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SAUDI ARABIA - Import Guide 02 – Energy Efficiency labelling Ed. 1.1 1/3 2014-02-07

THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

IMPORT GUIDE No 02

Energy Efficiency Labelling

Important Note : this Import Guide is intended to give Bureau Veritas Customers essential information as reference related to existing legislation implemented in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The following electrical appliances shall have an energy efficiency labelling with a valid license to use such label.

Single-package (such as window type) and split-system non-ducted air conditioners using air- and water-cooled condensers and heat pumps employing air-cooled condensers and ducted air-conditioners using air-to-air heat pumps for residential, commercial and industrial sector with cooling capacity less than and including 70000 Btu/h(20000 W)

Household Refrigerators up to and including 1100 L (39 cubic foot)

Freezers up to and including 850L (30 cubic foot)

Electrical washing machines for clothes, up to and including 12kg.

All EEL applications submitted to SASO shall include the original hard copy of the application stamped and signed by the manufacturer along with the original hard copy of the test report.

All EEL applications shall be submitted online in parallel with the documents application mentioned above for a period

of two months, after which only online applications will be accepted.

License to use the energy efficiency label is issued with a validity of one year only.

The labelling authorization/approval is managed by SASO. BV helps exporters to acquire the energy labelling authorization from SASO contact. All testing laboratories shall be registered on the SL&S (Saudi Label and Standards) portal, through the following link

and free of charge: http://www.sls.gov.sa/Pages/en/RegisterLab.aspx Note: As of 01/09/2014 no laboratory will be registered unless its scope of accreditation covers the applicable Saudi standards for performance

and energy efficiency labelling, until this date SASO will register labs with scope of accreditation including SASO EEL standards or international equivalent standards

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Applicable SASO performance standards are the following

Product Standard Title

AC

SASO 2681: 2007 Non-ducted air conditioners and heat Pumps -Testing and rating for performance (based on ISO 5151)

SASO 2682: 2007 Ducted air-conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps - Testing and rating for performance (based on ISO 13253)

SASO 2663: 2012 Energy Labelling and Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for Air-Conditioners

Refrigerators and freezers

SASO 2664: 2007 Energy Performance, Capacity and Labelling of Household Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers and Freezers (test method based on ISO 15502)

Washing machines

SASO 2692: 2007 Energy Labelling Requirement of Clothes Washing Machines for Household Use

SASO 2693: 2007 Method for Measuring the Performance of Clothes Washing for Household Use

SASO 2683: 2007 Clothes Washing machines for household use- Methods for measuring the performance (based on IEC 60456)

Sizes, shapes and colours of the label shall comply with the requirements set within the applicable standard for each

appliance. Example, label for air conditioners:

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Important Notes: a) SASO is currently updating the Energy Performance standards for washing machines and refrigerators/freezers (to

versions SASO 2692: 2013 and SASO 2664: 2013 respectively), the following changes are to be noted: - New label design in both standards - The Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) value for washing machines shall be equal or greater than

an EER value of 4.0

The time frame for applying the revised standards for washing machines, household freezers and refrigerators: - October 1st 2014, Inspection companies shall stop issuing conformity certificates to products not complying with

the revised standards (Newly revised standards to be published soon), this part will be strictly monitored by the customs

- January 1st 2015, products not complying with the revised standards and not carrying the appropriate labels will be banned from entry to KSA.

- March 1st 2015, MoCI market surveillance will start to withdraw all non-complying products - Even though the updated standards are not published yet, the new labels design implementation has started

already, SASO is currently issuing labels with the new design

b) Reminder: - Refrigerating products (refrigerator, air-conditioner, compressors and freezers) which are operating on

refrigerating gasses (Freon 22 – Freon 123) will be banned as of 01/01/2015, except for spare parts. - Phase 2 of the EER rating for Air Conditioners as per SASO 2663: 2012 as of 21/01/2015: The lower limits of power consumption efficiency for air conditioners shall be higher or equal to the value of the energy efficiency ratio (EER), when calculating cooling capacity at testing conditions (T1) and testing conditions (T3) as follows:

Type of Air Conditioner

Limits of Cooling Capacity

(CC) (Btu/h) at testing

conditions (T1)

EER Value in (Btu/h)/Watt

Mandatory application as of

07/09/2013 (effective as of

07/07/2013)

EER value in (Btu/h)/Watt

Mandatory application as of

21/01/2015

T1 T3 T1 T3

Window Type

CC < 18000 8.5 6.12 9.8 7.06

24000 > CC ≥ 18000 8.5 6.12 9.7 6.98

CC ≥ 24000 8.5 6.12 8.5 6.12

Split and other types All capacities 9.5 6.84 11.5 8.28

The information contained herein is for the purpose of facilitating Pre-Shipment Inspection and does not relieve Exporters or Importers from their obligations in respect of compliance with the import regulations of the country of importation. Although every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of the information, as at the date of issuance of this data sheet, Bureau Veritas does not accept any responsibility for errors or omissions and, furthermore, the information may subsequently be subject to change as may be announced by the Authorities in the country of importation. Consequently, Exporters are advised to check with Bureau Veritas, prior to shipment of the goods, if there is any doubt concerning the issuance of a Certificate of Conformity.