G/TBT/N/ARE/518  
18 October 2021  
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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):  Medical 
and Laboratory Measurement Instruments  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical 
Regulations for Mandatory Requirements for Medical and Laboratory Measurement 
Instruments  (46 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This technical regulation includes the mandatory requirements 
for the following legal measuring instruments that are used in laboratories of all kinds, 
medical clinics, hospitals and health centers. It a lso applies to instruments imported or 
manufactured for these purposes, and include:  
1- Digital medical thermometers.  
2- Medical electric thermometers.  
3- Non-overlapping mechanical medical sphygmomanometers.  
4- Non-overlapping automated sphygmomanometers.  
5- Automatic pipettes.  
6- A graduated pipette.  
7- A graduated Decanters.  
8- Density meters.  
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  10- A graduated cylinders.  
11-Medical syringes  
12- Measuring Instruments Verified by Reference Materials:  
-Portable blood glucose me ter used for initial diagnostic purposes.  
13- Ionizing radiation dosimetry equipment  
14- Measuring instruments that have a calibration certificate:  
  -Weights and scales.  
- Thermometers to measure the temperature of ovens, coolers, water basins, baby 
incub ators, etc.  
- Sterilizers.  
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; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating 
trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
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