WTO notification · TBT
Saudi ArabiaUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Saudi Arabia issued an addendum on 2 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/SAU/996. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 21 August 2017. The comment period closed on 26 November 2023.
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see the Annex (1-B), page 19
The comment period closed on 26 November 2023. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/SAU/996/Rev.1/Add.1; it can take them up with Saudi Arabia.
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Technical Regulation of Textile Products
Attached is a copy of the Regulation after alignment, along with the List of standards.
Preamble, Terms and Definitions, Scope of Application, Objectives, Obligations of Supplier, Safety Procedures of Textile Product, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities (Ports- Factories) Responsibilities of Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and Penalties, General Provisions, Transitional Provisions, Publication, Annexes Textile products & relevant standards, List of Textile fiber names, Agreed allowances used to calculate the mass of fiber, Textile products that are characterized by collective labelling, Textile products for which labelling or marking is not mandatory, Special provisions for the labelling and marking of certain textile products, Conformity Assessment Form (Type 3 & a1) as per ISO/IEC 17067, Supplier Declaration of Conformity Form.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/SAU/996/Rev.1/Add.1
Technical Regulation of Textile Products
Attached is a copy of the Regulation after alignment, along with the List of standards.
RevisionG/TBT/N/SAU/996/Rev.1
Comment deadline: Closed on 26 November 2023
Technical Regulation of Textile Products - Version 2
Preamble, Terms and Definitions, Scope of Application, Objectives, Obligations of Supplier, Safety Procedures of Textile Product, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities (Ports- Factories) Responsibilities of Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and Penalties, General Provisions, Transitional Provisions, Publication, Annexes Textile products & relevant standards, List of Textile fiber names, Agreed allowances used to calculate the mass of fiber, Textile products that are characterized by collective labelling, Textile products for which labelling or marking is not mandatory, Special provisions for the labelling and marking of certain textile products, Conformity Assessment Form (Type 3 & a1) as per ISO/IEC 17067, Supplier Declaration of Conformity Form.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/SAU/996
Comment deadline: Closed on 20 October 2017
Technical Regulation of Textile Products
This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional rules, Appendix (lists, types)
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