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Saudi Arabia Issues New Technical Regulation for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Aug-18-2025 Chemical industry Middle East

The Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization (SASO) has officially issued a new Technical Regulation for Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing, aligning national safety requirements w...

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Saudi Arabia Notifies WTO of Updated Technical Regulation on Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Aug-18-2025 Hazardous chemicals Middle East Electrical and Electronics WTO TBT Notification

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has submitted an addendum to the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding changes to its Technical Regulation on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and E...

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Saudi Arabia Updates Technical Regulation for Packaging to Align with Product Safety Law

Aug-18-2025 Middle East Packaging

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced significant updates to its Technical Regulation for Packaging, aligning the provisions with the recently issued Product Safety Law. The updated regulation, no...

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Jordan mandates GHS labelling of chemical substances from 1 June 2025

Jul-08-2025 Labelling Middle East WTO Enforcement Globally Harmonized System GHS

Update: In line with the timeline specified in the WTO notification, Jordan’s standard DJS 990:2024 has entered into force.  Mandatory GHS labelling for chemicals substances and mixtures apply from...

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Gulf Countries Update Pesticide Residue Limits in Agricultural and Food Products

Apr-23-2025 Maximum Residue Limits MRLs GCC Pesticide Residue Limits Saudi Food and Drug Authority SFDA Gulf Food Safety Regulations Gulf Cooperation Council GCC

On 16 April 2025, seven Gulf countries (United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen) submitted a joint addendum to the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding their dr...

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Jordan mandates GHS labelling of chemical substances

Oct-09-2024 GHS Labelling Middle East Update

On 2 October 2024, the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft standard for the labelling of chemical substances. The second edition o...

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Gulf Cooperation Council Publishes Second Draft Standard to Align with GHS 7

Jun-12-2024 GHS Hazardous chemicals Labelling Safety data sheets (SDSs)

On 21 May 2024, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a second draft standard, i.e. GSO/TC01 /DS2/ GSO2654:2023, aligned with the seventh revised edition of...

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