In May 2009, the GSO Board of Directors held its tenth meeting and reached a unanimous resolution on GCC Conformity Marking. All regulated products are required to bear the GCC ConformityMarking logo. These products with the GCC ConformityMarking logo can be circulated and traded in GCC member countries more quickly and conveniently. In addition to meeting basic health, safety and environmental requirements, all products bearing this logo must also meet the requirements of GSO-related standards and regulations applicable to the product. The GCC conformity mark indicates
1) The product company meets the requirements of GCC regulations.
2) Products with logos meet the requirements of GCC regulations.
3) Products must not only meet safety, public health, consumer protection and other requirements, but also meet the requirements of GSO regulations.
4) Legal persons or enterprises are responsible for products bearing the GCC Conformity Marking logo and promise that the products comply with all applicable GSO regulatory requirements and have passed the consistency assessment process.
5) In order to have multiple applicable GCC technical regulations, GCC Conformity Marking indicates that the product complies with all applicable regulations. These regulations should be reflected on product labels and nameplates accordingly.
6) Except for some exempted products due to special economic reasons or administrative measures, all regulated products must be labeled with GCC Conformity Marking before entering the GCC market. Exempted products only apply to products that are not harmful to health, safety and related operations. These exempted products must be notified by GSO to all Gulf member states.
7) The pattern of GCC Conformity Marking cannot be too large or too small, and it must be related to technical regulations.
8) If relevant regulations stipulate the size of GCC Conformity Marking, the height of the mark must be greater than 5mm.
9) The GCC Conformity Marking logo should appear in an appropriate location according to the nature of the product, such as being fixed or printed on the product label, or printed on the product packaging or printed on a closed document in accordance with regulatory requirements.
10) GCC Conformity Marking requires clarity, readability, and resistance to wear and tear.
11) The GCC Conformity Marking logo is produced and pasted in the finished product stage.
12) The GCC Conformity Marking logo must bear the identity code of the notified body
13) Other deceptive logos that are identical or similar to the GCC Conformity Marking logo are not allowed.
14) The GCC Conformity Marking logo can appear at the same time as other national or international logos
As long as these logos will not confuse GCCConformity Marking and will not limit or damage GCCConformity Marking readability.
15) The GCCConformity Marking logo can be made and affixed by the manufacturer, agency or the person responsible for GCC marketing of the product.
16) The manufacturer or the agency of the GCC member needs to issue a statement indicating that the company complies with the relevant regulatory requirements for form inspection and quality control systems before making and affixing the GCC Conformity Marking logo.
17) Statement to ensure that the product complies with the basic requirements and conditions stipulated in GCC technical regulations. Or declare that the product is consistent with the sample tested by the notified body.
18) Unless otherwise specified in GCC regulations, all declaration documents must be maintained for at least 10 years.
19) Statements and labels must contain at least the following content:
A. Manufacturer name or agency name in GCC countries;
B. Product identity features, such as : Product name, model, model code, serial number and other similar data.
C. Standard regulations and technical guidelines adopted for product design and production;
D. Product level or category (electrical appliances);
E. The person responsible for the product and his or her signature (manufacturer or legal agent of a GCC member state);
F. Declaration document - declares that this document explains the manufacturer's responsibility or the legal agent's responsibility;
G. The identity of the signatory of the manufacturer or agency;
20) The declaration document may contain other information, such as: the name and address of the inspection and testing agency, and the name and address of the person responsible for the product.
21) In order to prevent a product from having multiple applicable GCC technical regulations, the manufacturer can issue a statement to include all GCC technical regulations that the product meets in the statement.
22) The declaration document can be provided to the market investigation and control agencies of GCC member states at any time.