G/TBT/N/SAU/1110  
 
1 May 2019  
(19-2978) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA BIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Tel: +966(11)2529999 Ext : (9070 -9061) Fax: +966(11)4520193  
Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS Codes: 
391721000001; 391721000002; 391721000003; 391722000001; 391722000002; 
391722000003; 391723000001; 391723000002; 391723000003; 391729000001; 
391729000002; 391729000003; 391731000001; 391731000002; 391731000003; 
4009119 00002; 400911909999; 400912900002; 400921900002; 400922900002; 
400931900002; 400932900002; 400941900002; 400942900002; 730300000002; 
730431000002; 730441000000; 730451000000; 730630000001; 730630000002; 
730640000000; 730650000000; 730660000000; 73066100000 1; 730661000002; 
730669000000; 730711000001; 730711000002; 730711000003; 730711009999; 
730721000000; 730722000000; 730723000000; 730791000000; 730792000000; 
730793000000; 741110000000; 741121000000; 741122000000; 741210000001; 
741210000002; 741210000003; 7 41210009999; 741220000001; 741220000002; 
741220000003; 741220009999; 750711000000; 750712000000; 750720000001; 
750720000002; 750720000003; 750720009999; 760810000000; 760820000000; 
760900000001; 760900000002; 760900000003; 760900009999; 830710000000; 
83079 0000000  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical 
Regulations for Building Materials Part 5 Pipes used in water, electricity, gas and air 
conditioning system (24 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This regu lation specifies the following:  Terms and Definitions, 
scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, 
Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey 
Responsibilities, Violations and Penalt ies, general rules, Transitional rules, Appendix (lists, 
types)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of animal or plant life or health; 
Protection of the environm ent G/TBT/N/SAU/1110  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• SASO -ISO-4427-2 
• SASO -ISO-7685 
• SASO -ISO-15875 -2 
• SASO -ISO-14531 -1 
• SASO -ISO-15876 -2 
• SASO -ISO-11298 -3 
• SASO -ISO-4437-2 
• SASO -ISO-15874 -2  
• SASO -ISO-4427-3 
• SASO -ISO-17454   
• SASO -ISO-7511  
• SASO -ISO-7509 
• SASO -ISO-8513  
• SASO -ISO-21138 -2 
• SASO -ISO-21138 -3 
• SASO -ASTM -D2609  
• SASO -ASTM -D3035  
• SASO -ISO-9691 
• SASO -ISO-15877 -2 
• SASO -ISO-18672 -1 
• SASO -ISO-22391 -2 
• SASO -ISO-TR-18124  
• SASO -ISO-11296 -3 
• SASO -ISO-11296 -4 
• SASO -ISO-11296 -7 
• SASO -ISO-TS-18226  
• SASO -ISO-8179-1 
• SASO -ISO-8179-2 
• SASO -ASTM -A928 
• SASO -ISO-5256 
• SASO ASTM A53   
• SASO -ASTM -A74 
• GSO-ISO-2531 
• SASO -827 
• GSO ISO 4179  
• SASO -ASTM -A790M  
• SASO -ASTM -A733 
• SASO -ASTM -A358 G/TBT/N/SAU/1110  
 
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  • SASO -ASTM -A53 
• SASO -ASTM -A888 
• SASO -ISO-6594 
• SASO -ASTM -A126 
• SASO -ISO-16132  
• SASO -ASTM -A312M  
• SASO -ISO-4144 
• SASO ASTM A53/A53M    
• SASO ASTM A254/A254M  
• SASO ASTM A106    
• SASO ASTM B241/B241M    
• SASO ASTM B210    
• SASO GSO ASTM B88M    
• SASO 2669  
• SASO 2670  
• SASO 2671  
• SASO 2672  
• SASO 2673  
• SASO 2674  
• SASO 2675  
• SASO IEC 60423  
• SASO IEC 60981  
• SASO IEC 61084 -1 
• SASO IEC 61084 -2-1 
• SASO IEC 61084 -2-2 
• SASO IEC 61084 -2-3 
• SASO IEC 61084 -2-4 
• SASO GSO IEC 61386 -1 
• SASO IEC 61386 -21 
• SASO IEC 61386 -22 
• SASO IEC 61386 -23 
• SASO IEC 61386 -24 
• SASO IEC 61386 -25 
• SASO IEC 61534 -1 
• SASO IEC 61534 -21 
• SASO IEC 61534 -22 
• SASO IEC 61537  
• SASO IEC 61914  
• SASO IEC 61950   
• SASO IEC 62275  G/TBT/N/SAU/1110  
 
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  • IEC 62444  
• GSO IEC 62549  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 July 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 February 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.saso.gov.sa/en/eservices/tbt/Pages/default.aspx  
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