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:
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:
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