Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL describes the safety of electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres requirements of Qatar, based on the - Qatar Labor Law and Customs Law - Ministerial Resolutions of adoption of GSO standards and the ban on importing goods that do not comply with Qatari technical regulations and standards. Missing information from Qatari sources has been replaced by standards of IEC 60079 series'

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

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Responsible actors

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Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

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Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

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FTA/MRA status with EU

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Authority

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Abbrevations

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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Local representative legally required?

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Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Is the IECEx system accepted by the authority/approval body?

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Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

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Hints

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Testing & Standards

General information to the application of standards

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Source for standards for conformity assessment

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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

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Required information on the product and/or packaging

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Code, Continent	QAT,
Economic Area
Official Language	Arabic
Standard Institute
HS Codemember