SASO updates 89 Saudi standards

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The Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization (SASO) approved updates to 89 Saudi standards, based on Article 9/4 of the relevant regulations, Umm Al-Qura newspaper reported on Oct. 25.

The decision includes approval to update 89 Saudi standards adopted in their original language from international, regional, and American standards. Thirty eight standards were adopted from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), with 33 standards adopted from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Additionally, updates were applied to 12 standards adopted from the joint international standards (ISO/IEC), 4 standards from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 1 standard from the European Standards (EN), and 1 standard from Underwriters Laboratories (UL).