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United Arab Emirates- Approved Control Scheme for Child Care Articles

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has published Cabinet Decision No. 34 of 2019 on UAE Control Scheme for Child Care Articles. This Decision has been effective. Here are the highlights:

Scope

This control scheme applies to the products listed in the attached tables, whether the products are traded in the UAE's markets or intended for export.

Table 1

Order

Number of the standard

The approved standard specification

1

UAE.S/GSO 2079

Babies elastomeric feeding bottle teats

2

UAE.S/GSO 2015

Soothers for babies and young children - Part 1: General safety requirements

3

UAE.S/GSO 2016

Soothers for babies and young children - Part 2: Chemical requirements and tests

4

UAE.S/GSO 2073

Soothers for babies and young children - Part 3: Physical requirements

5

UAE.S/GSO 2074

Soothers for babies and young children - Part 4: Test methods for physical requirements

6

UAE.S/GSO 2164

Child use and care articles- Drinking equipment - Part 1: General and physical requirements

7

UAE.S/GSO 2168

Child use and care articles - Drinking equipment - Part 2: Test methods of general and physical requirements

8

UAE.S/GSO 2163

Child use and care articles - Drinking equipment - Part 3: Chemical requirements

9

UAE.S/GSO 2167

Child use and care articles - Drinking equipment - Part 4: Test methods of chemical requirements

10

UAE.S/GSO 1833

Single Use Disposable Baby Diapers

11

UAE.S/GSO 839

Food Packages - Part 1: General Requirements

12

UAE.S/GSO 1863

Food packages - Part 2: Plastic package - General -requirements

13

UAE.S/GSO 2231

General Requirements for the materials intended to come into contact with food

Table 2

Number of the standard

Reference standard

EN 14372

Child use and care articles. Cutlery and feeding utensils. Safety requirements and tests


Supplier Obligation
The supplier shall comply with the following at any stage of the supply chain:
1.Carry out the activity through a registered individual company or enterprise that is also licensed in accordance with relevant legislations.
2.Obtain a Certificate of Conformity for the product before it is put on the market, according to the ECAS and the Conformity Assessment Form B.
3.Cooperate with the Authority (ESMA)’s staff and the competent entities and provide the required documents including test reports, upon request.
4.Ensure that the product meets the requirements of this scheme.
5.Comply with the conformity verification procedures mentioned in this scheme.
6.Submit all the technical documents, certificates, and all data and information that confirm the product's compliance with the requirements of this scheme.
7.Any other obligations determined by ESMA in coordination with the competent entity.

Technical requirements

For the product prepared offering or trading within UAE, supplier shall ensure that the product meets the technical and labelling requirements of the standards as listed in the two tables, moreover, the following shall be fulfilled:
1.Pictures and expressions used on the package shall not be contrary to the public order, public morals and Islamic values prevailing in the UAE.
2.All the information used in the labelling shall be correct and scientifically and laboratory proven.
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