. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BHR/5 
24 May 2006 
 (06-2516) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   n.a. 
2. Agency responsible:   Bahrain Standards & Metrology Directorate (BSDM) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Standards & Metrology Directorate 
Ministry of Industry and Commerce P.O. Box 5479, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  (+973) 1 7574880 Fax:  (+973) 1 7530730 
E-mail:  bsmd@commerce.gov.bh 
Website:  http://www.commerce.gov.bh 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X  ], 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):   House hold applicances 
(HS:  85098090) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Safety Program 
Guide for Electrical equipments (20 pages, in Arabic). 
6. Description of content:   A conformity assessment procedure to control 10 imported or 
locally manufactured electrical products to assure fulfilment of safety requirements.  The conformity assessment procedure includes the following: 
• Registration of all electrical products under control (see point 8, for the list of 
products). 
• Registration period is valid for five years. 
• Registration is required for each mode l of the appliances under control. 
• Registration is performed with fees covering administration expenses for 
enforcement.  No other fees are required. 
• Electrical Products registration requires a Conformity Certificate to assure 
fulfillness of the standards required.  Conformity certificates are accepted from laboratories that are accredited by an accreditation body which is a signatory to the ILAC MRA. 
• A safety Mark should be affixed on the registered products. 
• Registration renewal is every five years. G/TBT/N/BHR/5 
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  • Re-registration is required for products re manufactured with different/new model 
number. 
• The program does not include locally ma nufactured products intended for export 
only or products entering the Kingdom of Bahrain for re-export. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life 
8. Relevant documents:   Toaster, grills and similar appliances (IEC 60335-2-9);  Room 
heaters (IEC 60335-2-30);  Storage water heater (IEC 60335-2-21);  Mixer/blender (IEC 60335-2-14);  Microwave oven (IEC 60335-2- 25);  Kettle (IEC 60335-2-15);  Vacuum 
cleaner (IEC 60335-2-2);  Flexible cables & cords (IEC 60245-4);  Fluorescent lamps (IEC 
61195);  Exhaust Fans (IEC 60335-2-80) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   3 July 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Standards & Metrology Directorate 
Ministry of Industry and Commerce P.O. Box 5479, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  (+973) 1 7574880 Fax:  (+973) 1 7530730 
E-mail:  bsmd@commerce.gov.bh 
Website:  http://www.commerce.gov.bh