The Cabinet
- Having reviewed the Constitution;
- Federal Law No. 1 of 1972 On the Competencies of Ministries and the Powers of Ministers and its amendments;
- Federal Law No. 28 of 2001 On the Establishment of Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) and its amendments;
- Federal Law No. 24 of 2006 On Consumer Protection and its amendments;
- Federal Law No. 31 of 2006 Regarding the National Measurement System;
- Upon the approval of the Cabinet
have decided:
The following definitions shall apply for the implementation of this scheme.
Country: United Arab Emirates
Authority: Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)
Council: Board of the ESMA
Director General: Director General (DG) of the ESMA
Concerned Authorities: All those federal and/or local governmental authorities of the country who have been authorized to implement the requirements of this scheme.
Standard: A standard is a document that provides requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics that can be used consistently to e...