Pertaining to Protection Devices
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, December 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
The Ministry of Interior called upon owners and drivers of foreign trucks and trailers, to observe and get acquainted with the Saudi technical regulations pertaining to protective devices in foreign trucks and trailers crossing to or travelling to Saudi Arabia to avoid being prevented from entering the Kingdom.
The ministry had received a letter from the competent Saudi authorities to that effect. The letter stated that trucks and trailers that fail to comply with and violate the technical regulations and standards will not be permitted to enter the country, effective as of April 9 next year.
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Org. (SASO) released the technical regulations for the underrun protective devices in trucks, bearing the following technical specifications numbers: SASO-GSO 2112:2012 "Motor Vehicle- front under run protective devices in trucks and its testing methods; (SASO-GSO 2113:2012) "Motor Vehicles-Lateral Protection of Truck and Trailer and its testing methods"; and SASO-GSO 2114:2012) "Motor Vehicles Rear underrun protective devices for truck and trailer and its testing methods".
Brigadier Ghaith Hassan Al Zaabi, Director General of Traffic Coordination at the Ministry of Interior, pointed out that the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) has adopted these specifications as standard specifications for the UAE in 2011. “The UAE has implemented specifications in accordance with the Ministerial decision No. 12 of 2015 on the UAE System for the Control on Trailers and Semitrailers to achieve maximum safety, preserve the lives of drivers and road users and reduce injuries resulting from traffic accidents for vehicles, especially trucks,” he noted.
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The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, December 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
The Ministry of Interior called upon owners and drivers of foreign trucks and trailers, to observe and get acquainted with the Saudi technical regulations pertaining to protective devices in foreign trucks and trailers crossing to or travelling to Saudi Arabia to avoid being prevented from entering the Kingdom.
The ministry had received a letter from the competent Saudi authorities to that effect. The letter stated that trucks and trailers that fail to comply with and violate the technical regulations and standards will not be permitted to enter the country, effective as of April 9 next year.
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Org. (SASO) released the technical regulations for the underrun protective devices in trucks, bearing the following technical specifications numbers: SASO-GSO 2112:2012 "Motor Vehicle- front under run protective devices in trucks and its testing methods; (SASO-GSO 2113:2012) "Motor Vehicles-Lateral Protection of Truck and Trailer and its testing methods"; and SASO-GSO 2114:2012) "Motor Vehicles Rear underrun protective devices for truck and trailer and its testing methods".
Brigadier Ghaith Hassan Al Zaabi, Director General of Traffic Coordination at the Ministry of Interior, pointed out that the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) has adopted these specifications as standard specifications for the UAE in 2011. “The UAE has implemented specifications in accordance with the Ministerial decision No. 12 of 2015 on the UAE System for the Control on Trailers and Semitrailers to achieve maximum safety, preserve the lives of drivers and road users and reduce injuries resulting from traffic accidents for vehicles, especially trucks,” he noted.
For more information about:
The Ministry of Interior, please click HERE
Abu Dhabi Police, please click HERE
Follow us and check our Social Media feeds on: YouTube, Facebook, Google +, Instagram and Twitter
The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.
Contacts
The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department
Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media
Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-666-4891
E-mail: cron.media@hotmail.com
Permalink: http://me-newswire.net/news/16656/en
