  
  
G/TBT/N/SAU/1128  
28 January 2020  
(20-0654) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA BIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Standards 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 indicate d if different from above:   
Saudi Standards 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):  Water 
heating equipment (ICS 91.140.65)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Household and 
similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2 -21: Particular requirements for storage water 
heaters (32 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard is concerned with Safety of storage water heaters.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard will be applied to all producers, manufacturers, importers and 
retailers who wish to sell storage water heaters in Saudi Arabia. This standard details the 
safety requirements for storage water heaters to be used for Houses and similar 
appliances.; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant  documents:   
www.saso.gov.sa  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not yet determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 month after adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
enquirypoint@saso.org.sa   
http://www.saso.gov.sa  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/SAU/20_0621_00_e.pdf  
 