Article 7 of the Saudi Standards and Quality Law
المادة 7 من نظام المواصفات والجودة · الباب الثالث: إعداد واعتماد وتبني المواصفة والوثيقة ذات الصلة
Preparing the standard and related document is the Authority's responsibility through technical teams; the Board or its delegate approves and adopts them, effective from the date it sets.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- تتولى الهيئة مسؤولية إعداد المواصفة والوثيقة ذات الصلة، وفقاً للإجراءات التي تحددها اللوائح.
2- تشكل الهيئة فرقًا فنية تتولى إعداد المواصفة والوثيقة ذات الصلة، وتلتزم الفرق الفنية بالمتطلبات المتعلقة بسياسة حقوق النشر الخاصة بالهيئة، وتحدد اللوائح إجراءات عمل الفرق الفنية ومكافآتهم المالية.
3- يكون اعتماد وتبني المواصفة والوثيقة ذات الصلة بقرار من المجلس -أو من يفوضه- وتنشر للعموم بحسب الوسيلة التي تراها الهيئة.
4- تعتبر المواصفة والوثيقة ذات الصلة معتمدة من التاريخ الذي يحدده المجلس أو من يفوضه.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 7 explained in plain English
This article regulates the stages of preparing and approving the Saudi standard, and contains four provisions:
1. Responsibility for preparation: the Authority prepares the standard and the related document, under the procedures set by the regulations.
2. Technical teams:
- The Authority forms technical teams to prepare the standard and the related document.
- These teams are bound by the requirements of the Authority's copyright policy.
- The regulations set the working procedures of the technical teams and their financial rewards.
3. Approval, adoption and publication: the standard and the related document are approved and adopted by decision of the Authority's board of directors or its delegate, and are published to the public by the means the Authority sees fit.
4. Date of approval: the standard and the related document are considered approved from the date set by the Board or its delegate, not necessarily from the date the decision is issued.
The difference between "approval" and "adoption", as Article 1 explains, is that adoption starts with a request to adopt an international, regional or national standard or a related document and ends with adopting and publishing it, whereas approval starts with preparing or adopting a standard and ends with approving and publishing it as a Saudi standard.
This article is consistent with the Authority's tasks in Article 6, including preparing the standard and the related document. Article 8 then requires the Authority to notify the relevant bodies of the procedures for preparation, approval and release to the public. Someone who wants to know the effective date of a standard concerning his products should refer to the decision that set its date of approval, and may consult a lawyer who specializes in commercial cases.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 7 of the Saudi Standards and Quality Law
Who approves the Saudi standard?
The standard is approved and adopted by decision of the Authority's board of directors or its delegate.
When is a standard considered approved?
It is considered approved from the date set by the Board or its delegate.
Who prepares Saudi standards?
The Authority prepares them, and forms technical teams for that, whose working procedures and rewards are set by the regulations.
More articles on Preparing and Approving a Saudi Standard
- Article 8
The Authority must notify relevant bodies of the procedures for preparing and approving the Saudi standard and, where necessary, the related document, and for releasing them to the public.
تقوم الهيئة بإشعار الجهات ذات العلاقة بإجراءات إعداد المواصفة السعودية واعتمادها والوثيقة ذات الصلة (عند الضرورة)، وإجراءات طرحهما للعموم.
- Article 9
International and regional standards and related documents are the basis for adopting Saudi standards; a national standard may be the basis where none exists or it is unsuitable, in the Authority's judgment.
تعتبر المواصفة الدولية والمواصفة الإقليمية والوثيقة ذات الصلة هي الأساس في تبني المواصفة السعودية. وفي حال عدم وجود مواصفة دولية أو مواصفة إقليمية في مجال معين
- Article 10
Saudi standards and related documents begin with the symbol SASO in English (م ق س in Arabic) and are written in Arabic, which governs interpretation.
1- تبدأ المواصفة السعودية أو الوثيقة ذات الصلة باختصار بالرمز التعريفي (م ق س) باللغة العربية وSASO)) باللغة الإنجليزية. 2- تستخدم اللغة العربية في كتابة المواص
- Article 11
Saudi standards and related documents are published in the Authority's publications, on its website or by other means, and the Authority may authorize others to sell them under the regulations.
1- تنشر المواصفة السعودية والوثيقة ذات الصلة في إصدار خاص على مطبوعات الهيئة أو موقعها الإلكتروني أو في أي وسيلة أخرى تراها الهيئة. 2- يجوز للهيئة تفويض من تراه
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.