. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/SAU/375 
21 June 2012  
 (12-3271) 
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 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 :   
Saudi Standards Metrology And Quality Organization  
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 91.040.99 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Temporary structures - 
Tents - Safety (46 pages,  in English).     
6. Description of content:  This Standard specifies safety requirements which need to be 
observed at design, calcula tion, manufacture, installatio n, maintenance, operation, 
examination and testing of mobile, temporary installed tents more than 50 m2 ground areas. 
For tents less than 50 m2 ground area, it is  not necessary to produce the tent book 
(see Clause 14) and the producer will pr ovide a documentation concerning the burning 
behaviour of the fabrics and the stability of the structure. Two tents can be considered as two tents if the distance between them is more than 5 m accept otherwise agreed. These tents are 
intended to be installed and dismounted repeated ly without loss of substance, temporarily as 
well as on short term or long-term basis at an y places, and multiple purposes. A simplified 
calculation for tents with a maximum space of  12 m and a maximum capacity of 300 people is 
allowed for traditional pole and rope tents. The field of application of this European Standard covers all kind of temporary covered structures. Tents erec ted for a temporary period and 
dismantled for use elsewhere in fairgrounds and amusement parks are covered by this 
European Standard. The content of this Europ ean Standard collects the different existing 
National Regulations and Guide lines as far as possible.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
keep quality of this product, consumer health protection and safety.  G/TBT/N/SAU/375 
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  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:    
enquirypoint@saso.org.sa   
http://www.saso.org.sa