Saudi Arabia: Two new regulations for safety belts and child restraint systems

 

Saudi Arabia has published two new regulations:

• Uniform provisions concerning the approval of enhanced Child Restraint Systems used on board of motor vehicles (ECRS)
• Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to safety-belt anchorages

The first one applies to Integral Universal ISOFIX Child Restraint Systems (i-Size) and Integral “Specific vehicle ISOFIX” Child Restraint Systems for child occupants of power driven vehicles.  It is an implementation of the UN ECE Regulation No. 129-2013 Until Amd12-2022.

The second one applies to vehicles of categories M and N1 with regard to their anchorages for safety-belts intended for adult occupants of forward-facing or rearward-facing or side-facing seats.  It is an implementation of the ECE 14 Rev.7-2023 Until Amd3-2024.

For both regulations, the proposed date of entry into force is starting from models 2026.

The adoption of the two regulations is another step towards a harmonization of Saudi vehicle requirements with UN ECE regulations.

To find out more about vehicle regulations and standards in Saudi Arabia, please do not hesitate to contact the Institute for Global Automotive Regulatory Research Directly.