G/TBT/N/ARE/323  
 
 
 
30 June 2016  
(16-3536 )  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: Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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: esma@esma.ae   
Website: http://www.esma.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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Radio receiver 
specifications. Receiving and transm itting equipment (ICS: 33.060.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: UAE Technical 
Regulation "UAE Terrestrial Radio Receiver Specifications for AM/FM/T-DAB+" (17 pages, in English; 17 pages, in Arabic) 
6. Description of content: This draft of UAE technical regulation is concerned with the 
requirements for an automotive radio receiver and for other receiver types like domestic 
and portable.  
This standards covers devices which can re ceive terrestrially transmitted AM, FM and 
TDAB+ radio services. Some of these devices may also receive other digital radio services via alternative delivery platforms, such as the internet. This specification does not cover 
details of a receiver intended to receive digital services via these alternative delivery 
platforms. 
This standards covers many types of receiver, including home receivers, portable 
receivers, devices integrated into the vehicle dashboard and aftermarket devices mounted 
in the dashboard, behind the dashboard, to  the vehicle windscreen or elsewhere. This 
specification covers devices whose sole function is to receive radio services, and also 
devices which have one or more other functions in addition to receiving radio services. 
This standards details the requirements for low cost radio receivers, which represents the 
low-end receiver market. However, the receiver requirements were compared to the parameters used for network planning in order to meet the required field strength and 
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  This standards shall apply to all producers, manufacturers, importers and retailers who 
wish to sell radio receivers and all other products which have built-in radio receivers in the UAE. 
It shall be used to assess the eligibility of a product for use in the UAE. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: National security requirements; Quality requirements  
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: Nati onal 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