G/TBT/N/SAU/1109  
 
1 May 2019  
(19-2979) Page: 1/3 
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:   
P. O .BOX : 3437 Riyadh 11471  
Tel: +966(11)2529999 Ext : (9070 -9061) Fax: +966(11)4520 193  
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: 
392410100001; 392410100002; 392410200001; 392410200002; 392410200003; 
392410310001; 392410310002; 392410310003; 392410390001; 392410390002; 
392410390003; 392410900001; 392410900002; 3924 10900003; 441911000000; 
441912000000; 441990000001; 441990000002; 441990000003; 441990000004; 
441990000005; 441990000006; 441990000007; 441990000008; 441990000009; 
441990000010; 441990000011; 441990000012; 441990000013; 441990000014; 
441990000015; 48119000 0001; 481190000002; 481190000003; 481190000004; 
481190000005; 482320000000, 482361000001; 482361000002; 482361000003; 
482361000004; 482369000001; 482369000002; 482369000003; 482369000004; 
691110000001; 691110000002; 691110000003; 691110000004; 691110000005 ; 
691110000007; 691110000008; 691110000009; 691110000010; 691110000011; 
691110000012; 691110000013; 691110000017; 691110000018; 691110000019, 
691110000020; 691110000021; 691110000022; 691110000023; 691110000024; 
691110000025; 691110000027; 691200000001; 69 1200000002; 691200000003; 
691200000004; 691200000005, 691200000007; 691200000008; 691200000009; 
691200000010; 691200000011; 691200000012; 691200000013; 691200000014; 
691200000015; 691200000017; 691200000018; 691200000019; 691200000020; 
691200000021; 691200 000022; 691200000023; 691200000024; 691200000027; 
750890500001; 750890500002; 750890500003; 750890500004; 750890500005; 
750890500006; 750890500007; 750890500008; 750890500009; 750890500013; 
750890500014; 761510200001; 761510200002; 761510900001; 7615109000 02; 
761510900003; 761510900004; 761510900005; 761510900006; 761510900007; 
761510900009; 761510900010; 800700300000, 820551000001; 820551000002; 
820551000003; 820551000004; 820551000005; 820551000006; 820551000007; 
820551000008; 820551000009; 820551000010; 820551000011; 820551000012; 
820551000013; 820551000014, 820551000015; 820551000016; 820551000017; 
820551000018; 820551000019; 820830000000; 821591000000; 830910000001; 
830910000002; 830990300004; 830990400003; 843510000001; 843510000002; 
843510009999; 8435 90000001; 843860000001; 843860000002, 843860000003; 
843860000004  G/TBT/N/SAU/1109  
 
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical 
Regulation of tools, surfaces, and devices used for food -contact in cooking  
6. Description of content:  This reg ulation 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 Penal ties, general rules, Transitional rules, Appendix (lists, 
types)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• SASO GSO 2231:2012  
• SASO 671:2010  
• SASO GSO 839:1997  
• SASO -2845:2012  
• SASO GSO 1863:2013  
• GSO 2138:2011  
• SASO -ISO-14285:2014  
• SASO -ISO-4531-2 :2012  
• SASO -ISO-8442-1:1997  
• SASO -ISO-8442-3:1997  
• SASO -ISO-8442-6:2000  
• SASO -ISO-8442-8:2000  
• SASO ISO 8442-2:1997  
• SASO 825:1994  
• SASO 829:1994  
• SASO GSO EN 12546 -2:2013  
• SASO -ISO-4531-1:2012  
• GSO CODEX STAN 193:2008  
• SASO -ISO-TS-22003:2007  
• SASO -IEC-60619:1993  
• SASO -IEC-60704 -2-14:2013  
• SASO -ISO-7348:199  
• SASO -ISO-16528 -2:2007  
• SASO -ISO-6591-2:1985  
• SASO -EN-30-1-3:2003  
• SASO GSO EN 546 -1 
• SASO GSO EN 546 -2 
• SASO GSO EN 546 -3 
• SASO GSO EN 546 -4 
• SASO -ISO-8351-1:1994  G/TBT/N/SAU/1109  
 
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  • SASO -GSO-2014 
• SASO -ISO-177 
• SASO -ISO-4531-2 
• GSO ISO 8391 -2 
• GSO EN TS 12983 -2 
• GSO ISO 7089 -2 
• GSO ISO 6486 -2 
• SASO -369 
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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