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21 September 2023  
(23-6308) 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) (4) 2084456  
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 addit ion, where applicable):  
Detergents  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Cabinet 
Decree no. (xx) for 2023, National Scheme to Control the Detergents; (12 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:   
The provisions of this scheme are applicable to the following:  
1. All types of detergent products specified in the approved Technical Regulation 
mentioned in Annex (1).  
2. Bulk consignments of detergents that are imported to re -fill inside the country.  
3. Dete rgent products placed in the UAE market including free zones or prepared for 
export outside the country.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practic es and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/ARE/591  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
UAE .S GSO 2555 General Safety Requirements of Household Detergents  
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) (4) 2084456  
E-mail: uaetbt@moiat.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moiat.gov.ae  
https: //members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/ARE/23_12538_00_x.pdf  
 