Certification

Introduction

In 1981, the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC-Gulf Cooperation Council was established. It is the most important political and economic organization in the Gulf region. Kingdom, Qatar, Kuwait] and the Republic of Yemen. In 2004, the Gulf Cooperation Council standardization organization GSO was established to unify various standardization activities to improve the GCC economy and its competitiveness and meet the requirements of the Gulf Customs Union and the Gulf Common Market. In 2009, GSO approved the G-Mark technical regulations for the Gulf conformity mark to reduce technical trade barriers and promote the free flow of goods across borders within GCC member states.

Starting from January 2014, toys entering the GCC market must comply with the Gulf Toy Technical Regulations (BD-131704-01), and compliant toys must have the GCC compliance quality mark, that is, the G mark.

Since July 2016, the seven Gulf countries’ technical regulations for certain low-voltage electrical equipment and appliances (BD-142004-01

) The mandatory implementation of GCC certification requirements must meet the safety regulations and electromagnetic compatibility EMC requirements listed in the technical regulations. 

Technical regulations [2]: Gulf toy technical regulations, Gulf technical regulations on low-voltage electrical equipment and appliances.

Regulated products:

Gulf toy technical regulations: generally refers to products designed or intended to be supplied to children under the age of 14.

Gulf technical regulations for low-voltage electrical equipment and appliances: generally refers to electrical equipment and its rated voltage is AC50V to 1000V and DC75V to 1500V.

Basic Information

Certification mark

Certificate template

Please consult the AGC directly.