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SASO Electric Vehicles FAQ - S
SASO Electric Vehicles FAQ - S
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1. What does SASO 2. What is SALEEM? 3. What is meant by a
stand for for? The Arabic term SALEEM has been used to Technical Regulation
SASO is an acronym for the “Saudi Standards,
refer to the Saudi Product Safety Programme
for regulating high risk products imported
in the context of the
Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)” that
was established pursuant to the Royal Decree
into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This new
Saudi Product Safety Programme aims to
Saudi Product Safety
No. M/10 dated 03/03/1392 H and headed
by his Excellency, Ministry of Commerce (MoC).
ensure that goods and products imported Programme?
into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) meet
The responsibility of SASO is concerned with the highest level of safety standards thereby A Technical Regulation (TR) is a document
generation of Standards and disseminating promoting consumers' safety, environmental approved by the Board of Directors of SASO
a culture of quality and standardization in all protection and energy conservation. that guides concerned stakeholders regarding
industrial and service activities within the KSA. the technical requirements, methods of
SASO is also a member of Gulf Standardization testing and the applicable administrative
To facilitate the Saudi Product Safety provisions to be complied with for a group of
Organization (GSO).
Programme, SASO has issued Technical high or medium risk products. This document
Regulations (TRs) for certain products also includes legal clauses that empower the
based on their nature, application, safety Regulatory Bodies and Market Surveillance
and performance aspects and has appointed Authorities to continuously assess the
Certification Bodies to enforce these Regulated Products that are shipped to the
requirements in the Country of Supply. KSA. Furthermore, SASO notifies the World
. Trade Organization (WTO) while at the same
time, meets the requirements laid out by
the Islamic Sharia law prior to publishing the
Technical Regulations.
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10. Where can I access 11. Is Factory Audit 13. Is it required for
the Application forms, by SASO a part of the the Applicant to notify
EV test report forms Type approval process SASO of the dates for
and guidelines required for EVs? conducting annual
for the Type approval The TR for EVs states that ISO/IEC 17067 crash tests?
of EVs? Type 1a Conformity assessment process be
applied for evaluation of Conformity which Yes, it is mandatory for the Applicant to notify
does not include Factory Audit. However, SASO of the dates for conducting annual
The Application forms, EV test report forms crash tests at least 3 months before the
Applicant’s shall note that while applying
and guidelines are available in SASO’s JEEM scheduled dates.
for Type approval Certificate in JEEM, a
Platform
declaration by the Applicant is required
stating that they acknowledge the full right
of SASO’s representative to visit the Factory
for attending periodic tests of EVs.
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14. What are the fees 15. What are the fees 20. Where is Intertek’s
stipulated by SASO for obtaining P-CoC and office in Saudi?
for obtaining the Type S-CoC in SABER? Intertek’s Intertek in Saudi is located in the