United Arab Emirates – Child Care Articles Control Scheme Published
Vol. 1188 | 16 Sep 2020
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has published the Cabinet Decision No. 34 of 2019 on UAE Control Scheme for Child Care Articles. This Decision applies to the products listed in the table below. This Decision is already effective.
For products to be placed on the UAE market, the importer or distributor must apply to the Emirates Conformity Assessment System (ECAS) for a Conformity Assessment and obtain a Certificate of Conformity.
The mandated standards are as follows:
The References of the standards | The approved standards |
UAE.S/GSO 2079 | Babies elastomeric feeding bottle teats |
UAE.S/GSO 2015 | Soothers for babies and young children - Part 1: General safety requirements |
UAE.S/GSO 2016 | Soothers for babies and young children - Part 2: Chemical requirements and tests |
UAE.S/GSO 2073 | Soothers for babies and young children - Part 3: Physical requirements |
UAE.S/GSO 2074 | Soothers for babies and young children - Part 4: Test methods for physical requirements |
UAE.S/GSO 2164 | Child use and care articles- Drinking equipment - Part 1: General and physical requirements |
UAE.S/GSO 2168 | Child use and care articles - Drinking equipment - Part 2: Test methods of general and physical requirements |
UAE.S/GSO 2163 | Child use and care articles - Drinking equipment - Part 3: Chemical requirements |
UAE.S/GSO 2167 | Child use and care articles - Drinking equipment - Part 4: Test methods of chemical requirements |
UAE.S/GSO 1833 | Single-Use Disposable Baby Diapers |
UAE.S/GSO 839 | Food Packages - Part 1: General Requirements |
UAE.S/GSO 1863 | Food packages - Part 2: Plastic package - General -requirements |
UAE.S/GSO 2231 | General Requirements for the materials intended to come into contact with food |
EN 14372 | Child use and care articles. Cutlery and feeding utensils. Safety requirements and tests |
In addition, pictures and expressions used on the package shall not breach the public order, public morals and Islamic values prevailing in the UAE.
For further information, please contact:
Keith Cheng
keith.cheng@intertek.com
+852 3760 6360
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