Notification of Egyptian Ministerial Decree No.29/2021 – Lamps in general (ICS 29.140.01)

Notification of Egyptian Ministerial Decree No.29/2021 – Products covered: Lamps in general (ICS 29.140.01) This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.29/2021 (1 pages, in Arabic) that: For luminaries only it gives the producers and importers one year transitional period starting from 3 February 2021, to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 7823/2020…

Development of lighting related standards in the East African Community

Latest developments regarding lighting policy in MELA focus countries centre on the development of lighting related standards in the East African Community. East African Standards development for lighting has become necessary in order to harmonize requirements governing the quality of products and services in the East African Community. The overall objective is to remove trade…

Important announcement related to Saudi Lighting Regulations Part 1, 2 and 3

MELA welcomes the following developments recently notified by SASO regarding Saudi Lighting Regulations Parts 1, 2 and 3. Option to extend the test report validity to 3 years for LP 1 & 2. Different colour temperature within the same technical specification, same lumen and wattage brackets. Family registration LPW requirement is allowed if the energy class is the same. Control…