United Arab Emirates

Regulatory agency

The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technologies of the United Arab Emirates (MOIAT)

Regulations

• Under the Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS), registration of regulated products is required.
• MOIAT will issue an ECAS Registration Certificate for the product when conformity to the relevant standards is demonstrated.
• Manufacturers may also request for the Emirates Quality Mark
• Printed labels with ECAS mark will be required at the beginning of January 2019 for all certified products. The new conformity mark will be mandatory after September 2025.

Guidelines

• Registration on MOIAT website
• Apply for a certificate of conformity
• Upload the Required Document
• Documents review
• If the product fulfils all the requirements, system will notify the clients
• Obtain a certificate of conformity
• Apply for EESL (applicable to the products included in EESL schemes)

Applicable product categories

• Cables and telecommunication cables
• Drone
• Lighting fixtures and luminaries
• Low voltage equipment

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

* UAE is a member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the product under the GCC Low Voltage Electrical Equipment Technical Regulation should bear the GCC Conformity Marking before they can be legally placed on the market. 

Regulatory agency

Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)

Regulations

• The registered manufacturer, importer or distributor of telecommunications equipment must obtain Type Approval for the telecommunications equipment before being offered or sold in the UAE, according to the technical standards approved by TDRA and the Type Approval requirements.
• The registered manufacturer or importer of telecommunications equipment shall provide TDRA Declaration of Conformity Card (Type Approval Regime Conformity Mark) on the equipment box in a clear, readable and non-removable format before offering, selling or making the equipment available in the UAE market. TDRA Declaration of Conformity Card shall be placed under the display platform of telecommunications equipment in retail stores in a way that is clear and readable to users.

Guidelines

• A local representative is required.
• Equipment is required to be registered with the TDRA before it can be supplied in the UAE.
• The Type Approval certificate is valid for 3 years and is renewable.

Applicable product categories

In general, all telecommunications terminal equipment connected to a public network and all radio equipment shall be registered with the TDRA before it can be supplied in the UAE.

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

Regulatory agency

The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technologies of the United Arab Emirates  (MOIAT) 

Regulations

Energy efficiency:

• The UAE Energy Efficiency Standards & Labeling Program (EESL) is supervised and managed by the MOIAT (Emirates Authority for Standardisation & Metrology) who is the authorised government agency responsible for the development of standards.

UAE RoHS:

• The UAE regulation to control hazardous substance in electrical and electronic devices was published in the UAE official gazette on 27 April 2017. Its intention is to control or limit presence of the following hazardous substances on electrical and electronic devices:

1. Lead (Pb)

2. Mercury (Hg)

3. Cadmium (Cd)

4. Hexavalent chromium (Vi)

5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)

6. Polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDE)

7. Bis (2-ethyhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)

8. Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)

9. Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)

10. Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)

Guidelines

• Local representative required

Certification procedure:

• Submit application and testing report. The performance test report should be from an ISO 17025 certified laboratory.

• Evaluation of Annual Energy Consumption (EER).

• Equivalent star rating is assigned if the product meets the minimum requirements.

Applicable product categories

Energy efficiency:

• Commercial and central air conditioners

• Dishwashers

• Electric pumps

• Electrical storage water heaters

• Household air conditioners

• Household ovens and hobs 

• Lighting

• Non-ducted room air conditioners

• Refrigerating appliances

• Television sets

• Washing machines and dryers

UAE RoHS:

• The UAE RoHS regulation covers all electrical and electronic equipment with a voltage rating not exceeding 1000 volts for alternating current and 1500 volts for direct current.

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.