. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/SAU/296 
25 May 2012  
 (12-2755) 
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 Arabian Standard s 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 Arabian Standards 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):  HS CODE 2004 
ICS 91.140.60; 23.040.45 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia / Draft Technical Regulation: Plastics piping sy stems for hot and cold water 
installations - Chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C) - Part 3: Fittings (25 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:  ISO 15877-3:2009 specifies the ch aracteristics of fittings  made from 
chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C) for pi ping systems intended to be used for hot and 
cold water installations within buildings for th e conveyance of water, whether or not intended 
for human consumption (domestic systems) a nd for heating systems under design pressures 
and temperatures according to the class of application. IS O 15877-3:2009 covers a range of 
service conditions (application cl asses) and design pressure cla sses. It does not apply if the 
values of the design temperature, maximum de sign temperature and malfunction temperature 
are in excess of those given in ISO 15877-1:2009. ISO 15877-3:2009 also specifies the 
parameters for the test methods to which it re fers. In conjunction with the other parts of 
ISO 15877, it is applicable to PV C-C fittings, their joints and jo ints with components of PVC-
C, other plastics and non-plastics materials in tended to be used for hot and cold water 
installations. It is applicable to fittings of the following types: 
- fittings for solvent cement joints; 
- mechanical fittings; - fittings with incorporated inserts. G/TBT/N/SAU/296 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
keeping quality of this product, consumer  health protection and marketing relation of  Saudi 
Arabia.  
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