الهيئة السعودية للمواصفات والمقاييس والجودة 
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Org (SASO)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SASO 2870:2018/AMD1:202 1 
 
 
 
متطلبات كفاءة الطاقة ومتطلبات التشغيل ووضع البطاقات لمنتجات الانارة - الجزء 
الاول 
Energy efficiency, functionality and labelling requirements for 
lighting products Part 1 
 
ICS: 91.160.01  
 
THIS DOCUMENT IS A DRAFT AMENDEMENT TO SAUDI  STANDARD 
CIRCULATED FOR COMMENT. IT IS, THEREFORE SUBJECT  TO CHANGE 
AND MAY NOT BE REFERRED UNTIL APPROVED BY THE  BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS.  SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2870 :2018/AMD 1:2021                                               
   
مقدمة  
قامت الهيئة السعععععععععععععع    ة للم اصعععععععععععععع ا  والمقاييس والج  ة باعتما  ت ديل الم اصعععععععععععععع ة ال يا ععععععععععععععية  ق  
SASO 2870:2018/AMD1:2021  " متطلبا  ك اءة الطاقة ومتطلبا  التشععععععععععععععقيل وو عععععععععععععع  البطاقا
لمنتجا  الانا ة - الجزء الاول " ب د ا ععععت  ا  الم اصعععع ا  ال يا ععععية الدولية والأجنبية والمؤل ا  الم جعية. 
وقد اعتمد هذا الت ديل مكملا للم اصعععععععععععععع ة ال يا ععععععععععععععية  ق  SASO 2870:2018 " متطلبا  ك اءة الطاقة
ومتطلبا  التشقيل وو   البطاقا  لمنتجا  الانا ة - الجزء الاول " 
 
Foreword  
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organ ization (SASO) has approved the 
Amendment  of Saudi Standard No. “SASO  2870 :2017/AMD 1:2021" " ENERGY  
EFFICIENCY, FUNCTIONALITY AND LABELLING, REQUIREMENTS FOR 
LIGHTING PRODUCTS PART 1" based on relevant International and National 
Foreign  Standards and references.  This amendment has been approved as a 
complemen tary part of the Saudi Standard  No. “SASO  2870:2018" “ENERGY 
EFFICIENCY, FUNCTIONALITY AND LABELLING, REQUIREMENTS FOR 
LIGHTING PRODUCTS PART 1”. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2870 :2018/AMD 1:2021                                               
   
3. Reference Standards  
Delete : 
 SASO GSO IEC 60432 -1 Tungsten Safety Standard  
 SASO 1983 (IEC 60432 -2) T-H Safety Standard.  
 SASO 2570 (IEC 60432 -3) T-H Safety Standard  
 SASO GSO IEC 60968 CFLi Safety Standard  
 SASO 2720 (IEC 61199) Single -capped fluorescent lamps Safety Standard  
 SASO IEC 62471 Photo biological Safety of Lamps and Lamp Systems  
 SASO IEC 62560   Self ballasted LED lamps > 50V Safety Standard  
 SASO standard to be adopted based on (Project IEC 62663 -1) Non -ballasted LED  
 lamps - Safety requirements  
 SASO standard to be adopted based on (Project IEC/PAS 62838) Safety of LED lamps 
with supply voltages smaller equal 50V  
 SASO IEC/PAS 62868 Safety of OLED  
 
 
4.1 Energy efficiency requirements  
Add:  
 It is allowable to use same test report for models in SLS system that are different in color 
temperature only and have same technical specifications of the product.  
 
 
4.3 Marking requirements  
Replace:  
“Special purpose” lamps (Annex B -3) do not need to comply with the marking requirements  
specified in Annex E and Annex H. Instead, the following information shall be clearly and  
prominently indicated  on their packaging and in all forms of product information  accompanying 
the lamp when it is placed on the market:  
 Their intended purpose.  
 That they are not suitable for household room illumination  
 
By: 
“Special purpose” lamps (Annex B -3) do not need to comply with the marking requirements  
specified in Annex E and Annex H. Instead, the following information shall be clearly and  
prominently indicated on their packaging and in all forms of product information  accompanying 
the lamp when it is placed on the m arket:  
 Brand Name  
 Model number  
 Rated power( Watt) 
 Rated Voltage ( Voltage)  
 Rated Lumen(lumen)  
 Rated color temperature ( Kelvin ) SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2870 :2018/AMD 1:2021                                               
   
 Country of origin 
 Their intended purpose  
 
 
ANNEX E - Marking requirements for indirect lamps   
Replace:  
Nominal power  
By: 
Rated power  (Watt) 
 
 
Replace:  
The information does not need to be specified using the exact wording of the list below. It may 
be displayed using graphs, figures or symbols rather than text: 
 Brand name 
 Model number 
 Input voltage 
 Lamp type (Indirect) 
 Country of origin 
 Lamp technology (Incandescent/Halogen/CFLi/LED) 
 Cap type 
 Nominal lamp power (in watt) 
 Nominal luminous flux (in lumens) 
 Nominal efficacy (in lumens per watt) 
 Nominal life time (in hours) 
 Number  of switching cycles before up to B50 lifetime 
 Color temperature 
 Lamp mercury content as X.X mg (applicable only to lamps that contains mercury) 
 Indication on which website to consult in case of accidental lamp breakage, in order to 
find instructions on how to clean up the lamp debris 
 
BY: 
The information does not need to be specified using the exact wording of the list below. It may 
be displayed using graphs, figures or symbols rather than text: 
a. Brand name 
b. Model number 
c. Rated Input voltage(Volt) 
d. Lamp type (Indirect) 
e. Country of origin 
f. Lamp technology (Incandescent/Halogen/CFLi/LED) SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2870 :2018/AMD 1:2021                                               
   
g. Cap type 
h. Rated lamp power (Watt) 
i. Rated luminous flux (Lumens) 
j. Rated efficacy (Lumens/Watt) 
k. Rated life time (hours) 
l. Rated Number  of switching cycles before up to B50 lifetime 
m. Rated Color temperature (Kelvin)  
n. Rated power factor  
o. Rated color  rendering  (percentage)  
p. Lamp mercury content as X.X mg (applicable only to lamps that contains mercury) 
(milligrams ). 
q. Following information shall be displayed on free -access websites or in any other form the 
manufacturer deems appropriate:  
- how to clean lamp debris in case of accidental lamp breakage and disposal of 
lamp at the end of life, when relevant;  
- About actual values of the hazardous content, when relevant  
 
ANNEX H - Marking requirements for direct lamps  
1) Replace:  
Nominal power  
By: 
Rated power  
2) Replace:  
The information does not need to be specified using the exact wording of the list below. It 
may be displayed using graphs, figures or symbols rather than text: 
 Brand name  
 Model number  
 Input voltage  
 Lamp type (Direct)  
 Country of origin  
 Lamp technology (Incandescent/Halogen/CFLi/LED)  
 Cap type  
 Nominal useful luminous flux displayed in a font at least twice as large as any display of 
the nominal lamp power.  
 Nominal life time of the lamp in hours (should not longer than the rated life time).  
 Color temperature, as a value in Kelvins and also expressed graphically or in words.  
 Number of switching cycles before premature failure.  SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2870 :2018/AMD 1:2021                                               
   
 Warm -up time up to 60 % of the full light output (may be indicated as ‘instant full light’ 
if less than 1 second).  
 A warning if the lamp cannot be dimmed or can be dimmed only on specific dimmers; in 
the latter case, a list of compatible dimmers shall be also provided on the manufacturer's 
website.  
 If designed for optimum use in non -standard conditions (such as ambient t emperature Ta 
≠ 25 °C or specific thermal management is necessary), provide information on those 
conditions.  
 Lamp dimensions in millimeters (length and largest diameter).  
 Nominal beam angle in degrees.  
 If the lamp’s beam angle is ≥ 90° and its useful luminous flux as defined in Annex F is to 
be measured in a 120° cone, a warning that the lamp is not suitable for accent lighting.  
 If the lamp cap is a standardized type also used with filament lamps, but th e lamp’s 
dimensions are different from the dimensions of the filament lamp(s) that the lamp is 
meant to replace, provide a drawing comparing the lamp’s dimensions to the dimensions 
of the filament lamp(s) it replaces.  
 An indication that the lamp is of a ty pe listed in the first column of Table 13 may be 
displayed only if the luminous flux of the lamp in a 90° cone ( 𝛷90˚) is not lower than the 
reference luminous flux indicated in Table 13 for the smallest wattage among the lamps 
of the type concerned. The reference luminous flux shall be multiplied by the correction 
factor in Table 14. For LED lamps, it shall be in add ition multiplied by the correction 
factor in Table 15.  
 An equivalence claim involving the power of a replaced lamp type may be displayed if 
the lamp type is listed in Table 13 and if the luminous flux of the lamp in a 90° cone 
(𝛷90˚) is not lower than the  corresponding reference luminous flux in Table 13. The 
reference luminous flux shall be multiplied by the correction factor in Table 14. For LED 
lamps, it shall be in addition multiplied by the correction factor in Table 15. The 
intermediate values of bot h the luminous flux and the claimed equivalent lamp power 
(rounded to the nearest 1 W) shall be calculated by linear interpolation between the two 
adjacent values.  
By: 
The information does not need to be specified using the exact wording of the list below. It 
may be displayed using graphs, figures or symbols rather than text: 
a. Brand name  
b. Model number  
c. Rated Input voltage ( Volt) 
d. Rated lamp power ( Watt)  
e. Lamp type (Direct)  
f. Country of origin  
g. Lamp technology (Incandescent/Halogen/CFLi/LED)  
h. Cap type  
i. Rated luminous flux (Lumens) SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2870 :2018/AMD 1:2021                                               
   
j. Rated efficacy (lumens/watt) 
k. Rated life time (hours) 
l. Rated Color temperature(Kelvins)  
m. Rated Number of switching cycles before premature failure.  
n. Warm -up time up to 60 % of the full light output  
o. Rated color  rendering  (percentage)  
p. Lamp mercury content as X.X mg (applicable only to lamps that contains mercury) 
(milligrams  
 
q. Place the information to refer to in the event of an accidental breakage of the lamp to 
find instructions on how to clean lamp debris  provided on the manufacturer's website 
or any other form the manufacturer deems appropriate.  
r. A warning if the lamp cannot be dimmed or can be dimmed only on specific dimmers; 
in the latter case, a list of compatible dimmers shall be also provided on the 
manufacturer's website  or any other form the manufacturer deems appropriate.  
s. Following information are optional:  
 
- If designed for optimum use in non -standard conditions (such as ambient 
temperature Ta ≠ 25 °C or specific thermal management is necessary), provide 
information on those conditions.  
- If the lamp’s beam angle is ≥ 90° and its useful luminous flux as defined in Annex 
F is to be measured in a 120° cone, a warning that the lamp is not suitable for 
accent lighting.  
- If the lamp cap is a standardized t ype also used with filament lamps, but the lamp’s 
dimensions are different from the dimensions of the filament lamp(s) that the lamp 
is meant to replace, provide a drawing comparing the lamp’s dimensions to the 
dimensions of the filament lamp(s) it replace s. 
- An indication that the lamp is of a type listed in the first column of Table 13 may 
be displayed only if the luminous flux of the lamp in a 90° cone ( 𝛷90˚) is not 
lower than the reference luminous flux indicated in Table 13 for the smallest 
wattage amo ng the lamps of the type concerned. The reference luminous flux shall 
be multiplied by the correction factor in Table 14. For LED lamps, it shall be in 
addition multiplied by the correction factor in Table 15.  
- An equivalence claim involving the power of a replaced lamp type may be 
displayed if the lamp type is listed in Table 13 and if the luminous flux of the lamp 
in a 90° cone ( 𝛷90˚) is not lower than the corresponding reference luminous flux 
in Table 13. The reference luminous flux shall be multiplied b y the correction 
factor in Table 14. For LED lamps, it shall be in addition multiplied by the 
correction factor in Table 15. The intermediate values of both the luminous flux 
and the claimed equivalent lamp power (rounded to the nearest 1 W) shall be 
calcu lated by linear interpolation between the two adjacent values.  SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2870 :2018/AMD 1:2021                                               
   
t. Following information shall be displayed on free -access websites or in any other form 
the manufacturer deems appropriate:  
- how to clean lamp debris in case of accidental lamp breakage and disposal of 
lamp at the end of life, when relevant;  
- About actual values of the hazardous content, when relevant  
 
 
ANNEX H - Marking requirements for direct lamps  
After table 15  
Delete:  
If the lamp contains mercury:  
 
(a) Lamp mercury content as X.X mg.  
(o) Indication of which website to consult in case of accidental lamp breakage to find  
instructions on how to clean up the lamp debris.  
 
 
J-2 - Design and placement of the label  
Replace:  
The label shall be printed directly on one side of the individual packaging of the product.  
 
The label shall be (43 mm wide and 75 mm high) as in Figure 1 without alteration. If the label 
would cover more than 70 % of the surface area of the largest side, then the label presented in 
Figure 2 (43 mm wide and 45 mm high) shall be used.  
 
The label shall be printed on the most prominent part of the individual product packaging to be 
easily visible to the end -user.  
 
By: 
The label shall be (43 mm wide and 75 mm h igh) as in Figure 1 without alteration. If the label 
would cover more than 70 % of the surface area of the largest side, then the label presented in 
Figure 2 (43 mm wide and 45 mm high) shall be used.  
 
Individual packaging with dimensions less than (43 mm wide and 45 mm high) shall have a 
printed label with the design in Figure 3 (resized to fit the individual packaging) on one side. 
Additionally, a separate QR code will be generated by SASO registration system and shall be 
printed separately on the individ ual packaging without alteration.  
 SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2870 :2018/AMD 1:2021                                               
   
J-3 - Information and values contained on the label  
1) Field (c):  
Delete:  
 Equivalent power  
 
 
2) Add: 
Figure 3 – Alternative label for small packaging  
 
 
 (a) 
(c) (b) 
(f) (e) (d) 
(g) 
(h) 
(i)