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.
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…
On 24 August 2018, the Saudi Arabian Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) updated Annex 1 of the General Rules on Energy Efficiency Technical Regulation to include additional products in scope. All products listed in the Annex must comply with the requirements of the regulation and the related standards mentioned therein. Lighting products were included…
PRESS RELEASE August 2018 Determination of Measurement Uncertainties in Photometry Supplement 2: Spectral measurements and derivative quantities CIE 198-SP2:2018 ISBN 978-3-902842-11-4 DOI: 10.25039/TR.198SP2.2018 This report is a second supplement to CIE 198:2011 Determination of Measurement Uncertainties in Photometry for the determination of measurement uncertainties associated with the values of selected quantities in photometry. It deals…
ENFORCEMENT OF SASO RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE FOR SELECTED PRODUCTS The following is the updated list of products under the scope of “SASO Recognition Certificate” requirements which includes the list of products in the current scope and the updated list with effect from 1st August 2018. With reference to the above list, smart watches and water pumps…
