Article (40): Effective Date
This regulation shall come into force as of the date of 1 July 2016.
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Annex (1)
The Safety Basic Requirements of the Electrical Appliances and Equipment
with Low Voltage and the Requirements of the Electromagnetic
Compatibility
1. Basic Requirements:
a. The main characteristics of the electrical appliances and equipment should be clearly
showed and put on them so as to be hard to remove by pasting or drawing them on the
electrical appliance or equipment. If this was not possible, it can be showed in a booklet
or a leaflet attached to it which include the usage instructions in order to guarantee its
safe usage in the applications made for them.
b. The electrical appliances and equipment shall be manufactured- including its
components- in a way that guarantees assembling and connecting then in a safe and
good manner.
c. The electrical appliances and equipment should be designed and manufactured so as to
guarantee the prevention of the risks referred to in the two paragraphs (2) and (3) of this
annex; provided that the electrical appliance or equipment should be used in the
applications which were made for them and to be maintained in an appropriate way.
2. Prevention of Hazards which Arise from the Electrical Appliances and
Equipment:
The procedures with the technical nature should be determined according to the general
requirements mentioned in the above paragraph (1), in order to guarantee the following:
a. Protecting the people in an appropriate way from the danger of the physical harm or
any harm that may be resulted from the direct or indirect contact.
b. They should not produce any temperature degrees, electric arcs, radiations, or
electromagnetic effects that may cause danger to people, property or their
surrounding environment.
c. Protecting people and property in a proper way from the non- electrical hazards which
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are resulted from the electrical appliances and equipment which may appear in the
scientific practices.
d. The insulator shall be appropriate for the expected working conditions.
e. The voltage and frequency of each of the member states should be considered as well
as the type and shape of the plug (plugs and sockets) used in each state according to
the following table:
United
Arab
Emirates
Kingdom
of Bahrain
Kingdom
of Saudi
Arabia
Sultanate
of Oman
The State
of Qatar
State of
Kuwait
Yemen
Arab
Republic
Rated voltage (volt)
230/400
±1 0%-
6%
230/400±6
%
127/220±
5 As for
the
residentia
l and
commerci
al usage
±5
220/380
AS for
industrial
usage
240/415±6
%
240/415±6
%
240/415
±6
%
400±6%/2
20
Frequency
(Hz)
50Hz
(1%) 0.5±
50Hz
(1%) 0.5±
60Hz
±0.1
50Hz
(1%) 0.5±
50 Hz
(1%) 0.5±
50 Hz
(1%) 0.5±
50 Hz
Type and
shape
C/D/G G G C/G D/G C/G A/D/G
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Note: refer to the website of (IEC) to know the type and shape of the plugs and sockets
according to the symbols mentioned in the above table.
F. The electrical appliances and equipment which work in an air-conditioned inside
atmosphere or outside one are designed to work in the atmosphere in a manner
consistent with the climatic conditions in the member states.
3. Prevention of Hazards which are the Result of Outside effects to the
Electrical Appliances and Equipment:
The technical procedures should be determined according to the basic requirements in
paragraph (1) of this annex in order to guarantee the following:
a. That the electrical appliances and equipment fulfil the mechanical requirements
expected in a way that do not endanger people and property.
b. The electrical appliances and equipment should resist the non- mechanical effects in the
expected environmental circumstances, in a way that do not endanger people and
property.
c. The electrical appliances and equipment should not pose a danger to people and
property in the circumstances of the expected overload.
4. The Requirements of the Electromagnetic Compatibility:
a. The disruption (disturbance) and the electromagnetic interference generated by the
electrical appliances and equipment should not exceed the level that affects the
functions of the equipment of radio, wired and wireless telecommunications; and the
other equipment.
b. The electrical appliances and equipment shall have a level of immunity from the
electromagnetic disruption (disturbance) as they work without unacceptable
disturbance when used normally.
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Annex (2)
The Electrical Appliances and Equipment and the Normal Phenomena
Falling Outside the Scope of this Regulation
1. The electrical appliances and equipment to be used in explosive circumstances.
2. The electrical appliances and equipment of the radiological and medical purposes.
3. The electric parts of the elevators of the individuals and goods.
4. Electrical measuring instruments.
5. The devices of controlling the electric fence.
6. The electrical radio interference.
7. The specialized electrical appliances and equipment, to be used in the ships, aircraft and
railways, conforming to the safety provisions set by the international party(s) where the
member states are represented.
Annex (3)
Conducting the Procedure of the Conformity Assessment for the Electrical
Appliances and Equipment included in the List
(1)
1. Technical documents:
a. The manufacturer should prepare the technical documents, which should enable the
assessment of the conformity range of the electrical appliances and equipment with the
applied technical requirements. They should also include appropriate Risk Analysis and
Risk Assessment.
b. The technical documents should determine the applied requirements and should
include, according to the assessment requisites, the design, manufacture and operation
of the electrical appliances and equipment. The technical documents should include the
following elements at least where necessary:
1) General description of the electrical appliances and equipment.
2) Detailed description with the drawings, design and manufacture, including the list
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and schemes of the components, partial compounds, circuits, and materials used
in the electrical appliances and equipment.
3) Descriptions and explanations required to understand the referred drawings, the
schemes and the electrical appliances and equipment.
4) Addresses of the places of manufacturing and storing the electrical appliances and
equipment.
5) An explanation of the gulf standard specifications or the international standard
specifications issued by IEC which are totally or partially applied. In addition, a
description of the solutions taken to fulfil the basic requirements of the gulf
technical regulations which are applicable where the gulf standard specifications
or the international standard specifications issued by IEC are not applied. In case
of the partial application of the gulf standard specifications, the technical
documents should indicate the paragraphs that has been applied.
6) The results of the existing design calculations, the accomplished checks, etc.
7) Description of the procedure of the followed conformity assessment.
8) Test reports from internal labs of the manufacturer, according to article (22) of this
regulation, or an accepted authority.
c. The technical documents should be prepared in Arabic; if it is not possible, the documents
issued in English can be accepted after the approval of the national competent authorities
in the member states.
d. The manufacturer or importer shall provide translation for the required parts of the
technical documents into Arabic in response to justified request from the market survey
authorities in any of the member states.
e. When the national competent authorities ask the manufacturer or importer to provide the
technical documents of translation of some of its parts, they determine a deadline of
twenty working days to receive these documents or their translation; unless there were
justifications which required a shorter period due to the existence of a serious and current
risk case.
f. If the manufacturer or importer did not comply with the requirements mentioned in
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points (C), (D), and (E) of this paragraph, the market survey authorities has the right to
require testing electrical appliances and equipment by an accepted authority or the
authority that it determines within a specified period at the expense of the manufacturer
or importer; in order to ensure the conformity of the electrical appliances and equipment
to the accredited standard specifications, the basic safety requirements and the
electromagnetic compatibility set out in articles (4) and (6); and annex (1).
2. Manufacturing
a. The manufacturer should take all of the necessity procedures in order to guarantee that
the manufacturing and controlling processes are conforming to the electrical appliances
and equipment manufactured with the technical documents referred to in paragraph
(1) and with its requirements of the gulf technical regulations.
b. The administrative systems conforming to the gulf standard specifications or the
standard specifications issued by the international specification organization (ISO) of
the relevant administration systems fulfilling the requirements of point (A-2).
3. The Conformity Mark and the Conformity Declaration of the Manufacturer
a. The manufacturer should put a conformity mark according to the gulf technical
regulations and the relevant requirements of putting the mark on each electrical
appliance or equipment that satisfies the requirements of the applicable gulf technical
regulations.
b. The manufacturer should issue a written declaration of conformity for each form of the
electrical appliances and equipment (conformity declaration of the manufacturer)
according to paragraph (1) of article (17) and the form attached in annex (5). He should
also make it available within the technical documents for the national competent
authorities for ten (10) years after placing the product in the market. The conformity
declaration of the manufacturer should determine the product form issued for him.
c. A copy of the conformity declaration of the manufacturer should be provided to the
concerned authorities upon request.
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4. Authorized Representative
The authorized representative of the manufacturer may perform the duties referred to in point
(3) under the name of the manufacturer and under his full responsibility; provided that this is
clarified in the power of attorney issued for him by the manufacturer.
Annex (4)
Conducting the Conformity Assessment for the Electrical Appliances and
Equipment included in the List
(2)
1. The manufacturer should provide a request to one accepted authority in order to examine
the model. It should include:
a. Name and address of the manufacturer; name and address of the authorized
representative of the manufacturer if the request was presented by the authorized
representative.
b. A written declaration of not presenting the same request to any accepted authority.
c. The technical documents in the following paragraph (2).
d. Representative samples of the product, and the accepted body can request more of the
samples if it was necessary to complete the test programs.
e. The evidence supporting the compatibility of the technical solutions taken in the design,
this evidence should indicate to all of the used documents, particularly when the gulf
standard specifications or the international standard specifications issued by IEC are not
completely applied. The supporting evidence should include, whenever necessary, the
results of the tests executed in the appropriate lab of the manufacturer, or in another lab
under the name of the manufacturer and his responsibility.
2. Technical Documents
a. The manufacturer should prepare the technical documents, which should enable the
assessment of the conformity range of the electrical appliances and equipment with the
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applied technical requirements. They should also include appropriate Risk Analysis and
Risk Assessment.
b. The technical documents should determine the applied requirements and should
include, according to the assessment requisites, the design, manufacture and operation
of the electrical appliances and equipment. The technical documents should also
include the following elements at least where necessary:
1) General description of the electrical appliances and equipment.
2) Detailed description with the drawings, design and manufacture, including the list
and schemes of the components, partial compounds, circuits, and materials used
in the electrical appliances and equipment.
3) Descriptions and explanations required to understand the referred drawings, the
schemes and the electrical appliances and equipment.
4) Addresses of the places of manufacturing and storing the electrical appliances and
equipment.
5) An explanation of the gulf standard specifications or the international standard
specifications issued by IEC which are totally or partially applied. In addition, a
description of the solutions taken to fulfil the basic requirements of the gulf
technical regulations which are applicable where the gulf standard specifications
or the international standard specifications issued by IEC are not applied. In case
of the partial application of the gulf standard specifications, the technical
documents should indicate the paragraphs that has been applied.
6) The results of the existing design calculations, the accomplished checks, etc.
7) A copy of the conformity certificate of the model and the description of the
solution by which the manufacturer guarantees the production conformity to the
specified model in the conformity certificate and copied of the documents sent by
the manufacturer to the accepted authority.
8) Description of the procedure of the followed conformity assessment.
9) Test reports from internal labs of the manufacturer, according to article (22) of this
regulation, or an accepted authority.
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c. The technical documents should be prepared in Arabic; if it is not possible, the documents
issued in English can be accepted after the approval of the national competent authorities
in the member states.
d. The manufacturer or importer shall provide translation for the required parts of the
technical documents into Arabic in response to justified request from the market survey
authorities in any of the member states.
e. When the national competent authorities ask the manufacturer or importer to provide the
technical documents of translation of some of its parts, they determine a deadline of
twenty working days to receive these documents or their translation; unless there were
justifications which required a shorter period due to the existence of a serious and current
risk case.
