. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARE/7 
22 May 2007 
 (07-2080) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
P O Box 2166 
Abu Dhabi UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
Tel:  (+971) 2 6710888 
Fax:  (+971) 2 6710999 
Email:  esma@esma.ae 
Website:   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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Motor Vehicles  
(ICS:  43.060, 75.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   UAE draft technical 
regulation  : Uniform provisions concerning the approval of: 
*I.Specific LPG (liquefied petroleum gases) retrofit systems to be installed in motor 
vehicles for the use of LPG in their propulsion system; 
II. Specific CNG (compressed natural gas) retrofit systems to be installed in motor vehicles 
for the use of CNG in their propulsion system(52 pages, available in English). 
*Note:  Part "I" of this technical regula tion will not be adopted because "LPG" is not 
allowed to be used as motor vehicles fuel in the UAE. 
6. Description of content:   This Regulation applies to: 
 
1.1.Part II: Specific CNG retrofit systems to be installed in motor vehicles for the use of CNG in the propulsion system. 
1.2. This Regulation applies when the retrofit systems manufacturer keeps the initial 
characteristics of the whole system, for the specific vehicle family for which the 
approval has been granted. G/TBT/N/ARE/7 
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  1.3. This Regulation does not apply to the procedures, checks and inspections aimed at 
verifying the correct installation of the retrofit systems on vehicles, since this matter 
relies on the competence of the Contracting Party of Country where the vehicle is 
registered. 
1.4. This Regulation applies to retrofit systems intended to be fitted on vehicles of 
categories M and N. 
The requirements for the different categories (M 1, N 1 or others) are defined in 
paragraphs 2 to 7. 
 
The modified vehicle shall still conform to  all the provisions of the Regulation for 
which the type approval had been initially granted. 
1.5. Safety requirements of this Regulation apply to all vehicles approved  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of Environment and safety 
8. Relevant documents:    
E/ECE/324 
E/ECE/TRANS/505 Regulation No. 115 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Emirates  Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) 
UAE TBT Enquiry Point 
Tel:  (+971) 2 6767148 
Fax:  (+971) 2 6715999 
E-mail:  uaetbt@esma.ae Website:   www.esma.ae