. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/SAU/293 
25 May 2012  
 (12-2740) 
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 23.040.45; 91.140.60 
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 - Polybutylene (PB) - Part 3: Fittings (12 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:  ISO 15876-3:2003 specifies the ch aracteristics of fittings  for 
polybutylene (PB) piping systems intended to be  used for hot and cold water installations, 
within buildings, for the conveyance of water which may or may not be intended for human 
consumption (domestic systems) or for he ating systems, under design pressures and 
temperatures appropriate to the class of application. It covers a range of service conditions 
(application classes) and design pr essure classes. It does not apply if the values of the design 
temperature, maximum design temperature and malfunction temperature are in excess of those given in ISO 15876-1.  
It also specifies the parameters for the test methods referred to in this standard. In conjunction 
with the other parts of ISO 15876, it is applicab le to fittings made from PB and to fittings, 
made from other materials, intended to be fitt ed to pipes conforming to ISO 15876-2 to give 
joints conforming to the requirements of ISO 15876- 5. It is also applicable to fittings made 
from alternative materials which, when fitted to pipes conforming to ISO 15876-2, give joints 
conforming to the require ments of ISO 15876-5. It is applicable to fittings of the following 
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  - socket fusion fittings; 
- electrofusion fittings; 
- mechanical fittings; - fittings with incorporated inserts. 
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