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On July 9, 2021, the Saudi Arabian Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) officially issued the "Technical Regulations for the Limitation of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment" (SASO RoHS), which aims to restrict the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. This regulation mainly defines Saudi Arabia's RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) controlled product categories and conformity assessment procedures.

SASO RoHS controls six categories of electrical and electronic equipment, including household appliances, information technology and telecommunications equipment, lighting equipment, power tools, toys, entertainment and sports equipment, and monitoring and control equipment.

Hazardous substances limit requirements:

Conformity assessment procedure: 

1. The supplier shall be responsible for ensuring that the listed electrical and electronic devices and equipment have obtained a certificate of conformity from an accredited organization in accordance with the ISO/IEC17067 standard specification, namely the "Conformity Assessment Product Certification Basis and Product Certification Scheme Guide" "Certificate of Conformity" (Type 1a), which is issued by an organization approved by SASO.

2. The product should be accompanied by technical documents, which should include:

A) Supplier (manufacturer/importer) self-declaration of conformity;

B) Risk assessment documents;

C) Necessary warnings, warnings, and guidelines for the safe use and operation of the product.

This technical regulation will be formally implemented on January 5, 2022. Products that do not comply with this regulation can still be sold in the market within 1 year from the date of publication of the technical regulation.