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Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) notifies about new technical regulation requirements on Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment are coming into force from July 2022. These requirements will be mandatory as below: Small household appliances from July 4, 2022 Large household appliances from October 2, 2022 Information and communication technology […]
Read More >>The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) decided to postpone the Technical Regulation for Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, which was originally came into enforced on January 5, 2022. SASO has decided to postpone the implementation date for 6 months. There will be different effective date depends on product […]
Read More >>Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) in Saudi Arabia officially issued and published a new WLAN Regulation for Saudi Arabia. The new published WLAN regulation allows the usage of the WiFi 6E in Saudi Arabia over the entire operating frequency band: 5925 – 7125 MHz. Based on the new WLAN regulation the usage of WLAN […]
Read More >>In November 2020, Saudi Arabia announced a draft version of the RoHS Regulations (Regulations on Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment), which was notified by WTO / TBT report. After soliciting public comments on the draft, it is expected that the official version of the rules will be issued, and usually a […]
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The Communications and Information Technology Commission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (CITC) reminds that all telecommunications and radio terminal equipment must comply with the relevant technical specifications established by CITC. All mobile phones, tablets, smart watches and mobile computers must contain CITC E-label. Mobile phones must comply with the Technical Requirements for Mobile Devices […]
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The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) released on December 15, 2018 technical specification RI056 for UMTS (3G) and LTE (4G) equipment. Based on this specification, 4G is now a requirement for equipment type approval and importation into Saudi Arabia. Therefore, 2G and 3G only devices can no longer be approved in Saudi Arabia. In […]
Read More >>The Saudi Arabian Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization (SASO) launched the SABER system for online certification on February 1st, 2018. After a successful half-year trial, SABER has become mandatory since 1 July 2018. The current SASO Certificates of Conformity (CoC) are no longer accepted. Manufacturers, exporters, importers, and freight forwarders started the process of registering […]
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