G/TBT/W/772  
18 July  2022 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  - REQUIREMENT OF G -MARK FOR EVERY TOY (ID 702)  
TECHNICAL STATEMENT  BY THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  TO THE COMMITTEE ON  
TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE  
13–15 JULY 2022 
 
The following communication, dated 18 July 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United Arab Emirates . 
 
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1.  The GSO Technical Regulation on Children Toys was issued in 2013 ; the regulation requirements 
and procedures meet with the WTO agreements (TBT/TFA , etc,). A notification on the GSO technical 
regulation was circulated on 5 April 2013 under the reference G/TBT/N/QAT/308 . 
2.  The conformity assessment procedures on technical r egulation on children toys have been  
implemented since 2014, within transparency and nondiscrimination towards the manufacturing 
countries, as per the requirements of WTO agreements.  
3.  GSO follow the best practice to implement the CAPs on toys technical regu lation through the 
GSO-G-Mark Platform where all certified products, procedures, guidance, harmonized standards and 
notified bodies are published in a transparen t manner and accessible for related parties.  
4.  Almost 23 Notified Body are designated within the scope of GSO technical regulation on Children 
Toys; these notified bodies (NBs) services are not limited to the NB country, and can provide G -Mark 
certification services worldwide including the Republic of  India.  
5.  The GSO procedures to  designate the conformity assessment bodies fulfil the requirements of 
the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Accreditation Forum 
(IAF).  
6.  All the information related to the GSO Notified Bodies (NBs) are published transpar ently through 
the GSO Notified Bodies platform ( www.gso.org.sa/nb ). 
7.  The G -Mark Certificate for Children Toys has a 5 -year validity : during this validity the 
manufacturer is able to import and sell the certified prod ucts in the GCC market ; this certificate can 
be issued for one model or multi - models.  
8.  GSO has established guidelines and procedures to ensure the implementation within the best 
practices in parallel with all related international agreement including WTO a greements.  
9.  The uses of the G -Mark Certificate for Children Toys are not limited for only one consignment, 
and it can be used for 5 years in all GCC member states; the certification procedures do not require 
physical inspection for all models, where it can be for the representative samples.  
10.  Any manufacturer in the Republic  of India, can contact one of the GSO Notified Bodies through 
the GSO Notified Bodies platform ( www.gso.org.sa/nb ). G/TBT/W/772  
 
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  11.  GSO looks forward to designating Notified Bodies in various countries of the world including the 
Republic of  India.  
12.  GSO has not received any notification application to designate as a GSO Notified Body in India 
within the scope of the Children Toys Regulation ; GSO would like t o take this opportunity to 
encourage the related parties in the Republic of India to apply for notification through the 
GSO-Notified Bodies platform ( www.gso.org.sa/nb ). 
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