G/TBT/N/ARE/482  
G/TBT/N/BHR/578  
G/TBT/N/KWT/551  
G/TBT/N/OMN/411  
G/TBT/N/QAT/572  
G/TBT/N/SAU/1139  
G/TBT/N/YEM/178  
24 July 2020  
(20-5090) 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 , KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN , THE STATE OF 
KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR,  KINGDOM OF SAUDI AR ABIA, YEMEN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)  
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 indicated if different from above:   
Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)  
P O Box: 2166  
Abu Dhabi  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel.: (+971) 2 403 2613  
Fax: (+971) 2 671 0999  
Email: uaetbt@esma.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):  Tobacco, 
tobacco products and related equipment (ICS 65.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of the UAE 
GCC Technical Regulation "Electronic Nicotine Products (Equivalents of Traditional Tobacco 
Products)" (19 pa ge(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This draft of GCC technical regulation is concerned with the 
requirements of electronic nicotine products which are designed in the form of traditional 
tobacco products such as (cigarettes, cigar, pipe, cigaril lo or hookah), which includes the 
following products:  
• Electronic vape products which do not contain tobacco (and may or may not contain 
nicotine) and their refill packages, e.g. e -liquid containers.  
• Heated tobacco products that contain tobacco (processed or unprocessed) which is 
heated by an electronic device (without combustion).  
It also specifies the requirements for importing, manufacturing, packing, displaying and 
trading, and weights and descriptive data on their labels but does not include  any products 
that are consumed through lighting and smoking with combustion or any products that 
contain nicotine such as nicotine patches and tobacco products which are consumed orally.  G/TBT/N/ARE/482, G/TBT/N/BHR/578, G/TBT/N/KWT/551, G/TBT/N/OMN/411, G/TBT/N/QAT/572, 
G/TBT/N/SAU/1139, G/TBT/N/YEM/178  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problem s where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; 
Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:  - 
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:   
Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)  
UAE TBT Enquiry Point  
Tel.: (+971) 2 403 2657  
Fax: (+971) 2 671 5999  
E-mail: uaetbt@esma.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.esma.gov.ae