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16 March 2021  
(21-2169) Page: 1/2 
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 ARABIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Standards, Metrology 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 indicated if different from above:   
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)  
P. O .BOX : 3437 Riyadh 11471  
Tel: +966(11) 252 Ext : (1378 -1381-1383)  
Fax +966(11) 4520193 , +966(11)4520086  
Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa   
Website: http://www.saso.gov.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):  Bodies 
and body components (ICS 43.040.60)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Motor Vehicles -
Front Underrun Protective Devices for Trucks (27 page(s), in Arabic; 25 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard is concerned with the requirements for the front 
underrun protective devices (FUPD) of trucks having maximum mass exceeding 3.5 
tonnes used for the carriag e of goods. This standard does not apply to off road vehicles 
and vehicles such that their use is incompatible with the provisions of front underrun 
protection.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protecti on of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
SASO 469 "Motor Vehicles - Weights and Dimensions".   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 April 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  25 March 2021  G/TBT/N/SAU/1181  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Saudi Arabia Standards Organization (SASO)  
P.O. Box 3437  
Riyadh  
11471  
+966(11)252; ext:1380; ext.1382; ext.1383  
+966 (1) 4530035 (Fax)  
ENQUIRYPOINT@saso.gov.sa  
http://www.saso.gov.sa  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/SAU/21_1761_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/SAU/21_1761_00_x.pdf  
 