Recently, a delegation of BACL representatives went to the Middle East for a week-long visit, aiming to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with local official authorities, further deepen the strategic layout in the Middle East market, build a closer cooperation bridge for Chinese and Middle Eastern local companies, and open up a smoother channel to go overseas!

BACL representatives visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries, and had in-depth exchanges with officials and experts from official authoritative organizations such as the Saudi Arabian Standards organization (SASO), Saudi Arabia's local certification body (SAITCO), and the United Arab Emirates' local certification body (GULFTIC) on EMC, energy efficiency and other certification fields, and reached a broad consensus on cooperation.

▍BACL visits SASO

BACL representatives had an in-depth discussion with SASO's energy efficiency expert Mohammed I. Alhamid and product safety expert Abdelaziz Sadiki on the market access requirements and latest regulatory trends for lighting products:

• The new EMC regulations will be strictly enforced: SASO officially implemented the new EMC regulations on May 17, 2024, and began to spot check whether CB organizations strictly enforced the new EMC regulations two months ago. For this, applicants need to provide not only SDOC documents, but also EMC technical reports for evaluation; BACL will assist companies in conducting EMC compliance reviews of products to ensure that products meet SASO's strict standards, and work with SASO to promote the strict implementation of the new EMC regulations;

• Proposed optimization of lighting product startup time standards: In view of the problem that the startup time of lighting products is required to be less than 0.5 seconds, which is difficult for some DALI 2.0 dimming products to achieve, BACL proposed to update the startup time test limit. SASO recognized this and agreed to consider adjusting relevant standards to adapt to market and technological development. BACL will collect the actual test results of DMX and DALI products from various factories and brands in the future to provide SASO with basic data for real-world inspections.

• Propose to optimize the initial report submission and certification process for LED lamp products: In response to the brand's demand for initial report submission and certification of LED lamp products, BACL listed international energy efficiency regulations such as US Energy Star ES and EU ERP, which can be used as references for initial submission and certification. SASO said that it will consider this in the future and may adjust and optimize the relevant processes according to actual conditions.

If the company has any technical questions or has suggestions for changes to the regulations, you can contact our technical experts at any time for timely assistance.

▍BACL visits SAITCO

BACL representatives had a full exchange with relevant technical leaders of SAITCO:

• Sharing the latest regulatory developments: The two sides shared comprehensive information on the latest regulatory developments in the Saudi market, discussed common problems in the implementation of regulations, and shared solutions and experiences.

• Establishing a deep cooperative relationship: The two sides discussed their respective professional fields and advantages in depth, and will develop a deep and long-term cooperative relationship in the fields of EMC, energy efficiency, safety, etc.

• Optimizing market sampling requirements: The two sides shared the sampling requirements and common non-conformities of the Saudi certification market, and discussed how to rectify and help Chinese companies.

▍BACL visits several certification agencies in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

In addition, BACL representatives also visited several certification agencies such as SQM, ECAS, EQM, etc. in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. With global certification qualifications and laboratory networks all over the world, BACL has established in-depth cooperative relationships in multiple fields with various institutions such as TABSEER and GULFTIC, providing more convenience and support for Chinese and Middle Eastern local companies in international certification services.

In terms of international certification services, BACL has always implemented a strategy that combines "going out" with "bringing in". By actively "going out" and having in-depth exchanges with government departments, certification agencies, laboratories, local importers and enterprises in various countries, it has continuously broadened its international vision and "brought in" the latest information from different markets, the latest international regulatory trends and certification resources, providing global companies with the most professional, comprehensive and high-quality international certification services.

As a certification body for SASO and GCC, BACL continues to maintain and promote good relations with local official authorities, while also strengthening close cooperation with local institutions to provide guarantees for different types of customer demands. In the future, BACL will continue to deepen its presence in the Middle East market, break through trade barriers of quality certification, help companies successfully expand into the Middle East market, and achieve high-quality development in the target market!

About BACL:

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, BACL is a comprehensive third-party testing and certification service provider that integrates testing, certification, inspection, metrology, accreditation, consulting, factory auditing, software development, and equipment manufacturing. Over the years, BACL has always taken the service concept of “professional, authoritative, accurate and efficient”, and has created wonders in the industry with its one-stop solution that is renowned worldwide. At present, BACL has more than 2,000 employees worldwide, more than 10 comprehensive laboratories and more than 40 branches in Asia, South America, Africa, the Middle East and other regions have set up local service organizations, which can carry out electromagnetic compatibility, radio frequency performance, communications, safety, chemical, physical, energy efficiency, reliability, batteries, and other consumer products testing and certification services, BACL's global service network provides you with the best service for your products to be sold to the world. BACL's worldwide service network protects your products to be sold to the world！