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.
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…
The workshop introduced the scope and requirements of Lighting Regulation Part 3 for Street and Road lighting applications, covering the technical requirements of luminaires. Part 1 covered the products mostly used for residential lighting. To fill the gap of the remaining lighting products, Lighting Regulation Part 2 was developed in 2017 and will probably enter into force in…
16th May 2018 – Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, has launched its new company name, following the amendment of the company’s articles of association changing its name from Philips Lighting N.V. to Signify N.V. Eric Rondolat, CEO, Signify said ‘The choice of our new company name originates from the way…
From May 25th of this year, new rules regarding Data Protection in the European Union will enter into force. These regulations are commonly known as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). One aspect of GDPR is that businesses and organisations will need explicit consent to send communications to individuals. As such, our existing database of email addresses (a large…
