In the first half of 2023, the Saudi Arabian Organization for Standards, Metrology, and Quality (SASO) released technical regulations on the "Requirements for Electrical Energy Consumption in Standby and Shutdown Modes of Electrical and Electronic Equipment" on its official website. This regulation will be enforced from July 1, 2024. The regulations provide detailed descriptions of sleep mode, standby mode, reactivation function, etc. Manufacturers and importers are responsible for meeting the requirements. At the same time, the government will conduct irregular market inspections on relevant products sold on the market, and take measures such as withdrawal, seizure, or recall for non-standard products.

Regulatory product scope

Products that are not within the scope of this regulation

Execution time:

July 1, 2024

Technical standards:

1. Household and office electrical and electronic equipment - Measurement of low power consumption (standard number EN 50564)

2. Household and office electronic and electrical equipment - Measurement of standby power consumption for edge device networking (standard number EN 50643)

Kind reminder

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