. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/SAU/445 
2 August 2012  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organisation (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 :   
Saudi Standards, Metrology a nd Quality Organization (SASO) 
P.O. Box: 3437 Riyadh 11471  Tel.:  +966(1)4520000  Ext:  (1378-1381-1383) Fax:  +966(1)4520193 Email:  enquirypoint@saso.org.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):  ICS: 97.190 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard Consumer 
Safety Specification for Frame Child Carriers (8 pages in English). 
6. Description of content:   
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers  performance requirement s, test methods, and 
marking requirements to promote safe use of frame child carriers.  
1.2 This consumer safety specif ication is intended to minimize the risk of injury to a child 
from the normal use and reasonably fo reseeable misuse of these products. 
1.3 For purposes of definition, a frame child ca rrier is a product, norma lly of sewn fabric 
construction on a tubular metal or other frame, which is designed to carry a child, in an 
upright position, on the back of the caregiver. A frame child carrier is intended for use with a 
child that is able to sit upright unassisted a nd weigh between 16 lb (7.3 kg) and up to 40 lb 
(18.1 kg). The frame child carrier is intended to  be worn on the back of the caregiver's body, 
with the carrier, and thus the child, suspe nded from both shoulders of the caregiver. The 
seated position of the child is either fa cing towards or away from the caregiver. 
1.4 No frame child carrier produced after th e approval date of this consumer safety 
specification shall, either by label or other me ans, indicate compliance with the specification 
unless it complies with all of the requirements contained herein. G/TBT/N/SAU/445 
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  1.5 This consumer safety specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries 
resulting from the interaction of  other persons or objects with  the caregiver and child while 
the frame child carrier is in use. 
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in 
parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for  information only 
and are not considered standard. 
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains  only to the test method portion,  Section 7 
of this consumer safety specification. This  standard may involve the use of hazardous 
materials, operations, and equipm ent. This standard does not purport to  address all of the 
safety concerns, if any, associat ed with its use. It is the  re sponsibility of the user of this 
standard to establish appropriat e safety and health practices a nd determine the applicability of 
regulatory limitations prior to use. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Keeping quality of this product,  consumer health and safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   http://www.saso.org.sa    
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Not yet determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of circulation 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Email:  enquirypoint@saso.org.sa   
Website:  http://www.saso.org.sa