The Middle East Lighting Association (MELA) is an international non-profit making association formed in 2012 by Gulf Advanced Lighting, GE Lighting, Osram, Philips Lighting & Tridonic..
MELA is an active association which supports the development of efficient lighting policy in the Middle East region.
MELA’s principle aim is to represent the interests of the leading lighting product manufacturers in their support to legislators across the region in drafting and implementing policy (standards and regulations) for lighting related products and services across the Middle East region.
MELA is dedicated to promoting energy efficient lighting practice for the benefit of the global environment, human comfort, and the health and safety of consumers.
FOR OUR READERS INFO & ACTION IF NECESSARY The proposed new European Union ecodesign and labelling rules apply as of 1st January 2019. The new EPREL database – EU product energy labelling database – is in the process of being finalised and is a new obligation for suppliers to the EU market as of 1st January 2019. More…
From our colleagues at https://www.complianceandrisks.com/ two informative slides showing both the drastic increase in global regulations by region and the subject areas that are the drivers of that growth. Note the steep growth curve in regulation in Europe, Middle East & Africa and Central Asia in uppermost slide below. The trajectory of the curve indicates…
This publication provides the recommendations of the CIE concerning colorimetry. Specifically, it includes the use of the standard colorimetric observers and standard illuminants, the reference standard for reflectance, the illuminating and viewing conditions, the calculation of tristimulus values, chromaticity coordinates, colour space coordinates and colour differences and various other colorimetric practices and formulae.
REGIONAL LIGHTING POLICY DEVELOPMENTS RESPONSIBLE REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY SCOPE ENTRY INTO FORCE DATE GCC GCC Standards Organisation GSO Low Voltage Technical Regulation 1 July 2016 General product safety requirements for electrical & electronic products. Not yet known A draft “Regulation for hazardous materials” based on the EU directive is…
Recent press reports suggest that the launch of the Saudi online conformity assessment system ‘SABER’ has been postponed to January 2019. The SABER system was proposed earlier in the year by the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) as a new online conformity assessment system for imported products. The system was established to facilitate the…
MELA Policy Team members met with the Emirates Standards and Metrology Authority (ESMA) to discuss progress on the following issues of concern to the lighting industry: The Draft Federal Street and Outdoor Lighting Regulation – progress on this issue was presented to ESMA including an update of the project status I.e. that the approach taken…
