1/1 When applying the articles of this regulation, terms and expressions hereunder - shall have the meanings indicated in front thereof, unless the context otherwise requires:

• KSA: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Board: SASO's Board of Directors.

• SASO: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization. Regulatory

• Authorities: Authorities/governmental bodies with regulatory tasks according to their specializations, that are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of technical regulations, whether in customs, markets, or manufactories.

• Market Surveillance: Activities and measures carried out by the market surveillance authorities to verify that products meet the requirements stipulated in the relevant technical regulations, and to ensure that they do not pose a risk to health, safety, the environment, or any other aspect related to the protection of the public interest.

• Market Surveillance Authorities: Authorities/governmental bodies responsible for carrying out market surveillance operations. Technical

• Regulation: A document approved by The Board that provides the characteristics of the products, the associated processes and their production methods, including the applicable administrative provisions; with which compliance is mandatory. The technical regulation can also include or pay attention to terms, definitions, packaging, and requirements of markings or labelling on products, services, processes or production methods. Standard: A document approved by the Board that provides, for regular and recurring use, non-mandatory rules, instructions, and specifications of products or processes and production methods. It may include or pay attention to terms,

• definitions, packaging, and requirements of markings or labelling products, services, processes or production methods.

• Essential Requirements: The special requirements of the products; that may affect the safety, health, and the environment; that must be adhered to.

• Hazard(s): A potential source of harm. Risk (s): A potential risk causing damage; associated with the severity of damage.

• Supplier: A product manufacturer, in case that he is in the Kingdom, or the person identified as the manufacturer of the product, through linking the product to his name, or to a relevant commercial description, or any person who provides a product replacement. An agent, when the manufacturer is outside the Kingdom or an importer in the absence of an agent of the manufacturer. Any person in the supply chain, whose activities may affect the product characteristics.

• Conformity Assessment Procedures: A document approved by the Board of Directors, which describes the procedures used directly, or indirectly for the conformity assessment. Notified

• (Approved) Bodies: Conformity Assessment Bodies ''Third Party", approved by SASO in accordance with the regulation of approving Conformity Assessment Bodies. Certificate of

• Conformity: A certificate issued by SASO or a notified body, which ensures the conformity of a product, or any batch thereof, with the requirements of the relevant standards and Technical Regulation. Supplier Declaration of

• Conformity: A declaration by the supplier by which it declares that a product is in conformity with the applicable legislations, without the mandatory intervention of a third party neither in the design stage, nor in the production stage of the manufacturing process. A declaration may depend on testing the product in accordance with the relevant legislation.

• Saudi Quality Mark: A mark granted by SASO, which declares that the supplier has established an effective management system, which ensures that the products they supply are produced in accordance with the applicable regulations, granting procedures, and the relevant Saudi standards.

• Placing on Market: Launching a product for the first time a product in the Saudi ~ market for which the manufacturer/supplier is responsible.

• Making Available on the Market: Any supply of the product for distribution, consumption or use in the Kingdom, in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

• Withdrawal: Any procedure that a ims at preventing or restricting the use of a product in the market or in a supply chain.

• Recall: Any procedure that aims to recall products made available for the enduser.

• Product: Equipment, tools, and materials used in alarm and detection systems, firefighting, and fire-control systems, included in the scope of this Technical Regulation.

1/2 The terms and expressions specified herein shall have the meanings specified in the applicable laws, regulations, and decrees of SASO.

2/1 This Technical Regulations shall be applied on devices, tools and materials used in firefighting, and fire control, including:

• A) Fire extinguishing equipment and devices.

• B) Firefighting pumps.

• C) Firefighting substances.

• D) Parts and fittings of these systems.

2/2 Fire alarm and firefighting systems are excluded from the scope of this Technical Regulation, and the requirements of the Saudi code for fire protection shall be applied.

This Technical Regulation aims to lay out the essential requirements for fire extinguishing equipment, included in the scope of this Technical Regulation, and to identify the conformity assessment procedures for these products and their parts, with which the suppliers shall comply with before placing the products in the market, in order to ensure the conformity of these products to the relevant Technical Regulations and Standards, and preservation of the environment and the health and safety of the consumer.

4/1 The supplier shall adhere to the following requirements:

• A) Products- covered by the scope of this Technical Regulation- shall fulfil the requirements stipulated in this Technical Regulation, and in the relevant standards, specified in Annex.

• B) Provide risk analysis applicable to the products, which shall be taken into consideration at the stages of design and manufacturing.

• C) Provide usage, installation, and maintenance information in a user manual for all products.

• D) Prove that the products are manufactured according to standards and technical specifications taking into consideration the health, and safety of the consumer and the preservation of the environment.

• E) Provide all technical documents - upon request- including certificates and test reports proving the conformity of the products to the relevant standards and the requirements specified in this Technical Regulation.

• F) Provide all administrative documents required by the competent authorities, upon request.

• G) Equipment and devices covered by the scope of this Technical Regulation shall not be placed in the market unless granted a Certificate of Conformity.

4/2 The supplier shall adhere to the following technical requirements:

Firefighting devices, equipment, and materia ls shall be specifically designed and manufactured for frrefighting and shall meet the requirements of the relevant standards referred to in Annex No. (1 ).

5/1 SI Units, their multipliers or parts shall be used during design, manufacturing, or trading.

5/2 Packaging Requirements

• A) Ensuring that the packaging of the products covered by this Technical Regulation is according to the packaging requirements stipulated in the relevant standards.

• B) Ensuring that the packaging is free of prohibited materials.

• C) Ensuring that the product packages or packaging materials hold the recycling mark.

The labeling of the products intended to be placed and displayed in the market shall fu lfill the following requirements:

• 6/1 The product labels shall comply with the technical requirements referred to in the relevant standards, in this Technical Regulation.

• 6/2 Labels shall include warnings and usage instructions and shall be written in a clear irremovable way.

• 6/3 All information included in the markings shall be valid and verified. 6/4 Images and phrases used on the product packaging shall not violate the public law, morals, and the Islamic values prevailing in KSA.

7/1 The supplier - responsible for product placement in the market - shall obtain a Certificate of Conformity issued by a notified body by SASO, in accordance with conformity assessment model (Type 3) as per ISO/IEC 17067 and the requirements specified in Annex No (2).

7/2 Notified Bodies shall implement the conformity assessment procedures according the specified model, in order to ensure fulfillment of the requirements of the Technical Regulation and relevant Saudi standards set out in Annex (1) of this Regulation.

7/3 The product shall be accompanied by a technical file, which includes the following:

• A) Supplier (manufacturer/importer) Declaration of Conformity as per Annex No (3).

• B) Risk Assessment Document.

• C) Technical Requirements stipulated in Article (4).

7/4 The supplier shall cooperate with the Regulatory Authorities and Market Surveillance Authorities by providing the technical file, Certificates of Conformity, and any other documents proving the conformity of the product with the requirements of this Technical Regulation, when required.

7/5 Firefighting equipment and devices used in ftrefighting systems that have obtained the Saudi Quality Mark, or its equivalent are considered to be complying with the requirements re lated to safety of the placed products in the market.

Regulatory Authorities, as a part of their competences, shall carry out the following:

• 8/1 Regulatory Authorities shall verify that firefighting and fire prevention systems fulfill the requirements of the specified conformity assessment procedures, and the technical documents accompanied with the consignment.

• 8/2 Regulatory Authorities have the right to randomly take samples of the products and refer such samples to the competent laboratories to ascertain the extent of the conformity of such samples with the requirements set out in this Technical Regulation.

• 8/3 Regulatory Authorities have the right to charge the suppliers (manufacturers/importers) with the costs of tests and associated fees.

• 8/4 In case of a non-conformity of the product, Regulatory Authorities shall withdraw the concerned products from warehouses, and take the necessary legal actions.

Market Surveillance Authorities, as a part of their competences, shall carry out the following:

• 9/1 Enforce the market surveillance procedures to the products in markets and the products stored in warehouses, in order to check the product's safety and the extent of fulfillment ofthe requirements stipulated in this Technical Regulation and relevant standards.

• 9/2 Sample the product, whether from the market or warehouses of suppliers (manufacturers and importers), in order to conduct the necessary tests and to verify the conformity of such products with the requirements set out in this Technical Regul ation.

• 9/3 In case of non-conformity of - displayed or stored - products with the requirements of this Technical Regulation, Market Surveillance Authorities shall take all administrative actions including withdrawal and recall of such products. Procedures and penalties -stipulated in Article (8) -shall be applied after taking the necessary actions.

10/1 It is prohibited to manufacture, import, launch, or even advertise the products non-conforming with the requirements of the articles stipulated in this Technical Regulation.

10/2 Failure to meet the requirements of th is Regulation shall be a sufficient reason for Market Surveillance Authorities and Regulatory Authorities to consider the product as non-conforming, which may pose a risk to the health and safety of consumers and to the environment, including, but not limited to:

• A) Non-fixing or improper fixing of conformity labels, Saudi Quality Mark, or its equivalent.

• B) Failure to issue or improper issuance of the Certificate of Conformity or the Supplier Declaration of Conformity.

• C) Unavailability or incompleteness of the technica l documentation upon request.

• D) Unavailability or incompleteness of product data/labels, safety guidelines, or usage instructions.

10/3 In case of a violation of the provisions hereof, Market Surveillance Authorities shall take all necessary actions to eliminate such violations, and their effects from the market. To this end, Market Surveillance Authorities may:

• A) Mandate the violating party- that is responsible for placing and offering of the product- to withdraw the product from the warehouses or markets in order to remedy such violations, if possible. The product may be exported or destroyed (according to the nature of the product) within the period specified by the Market Surveillance Authorities.

• B) Withdraw, restrain or destroy the products, or take any other necessary action to recall such products from the markets. In addition, as the case may be, Market surveillance Authorities may announce the withdrawal of the product from the markets, and the violating party shall bear a ll associated expenses.

10/4 In case of non-conformity of the products, SASO shall take the necessary actions concerning products non-conforming with the requirements of this Regulation, including the cancellation of the relevant Certificate of conformity, while taking the necessary measures with the Notified Body, which issued the certifi cate.

10/5 Without prejudice to any other law, a party that violates any of the provisions hereof shall be subject to the penalties stipulated in applicable Anti-Commercial Fraud Law or any other superseding law.