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3 June 2022  
(22-4259) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology (MOIAT)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indi cated if different from above:   
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology (MOIAT)  
P O Box: 2166  
Abu Dhabi  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel.: (+971) 2 403 2657  
Fax: (+971) 2 671 0999  
Email: uaetbt@moiat.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moiat.gov.ae  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  The Non -
automatic Weighing Instruments  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  UAE Technical 
Regulation for The Non -automatic Weighing Instruments (NAWI); (16 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  The provisions of this technical regulation shall apply to non -
automatic weighing instruments (NAWI), for use for any of the following purposes:  
1. the weighing instruments used for commercial transactions  
2. the weighing instruments used in hospital and Medical Clinics, with the exception 
of weighing instruments used in laboratories  
3. the Weighing instruments used in the industr ial sector  
4. the Weighing instruments used in the environmental sector  
5. any other Weighing instruments it used to determination of price on the basis of 
mass for the purposes of direct sales to the public and the making up of pre -
packages or their result will  affect the health of public or environment  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/ARE/539  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology (MOIAT)  
UAE TBT Enquiry Point  
Tel.: (+971) 2 403 2657  
Fax: (+971) 2 671 5999  
E-mail: uaetbt@moiat.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moiat.gov.ae  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ARE/22_3914_00_x.pdf  
 