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12 April 2023  
(23-2602) 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:   
P. O .BOX : 3437 Riyadh 11471  
Tel: +966(11)252 Ext : (9065 -9081-9072) Fax: +966(11)4520193  
Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  8428 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical 
Regulation for Cableway Installations; (28 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation specifies the following:  
Terms and Definitions, Scope, Objectives, Supplier Obligations, Safety Analy sis and 
Safety Report for Planned Suspended Installations, Labelling, Conformity Assessment 
Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities, Responsibilities of  
Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and Penalties, General Provisions, Transitio nal 
Provisions, Appendix (lists of standards , HS code, List, Essential Safety Requirements, 
Subsystems Conformity Assessment Tables, Conformity Assessment Forms (Type Type 3 
and Supplier Declaration of Conformity).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
SASO EN 1709  
SASO EN 12397  
EN 1908  
EN 1909  
EN 12385 -8 G/TBT/N/SAU/1285  
 
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  EN 12385 -9 
SASO EN 12927  
SASO EN 12929 -1 
EN 12930  
EN 13107  
SASO EN 13223  
EN 13243  
EN 13796 -1 
EN 17064  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After six months from published in official gazette.  
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:   
Saudi Arabia Standards Organization (SASO)  
P.O. Box 3437  
Riyadh  
Tel: +966(11)252 Ext : (9065 -9081-9072)  
Fax: +966 (1) 4530035  
Email: ENQUIRYPOINT@saso.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.saso.gov.sa  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/SAU/23_8904_00_x.pdf  
 