The Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
(SASO), being the sole standardization body
in the Kingdom, is entrusted with all
activities relating to standards and
measurements which include:
·
Formulation
and approval of national standards for all
commodities and products as well as
standards concerned with metrology,
calibration, marking and identification of
commodities and products, methods of
sampling, inspection and testing, in
addition to other assignments resolved by
SASO Board of Directors.
·
Publishing
Saudi standards by the most proper means.
·
Promoting
standardization awareness by publicity and
other means and coordinating all activities
relating to standards and measurements in
the Kingdom.
·
Setting the
rules for granting certificates of
conformity and quality mark and regulating
their issuance and use.
·
Participating in the Arab, Regional and
International Organizations
