Keywords: lighting products
Saudi industrial and the ministry of commerce announced that since February 9, 2016, included in the standard SASO2870: lighting products export in 2015 Saudi mandatory SASOEER energy certification requirements.
The standard number: SASO2870:2015
Full name: EnergyEfficiency, Functionality and Labeling Requirements for Lighting Products Part1
A. Product range
Including: in Saudi Arabia using common household and similar purposes, directional and omnidirectional light bulbs, including ac or dc power supply of ordinary incandescent bulbs, since the ballast fluorescent lamps (CFL), since the ballast LED bulbs, halogen bulbs, etc.
Controller does not include: lamps and lanterns, lamps and lanterns, as well as the general lighting bulbs (such as light, infrared heat lamp, lamp from other home appliances, etc., and other professional use the special use light bulbs).
2. Standard
It is pointed out in this standard, product specifications and warnings must have English and Arabic versions at the same time;
2. The special purpose of the light bulb, must be on the packaging and other materials that provide clearly indicate the intended use of the product, and show the product does not apply to ordinary household lighting;
3. For the average household light bulb or similar purposes, the main assessment criteria:
Lighting efficiency rating: mainly is divided into A, B, C, D, E, F and G these seven grades.
The performance requirements of bulbs, such as life, lumen maintenance, switch cycle, start time, color rendering index and power factor and other requirements.
Light bulb must show the following information: the trademark, the input voltage, rated power, country of origin. The above information must be on the label, packaging, manuals, and website and/or Arabic clearly marked in English.
Light bulb contains harmful material assessment requirements: contain lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), 6 chromium (Cr6, +), polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and mercury and other material.
Bulb energy efficiency label requirements: the label must be on the packaging, and was the location of the consumer is clearly visible.
SASO certification system
As Saudi Arabia SASO standards organization. SASO responsible for establish national standards for all commodities and products in the standard also involves the measurement system, etc. There are a lot of them in fact SASO standard is in the relevant international electrotechnical commission (IEC) and other international organizations established on the basis of safety standards. Like many other countries like Saudi Arabia, according to their country's civil and industrial voltage geography and climate environment, ethnic and religious habits such as add some special projects in the standard. In order to achieve the purpose of protecting consumers SASO standard not only for products imported from abroad, for local products in Saudi Arabia also applies.
