER IV  ........................................................................................................................................... 17 
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT  ................................................................................................................. 17 
Article 19 – Risk Analysis  .................................................................................................................. 17 
Article 20 – Conformity Assessment Procedures for Appliances and Fittings  ................................ 17 
Article 21 – General Principles for Dealing with Conformity Assessment Bodies  .......................... 17 
Article (22) –  Test Reports  ................................................................................................................ 17 
CHAPTER V  ............................................................................................................................................ 18 
OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF MEMBER STATES ............................................................................. 18 
Article 23 – Precautionary Principles  ............................................................................................... 18                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 3 of 47 Article 24 – General Obligatio n to organize market surveillance  ................................................... 18 
Article 25 – Instructions to the Notified Body  ................................................................................. 18 
Article 26 – Procedure for dealing with gas appliances presenting a risk at national level  .......... 19 
Article 27 – Safeguard Procedures of Member States  .................................................................... 20 
Article 28 – Exchange of Information –  Gulf Rapid Information Exchange System  ....................... 20 
Article 29 -  Compliant appliances or fittings which present a risk .................................................. 20 
Article 30 – Formal Non -compliance  ................................................................................................ 21 
CHAPTER VI  ........................................................................................................................................... 21 
ORGANIZATION PROCEDURES  ............................................................................................................. 21 
Article 31 – Amendments and Implementing Measures  .................................................................  21 
Article 32 – Committee Procedures  .................................................................................................  22 
CHAPTER VII  .......................................................................................................................................... 22 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................ 22 
Article 33 – Reporting  ....................................................................................................................... 22 
Article 34 – Transparency and Confidentiality  ................................................................................ 22 
Article 35 – Motivation of Measures  ............................................................................................... 22 
Article 36 – Penalties  ........................................................................................................................ 23 
CHAPTER VIII  ......................................................................................................................................... 23 
FINAL PROVISIONS ................................................................................................................................ 23 
Article 37 – Other Applicable Technical Regulations  ....................................................................... 23 
Article 38 – Transposition  ................................................................................................................. 23 
Article 39 – Repeal  ............................................................................................................................ 23 
Article 40 – Entry into force  .............................................................................................................. 23 
Annex (1)  ............................................................................................................................................... 24 
Annex (2)  ............................................................................................................................................... 28 
Annex (3)  ............................................................................................................................................... 30 
1. GULF TYPE -EXAMINATION — PRODUCTION TYPE  ...................................................................... 30 
2. CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PLUS SUPERVISED 
PRODUCT CHECKS AT RANDOM INTERVALS  ........................................................................................ 33 
3. CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS  ....... 34 
4. CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE  .......................................... 37 
5. CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT VERIFICATION  ...................................................... 40 
6. CONFORMITY BASED ON UNIT VERIFICATION  ............................................................................. 42 
Annex (4)  ............................................................................................................................................... 45 
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                                                                                                                                                                                    Page 4 of 47 INTRODUCTION  
 
1. Starting off the goals of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) aiming at achievement of integration 
and in conjunction among member states in all fields reaching to their unity, in agreement with 
the objectives of the new unified economic agreement between GCC states that laid the foundations for the common GCC market to develo p common action between GCC states, and 
marked the steps of economic integration starting with creation of a free trade zone, then customs union, and then completion of GCC common market requirements, and ultimately the 
monetary and economic union as well as standardization of business, industrial and customs 
legislations applicable in the member states.  
 
2. In realization of the GCC goals of creating Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO), promoting the 
economic integration march, going along with the cus toms union requirements including 
unification of standards and metrology in the member states, ensuring safety and quality of the goods entering GCC markets for the interests of their citizens, consolidation, follow up and 
implementation and unification by  various standardization activities to participate in 
development of its production and services sectors, development of GCC intra -trade, protection 
of consumers, environment and public health, promotion of GCC industries to bolster GCC 
economy and maintain and preserve the gains of GCC states, and reduction of technical barriers 
to trade (TBT) in agreement with goals of the customs unification and GCC states concessions in World Trade Organization (WTO).  
 3. In implementation of the resolutions of the GCC Financial Economic and Cooperation Committee in its 72
nd session (4 -5 November 2006) “urging GSO to complete its efforts in setting unified 
procedures to apply GSO standards in GCC countries to be applied collectively in the same manner at inter -state entr y ports in implementation of the customs notification requirements at the 
scheduled time and to streamline flow of commodities traffic”.  
 
4. In implementation of the resolution of GSO Board of directors in its 6th session (5 June 2007) 
approving commenceme nt of implementing recommendations of the project of developing 
compliance verification in GCC states; Regional Conformity Assessment Scheme (RCAS) including “adoption of the concept that obligation should be based on the product essential requirements 
(safety, health and environment) as a basis for setting the new GCC approach to legislative 
obligation ”. 
 
5. In implementation of the resolution of GS O Board of directors in its 11
th session (Doha, 22 
November 2009) by announcing the official accession of the  Republic of Yemen to the GCC 
Standardization Organization starting from 01 January 2010, pursuant to the decision of the GCC 
Supreme Council in its 29th session (Muscat, 30 December 2008).  
 
6. Whereas the Laws and Regulations and control procedures applicable in the Member states on 
safety features of appliances burning gaseous fuels vary in scope and content leading to barriers 
to trade and difference in tender conditions in the desired GCC common market, without tangible return of this d ifference on customer protection against the hazards that may arise from these 
products.  
 7. Whereas barriers to the desired GCC common market should be lifted to allow selling of safe products with sufficient safety.  
 8. Whereas consistency and adaptation should be achieved through specifying the basic 
requirements and the unified rules between the GCC Member states regarding consumer health                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 5 of 47 and safety required in appliances burning gaseous fuels to allow placing it on the  market and free 
movement in the customs union territory.  
 
9. Whereas the appliances burning gaseous fuels placed on the desired common market should not 
cause harm to the direct user or the surrounding environment meet applicable efficiency 
requirements.  
 10. Whereas the safety efficiency of appliances burning gaseous fuels  should be determined by 
reference to the intended use, it should allow higher limits to cover any unseen conditions taking into account consumer’s behavior.  
 
11. Whereas safety and efficiency standards of appliances burning gaseous fuels  should be considered 
when placed on the market taking into account the requirement to abide thereby during the specified normal period of use for appliances burning gaseous fuels . 
 
12. And whereas GSO is  entrusted with developing, approval, updating and publishing of Gulf 
Technical Regulations and standards together with procedures of GCC compliance verification for 
commodities, products, measurement and calibration instruments, definitions, technical sym bols 
and terminology, and requirements of sampling, inspection, testing and calibration in accordance with the executive bylaws issued thereof.  
 
 This Technical Regulation  related to appliances burning gaseous fuels  has been issued stating the 
essential re quirements to be met in appliances burning gaseous fuels  manufactured locally or 
imported to any of GCC Member S tates. Any of these products shall be allowed to be freely distributed 
in the markets of GCC Member States  without impediment in custom s ports, since they are complying 
with the requirements of this Technical Regulation.  
 
Note: This introduction and all annexes are  an integral part of this Technical Regulation . 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Page 6 of 47 CHAPTER I  
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Introduction: this Technical Regulation  “Gulf Technical Regulation on Appliances Burning Gaseous 
Fuels” is the first issue.  
 
Article 1 –  Definitions  
 
For the purposes of this Technical Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:  
 
1. Cooperation Council: Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.  
 
2. Organization: Standardization Organization for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GSO).  
 
3. Member States: Member States of the Standardization Organization for the Cooperation 
Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait and Republic of Yemen).  
 
4. Board of Directors: Organization’s Board of Directors.  
 5. Technical Council: Organization’s Techn ical Council.   
 
6. Gulf Committee of Conformity Assessment: The committee overseeing the process of issuing 
the Gulf Technical Regulations, and its Membership includes representatives from national Standardization Organization of Member States, which are s pecialists in conformity 
assessment or Standards application fields.  
 
7. General Committee for Standards: The Committee supervising the process of issuing Standards and the activities of Technical Committees of Standards in the organization, and has in it s 
Membership directors of national Standards departments in the National Standardization 
Bodies of Member States.  
 
8. Economic operators: Means the Manufacturer, the Authorized Representative, the Importer or the Distributor.  
 9. Supply chain: All the sta ges of the appliances and fittings after the production and right up to 
the final consumer (including import and storage operations and wholesale and retail and 
delivery).  
 
10. Placing on the market: Means the first making available of appliances and fittings on  the Gulf 
Common Market.  
 11. Making available on the market: Means any supply of appliances and fittings  for distribution, 
consumption or use on the Member states in the course of a commercial activity, whether in 
return for payment or free of charge.  
 
12. Withdrawal: Means any measure aimed at preventing appliances and fittings  in the supply 
chain from bein g made available on the market.  
 13. Recall: Means any measure aimed at achieving the return of appliances and fittings that has already been made available to the end user.                                                                                                                                                                                    Page 7 of 47  
14. Manufacturer: Means any natural or legal person who manufactures appliances a nd fittings or 
has it designed or manufactured, and markets that appliances and fittings  under his name or 
trademark.  
 15. Authorized Representative: Means any natural or legal person established within one of the Member states who has received a written m andate from a Manufacturer to act on his behalf.  
 
16. Importer: Means any natural or legal person established within one of the Member states who 
places on the market appliances and fittings from a third country outside the Member states.  
 
17. Distributor:  Means any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the 
Manufacturer or the Importer, who makes appliances and fittings available on the market.  
 
18. Conformity: Means that specified requirements relating to a product, service, process, syst em, 
person or body are fulfilled. These requirements are imposed by Gulf Standards or Technical Regulations, contractual clauses, customer, etc.  
 
19. Conformity assessment: Means the process demonstrating whether specified requirements 
relating to applianc es and fittings have been fulfilled.  
 
20. Gulf-Type examination: Is the part of a conformity assessment procedure in which a Notified 
Body examines the technical design of a product, verifies, and attests that the technical design of the product meets the requirements of the Gulf Technical Regulations that apply to it.  
 
21. Gulf t ype examination certificate: Is a certificate issued by a Notified Body after examining the 
technical design of a product and verifying that the technical design of the product mee ts the 
requirements of the applicable Gulf Technical Regulations.  
 
22. Conformity Assessment Bodies: Means bodies that perform conformity assessment activities, including calibration, testing, certification and inspection.  
 23. Notified Body: A Conformity Assessment Body notified by GSO as the Notifying Authority as a 
notified Conformity Assessment Body in a specific field according to the applicable Gulf Technical Regulations.  
 24. Notifying Authority: GSO as the competent authority which is responsible for the notification.  
 
25. Gulf P rocedures of Conformity Assessment: A document approved by the Board of Directors, 
which describes the procedures used directly, or indirectly for the conformity assessment.  
 
26. Precautionary principle: Princip le, which gives Member States the right to take preventive and 
protective measures temporarily, based on the information available and in the absence of 
sufficient scientific evidence on the lack of safety of the product, provided that State sought to obta in the additional information necessary for the objective assessment of the source of 
danger in the product.  
 
27. National Regulations: A mandatory document issued by the competent authorities in the 
Member States sets out the essential requirements for a product or for a specific category of 
products.  
                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 8 of 47 28. Accreditation: Shall mean an attestation by a third party, which formally prove s that a 
particular notified conformity assessment body is competent enough to carry out specific 
conformity assessment activities.  
 
29. Gulf Conformity Marking: Is a specific marking of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States 
of the Gulf which is affixed to  the product or/and the Declaration of Conformity to indicate 
that the product is in conformity with th e requirements set out in the applicable Gulf Technical 
Regulations.  
 30. GSO Conformity Tracking System: Electronic system intended for tracking the products covered by this Technical Regulation . 
 
31. GSO Conformity Tracking Symbol (GCTS): A symbol grante d by GSO, representing the Gulf 
Conformity Marking and a QR code for tracking which is generated by the "GSO Conformity 
Tracking System".  
 32. Gulf Standards: A document approved by the Board of Directors that provides - for voluntary,  
regular and frequent use - the rules and instructions or characteristics of the products or 
relevant processes and production methods, and include in particular terminology and 
definitions, packaging and labeling requirements or labels that apply to the products or 
services, p rocesses or production methods.  
 33. Gulf Technical Regulation: A document approved by the Board of Directors that provides the  
characteristics of the products, the related processes and their production methods, and includes the administrative provisions in force, with which the compliance is mandatory. It could include in particular terminology and definitions, packaging and labeling requirements 
or labels that apply to the products or services, processes or production methods.  
 
34. Essential requirements : Requirements for products, which may affect the safety, health and 
the environment, and that, must be respected.  
 
35. Market surveillance: Means the activities carried out and measures taken by the Market Surveillance Authorities to ensure that the produ cts comply with the applicable requirements 
set out in the relevant Gulf Technical Regulations and do not endanger health, safety and environment or any other aspect of public interest protection.  
 36. Market Surveillance Authority: Shall mean an authority determined by each Member States as a qualified body responsible for carrying out market surveillance on its territory. Member 
States may designate more than one body for this purpose.  
 
37. Hazard: Means a potential source of harm.  
 38. Risk: Mea ns the probable rate of occurrence of a hazard causing harm and the degree of 
severity of the harm.  
 39. Appliances: The appliances burning gaseous fuels used for cooking, refrigeration, air-conditioning, space heating, hot water production, lighting or washing, and also forced draught burners and heating bodies to be equipped with such burners.  
 40. Fittings:  Safety devices, controlling devices or regulating devices and sub -assemblies thereof, 
designed to be incorporated into an appliance or to be assembled to constitute an appliance;  
                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 9 of 47 41. Burning:  A process in which gaseous fuel reacts with oxygen producing heat or light;  
 
42. Washing:  The entire washing process, including drying and ironing;  
 
43. Cooking:  The art or practice of preparing or warming food for consumption with the use of 
heat and employing a wide range of methods;  
 
44. Gaseous fuel : Any fuel which is in a gaseous state at a temperature of 15 °C under an absolute 
pressure of 1 bar;  
 45. Industrial process : The extraction, growth,  refining, processing, production, manufacture or 
preparation of materials, plants, livestock, animal products, food or other products with a view 
to their commercial use;  
 
46. Industrial premises : Any place where the main activity carried out is an indust rial process that 
would be subject to specific national health and safety regulations;  
 
47. Gas family: A group of gaseous fuels with similar burning behavior  linked together by a range 
of Wobbe indices.  
 
48. Gas group: A specified range of Wobbe indices within that of the gas family concerned.  
 49. Wobbe  index: An indicator of the interchangeability of fuel gases used to compare the 
combustion energy output of different composition fuel gases in an appliance.  
 
50. Appliance category: The identification of gas families and/or gas groups that an appliance is designed to burn safely and at the desired performance level, as indicated by the appliance 
category marking.  
 51. Energy efficiency: The ratio of output of performance of an appliance to input of energy.  
  
Article 2 – Subject Matter  
 This Technical Regu lation  lays down the mandatory requirements for the safety and efficiency of 
appliances burning gaseous fuels as well as their fittings which all appliances  and fittings must comply 
with before its placing on the market and then move freely within the Memb er States’ markets.  
 
Article 3 – Scope  
 1. This Technical Regulation  shall apply to appliances  and fittings as defined in Article (1) above . 
 2. For the purposes of this Technical Regulation , an appliance is considered to be ‘normally used’ 
where the following conditions are met:  
(a) it is correctly installed and regularly serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;  
(b) it is used with a normal variation in the gas quality and a normal fluctuation in the supply pressure as set out by Member States in their communication pursuant to 
Article 6 (1); 
(c) it is used in accordance with its intended purpose or in a way which can be reasonably 
foreseen.  
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47 3. This Technical Regulation  does not apply to appliances specifically designed:  
(a) for use in industrial processes carried out on industrial premises;  
(b) for use on aircrafts and railways;  
(c) for research purposes for temporary use in laboratories.  
 
For the purposes of this paragraph, an appliance is considered to be ‘specifically designed’ when the design is only intended to address a specific need for a specific process or use.  
 
5. The rational use of energy essential requirement s laid down in poin t 3.5 of Annex I of this 
Technical Regulation  will automatically cease to apply to appliances to be covered by energy  
efficiency regulation  to be adopted later by GSO.  
 
6. This Technical Regulation  shall not affect the obligation upon Member States to adop t 
measures with respect to the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and to the energy efficiency of buildings, in accordance with their applicable legislation.  
 Article 4 –  Making available on the market , putting into service and safety objectives  
 
1. Appliances shall only be made available on the market and put into service if, when normally 
used, they comply with this Technical Regulation . 
 
2. Fittings shall only be made available on the market if they co mply with this Technical 
Regulation . 
 
3. This Technical Regulation  shall not affect Member States' entitlement to lay down such 
requirements as they may deem necessary to ensure that persons, domestic animals and 
property are protected during the normal us e of the appliances, provided that this does not 
mean modifications to the appliances.  
 
4. Annex (1) shows all the essential requirements of safety necessary to achieve the objectives referred to in this Article.  
 
Article 5 –  Free Movement  
 Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the free movement within the Member 
States’ markets of appliances burning gaseous  fuels complying with the requirement s of this Technical 
Regulation.  
 
Article 6 –  Gas Supply Conditions  
 
1. Member States shall communicate to the GSO and the other Member States in accordance 
with Annex (2) and using the relevant form the types of gas and corresponding supply 
pressures of gaseous fuels used on their territory. They shall communicate any changes  thereof 
within six months after the announcement of the envisaged changes.  
 
2. The GSO shall be empowered to make modifications to the content of the Member States' 
communications of the gas supply conditions on their territory, as set out in Annex ( 2), in order 
to take into account the technical developments with regard to the gas supply conditions.  
 3. The GSO may, by means of implementing acts , define the harmonized  form of the Member 
States' communications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.  
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CHAPTER II  
OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS  
 
Article 7 – Obligations of the Manufacturer  
 
1. When placing their appliances or fittings on the market or when using the appliances for their own purposes, manufacturers shall ensure that they have been designed and manufactured in 
accordance with the essential requirements set out in Annex (1).  
 
2. Manufacturers shall draw up the technical documentation referred to in Annex (3) (‘technical 
documentation’) , carry out a risk analysis referred to in Article  19 and carry out the relevant 
conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 20  or have it carried out.  
 
3. Where compliance of an appliance or a fitting with the applicable requirements has been 
demonstrated by the procedure referred to in Articl e 20, manufacturers shall draw up a 
manufacturer declaration of conformity and affix the Gulf  conformity marking . 
 
4. Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the manufacturer declaration of 
conformity for 10 years after the appliance or the fitting has been placed on the market.  
 
5. Manufacturers shall ensure that procedures are in place for series production to remain in conformity with this Technical Regulation . Changes in appliance or fitting design or 
characteristics and changes in the Gulf  standards or in other technical specifications by 
reference to which the conformity of the appliance or the fitting is declared shall be adequately taken into account.  
 6. When deemed appropriate with regard to the risks presented by an  appliance, manufacturers 
shall, to protect the health and safety of consumers and other users, carry out sample testing of appliances made available on the market, investigate, and, if necessary, keep a register of complaints, of non -conforming appliances  and fittings and recalls of such appliances and 
fittings, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring.  
 7. Manufacturers shall ensure that their appliances and fittings bear a type, batch or serial number or other element allowing their id entification, and the inscriptions provided for in 
Annex (4). Where the size or nature of the appliance or the fitting does not allow it, manufacturers shall ensure that the required information is provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying th e appliance or the fitting.  
 8. Manufacturers shall indicate on the appliance their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and the postal address at which they can be contacted or, where that is not 
possible, on the packaging or in a documen t accompanying the appliance. The address shall 
indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contac ted. 
 
9. Manufacturers shall indicate on the fitting their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and the postal address at which they can be contacted or, where that is not 
possible, on the packaging or in a document accompanying the fitting. The address shall indicate a single point at which the  manufacturer can be contacted.  
 10. Manufacturers shall ensure that the appliance is ac companied by instructions and safety 
information in accordance with point 1.5 of Annex (1). Such instructions and safety 
information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.                                                                                                                                                                                    Page 12 of 
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11. Manufacturers shall ensure that the fittin g is accompanied by a copy of the manufacturer 
declaration of conformity containing, inter alia, instructions for incorporation or assembly, adjustment, operation and maintenance in accordance with point 1.7 of Annex (1) . However, 
where a large number of fittings are delivered to a single user, the batch or consignment concerned may be accompanied by a single copy of the manufacturer declaration of 
conformity.  
 
12. Manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that an appliance or a fitting which the y 
have placed on the market is not in conformity with this Technical Regulation  shall immediately 
take the corrective measures necessary to bring that appliance or fitting into conformity, to 
withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate. Furthermore, where the  appliance or the fitting presents 
a risk, manufacturers shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made the appliance or the fitting available on the market to that 
effect, giving details, in particular,  of the non -compliance and of any corrective measures 
taken.  
 
13. Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, 
provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the 
conformity of the a ppliance or the fitting with this Technical Regulation . That information and 
documentation may be provided in paper or electronic form. They shall cooperate with that 
authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by appliances  or 
fittings which they have placed on the market.  
 
 
Article 8 – Obligations of the Authorized Representative  
 1. The manufacturer may appoint an authorized  representative by a written mandate.  
 2. The obligations laid down in Article 7(1) and the obligation to draw up technical documentation 
shall not form part of the authorized  representative's mandate.  
 3. The authorized  representative shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from  
the manufacturer. The mandate shall allow the authorized  representative to do at least the 
following:  
(a) keep the manufacturer declaration of conformity and the technical documentation at 
the disposal of competent national authorities for 10 years after the appliance or the 
fitting has been placed on the market;  
(b)  further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the appliance o r the fitting;  
(c) cooperate with the competent national authorities, at their request, on any action 
taken to eliminate the risks posed by appliances or fittings covered by the authorized  
representative's mandate.  
 
 
Article 9 – Obligations of the Importer  
 
1. Importers shall place only compliant appliances or fittings on the market.  
 
2. Before placing an appliance on the market, importers shall ensure that the appropriate 
conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article  20 has been carried out by the                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 13 of 
47 manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical 
documentation, that the appliance bears the Gulf  conformity  marking and is accompanied by 
instructions and safety information in accordance wit h point 1.5 of Annex (1) , and that the 
manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 7, paragraphs (7) and (8) . 
 3. Before placing a fitting on the market, importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure ref erred to in Article 20 has been carried out by the manufacturer. They 
shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the fitting 
bears the Gulf  conformity  marking and is accompanied by a copy of the manufacturer  
declarati on of conformity containing, inter alia, instructions for incorporation or assembly, 
adjustment, operation and maintenance in accordance with point 1.7 of Annex (1) , and that 
the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 7, paragraphs (7) and 
(8). 
 
4. Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that an appliance or a fitting is not in conformity with the essential requirements set out in Annex (1) , he shall not place the 
appliance or the fitting on the market until it has b een brought into conformity. Furthermore, 
where the appliance or the fitting presents a risk, the importer shall inform the manufacturer 
and the competent national authorities to that effect.  
 
5. Importers shall indicate on the appliance their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and the postal address at which they can be contacted or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the appliance.  
 6. Importers shall indicate on the fitting their name, registered trade name or registered trade 
mark, and the postal address at which they can be contacted or, where that is not possible, on 
its packaging or in a doc ument accompanying the fitting.  
 
 
 
Article 1 0 – Obligations of Distributor s 
 1. When making an appliance or a fitting available on the market distributors shall act with due care in relation to the requirements of this Technical Regulation . Distributors shall make 
available  only compliant appliances or fittings on the market  
 2. Before making an appliance available on the market, distributors shall verify that the appliance bears the G ulf conformity marking and that it is accompanied by instructions and safety 
information in  accordance with point 1.5 of Annex (1), and that the manufacturer and the 
importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 7(5) and 7(6) and Article 9, 
paragraphs (5) and 6)  respectively.  
 3. Before making a fitting available on the market,  distributors shall verify that the fitting bears 
the Gulf conformity  marking and that it is accompanied by a copy of the manufacturer  
declaration of conformity containing, inter alia, instructions for incorporation or assembly, adjustment, operation and m aintenance in accordance with point 1.7 of Annex (1) , and that 
the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 7(5) 
and 7(6) and Article 9, paragraphs (5) and 6)  respectively.  
 
4. Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that an appliance or a fitting is not in conformity with the essential requirements set out in Annex (1) , he shall not make the 
appliance or the fitting available on the market until it has been brought into conformity.                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 14 of 
47 Furthermore, whe re the appliance or the fitting presents a risk, the distributor shall inform the 
manufacturer or the importer to that effect as well as the market surveillance authorities.  
 
5. Distributors shall ensure that, while an appliance or a fitting is under their responsibility, 
storage or transport conditions do not jeopardize  its compliance with the essential 
requirements set out in Annex (1) . 
 
6. Distributors who consider or have reason to believe that an appliance or a fitting which they 
have made available on  the market is not in conformity with this Technical Regulation  shall 
make sure that the corrective measures necessary to bring that appliance or fitting into 
conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate, are taken. Furthermore, where the 
appli ance or the fitting presents a risk, distributors shall immediately inform the competent 
national authorities of the Member States in which they made the appliance or the fitting available on the market to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the  non-compliance and 
of any corrective measures taken.  
 
7. Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide 
it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an 
appliance o r a fitting. That information and documentation may be provided in paper or 
electronic form. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken 
to eliminate the risks posed by appliances or fittings which they have made available  on the 
market.  
 
Article 1 1 – Cases in whi ch Obligations of the Manufactur er Apply to the Importer and Distributor  
 
An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Technical 
Regulation  and he shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under Article 7, where he 
places an appliance or a fitting on the market under his n ame or trademark or modifies an appliance 
or a fitting already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with the requirements of this 
Technical Regulation  may be affected.  
 
Article 1 2 – Identification of Economic Operators  
 
1. Economic operators shall, on request, identify the following to the market surveillance 
authorities:  
(a) any economic operator who has supplied them with an appliance or a fitting;  
(b) any economic operator to whom they have supplied an appliance or a fitting.  
 
2. Economic operators shall be able to present the information referred to in the first paragraph 
for 10 years after they have been supplied with the appliance or the fitting and for 10 years after they have supplied the appliance or the fitting.  
  
CHAPTER II I 
CONFORMITY OF APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS FUELS  
 
Article 1 3 – Presumption of Conformity with Gulf Standards  
 
Appliances and fittings, which are in conformity with Gulf Standards or parts thereof, shall be 
presumed to be in conformity with the essential requirements set out in Annex (1) covered by those standards or parts thereof.  
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47 The list of the applicable Gulf Standards is available on the Web site of the Organization.  
 
Article 1 4 – Presumption of Conformity with International Standards  
 
Where Gulf Standards as referred to in Article 1 3 have not yet been drawn  up, published  or updated , 
appliances and fittings which are in conformity with relevant standards issued by the International 
Standardization Organiz ation (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) or the 
European Committee for standardization  (CEN), or relevant parts thereof, shall be presumed to be in 
conformity with the essential requirements set out in Annex (1) covered by those standards or relevant 
parts thereof . 
 
Article 1 5 – Formal Objection to Gulf Standards  
 
1. When a Member State or the Organization considers that a Gulf Standard does not entirely 
satisfy the safety and efficiency  requirements, which it covers and which are set out in Annex 
(1), they shall bring the matter before the Gulf Committee of Conformity  Assessment, giving 
its arguments. The Committee shall deliver its opinion without delay.  
 
2. In the light of the Committee's opinion, the Organization shall take the decision on the request 
to amend the concerned Gulf Standard.  
 
3. When it is required t o amend the Gulf Standard, the General Committee for Standards reviews 
and amends the Gulf Standard  concerned . 
 
 
Article 1 6 – Manufacturer Declaration of Conformity / Importer Declaration of Conformity  
 1. Manufacturer Declaration of Conformity:  
 
a) The Manuf acturer Declaration of Conformity shall state that the fulfilment of the essential 
requirements set out in Annex I has been demonstrated.  
 
b) The Manufacturer Declaration of Conformity shall be drawn up in both Arabic and English. It shall have the model stru cture set out in Annex (5), shall contain the elements specified 
in the relevant conformity assessment procedures  set out in Annex (3)  and shall be 
continuously updated.  
 
c) Where an appliance or a fitting is subject to more than one Gulf Technical Regulation 
requiring a Manufacturer Declaration of Conformity, a single M anufacturer Declaration of 
Conformity shall be drawn up in respect of all such Technical Regulations. That d eclaration 
shall contain the identification of the Technical Regulations concerned.  
 
d) By drawing up the Manufacturer Declaration of C onformity, the manufacturer shall 
assume responsibility for the compliance of the appliance or the fitting with the 
requirements laid down in this Technical Regulation . 
 
e) A copy of the Manufacturer Declaration of Conformity shall be supplied with the fittin g. 
 
2. Importer Declaration of Conformity  
 
a) The Importer shall issue the Importer Declaration of Conformity after the  fulfillment of his 
responsibilities in accordance with Article (9), and ensure the Manufacturer's fulfillment                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 16 of 
47 of their responsibilities set out in Article (7). The importer shall also be liable to the placing 
of the intended products in the Gulf Common Market.  
b) The importer Declaration of Conformity shall state that the fulfilment of the essential 
requirements set out in An nex (1) has been demonstrated for all imported appliances and 
fittings in the consignment.  
 
c) The Importer Declaration of Conformity shall be drawn up in both Arabic and English. It 
shall have the model structure set out in Annex (6 ), shall contain the eleme nts specified in 
the relevant conformity assessment procedures set out in Annex (3) and shall be 
continuously updated.  
 
d) Where an appliance or a fitting is subject to more than one Gulf Technical Regulation 
requiring Importer Declaration of Conformity, a si ngle Importer  Declaration of Conformity 
shall be drawn up in respect of all such Technical Regulations. That declaration shall 
contain the identification of the Technical Regulations concerned.  
 
e) By drawing up the Importer Declaration of Conformity, the imp orter shall assume 
responsibility for the compliance of the appliance or the fitting with the requirements laid 
down in this Technical Regulation  in the consignment.  
 
f) A copy of the I mporter Declaration of Conformity shall be supplied with the fitting.  
 
  
Article 1 7 – General Principles of GSO Conformity Tracking System  
 1. Appliances  and fittings covered by this Technical Regulation  made available on the Gulf market 
must meet requirements of the  GSO Conformity Tracking System that takes into consideration the 
requirements of the Gulf Conformity Marking.  
 2. Appliances  and fittings covered by this Technical Regulation  made available on the Gulf market 
shall bear the GSO Conformity  Tracking Symbol.  
 3. Member States shall presume that the a ppliances and fittings covered by this Technical 
Regulation bearing the GSO Conformity  Tracking Symbol in accordance with the requirements of this 
Technical Regulation , satisfy the essential requirements set out in Annex (1).  
 4. Appliances and fittings co vered by this Technical Regulation  not bearing a GSO Conformity 
Tracking Symbol or which do not  comply with this Technical Regulation may be shown and used only 
at trade fairs and exhibitions, provided that they are accompanied by a sign which cannot be easily  
removed and clearly indicates that they do not comply with this Technical Regulation and that they will not be made available in the Market before being brought into conformity.  
    
Article 1 8 – Inscriptions  
 
1. The inscriptions referred to in Annex (4) shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the 
appliance or to its data plate and, as far as relevant, to the fitting or to its data plate.  
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47 2. The inscriptions referred to in Annex (4)  shall be affixed bef ore the appliance or the fitting is 
placed on the market.  
 
CHAPTER IV  
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT  
 
Article 19 – Risk Analysis  
 
Manufacturer shall, before placing appliances  or fittings on the market, carry out a risk analysis 
through the identification of hazards that the appliances  may present, as well as an assessment of 
the potential exposure to such hazards.  
 
Before an appliance or a fitting is placed on the market, the manufacturer shall submit it to a 
conformity assessment procedure in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 20.  
 
Article 20 – Conformity  Assessment Procedures  for Appliances and Fittings  
 1. The conformity of series -manufactured appliances and fittings with the requirements of t his 
Technical Regulation  shall be assessed by means of the Gulf type -examination (production 
type) set out in point 1 of Annex (3), combined with one of the following c onformity 
assessment procedures , at the choice of the manufacturer:  
 
(a) conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised product checks at 
random intervals set out in point 2 of Annex (3); 
 
(b) conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production process set out in point 
3 of Annex (3);  
 
(c) conformity to type based on product quality assurance set out in point 4 of Annex (3);  
 
(d) conformity to type based on product verification set out in point 5 of Annex (3).  
 
2. In the case of an appl iance or a fitting produced as a single unit or in small quantities, the 
manufacturer may choose one of the procedures set out in paragraph 1 of this Article or conformity based on unit verification set out in point 6 of Annex (3).  
  
Article 2 1 – General Principles for Dealing with Conformity Assessment Bodies  
 In case of use of a third -party  Conformity Assessment Body for Conformity Assessment Procedure, it 
must be a Notified Body according to the definition in Article (1).  
   
Article  (22) – Test  Reports  
 1. Test reports mentioned in conformity assessment procedures set out in Annex ( 3) must be 
issued by a laboratory that fulfills one of the following requirements:  
(a) It shall be accredited by any accreditation body signatory of the Mutual Recog nition 
Arrangement (MRA) of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC);  
(b) A laboratory of the IECEE CB SCHEME;  
(c) A laboratory of a Notified Body;                                                                                                                                                                                    Page 18 of 
47 (d) In-house laboratory of the Manufacturer in accordance with the requirements set out in 
parag raph (2) of this Article.  
 
2. When an in -house laboratory belonging to Manufacturers or forming part of them is used to issue 
the test reports, the said laboratory shall constitute a separate and distinct part of the 
manufacturing unit and shall not parti cipate in the design, production, supply, installation, use 
or maintenance of the electrical equipment it tests. The in -house laboratories belonging to 
Manufacturers shall meet the following requirements:  
(a) It shall be accredited by any accreditation body s ignatory of the Mutual Recognition 
Arrangement (MRA) of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC);  
(b) It shall be organizationally identifiable and have reporting methods which ensure their 
impartiality and demonstrate it to the relevant accreditation body;  
(c) Neither the laboratory nor its personnel shall they engage in any activity that might conflict with  their independence of judgment or integrity in relation to their test activities;  
(d) The laboratory shall supply its services exclusively to the Manufacturers of which it forms 
a part.  
3. Manufacturers shall give information concerning their accreditation in -house laboratories to the 
Notifying Authority and to the Market Surveillance Authorities at the request of these 
authorities.  
 
CHAPTER V  
OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF MEMBER STATES 
 
Article 23 – Precautionary Principles  
 
The Competent National  Authorities in the Member States take into account the precautionary 
principle for the appliances and fittings, as provided for in Article (1) of this Technical Regulation, 
especially when fulfilling the general obligation to organize market surveillance activities, in 
accordance with Article (23 ) of this Technical Regulation.  
 
 
Article 24 – General Obligation to organize market surveillance  
 
Member States shall organize and perform the market surveillance of appliances and fittings placed on the market in accordance with the requirements of the Gulf Technical Regulations in force. In 
addition, Articles (24 ) of this  Technical Regulation shall apply.  
 
Article 25 – Instructions to the Notified Body  
 
1. Market Surveillance Authorities may request a Notified Body to provide information relating to any type examination certificate, which that body has issued or withdrawn, or which relates 
to any refusal to issue such a certificate, including the test reports and Technical 
Documentation.  
 2. If a Market Surveillance Authority finds that an appliance or fitting is not in conformity with the essential requirements set out in Annex (1), it shall, where appropriate, inform and coordinate with GSO to instruct the Notified Body with a proper action and even to withdraw 
the certificates of that appliance or fitting.  
 3. Where necessary, and in particular where the conditions set out in paragraph ( 1.4), (2.3), 
(3.3.3), (4.3.3) and (5.3)  of Annex ( 3) depending on the conformity assessment procedure                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 19 of 
47 chos en are not fulfilled, the Market Surveillance Authority shall inform and coordinate with 
GSO to instruct the Notified Body to review the certificates issued by the said Notified Body.  
 
Article 26 – Procedure for dealing with gas appliances presenting a ris k at national level  
 
1. Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have sufficient reason to believe that an appliance or fitting covered by this Technical Regulation  presents a risk to the 
health or safety of persons or to domestic animals or property, they sh all carry out an 
evaluation in relation to the appliance or fitting concerned covering all relevant requirements laid down in this Technical Regulation . The relevant economic operators shall cooperate as 
necessary with the market surveillance authorities for that purpose.  
 
2. Where, in the course of the evaluation referred to in the first subparagraph, the market 
surveillance authorities find that the appliance or fitting does not comply with the 
requirements laid down in this Technical Regulation , they sha ll without delay require the 
relevant economic operator to take all appropriate corrective action to bring the appliance or fitting into compliance with those requirements, to withdraw the appliance or fitting from the 
market, or to recall it within a reas onable period, commensurate with the nature of the risk, 
as they may prescribe.  
 
3. The market surveillance authorities shall inform the relevant Notified Body about the actions taken in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article.  
 4. Where the market surveillance authorities consider that non -compliance is not restricted to 
their national territory, they shall inform the Organization and the other Member States of the 
results of the evaluation and of the actions which they have required the eco nomic operator 
to take.  
 
5. The economic operator shall ensure that all appropriate corrective action is taken in respect 
of all the appliances and fittings concerned that he has made available on the market.  
 6. Where the relevant economic operator does n ot take adequate corrective action within the 
period referred to in paragraph ( 2), the market surveillance authorities shall take all 
appropriate provisional measures to prohibit or restrict the appliances or fittings being made available on their national  market, to withdraw the appliance or fitting from that market or to 
recall it.  They shall notify the Organization and the other Member States, without delay, of 
those measures.  
 
7. The information referred to in paragraph 6 shall include all available det ails, in particular the 
data necessary for the identification of the non -compliant appliance or fitting, the origin of the 
appliance or fitting, the nature of the non -compliance alleged and the risk involved, the nature 
and duration of the national measure s taken and the arguments put forward by the relevant 
economic operator. In particular, the market surveillance authorities shall indicate whether 
the non -compliance is due to either of the following:  
a) failure of the appliance or fitting to meet requirements relating to the health or safety of persons or to the protection of domestic animals or property; or  
b) shortcomings in the Gulf standards referred to in Article 13 confe rring a presumption 
of conformity.  
 8. Member States other than the Member State initiating the procedure under this Article shall without delay inform the Organization and the other Member States of any measures adopted and of any additional information at their disposal relating to the non -compliance of the                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 20 of 
47 appliance or fitting concerned, and, in the event of disagreement with the adopted national 
measure, of their objections.  
 
9. Where, within three months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 6, no objection has been raised by either a Member State or the Co mmission in respect of a 
provisional measure taken by a Member State, that measure shall be deemed justified.  
 
10. Member States shall ensure that appropriate restrictive measures, such as withdrawal of the 
appliance or fitting from the market, are taken in respect of the appliance or fitting concerned 
without delay.  
 
Article 27 – Safeguard Procedures of Mem ber States  
 
1. Where, on completion of the procedure set out in Article 25(5) and 25(6) of this  Technical 
Regulation , objections are raised against a measure taken by a Member State, or where the 
Organization  considers a national measure to be contrary to Gulf  Technical Regulations  in 
force , the Organization  shall without delay enter into consultation with the Member St ates 
and the relevant economic operator or operators and shall evaluate the national measure. On 
the basis of the results of that evaluation, the Organization  shall decide whether the national 
measure is justified or not.  The Organization shall address its  decision to all Member States 
and shall immediately communicate it to them and the relevant economic operator or 
operators.  
 2. If the national measure is considered justified by the Organization, all Member States shall take 
the necessary measures to ensure that the non -compliant appliance or fitting is withdrawn 
from their market, and shall inform the Organization accordingly. If the national measure is considered unjustified, the Member State concerned shall withdraw that measure.  
 
3. Whe re the national measure is considered justified by the Organization and the non -
compliance of the appliance or fitting is attributed to shortcomings in the Gulf standards 
referred to in point (b) of Article 25(7 ) of this Technical Regulation , the Organizat ion shall 
inform the Gulf Committee of Conformity Assessment and the General Committee of Standardization and invite them to enter into consultation and to give their opinion. The Organization shall deliver its final decision without delay.  
 
 
Article 28 – Exchange of Information –  Gulf Rapid Information Exchange System  
 
The notification referred  to in paragraphs (4) and (6) of Article (2 5) shall be  provided for through the 
Gulf Rapid Information Exchange System, and shall mention that it is a requirement of this Technical 
Regulation and the General Product Safety Directive, and all the information and supporting evidence 
shall be attached according to this Technical Regulation and the Gulf Rapid Information Exchange System.  
  
Article 29 - Compliant appliances or fittings which present a risk  
 
1. Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 25 (1), a Member State finds that 
although an appliance or fitting is in compliance with this Technical Regulation , it presents a 
risk to the health or safety of persons or to domestic animals or property, it shall require the 
relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the appliance or 
fitting concerned, when placed on the market, no longer presents that risk, to withdraw the                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 21 of 
47 appliance or fitting from the market or to recall it within a reasonable period, commensurate 
with the nature of the risk, as it may prescribe.  
 
2. The economic operator shall ensure that corrective action is taken in respect of all the appliances or fittings concerned that he has made available on the market throughout the 
Member States . 
 3. The Member State shall immediately inform the Organization and the other Member States. 
That information shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the appliance or fitting concerned, the origin and the supply chain of the appliance or fitting, the nature of the risk involved and the nature and duration of the national 
measures taken.  
 4. The Organization  shall without delay enter into consultation with the Member States and the 
relevant economic operator or operators and shall evaluate the national measures taken. On 
the basis of the results of that evaluation, the Organization shall decide by means of 
implementing acts whether the national measure is justified or not and, where necessary, 
propose appropriate measures.  
 
5. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to the protection of health and safety 
of persons, the Organization  shall adop t immediately applicable implementing acts.  
 6. The Organization  shall address its decision to all Member States and shall immediately 
communicate it to them and the relevant economic operator or operators.  
  
Article 30 – Formal Non -compliance  
 
1. Without prejudice to Article 27, where a Member State makes one of the following findings, it 
shall require the relevant economic operator to put an end to the non -compliance concerned:  
 
a. That the GSO Conformity Tracking Symbol has been affixed in violation of Article (17 ); 
b. That the GSO Conformity Tracking Symbol has not been affixed;  
c. That the Declaration of Conformity has not been drawn up;  
d. That the Declaration of Conformity has not been drawn up correctly;  
e. That Technical Documentation is either not available or not complete.  
 2. Where the non -compliance referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article persists, the Member State 
concerned shall take all appropriate measures to restrict or prohibit the appliance or  fitting 
being made available on the market or ensure that it is recalled or withdrawn from the market.  
  
CHAPTER VI  
ORGANIZATION PROCEDURES  
 
Article 31 – Amendments and Implementing Measures  
 
1. The Gulf Committee of Conformity Assessment may, for the purposes of adapting them to 
technical and scientific developments, do the following:  
a. Amend the Annex (2);  
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47 2. The amendments carried out by the Gulf Committee of Conformity Assessment in accorda nce 
with this Article become effective after approval by the Technical Council.   
 
 
Article 32 – Committee Procedures  
 For this Technical Regulation and their amendments, the Gulf Committee of Conformity Assessment can be assisted by the General Committee of Standardization and have the right to refer any technical 
subject to sectorial or specialized committees or subcommittees from these committees, who can 
appeal to experts and consultants outside the organization.  
  
 
CHAPTER VII  
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
 
Article 33 – Reporting  
 
1. Six months after the entry into force of this Technical Regulation and every year thereafter, 
Member States will send to the Organization a report on the application of this Technical 
Regulation.  
 
2. The report menti oned in paragraph (1) of this Article shall contain an evaluation of the 
situation concerning the compliance of appliances and fittings and of the effectiveness of this Technical Regulation, as well as a presentation of the market surveillance activities p erformed 
by the Member States and the statement of the barriers and give statistical data with a focus on non -conforming products.  
 3. The Organization draws up and publishes a summary of the national reports.  
  
Article 34 – Transparency and Confidentiality  
 When the Competent National Authorities of the Member States and the Organization adopt measures under this Technical Regulation, t hey must commit to the requirements of transparency in terms of 
the need to inform consu mers on the health and safety risks that can be exposed them as a result of 
the use of appliances and fittings, and must take into account confidentiality requirements in terms of the need for non -disclosure of information not related to health and safety obtained for the purposes 
of this Technical Regulation and the market surveillance activities which, by its nature, is covered by 
professional secrecy, except for information relating to the safety properties of appliances  which must 
be made public.  
 
Artic le 35 – Motivation of Measures  
 
1. Any measure taken pursuant to this Technical Regulation to prohibit or restrict the placing on the market of appliances and fittings, to withdraw appliances and fittings or to recall appliances and fittings from the marke t shall state the exact grounds on which it is based.  
 
2. Such a measure shall be notified without delay to the concerned party, which shall at the same 
time be informed of the remedies available to it under the laws in force in the Member State 
in question and of the time limits applicable to them.  
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47  
Article 36 – Penalties  
 
1. Member States lay down rules on penalties for economic operators, which may include 
criminal sanctions for serious infringements, applicable to infringements of the national 
provisions adopted pursuant to this Technical Regulation, and shall take all measu res 
necessary to ensure that they are implemented.  
 
2. The penalties mentioned in paragraph (1) of this Article shall be effective, proportionate and 
dissuasive and may be increased if the relevant economic operator has previously committed a similar infringement of this Technical Regulation.  
 
3. One year after the entry into force of this Technical Regulation, the Member States will notify 
the Organization of the rules mentioned in paragraph (1) and (2) of this Article, and will notify 
it without delay o f any subsequent amendment to them.  
  
CHAPTER VIII  
FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
Article 37 – Other Applicable Technical Regulations  
 The General Product Safety Directive (BD -091005- 04) shall apply to appliances and fit tings for topics 
not covered by this Technical R egulation.  
 
Article 38 – Transposition 
 Member States  for which their legal systems require the transfer of the Gulf Technical Regulations to 
national legislation before their entry into force will enact such national legislation prior to the effective date of this Technical Regulation, and will forthwith inform  the Organization thereof.  
 
Article 39 – Repeal  
This document is the first issue of the Gulf T echnical Regulation on. Appliances Burning Gaseous 
Fuels It cancels and supersedes any Gulf technical regulation or national regulation related to the 
safety and efficiency requirements for appliances  and fittings in the same scope of the essential 
requirements, as from the date of the entry into force of this Technical Regulation.  
 
Article 40 – Entry into force  
 This Technical Regulation  shall enter into force on the DD/MM/YYYY.  
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47 Annex (1) 
Essential Requirements  
 
PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS:  
 1. The essential requirements laid down in this Technical Regulation  are compulsory.  
 2. The essential requirements are to be interpreted and applied in such a way as to take into 
account the state of the art and current practice at the time of design and manufacture as well 
as technical and economic considerations which are consistent with a high degree of energy 
efficiency and of health and safety pro tection.  
 
1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS  
 1.1. Appliances shall be so designed and constructed as to operate safely and present no danger to 
persons, domestic animals or property, when normally used. Fittings shall be so designed and 
constructed as to fulfil correctly their intended purpose when incorporated into an appliance 
or assembled to constitute an appliance.  
 
1.2. The manufacturer is under an obligation to analyze  the risks in order to identify those which 
apply to his appliance or fitting. He s hall then design and construct it taking into account its 
risk assessment.  
 
1.3. In selecting the most appropriate solutions, the manufacturer shall apply the principles set out below, in the following order:  
 
(a) eliminate or reduce risks as far as possible (inherently safe design and construction);  
(b) take the necessary protection measures in relation to risks that cannot be eliminated;  
(c) inform users of the residual risks due to any shortcomings of the protection measures 
adopted and indicate whether an y particular precautions are required.  
 
1.4. When designing and constructing the appliance, and when drafting the instructions, the 
manufacturer shall envisage not only the intended use of the appliance, but also the reasonably foreseeable uses.  
 1.5. All appliances shall:  
 
(a) be accompanied by instructions for installation intended for the installer;  
(b) be accompanied by instructions for use and servicing, intended for the user;  
(c) bear appropriate warning notices, which shall also appear on the packaging.  
 1.6.1.  The instructions for installation intended for the installer shall contain all the instructions for installation, adjustment and servicing required to ensure that those operations are correctly performed so that the appliance may be used safely.  
  
 The ins tructions for installation intended for the installer shall include also information on the 
technical specifications of the interface between the appliance and its installation environment allowing its correct connection to the gas supply network, the supp ly of auxiliary energy, the 
combustion air supply and the flue gas evacuation system.  
 1.6.2.  The instructions for use and servicing intended for the user shall contain all the information required for safe use and in particular shall draw the user's atten tion to any restrictions on use.                                                                                                                                                                                    Page 25 of 
47  
 The manufacturers shall note in the instructions where additional care is needed or where it would be advisable that any of the above work be carried out by a professional. This shall be without prejudice to national requ irements to that effect.  
  The manufacturer of the appliance shall include in the instructions accompanying the appliance all necessary information for adjustment, operation and maintenance of the fittings as part of the finished appliance, as appropriate.  
 1.6.3.  The warning notices on the appliance and its packaging shall be in Arabic and English and clearly state the type of gas to be used, the gas supply pressure, the appliance category and 
any restrictions on use, in particular the restriction whereby the appliance shall be installed 
only in areas where there is sufficient ventilation so as to ensure that the risks presented by it 
are minimized . 
 
1.7. The instructions for incorporation of the fitting into an appliance or its assembly in order to constitute an appliance and for its adjustment, operation and maintenance shall be provided 
with the fitti ngs concerned as part of the manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity.  
 2. MATERIALS  
 
 Materials for appliances or fittings shall be appropriate for their intended purpose and shall withstand the mechanical, chemical and thermal conditions to which they will foreseeably be subjected.  
 
3. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION  
 
 The obligations arising for appliances from the essential requirements set out in this point 
apply also to fittings, as far as relevant.  
 
3.1. General  
 3.1.1.  Appliances shall be so de signed and constructed that, when normally used, no instability, 
distortion, breakage or wear likely to impair their safety may occur.  
 
3.1.2.  Condensation produced at the start -up and/or during use shall not affect the safety of 
appliances.  
 
3.1.3.  Applia nces shall be so designed and constructed as to minimise the risk of explosion in the 
event of a fire of external origin.  
 
3.1.4.  Appliances shall be so designed and constructed that water and inappropriate air penetration 
into the gas circuit does not occ ur. 
 3.1.5.  In the event of a normal fluctuation of auxiliary energy, appliances shall continue to operate safely.  
 
3.1.6.  Abnormal fluctuation or failure of auxiliary energy or its restoration shall not lead to an unsafe 
situation.  
 
3.1.7.  Appliances shall be so designed and constructed as to obviate any gas -related risks due to 
hazards of electrical origin. As far as relevant, the results of the conformity assessment in                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 26 of 
47 relation to the safety requirements of the Gulf Technical Regulation on  Radio Equipment to be 
adopted by GSO but until then by any National Regulation on Radio Equipment adopted by 
GCC Member States or the safety objectives of Gulf Technical Regulation for Low Voltage 
Electrical Equipment and Appliances shall be taken into ac count.  
 
3.1.8.  Appliances shall be so designed and constructed as to obviate any gas -related risks due to 
hazards originating from electromagnetic phenomena. As far as relevant, the results of the conformity assessment in relation to the electromagnetic co mpatibility requirements of the 
Gulf Technical Regulation on Radio Equipment to be adopted by GSO but until then by any National Regulation on Radio Equipment adopted by GCC Member States  or Gulf Technical 
Regulation for Electromagnetic Compatibility to be  adopted by GSO  shall be taken into 
account.  
 
3.1.9.  All pressurized  parts of an appliance shall withstand the mechanical and thermal stresses to 
which they are subjected without any deformation affecting safety.  
 
3.1.10.  Appliances shall be so designed and constructed that failure of a safety, controlling or 
regulating device may not lead to an unsafe situation.  
 3.1.11.  If an appliance is equipped with safety and controlling devices, the functioning of the safety 
devices shall not be overruled by that of the controlling devices.  
 3.1.12.  All parts of appliances which are set or adjusted at the stage of manufacture and which should not be manipulated by the user or the installer shall be appropriately protected.  
 
3.1.13.  Levers and other controll ing and setting devices shall be clearly marked and give appropriate 
instructions so as to prevent any error in operation/use. Their design shall be such as to 
preclude accidental operation.  
 3.2. Unburned gas release  
 3.2.1.  Appliances shall be so designe d and constructed that the gas leakage rate is not dangerous.  
 
3.2.2.  Appliances shall be so designed and constructed that gas release at any state of operation is limited in order to avoid a dangerous accumulation of unburned gas in the appliance.  
 3.2.3.  Appliances intended to be used in indoor spaces and rooms shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the release of unburned gas in all situations which could lead to a 
dangerous accumulation of unburned gas in such spaces and rooms.  
 
3.2.4.  Appli ances designed and constructed to burn gas containing carbon monoxide or other toxic 
components shall not present a danger to the health of persons and domestic animals 
exposed.  
 3.3. Ignition  
 
Appliances shall be so designed and constructed that, when normally used, ignition and re -
ignition is smooth and cross -lighting is assured.  
 3.4. Combustion  
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47 3.4.1.  Appliances shall be so designed and constructed that, when normally used, the combustion 
process is stable and combustion products do not contain unac ceptable concentrations of 
substances harmful to health.  
 
3.4.2.  Appliances shall be so designed and constructed that, when normally used, there will be no 
accidental release of combustion products.  
 3.4.3.  Appliances connected to a flue for the dispersal of combustion products shall be so designed 
and constructed that in abnormal draught conditions there is no release of combustion products in a dangerous quantity into the indoor spaces or rooms concerned.  
 
3.4.4.  Appliances shall be so designed and constr ucted that, when normally used, they do not cause 
a concentration of carbon monoxide or other substances harmful to health, such as they would be likely to present a danger to the health of persons and domestic animals exposed.  
 
3.5. Rational use of energy  
 
 Appliances shall be so designed and constructed as to ensure rational use of energy, reflecting 
the state of the art and taking into account safety aspects.  
 
3.6. Temperature  
 3.6.1.  Parts of appliances which are intended to be installed or placed in cl ose proximity to surfaces 
shall not reach temperatures which present a danger.  
 
3.6.2.  The surface temperature of parts of appliances intended to be handled during normal use shall not present a danger to the user.  
 
3.6.3.  The surface temperatures of exter nal parts of appliances, with the exception of surfaces or 
parts which are associated with the transmission of heat, shall not under operating conditions 
present a danger to the health and safety of persons exposed and in particular to children and elderly  people, for whom an appropriate reaction time shall be taken into account.  
 
3.7. Contact with food and water intended for human consumption  
 
 Materials and parts used in the construction of an appliance which may come into contact with food or water intended for human consumption shall not impair quality of the food or water.  
 
 
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47 Annex (2) 
Content of the Member States ’ Communications of the Gas Supply Conditions  
 
1. The communications of the Member States to the Organization and the other Member States provided for in Article 6  shall have the following content:  
 
(a) (i) gross calorific value (GCV) in MJ/m3     minimum/maximum;  
(ii) Wobbe index in MJ/m3      minimum/maximum.  
 (b) Gas composition by volume in % of the total content:  
- C1 to C5 content in % (sum)      minimum/maximum;  
- N2 + CO2 content in %       minimum/maximum;  
- CO content in %        minimum/maximum;  
- unsaturated HC content in %      minimum/maximum;  
- hydrogen content in %       minimum/maximum.  
(c) Information on toxic components contained in the gaseous fuel.  
 
That communication shall also include either of the following:  
(a) supply pressure at the inlet of appliances in mbar:               nominal/minimum/maximum;  
(b) (i) supply pressure at the point of delivery in mbar:                nominal/minimum/maximum;  
(ii) admissible pressure loss in the end -user gas installation in mbar: nominal/minimum/maximum.  
 
2. The reference conditions for Wobbe  index and gross calorific value shall be the following:  
 
(a) combustion reference temperature:      15 °C;  
(b) volume measurement reference temperature:     15 °C;  
(c) volume measurement reference pressure:     1 013,25 mbar.  
 
 
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Annex (2)  
Form for Communication of Gas Supply Conditions by GCC Member States  
 
 
 
MEMBER STATE  GCC member state  
Gas Performance  
Gross calorific value (GCV) in MJ/m3  minimum/maximum  
Wobbe index in MJ/m3  minimum/maximum  
Reference conditions for Wobbe  index and gross calorific value  
Combustion reference temperature  15 °C  
Volume measurement reference temperature  15 °C  
Volume measurement reference pressure  1 013,25 mbar  
Gas composition by volume in % of the total content  
C1 to C5 content in % (sum)  minimum/maximum  
N2 + CO2 content in %  minimum/maximum  
CO content in %  minimum/maximum  
Unsaturated HC content in % minimum/maximum  
hydrogen content in %  minimum/maximum  
Information on toxic components contained in the gaseous fuel  
Toxic components contained in the gas (CO, etc.)   
If supplied by gas cylinders: 
Supply pressure at the inlet of appliances in mbar  nominal/minimum/maximum  
If supplied from gas supply grid: 
Supply pressure at the point of delivery in mbar  nominal/minimum/maximum  
Admissible pressure loss in the end -user gas 
installation in mbar  nominal/minimum/maximum  
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47 Annex (3) 
Conformity Assessment Procedures for Appliances and Fittings  
 
 
1. GULF TYPE -EXAMINATION — PRODUCTION TYPE  
 1.1. Gulf t ype-examination is the part of a conformity assessment procedure in which a notified 
body examines the technical design of an appliance or a fitting and verifies and attests that the 
technical design of the appliance or the fitting meets the requirements o f this Technical 
Regulation  that apply to it.  
 
1.2. Gulf t ype-examination shall be carried out by assessment of the adequacy of the technical 
design of the appliance or the fitting through examination of the technical documentation and 
supporting evidence referred to in point 1.3, plus examination of a specimen, representative of the production envisaged, of the complete appliance or fitting (production type).  
 
1.3. The manufacturer shall lodge an application for Gulf type -examination with a single notified  
body of his choice.  
 
1.3.1.  The application shall include the following:  
 
(a) the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;  
 
(b) a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other 
notified body;  
 
(c) the technical documentation. The technical documentation shall make it possible to assess 
the appliance's or fitting's conformity with the applicable requirements of this Technical 
Regulation  and shall include an adequate analysis and assessment of the risk(s). The 
technical documentation shall specify the applicable requirements and cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the appliance or 
the fit ting. The technical documentation shall contain, wherever applicable, at least the 
following elements:  
 
(1) a general description of the appliance or the fitting;  
 
(2) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-
assemblies, circuits, etc.;  
 
(3) descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and 
schemes and the operation of the appliance or the fitting;  
 
(4) a list of the s tandards used as a presumption of conformity , Gulf standards or the IEC 
standards in the absence of the Gulf Standards applied in full or in part, where those standards used as a presumption of conformity have not been applied, descriptions of  
the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements of this Technical R egulation , 
including a list of other relevant technical specifications applied. In the event of partly 
applied standards, the technical documentation shall specify the parts which have 
been applied;  
 
(5) results of design calculations made, examinations carrie d out, etc.;                                                                                                                                                                                    Page 31 of 
47  
(6) test reports;  
 
(7) instructions for installation and use of the appliance;  
 
(8) the manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity of the fitting containing the 
instructions on how the fitting should be incorporated into an appliance or assembled to constitute an appliance;  
 
(d) the specimens representative of the production envisaged. The notified body may request further specimens where needed for carrying out the test programme;  
 
(e) the supporting evidence for the adequacy of the technical design solutio n. This supporting 
evidence shall mention any documents that have been used, in particular where the relevant Gulf standards have not been applied in full. The supporting evidence shall include, where necessary, the results of tests carried out in accordan ce with other relevant 
technical specifications by the appropriate laboratory of the manufacturer, or by another 
testing laboratory on his behalf and under his responsibility.  
 
1.3.2.  Where appropriate, the manufacturer shall also submit to the notified body the following 
documents:  
 
(a) the Gulf type -examination certificate and the manufacturer/importer declaration of 
conformity relating to the fittings incorporated into the appliance;  
 
(b) attestations and certificates relating to the methods of manufacture and/or inspection 
and/or monitoring of the appliance or the fitting;  
 
(c) any other document making it possible for the notified body to improve its assessment.  
 
1.4. The notified body shall:  
 
For the appliance or the fitting:  
 
1.4.1.  examine the technic al documentation and supporting evidence to assess the adequacy of the 
technical design of the appliance or the fitting.  
  For the specimen(s):  
 1.4.2.  verify that the specimen(s) have been manufactured in conformity with the technical documentation, and i dentify the elements which have been designed in accordance with the 
applicable provisions of the relevant standards  used as a presumption of conformity , as well 
as the elements which have been designed in accordance with other relevant technical specifications;  
 1.4.3.  carry out appropriate examinations and tests, or have them carried out, to check whether, where the manufacturer has chosen to apply the solutions in the relevant standards  used as a 
presumption of conformity , these have been applie d correctly;  
 1.4.4.  carry out appropriate examinations and tests, or have them carried out, to check whether, where the solutions in the relevant standards used as a presumption of conformity have not                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 32 of 
47 been applied, the solutions adopted by the manufacturer applying other rele vant technical 
specifications meet the corresponding essential requirements of this Technical Regulation ; 
 
1.4.5.  agree with the manufacturer on a location where the examinations and tests will be carried out. 
 
1.5. The notified body shall draw up an evalu ation report that records the activities undertaken in 
accordance with point 1.4 and their outcomes. Without prejudice to its obligations vis -à-vis 
GSO as the notifying authorit y, the notified body shall release the content of that report, in full 
or in pa rt, only with the agreement of the manufacturer.  
 
1.6. Where the appliance or the fitting type meets the requirements of this Technical Regulation , 
the notified body shall issue a Gulf  type -examination certificate to the manufacturer through 
the Gulf Confo rmity Tracking System . The certificate shall contain the name and address of the 
manufacturer, the conclusions of the examination, the conditions (if any) for its validity, the 
necessary data for identification of the approved type, such as the type of gas , appliance 
category and gas supply pressure, and, if relevant, descriptions of its functioning. The 
certificate may have one or more annexes attached.  
  The Gulf type -examination certificate and its annexes shall contain all relevant information to 
allow the conformity of manufactured appliances or fittings with the examined type to be 
evaluated and to allow for in -service control. It shall also indicate any conditions to which its 
issue may be subject and be accompanied by the descriptions and drawings ne cessary for 
identification of the approved type.  
 
The certificate shall have a maximum validity period of ten years from the date of its issue.  
 
Where the type does not satisfy the applicable requirements of this Technical Regulation , the 
notified body sha ll refuse to issue a Gulf  type -examination certificate and shall inform the 
applicant accordingly, giving detailed reasons for its refusal.  
 
1.7. The notified body shall keep itself apprised of any changes in the generally acknowledged state of the art which indicate that the approved type may no longer comply with the applicable requirements of this Technical Regulation , and shall determine whether such changes require 
further investigation. If so, the notified body shall inform the manufacturer accordingly.  
  The manufacturer shall inform the notified body that holds the technical documentation relating to the type - examination certificate of all modifications to the approved type that may 
affect the conformity of the appliance or the fitting with the esse ntial requirements of this 
Technical Regulation  or the conditions for validity of the certificate. Such modifications shall 
require additional approval in the form of an addition to the original type - examination 
certificate.  
 1.8. Each notified body shall inform GSO as the notifying authority concerning the Gulf type -
examination certificates and/or any additions thereto which it has issued or withdrawn, and shall, periodically or upon request, make available to  GSO the list of such certificates and/or 
any additions thereto refused, suspended or otherwise restricted.  
 
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies concerning the Gulf type- examination 
certificates and/or any additions thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, concerning such certificates and/or additions thereto which it has issued.                                                                                                                                                                                    Page 33 of 
47  
The Organization, the Member States and the other notified bodies may, on request, obtain a 
copy of the Gulf type -examination certificates and/or additions thereto. On request, the 
Organization and the Member States may obtain a copy of the technical documentation and 
the results of the examinations carried out by the notified body. The notified body shall keep 
a copy of the Gulf type -examination certificate, its annexes and additions, as well as the 
technical file including the documentation submitted by the manufacturer, until the expiry of the validity of that certificate.  
 1.9. The manufacturer shall keep a copy of the Gulf type -examinatio n certificate, its annexes and 
additions together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities 
for 10 years after the appliance or the fitting has been placed on the market.  
 1.10.  The manufacturer's authorised  representative may lodge the application referred to in point 
1.3 and fulfil the obligations set out in points 1.7 and 1.9, provided that they are specified in 
the mandate.  
 
2. CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PLUS SUPERVISED 
PRODUC T CHECKS AT RANDOM INTERVALS  
 
2.1. Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised product checks at random intervals is the part of a conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4, and ensures and declares on his sole 
responsibility that the appliances or the fittings concerned are in conformity with the type 
described in the Gulf type -examination certificate and satisfy the requirements of this 
Technical Regulation  that apply to them.  
 2.2. Manufacturing  
  The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure conformity of the manufactured appliances or fittings with the type 
described in the  Gulf type -examination certificate and with the requirements of this Technical 
Regulation  that apply to them.  
 
2.3. Product checks  
  A notified body, chosen by the manufacturer, shall carry out product checks or have them carried out at intervals of one year or less, in  order to verify the quality of the internal checks 
on the appliance or the fitting, taking into account, inter alia, the technological complexity of the appliances or the fittings and the quantity of production. An adequate sample of the final appliances or fittings taken on site by the notified body before the placing on the market, shall 
be examined and appropriate tests as identified by the relevant parts of the standards  used as 
a presumption of conformity , and/or equivalent tests set out in other rele vant technical 
specifications, shall be carried out in order to check the conformity of the appliance or the fitting with the relevant requirements of this Technical Regulation . Where a sample does not 
conform to the acceptable quality level, the notified body shall take appropriate measures.  
 
The acceptance sampling procedure to be applied is intended to determine whether the 
manufacturing process of the appliance or the fitting performs within acceptable limits, with a 
view to ensuring conformity of the a ppliance or the fitting.  
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47 2.4. Gulf conformity marking (GC Marking) and manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity  
 
2.4.1.  The manufacturer shall affix the GC marking according to the Gulf conformity tracking symbol (GCTS) to each individual applianc e or fitting that is in conformity with the type described in 
the Gulf type -examination certificate and satisfies the applicable requirements of this 
Technical Regulation . 
 
2.4.2.  The manufacturer/importer shall draw up a written manufacturer/importer declaration of 
conformity for each appliance or fitting model and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the appliance or fitting has been placed on the market. The manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity shall identify the appliance or fitting model 
for which it has been drawn up.  
 
A copy of the manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity shall be made available to the 
relevant authorities upon request. A copy of the manufacturer/importer de claration of 
conformity of the fitting shall be kept by the manufacturer/importer available for inspection by the market surveillance authorities of GCC Member States . 
 
2.5. Authorised representative  
 The manufacturer's obligations set out in point 2.4 may  be fulfilled by his authorised 
representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.  
 
3. CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS  
 
3.1. Conformity to type based on quali ty assurance of the production process is the part of a 
conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down 
in points 3.2 and 3.5, and ensures and declares on his sole responsibility that the appliances or 
fittings co ncerned are in conformity with the type described in the Gulf type -examination 
certificate and satisfy the requirements of this Technical Regulation  that apply to them.  
 
3.2. Manufacturing  
 The manufacturer shall operate an approved quality system for prod uction, final product 
inspection and testing of the appliances or fittings concerned as specified in point 3.3, and shall be subject to surveillance as specified in point 3.4.  
 
3.3. Quality system  
 
3.3.1.  The manufacturer shall lodge an application for ass essment of his quality system with the 
notified body of his choice, for the appliances or fittings concerned.  
  The application shall include:  
 
(a) the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;  
 
(b) a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;  
                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 35 of 
47 (c) all relevant info rmation for the appliance or the fitting approved under  Gulf Type -
Examination — Production Type ; 
 
(d) the documentation concerning the quality system;  
 
(e) the technical documentation of the approved type and a copy of the Gulf type -examination 
certificate.  
 
3.3.2.  The quality system shall ensure that the appliances or fittings are in conformity with the type 
described in the  Gulf type -examination certificate  and comply with the requirements of this 
Technical Regulation  that apply to them.  
 
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer shall be 
documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written policies, procedures  
and instructions. The quality system documentation shall permit a consistent interpretation of 
the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records.  
 
It shall, in particular, contain an adequate description of:  
 
(a) the quality objectives and the organiz ational structure, responsibilities and powers of the 
management with regard to product quality;  
 
(b) the corresponding manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used;  
 
(c) the examinations and tests th at will be carried out before, during and after manufacture, 
and the frequency with which they will be carried out;  
 
(d) the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, qualification reports on the personnel concerned, etc.;  
 
(e) the means of monitoring the achievement of the required product quality and the effective operation of the quality system.  
 
3.3.3.  The notified body shall assess the quality system to determine whether it satisfies the 
requirements referr ed to in point 3.3.2.  
 
It shall presume conformity with those requirements in respect of the elements of the quality 
system that comply with the corresponding specifications of the relevant Gulf standard.  
 
In addition to experience in quality management sy stems, the auditing team shall have at least 
one member with experience of evaluation in the relevant product field and the product technology concerned, and knowledge of the applicable requirements of this Technical Regulation . The audit shall include an assessment visit to the manufacturer's premises. The 
auditing team shall review the technical documentation referred to in point 3.3.1(e), to verify the manufacturer's ability to identify the relevant requirements of this Technical Regulation  
and to carry out the necessary examinations with a view to ensuring compliance of the 
appliance or the fitting with those requirements.  
 
The decision shall be notified to the manufacturer. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the audit and the reasoned ass essment decision.  
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47 3.3.4.  The manufacturer shall undertake to fulfil the obligations arising out of the quality system as 
approved and to maintain it so that it remains adequate and efficient.  
 3.3.5.  The manufacturer shall keep the notified body that has approved the quality system informed 
of any intended change to the quality system.  
 
The notified body shall evaluate any proposed changes and decide whether the modified 
quality system will continue to satisfy the requirements referred to in point 3.3.2 or  whether 
a reassessment is necessary.  
 It shall notify the manufacturer of its decision. The notification shall contain the conclusions of 
the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.  
 3.4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified bod y 
 
3.4.1.  The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the manufacturer duly fulfils the obligations arising out of the approved quality system.  
 
3.4.2.  The manufacturer shall, for assessment purposes, allow the notified body access to the 
manufacture, inspection, testing and storage sites and shall provide it with all necessary 
information, in particular:  
 
(a) the quality system documentation;  
 
(b) the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, qualification reports on the personnel concerned, etc.  
 
3.4.3.  The notified body shall carry out periodic audits at least once every two years to make sure 
that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality system and shall provide the 
manufacturer with an audit report.  
 3.4.4.  In addition, the notified body may pay unexpected visits to the manufacturer. During such visits the notified body may, if necessary, carry out product tests, or have them carried out, in order to verify that the quality system is functioning correctly. The notified body shall provide the manufacturer with a visit report and, if tests have been carried out, with a test report.  
 3.5. Gulf conformity marking (GC Marking) and manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity  
 
3.5.1.  The manufacturer shall affix the GC  marking according to the Gulf conformity tracking symbol 
(GCTS) as merged into the QR code of the GCTS and, under the responsibility of the notified 
body referred to in point 3.3.1, the latter's created GCTS  to each indiv idual appliance or fitting 
that is in conformity with the type described in the Gulf type -examination certificate and 
satisfies the applicable requirements of this Technical Regulation . 
 
3.5.2.  The manufacturer /importer  shall draw up a written manufacturer /importer declaration of 
conformity for each appliance or fitting model and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the appliance or the fitting has been placed on the market. The manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity shall identify the appliance or fitting model 
for which it has been drawn up.  
 
A copy of the manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity shall be made available to the 
relevant authorities upon request. A copy of the manufacturer/importer declaratio n of                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 37 of 
47 conformity of the fitting shall be kept by the manufacturer/importer available for inspection 
by the market surveillance authorities of GCC Member States . 
 
3.6. The manufacturer /importer  shall, for a period ending at least 10 years after the appliance  or 
the fitting has been placed on the market, keep at the disposal of the national authorities:  
 
(a) the documentation referred to in point 3.3.1;  
 
(b) the information relating to the change referred to in point 3.3.5, as approved;  
 
(c) the decisions and reports of the notified body referred to in points 3.3.5, 3.4.3 and 3.4.4.  
 
3.7. Each notified body shall inform GSO as the notification  authority of quality system approvals 
issued or withdrawn, and shall, periodically or upon request, make available to G SO the list of 
quality systems approvals refused, suspended or otherwise restricted.  
 
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies via GCTS of quality system approvals 
which it has refused, suspended, withdrawn or otherwise restricted, and, up on request, of 
quality system approvals which it has issued.  
 
3.8. Authorised representative  
 
The manufacturer's obligations set out in points 3.3.1, 3.3.5, 3.5 and 3.6 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are 
specified in the mandate.  
 
4. CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODU CT QUALITY ASSURANCE  
 
4.1. Conformity to type based on product quality assurance is that part of a conformity assessment 
procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 4.2 and 4.5, and ensures and declares on his sole respon sibility that the appliances or fittings concerned 
are in conformity with the type described in the Gulf type -examination certificate and satisfy 
the requirements of this Technical Regulation  that apply to them.  
 
4.2. Manufacturing  
 
The manufacturer shall operate an approved quality system for final product inspection and 
testing of the appliances or fittings concerned as specified in point 4.3 and shall be subject to 
surveillance as specified in point 4.4.  
 
4.3. Quality system  
 
4.3.1.  The manufacturer shall lodge an application for assessment of his quality system with the 
notified body of his choice, for the appliances or fittings concerned.  
  The application shall include:  
 
(a) the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the applicatio n is lodged by the 
authorised representative, his name and address as well;  
 
(b) a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;                                                                                                                                                                                    Page 38 of 
47  
(c) all relevant information for the product category envisaged;  
 
(d) the documentation concerning the quality system; and  
 
(e) the technical documentation of the approved type and a copy of the Gulf type -examination 
certificate.  
 
4.3.2.  The quality system shall ensure compliance of the appliances or the fittings with the type 
described in the Gulf type -examination certificate and with the applicable requirements of this 
Technical Regulation . 
 
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer shall be an orderly 
manner in the form of written policies, procedures and instruc tions. The quality system 
documentation shall permit a consistent interpretation of the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records.  
 
It shall, in particular, contain an adequate description of:  
 
(a) the quality objectives and the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to product quality;  
 
(b) the examinations and tests that will be carried out after manufacture;  
 
(c) the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, qualification 
reports on the personnel concerned, etc.;  
 
(d) the means of monitoring the effective operation of the quality system.  
 
4.3.3.  The notified body shall assess the quality system to determine whether it satisfies the 
requirements referred to in point 4.3.2.  
 
It shall presume conformity with those requirements in respect of the elements of the quality system that comply with the corresponding specifications of the relevant s tandard  used as a 
presumption of  conformity . 
 
In addition to experience in quality management systems, the auditing team shall have at least one member with experience of evaluation in the relevant product field and product 
technology concerned, and knowledge of the applicable requiremen ts of this Technical 
Regulation . The audit shall include an assessment visit to the manufacturer's premises. The 
auditing team shall review the technical documentation referred to in point 4.3.1(e), in order 
to verify the manufacturer's ability to identify  the relevant requirements of this Technical 
Regulation  and to carry out the necessary examinations with a view to ensuring compliance of 
the appliance or the fitting with those requirements.  
 
The decision shall be notified to the manufacturer. The notific ation shall contain the 
conclusions of the audit and the reasoned assessment decision.  
 
4.3.4.  The manufacturer shall undertake to fulfil the obligations arising out of the quality system as 
approved and to maintain it so that it remains adequate and effic ient.  
                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 39 of 
47 4.3.5.  The manufacturer shall keep the notified body that has approved the quality system informed 
of any intended change to the quality system.  
 
The notified body shall evaluate any proposed changes and decide whether the modified 
quality system will continue to satisfy the requirements referred to in point 4.3.2 or whether 
a reassessment is necessary.  
 
It shall notify the manufacturer of its decision. The notification shall contain the conclusions of 
the examination and the reasoned assess ment decision.  
 
4.4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body  
 
4.4.1.  The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the manufacturer duly fulfils the obligations 
arising out of the approved quality system.  
 
4.4.2. The manufacturer shall, for assessment purposes, allow the notified body access to the 
manufacture, inspection, testing and storage sites and shall provide it with all necessary 
information, in particular:  
 
(a) the quality system documentation;  
 
(b) the quality records, such as inspec tion reports and test data, calibration data, qualification 
reports on the personnel concerned, etc.  
 
4.4.3.  The notified body shall carry out periodic audits at least once every two years to make sure 
that the manufacturer maintains and applies the qualit y system and shall provide the 
manufacturer with an audit report.  
 
4.4.4.  In addition, the notified body may pay unexpected visits to the manufacturer. During such visits 
the notified body may, if necessary, carry out product tests, or have them carried ou t, in order 
to verify that the quality system is functioning correctly. The notified body shall provide the manufacturer with a visit report and, if tests have been carried out, with a test report.  
 4.5. Gulf conformity  marking (GC Marking) a nd manufacture r/importer declaration of conformity  
 
4.5.1.  The manufacturer shall affix the GC  marking  according to the Gulf conformity tracking symbol 
(GCTS)  as merged into the QR code of the GCTS and, under the responsibility of the notified 
body referred to in point 4.3.1, the latter's created GCTS  to each individual appliance or fitting 
that is in conformity with the type described in the  Gulf type -examination certificate and 
satisfies the applicable requirements of this Technical Regulation . 
 4.5.2.  The manufacturer /importer  shall draw up a written manufacturer/importer declaration of 
conformity for each appliance or fitting model and keep it at the disposal of the national 
authorities for 10 years after the appliance or the fitting has been placed on the market. The 
manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity shall identify the appliance or fitting model 
for which it has been drawn up.  
 
A copy of the manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity shall be made available to the 
relevant authorities upon request. A copy of the manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity of the fitting shall be kept by the manufacturer/importer available for inspection 
by the market surveillance authorities of GCC Member States . 
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47 4.6. The manufacturer shall, for a period ending at least 10 years after the appliance or the fitting 
has been placed on the market, keep at the disposal of the national authoriti es: 
 
(a) the documentation referred to in point 4.3.1;  
 
(b) the information relating to the change referred to in point 4.3.5, as approved;  
 
(c) the decisions and reports of the notified body referred to in points 4.3.5, 4.4.3 and 4.4.4.  
 
4.7. Each notified body shall  inform GSO as the notif ying authority of quality system approvals 
issued or withdrawn, and shall, periodically or upon request, make available  to GSO the list of 
quality system approvals refused, suspended or otherwise restricted.  
 
Each notified body shal l inform the other notified bodies via GCTS of quality system approvals 
which it has refused, suspended, withdrawn or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, of 
quality system approvals which it has issued.  
 
4.8. Authorised representative  
 
The manufacture r's obligations set out in points 4.3.1, 4.3.5, 4.5 and 4.6 may be fulfilled by his 
authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are 
specified in the mandate.  
  
5. CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT VERIFICATION  
 5.1. Conformity to type based on product verification is the part of a conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 5.2, 5.5.1 and 
5.6, and ensures and declares on his sole responsibility that the applianc es or fittings 
concerned, which have been subject to point 5.3, are in conformity with the type described in 
the Gulf type -examination certificate and satisfy the requirements of this Technical Regulation  
that apply to them.  
 
5.2. Manufacturing  
 
The manufa cturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its 
monitoring ensure conformity of the manufactured appliances or fittings with the approved type described in the type-  examination certificate and with the requirements of this Technical 
Regulation  that apply to them.  
 5.3. Verification  
 
A notified body chosen by the manufacturer shall carry out appropriate examinations and 
tests, or have them carried out, in order to check the conformity of the appliances or fittings 
with the approved type described in the  Gulf type -examination certificate and with the 
appropriate requirements of this Technical Regulation . 
 The examinations and tests to check the conformity of the appliances or fittings with the 
appropriate requirements shall be carried out, at the choice of the manufacturer, either by 
examination and testing of every appliance or fitting as specified in point 5.4 or by examination 
and testing of the appliances or fittings on a statistical basis as specified in point 5.5.  
                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 41 of 
47 5.4. Verification of conformity by examination and testing of every appliance or fitting  
 
5.4.1.  All appliances or fittings shall be individually examined and appropriate tests set out in the relevant Gulf or IEC standard(s) according to Art. 13 and 14 and/or equivalent tests set out in 
other relevant technical specifications shall be carried out in order to verify conformity with the approved type described in the  Gulf type -examination certificate and with the appropriate 
requirements of this Technical Regulat ion. 
 
In the absence of such Gulf or IEC  standard (s), the notified body concerned shall decide on the 
appropriate tests to be carried out.  
 
5.4.2.  The notified body shall issue a certificate of conformity in respect of the examinations and tests 
carried ou t, and shall affix the created GCTS to each approved appliance or fitting, or have it 
affixed under its responsibility.  
 
The manufacturer shall keep the certificates of conformity available for inspection by the 
national authorities for 10 years after the appliance or the fitting has been placed on the 
market.  
 5.5. Statistical verification of conformity  
 
5.5.1.  The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure the homogeneity of each lot produced, and shall present his appliances or fittings for verification in the form of homogeneous lots.  
 
5.5.2.  A random sample shall be taken from each lot in accordance with the requirements of point  
 
5.5.3.  All appliances or fittings in a sample shall be individually examined and appropriate tests set 
out in the relevant standard(s)  used as a presumption of conformity  and/or equivalent tests 
set out in other relevant technical specifications, shall be carried out in order to verify their conformity wit h the applicable requirements of this Technical Regulation  and to determine 
whether the lot is accepted or rejected. In the absence of such a standard, the notified body concerned shall decide on the appropriate tests to be carried out.  
 5.5.3.  The notifie d body shall apply a sampling system with the following characteristics:  
 
- a level of quality corresponding to a probability of acceptance of 95%, with a non -
conformity percentage of between 0,5% and 1,5%,  
 
- a limit quality corresponding to a probability of acceptance of 5 % with a non -
conformity percentage of between 5% and 10%.  
 
5.5.4.  If a lot is accepted, all appliances or fittings of the lot shall be considered approved, except for those appliances or fittings from the sample that have been found not to satisfy the tests.  
 
The notified body shall issue a certificate of conformity in respect to the examinations and tests carried out, and shall affix the created GCTS  to each approved appliance or fitting, or have 
it affixed under its responsibility.  
 
The ma nufacturer shall keep the certificates of conformity at the disposal of the national 
authorities for 10 years after the appliance or the fitting has been placed on the market.  
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47 5.5.5.  If a lot is rejected, the notified body or the competent authority shall take appropriate 
measures to prevent that lot being placed on the market. In the event of the frequent rejection of lots the notified body may suspend the statistical verification and take appropriate measures.  
 5.6. Gulf conformity  marking  (GC Marking) and manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity  
 5.6.1.  The manufacturer shall affix the GC marking according to the Gulf conformity tracking symbol 
(GCTS)  as merged into the QR code of the GCTS  and, under the responsibility of the notifi ed 
body referred to in point 5.3, the latter's created GCTS  to each individual appliance or fitting 
that is in conformity with the approved type described in the Gulf type -examination certificate 
and satisfies the applicable requirements of this Technical Regulation . 
 
5.6.2.  The manufacturer/importer shall draw up a written manufacturer/importer declaration of 
conformity for each appliance or fitting model and keep it at the disposal of the national 
authorities, for 10 years after the appliance or the fitti ng has been placed on the market. The 
manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity shall identify the appliance or fitting model 
for which it has been drawn up.  
 
A copy of the manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity shall be made available to th e 
relevant authorities upon request. A copy of the manufacturer/importer declaration of 
conformity of the fitting shall be kept by the manufacturer/importer available for inspection by the market surveillance authorities of GCC Member States . 
 
If the notif ied body referred to in point 5.3 agrees and under its responsibility, the 
manufacturer may also affix the created GCTS to the appliance or the fitting.  
 5.7. If the notified body agrees and under its responsibility, the manufacturer may affix the  created 
GCTS  to the appliances or the fittings during the manufacturing process.  
 5.8. Authorised representative  
 
The manufacturer's obligations may be fulfilled by his authorised  representative, on his behalf 
and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate. An authorised representative may not fulfil the manufacturer's obligations set out in points 5.2 and 5.5.1.  
  
6. CONFORMITY BASED ON UNIT VERIFICA TION 
 6.1. Conformity based on unit verification is the conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 6.2, 6.3 and 6.5, and ensures and declares on his sole responsibility that the appliance or the fit ting concerned, which has been 
subject to point 6.4, is in conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation  that 
apply to it.  
 6.2. Technical documentation  
 
The manufacturer shall establish the technical documentation and make it available to the 
notified body referred to in point 6.4. The technical documentation shall make it possible to 
assess the appliance's or fitting's conformity with the applicable requirements of this Technical 
Regulation , and shall include an adequate analysis and assessment of the risk(s). The technical                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 43 of 
47 documentation shall specify the applicable requirements and cover, as far as relevant for the 
assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the appliance or the fitting.  
 
6.2.1.  The technical documentation shall, wherever applicable, contain at least the following elements:  
 
(a) a general description of the appliance or the fitting;  
 
(b) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and sc hemes of components, sub -
assemblies, circuits, etc.;  
 
(c) descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and 
schemes and the operation of the appliance or the fitting;  
 
(d) a list of the standards used as a presumption of conformit y applied in full or in part, and, 
where those standards  used as a presumption of conformity have not been applied, 
descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements of this Technical 
Regulation , including a list of other relevant te chnical specifications applied. In the event 
of partly applied standards  used as a presumption of conformity , the technical 
documentation shall specify the parts which have been applied;  
 
(e) results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc.;  
 
(f) test reports;  
 
(g) instructions for installation and use, for appliances;  
 
(h) instructions for incorporation into an appliance or for assembly, for fittings.  
 
6.2.2.  Where appropriate, the manufacturer shall also submit to the notified body the following documents:  
 
(a) the Gulf type -examination certificate and the manufacturer declaration of conformity 
relating to the fittings incorporated into the appliance;  
 
(b) attestations and certificates relating to the methods of manufacture and inspection and monitoring of the appliance or the fitting;  
 
(c) any other document making it possible for the notified body to improve its assessment.  
 
The manufacturer/importer shall keep the technical documentation at the disposal of the 
relevant national au thorities for 10 years after the appliance or the fitting has been placed on 
the market.  
 
 
6.3. Manufacturing  
 
The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its 
monitoring ensure conformity of the manufactured app liances or fittings with the applicable 
requirements of this Technical Regulation . 
 
6.4. Verification                                                                                                                                                                                    Page 44 of 
47  
A notified body chosen by the manufacturer shall carry out appropriate examinations and 
tests, set out in the relevant standards used as a presumption of  conformity and/or equivalent 
tests set out in other relevant technical specifications, to check the conformity of the 
appliances or fittings with the applicable requirements of this Technical Regulation , or have 
them carried out. In the absence of such a standard used as a presumption of conformity the 
notified body concerned shall decide on the appropriate tests to be carried out.  
 
If deemed necessary by the notified body, the examinations and tests may be carried out after 
the incorporation of the fittin g, the assembly or the installation of the appliance.  
 
The notified body shall issue a certificate of conformity in respect of the examinations and tests 
carried out and shall affix its created GCTS to the approved appliances or fittings, or have it 
affixed under its responsibility.  
 
The manufacturer/importer shall keep the certificates of conformity at the disposal of the 
national authorities for 10 years after the appliance or the fitting has been placed on the market.  
 6.5. Gulf conformity marking (GC Marking) and manufacturer/importer declaration of conform ity 
 
6.5.1.  The manufacturer shall affix the GC marking according to the Gulf conformity tracking symbol (GCTS)  as merged into the QR code of the GCTS and, under the responsibility of the notified 
body referred to in point 6.4, the latter's created GCTS to each appliance or fitting that satisfies 
the applicable requirements of this Technical Regulation . 
 6.5.2.  The manufacturer/importer shall draw up a written manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the 
appliance or the fitting has been placed on the market. The manufacturer/importer declaration 
of conformity shall identify the appliance or the fitting for which it has been drawn up.  
 
A copy of the manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon request. A copy of the manufacturer/importer declaration of conformity of the fitting shall be kept by the manufacturer/importer available for inspection by the market surveillanc e authorities of GCC Member States . 
 6.6. Authorised representative  
 
The manufacturer's obligations set out in points 6.2 and 6.5 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specifie d in 
the mandate.  
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47 Annex (4)  
Inscriptions  
 
1. In addition to the Gulf Conformity Tracking System (GCTS)  referred to in Article 17, the 
appliance or its data plate shall bear the following information:  
 
(a) the manufacturer's name, registered trade name or registered trade mark;  
 
(b) the appliance type, batch or serial number of the appliance or other element allowing its identification;  
 
(c) the type of electrical supply used, where applicable;  
 
(d) the appliance category marking;  
 
(e) the nominal supply pressure for the a ppliance;  
 
(f) the necessary information to ensure correct and safe installation, according to the nature 
of the appliance.  
 
2. The fitting or its data plate shall bear, as far as relevant, the information provided for in point 1. 
 
 
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47 Annex (5) اﻟﻣﻠﺣﻖ5(  
إﻗرار اﻟﺻﺎﻧﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ1 
إﻗرار اﻟﺻﺎﻧﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ   Manufacturer Declaration of Conformity2 
1. اﻟرﻗم اﻟﺗﻌرﯾﻔﻲ اﻟوﺣﯾد ﻟﻠﺟﮭﺎز أو اﻟﺗوﺻﯾﻼت  
أو اﺻﻧﺎﻓﮭﺎ  )ﻣﺛﻼً: رﻗم ﺗﺳﻠﺳﻠﻲ (  ----------------------  1. Appliance or fitting /appliance or fitting 
model  (e.g. serial number ) 
2. اﺳم اﻟﺻﺎﻧﻊ أو ﻣﻣﺛﻠﮫ اﻟرﺳﻣﻲ ---------ع Ar/En------ 2. Name of the manufacturer or his 
authorized representative  
3. ﻋﻧوان اﻟﺻﺎﻧﻊ أو ﻣﻣﺛﻠﮫ اﻟرﺳﻣﻲ ---------ع Ar/En------ 3. Address of the manufacturer or his 
authorized representative  
4. ﻣوﺿوع اﻹﻗرار )ﺗﻌرﯾف اﻟﺟﮭﺎز أو اﻟﺗوﺻﯾﻠﺔ   
ﻣﻊ ﺗوﻓﯾر اﻟﺗﺗﺑﻌﯾﺔ( ---------ع Ar/En------ 4. Object of the declaration (identification 
of appliance  or fitting allowing 
traceability ) 
5. ﻧُﻘر ﻧﺣن اﻟﺻﺎﻧﻊ ﺑﺄنّ ﻣوﺿوع اﻹﻗرار اﻟﻣﺑﯾن ﻓﻲ اﻟﻔﻘرة 4  
اﻟﺧﻠﯾﺟﯾﺔ ﻣطﺎﺑﻖ ﻟﻣﺗطﻠﺑﺎت اﻟﻠواﺋﺢ اﻟﻔﻧﯾﺔ   5. I, The Manufacturer, Declare hereby that the object 
of the declaration described in point 4 is in conformity 
with the Gulf Technical Regulations  
6. اﻹﺷﺎرة إﻟﻰ  ﻓرﺿﯾﺎت  اﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ واﻟﻣواﺻﻔﺎت   
اﻟﻔﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدﻣﺔ  اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗم اﻹﻗرار ﻋﻠﻰ أﺳﺎﺳﮭﺎ   
ﺑﺎﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ ---------ع Ar/En------ 6. References to the relevant 
Presumption of Conformity and technical specifications used, in 
relation to which conformity is 
declared  
7. اﺳم اﻟﺟﮭﺔ اﻟﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ) إذا ﻟزم( 3 
8. ﻠﺟﮭﺔ اﻟﺗﻌرﯾﻔﻲ ﻟرﻗم اﻟ  اﻟﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ  
9. ﻧطﺎق ﺗدﺧل اﻟﺟﮭﺔ اﻟﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ  
10. ﻟﻠﺗوﺻﯾﻼت ﺗوﻓﯾر اﻟﺗﻌﻠﯾﻣﺎت ﺣول ﻛﯾﻔﯾﺔ
ﺗوﺻﯾﻠﮭﺎ أو ﺗﺟﻣﯾﻌﮭﺎ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺟﮭﺎز ﻟﺗطﺎﺑﻖ  
اﻟﻣﺗطﻠﺑﺎت اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯾﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺟﮭﺎز اﻟﻣﻛﺗﻣل. ---------ع Ar/En------ 
---------------------- 
---------------------- 7. The notified body name (if any)  
8. Identification number of the notified 
body  
9. Notified body scope  
10. For fittings: instructions on how the 
fitting should be incorporated into an 
appliance or assembled to constitute 
an appliance in order to assist 
compliance with the essential 
requirements applicable to finished 
appliances  
11. ﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎت إﺿﺎﻓﯾﺔ  ---------ع Ar/En------ 11. Additional information  
  
ﺗم إﺻدار ھذا  اﻹﻗرار  
ﺗﺣت اﻟﻣﺳؤوﻟﯾﺔ  اﻟﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ  ﻟﻠﺻﺎﻧﻊ    
This declaration of conformity is issued  
under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer  
: ﻣوﻗّﻊ ﻣن طرف وﺑﺗﻔوﯾض ﻋن  ---------ع Ar/En------ Signed for and on behalf of:  
)ﻣﻛﺎن وﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻹﺻدار ---------ع Ar/En------ (place and date of issue)  
)اﻻﺳم، اﻟوظﯾﻔﺔ ---------ع Ar/En------ (name, function)  
)اﻟﺗوﻗﯾﻊ ----------------------  signature)  
 
اﻟوﺛﺎﺋﻖ اﻟواﺟب إرﻓﺎﻗﮭﺎ ﻣﻊ ھذا اﻹﻗرار 
 -ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ  اﻟﻠﺟوء إﻟﻰ  ﺟﮭﺔ ﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ ﺗﺣدﯾد إﺟراء ﺗﻘوﯾم  اﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدم  
وﻧﺳﺧﺔ ﻣن اﻟﺷﮭﺎدة  اﻟﺻﺎدرة ﻋﻧﮫ  Documents to be annexed with this declaration : 
- In case of the intervention of a Notified body the Conformity 
Assessment Procedure used & certificate issued  
 
1 ﻲ ﻟﻠﺻﺎﻧﻊ. ﯾﻌد إﻗرار اﻟﺻﺎﻧﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟورق اﻟرﺳﻣ  
2 ﯾﻣﻛن اﺧﺗﯾﺎرﯾﺎ اﺿﺎﻓﺔ رﻗم ﻣرﺟﻌﻲ/ﺗﺳﻠﺳﻠﻲ ﻣن ﻗﺑل اﻟﺻﺎﻧﻊ ﻟﻛل إﻗرار ﯾﺻدره 
3 ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎل ﺗﺣدﯾد اﻟﻼﺋﺣﺔ اﻟﻔﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﺧﻠﯾﺟﯾﺔ إﺟراءات ﺗﻘوﯾم ﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺗﺗطﻠب ﺗدﺧل ﺟﮭﺔ ﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 47 of 
47 Annex (6) اﻟﻤﻠﺤﻖ) 6 ( 
إﻗﺮار اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮرد ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻄﺎﺑﻘﺔ4 
إﻗرار اﻟﻣﺳﺗورد ﺑﺎﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ  Importer Declaration of Conformity5 
1. اﻟرﻗم اﻟﺗﻌرﯾﻔﻲ اﻟوﺣﯾد ﻟﻠﺟﮭﺎز أو اﻟﺗوﺻﯾﻼت  
أو أﺻﻧﺎﻓﮭﺎ  )ﻣﺛﻼً: رﻗم ﺗﺳﻠﺳﻠﻲ (  ----------------------  1. Appliance or fitting /appliance or fitting 
model  (e.g. serial number ) 
2. اﺳماﻟﻣﺳﺗورد   ---------ع Ar/En------ 2. Name of the importer  
3. ﻋﻧوان اﻟﻣﺳﺗورد  ---------ع Ar/En------ 3. Address of the importer  
4. ﻣوﺿوع اﻹﻗرار )ﺗﻌرﯾف اﻟ ﺟﮭﺎز أو  
اﻟﺗوﺻﯾﻠﺔ ﻣﻊ ﺗوﻓﯾر ﻟﺗﺗﺑﻌﯾﺔ(اﻟﻐﺎز  ---------ع Ar/En------ 4. Object of the declaration (identification 
of appliance  or fitting allowing 
traceability ) 
5. ﻧُﻘر ﻧﺣن اﻟﻣﺳﺗورد ﺣول ﻣوﺿوع اﻹﻗرار اﻟﻣﺑﯾن ﻓﻲ اﻟﻔﻘرة 4  
ﺎﻟﺗّﺄﻛُد ﻣن أنّ اﻟﺻﺎﻧﻊﺑ  ﺎﺳﺗﯾﻔﺎء ﻣﺗطﻠﺑﺎت ﻗﺎم ﺑ ﻗد  اﻟﻠواﺋﺢ اﻟﻔﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﺧﻠﯾﺟﯾﺔ   
وﺿﻌﮫ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺳوق اﻟﺧﻠﯾﺟﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﺷﺗرﻛﺔ ﻟوﻧﺗﺣﻣل ﻛﺎﻣل اﻟﻣﺳؤوﻟﯾﺔ   5. I, The Importer, Declare hereby regarding the 
object of the declaration described in point 4 that we 
insure of the manufacturer did in the conformity with the 
Gulf Technical Regulations  and we b ear all the legal 
responsibility to place  the product on the Gulf Market.  
6. اﻹﺷﺎرة إﻟﻰ  ﻓرﺿﯾﺎت  اﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ  واﻟﻣواﺻﻔﺎت   
اﻟﻔﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدﻣﺔ  اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗم ﻋﻠﻰ  أﺳﺎﺳﮭﺎ اﻹﻗرار   
ﺑﺎﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ ----------------------  
 ----------------------6. References to the relevant 
Presumption of Conformity and technical 
specifications used,in relation to which 
conformity is declared  
7. اﺳم اﻟﺟﮭﺔ اﻟﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ )إذا ﻟزم(  6 
8. ﺟﮭﺔ اﻟﺗﻌرﯾﻔﻲ ﻟﻠ رﻗم اﻟ  اﻟﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ  
9. ﻧطﺎق ﺗدﺧل اﻟﺟﮭﺔ اﻟﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ  
10. ﻟﻠﺗوﺻﯾﻼت ﺗوﻓﯾر اﻟﺗﻌﻠﯾﻣﺎت ﺣول ﻛﯾﻔﯾﺔ
ﺗوﺻﯾﻠﮭﺎ أو ﺗﺟﻣﯾﻌﮭﺎ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺟﮭﺎز ﻟﺗطﺎﺑﻖ  
اﻟﻣﺗطﻠﺑﺎت اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯾﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺟﮭﺎز اﻟﻣﻛﺗﻣل ---------ع Ar/En------
-------------------- -- 
---------------------- 7. The notified body name (if any)  
8. Identification n umber of the notified 
body  
9. Notified body scope  
10. For fittings: instructions on how the 
fitting should be incorporated into an 
appliance or assembled to constitute 
an appliance in order to assist compliance with the essential 
requirements applicable to finished 
appliances  
11. ﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎت إﺿﺎﻓﯾﺔ  
 ---------ع Ar/En------  11. Additional information  
ﺗم إﺻدار ھذا  اﻹﻗرار  
ﺗﺣت اﻟﻣﺳؤوﻟﯾﺔ  اﻟﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ  ﻟﻠﻣﺳﺗورد   This declaration of conformity is issued  
under the sole responsibility of the importer  
ﻣوﻗّﻊ ﻣن طرف وﺑﺗﻔوﯾض ﻋن :  ----------------------  Signed for and on behalf of:  
)ﻣﻛﺎن وﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻹﺻدار ----------------------  place and date of issue)  
)اﻻﺳم، اﻟوظﯾﻔﺔ ----------------------  name, function)  
)اﻟﺗوﻗﯾﻊ ----------------------  signature)  
 
إرﻓﺎﻗﮭﺎ ﻣﻊ ھذا اﻹﻗرار: اﻟوﺛﺎﺋﻖ اﻟواﺟب  
 -ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ  اﻟﻠﺟوء إﻟﻰ  ﺟﮭﺔ ﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ ﺗﺣدﯾد إﺟراء ﺗﻘوﯾم  اﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدم  
وﻧﺳﺧﺔ ﻣن اﻟﺷﮭﺎدة  اﻟﺻﺎدرة ﻋﻧﮫ  Documents to be annexed with this declaration : 
- In case of the intervention of a Notified body the Conformity 
Assessment Procedure used & certificate issued  
 
 
4 ﯾﻌد إﻗرار اﻟﻣﺳﺗورد ﺑﺎﻟﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟورق اﻟرﺳﻣﻲ ﻟﻠﻣﺳﺗورد 
5 ﻣرﺟﻌﻲ/ﺗﺳﻠﺳﻠﻲ ﻣن ﻗﺑل اﻟﻣﺳﺗورد ﻟﻛل إﻗرار ﯾﺻدره.ﯾﻣﻛن اﺧﺗﯾﺎرﯾﺎ اﺿﺎﻓﺔ رﻗم  
6 ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎل ﺗﺣدﯾد اﻟﻼﺋﺣﺔ اﻟﻔﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﺧﻠﯾﺟﯾﺔ إﺟراءات ﺗﻘوﯾم ﻣطﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺗﺗطﻠب ﺗدﺧل ﺟﮭﺔ ﻣﻘﺑوﻟﺔ