G-Mark
The Gulf Mark (G Mark) for Low Voltage Electrical Products And Appliances
G Mark is now a requirement for a number of electrical products and children’s toys being exported to Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO) member countries as defined within the Low Voltage Technical Regulation, BD142004-01.
Ocean Cert is uniquely positioned to provide manufacturers with expert support and guidance on the Gulf Technical Regulations and overall G marking requirements and procedures. Learn more about our world-class service to help you meet requirements for Gulf Member States:
– G Marking for Electrical Products
– Conformity Assessment Programs
We can help manufacturers navigate through the Gulf Technical Regulations and overall G marking requirements and procedures.
We have global network of ISO / IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratories and is already one of the world’s largest issuers of IECEE CB scheme certificates
We are a GAC- ISO / IEC 17065 Accredited Notified Body for Low-voltage Electrical Equipment and Appliances
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The GCC Member Countries are:
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- State of Kuwait
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- Sultanate of Oman
- State of Qatar
- Republic of Yemen
Obligations of Manufacturers/Unlinked Importers:
- Carry out Conformity Assessment Procedure
- Ensure/certify compliance of device
- Draw up technical file
- Fulfill Conformity Assessment Programme
- Affix G-mark to signify compliance of device
- Ensure all warnings labeled in Arabic
Timeline for Compliance
Enforcement of the new G Marking scheme for low-voltage electrical products and appliances went into effect on July 1, 2016. All low-voltage electrical products in scope (List 2) entering the GSO marketplace after July 1 2016 must have the G Marking and meet all of its requirements.
List 1 Regulated Products: Self-declaration conformity assessment
Regarding manufacturing procedures and processes, manufacturers of List 1 products must have a system in place—typically a factory quality control system—in order to ensure products are being manufactured and assembled in a controlled manner which includes production line testing to confirm the product quality and integrity so as to maintain conformity within the design intent. Once all these elements have been completed the manufacturer can affix the proper G Marking to the product and draw up a written Declaration of Conformity.
List 2 regulated products: Requiring Notified Body (NB) involvement
Manufacturers must choose a single Notified Body (NB) entity, such as Intertek, to examine the technical design of a product and verify that the technical design of the product meets the requirements of the applicable Gulf Technical Regulations and for the issuance of an evaluation report with a Gulf Type Examination certificate. The Notified Body must also ensure the manufacturing has a production quality system implemented in order to confirm that the product is being manufactured in accordance to the technical specifications. The product manufacturer still must create a Technical Construction file for each model of product, and this documentation must include a risk analysis / assessment report and test reports, among the other additional documentation requirements noted for List 1 products, but with the additional inclusion of the Notified Body issued evaluation report with Type Examination Certificate.
Product categories within List 2 are primarily in the area of IEC 60335 (Home Appliances), such as:
- Electric fans
- Refrigerator/ Freezer
- Clothes washer/ Dryer
- Food grinder/ Mixer/ Juice extractor
- Toaster
- Hair-dressing apparatus/ Hand dryer
- Electric heating apparatus
- Microwave oven
- Cooker/ Griller/ Oven
- Water heater
- Electric iron
- Air conditioner
- Plug/ Socket
