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18 October 2021  
(21-7874) 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 indic ated if different from above:   
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology (MOIAT)  
P O Box: 2166  
Abu Dhabi  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel.: (+971) 2 403 2613  
Fax: (+971) 2 671 0999  
Email: uaetbt@moiat.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.esma.gov.ae  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Legal units 
of measurement  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical 
Regulation for legal units of measurement (25 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  The provisions of this regulation apply to the legal units of 
measurement, their symbols and prefixes only, in the following areas:  
1- Legal measuring instruments.  
2- Prepackaged packages.  
3- Commercial exchanges.  
4- Legal examinations and measurements.  
5- The areas of health, safety and environment  
6- Fields of education, and this does not preclude referring to units outside the legal units.  
7-  Advertisements, publications, books, magazines, and all advertising and media.  
8- Documents, contracts, and all official docum ents issued by public and private official 
bodies and persons assigned with tasks related to public law.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Prote ction of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/ARE/517  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  NA 
Proposed date of entry into force:  NA 
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   
 