Emirates Authority for

Standardization & Metrology

Restriction of Hazardous Substances
RoHS
About ESMA
ESMA as the National Standards Body (NSB) is the SOLE
AUTHORITY for Quality, Metrology and Standards and the
National Certification Body of the UAE.

ESMA was established as the sole standardization body in

the UAE under the Law No. 28/2001. The board of directors
chaired by H.E Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori – Minister of
Economy of the UAE and is comprised by representatives of
the main parties involved in the standardization of the UAE.
About ESMA

VISION Global leader in building confidence in Products &

Quality systems

Advancing the quality of life and sustainable development and

supporting economy in UAE, through issuance of technical
regulations and standards for products and systems in the fields
MISSION of safety, health and environmental protection and protection of
consumer rights in addition to monitoring the implementation of
these regulations , and the provision of services to the public and
private sectors within and outside the UAE
International and Regional Membership and Recognitions
UAE Marks

More than 80
Countries recognize G-Mark
Emirates Quality Emirates Conformity

UAE certificates Mark Assessment Schem

and Marks

Emirates National Metrology Halal National

Oxo-Biodgredable
Accreditation System Verification Mark Mark
ECAS Registration Process
1 Submit Application Step 1: All documents as listed in the Service Card are submitted to ESMA as formal application to the ECAS
certification program

2 Payment 1 Step 2: Upon receipt of the application documents, the application fee is paid by the applicant and a
confirmation number and receipt is issued to the applicant.
Document
3 Verification / onsite Step 3: This stage involves document review and verification of the documents submitted particularly the test
reports. These reports are cross-verified against applicable standards for compliance.
assessment
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Step 4: Upon review of the submitted documents, decision is made if the application is approved or rejected
N Reject in case of some non-compliance with the requirements. The applicant is then notified of the status of their
4 Pass? Application application.
Y
Step 5: Once the application is approved, the applicant is requested to claim the Certificate of Conformity
5 Payment 2 and finish the payment for the document verification fee and certification fee.

Step 6: Certificates are then awarded to the applicant.

6 Award Certificate
Step 7: These details are recorded to the ESMA database for market inspection and monitoring purposes.

Step 8: If the application is rejected due to non-compliance, reasons and details of the product are recorded.
7 Record
The Emirates Quality Mark Scheme:
• Full quality assurance certification scheme which involves:
A. Factory assessment according to the requirements and;
B. Test witnessing according to the UAE/GSO standard
• Certified products are required to put the Emirates Quality Mark logo on their
products
• Surveillance assessment are conducted either by market monitoring and factory audit
• A license to use the Emirates Quality Mark and the Certificate of Conformity is given
to the factory through an awarding ceremony and subsequent publication in three
major newspaper and ESMA website.
UAE Cabinet Decision
No. 10 of 2017
Timeline
1. WTO Notification – WTO-TBT Ref. No. G/TBT/N/ARE/265 – 3rd of August 2015

2. UAE Official Gazette/Journal Publication – 27-April-2017

3. Industry Meeting – 25-October-2017 – Major Retailer and Hypermarkets

30-May-2017 – RoHS Industry Meeting
Scope
The UAE RoHS regulation covers all EEE
(Electrical and Electronic Equipment).

EEE (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) means equipment which is dependent on electric
currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly and equipment for the generation,
transfer and measurement of such currents and fields and designed for use with a voltage rating not
exceeding 1000 volts for alternating current and 1500 volts for direct current.
Restricted Substances
1. Lead (Pb)
2. Mercury (Hg)
3. Cadmium (Cd)
4. Hexavalent chromium (Vi)
5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
6. Polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDE)
7. Bis (2-ethyhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
8. Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)
9. Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
10. Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)
Coverage
1. Large household appliances
2. Small household appliances
3. IT and Telecommunication equipment
4. Consumer equipment
5. Lighting equipment
6. Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools)
7. Toys leisure and sport equipment
8. Medical devices (with the exception of all implanted and infected products)
9. Monitoring and control instruments including industrial monitoring and control instrument
10. Automatic dispensers
11. Other EEE not covered by any of the categories above or, and falling within the definition of
Article one.
Exemptions
Sr Category
1 Military / Security
2 Outer Space
3 Special Design
4 Large-scale stationary industrial tools
5 Large-scale fixed installations
6 Non-type approved means of transport
7 Non-road mobile machinery made available
exclusively for professional use
8 Active implantable medical devices
9 Professional photovoltaic panels
10 R&D Equipment for B2B basis
11 Products for general lighting
Description/Definition
Equipment which is necessary for the protection of the essential interests of the security of the country, including arms,
munitions and war material intended for specifically military purposes.
Equipment designed to be sent into space.
Equipment which is specifically designed, and is to be installed, as part of another type of equipment that is excluded or does
not fall within the scope of this Regulation, which can fulfil its function only if it is part of that equipment, and which can be
replaced only by the same specifically designed equipment.
Large-scale assembly of machines, equipment, and/or components, functioning together for a specific application, permanently
installed and de-installed by professionals at a given place, and used and maintained by professionals in an industrial
manufacturing facility or research and development facility.
Large-scale combination of several types of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, which are assembled and installed
by professionals, intended to be used permanently in a pre-defined and dedicated location, and de-installed by professionals.
Means of transport for persons or goods, excluding electric two-wheel vehicles which are not type-approved.
Machinery, with an on-board power source, the operation of which requires either mobility or continuous or semi-continuous
movement between a succession of fixed working locations while working, and is made available exclusively for professional
use.
Any medical device which is intended to be totally or partially introduced, surgically or medically, into the human body or by
medical intervention into a natural orifice, and which is intended to remain after the procedure.
Photovoltaic panels intended to be used in a system that is designed, assembled and installed by professionals for permanent
use at a defined location to produce energy from solar light for public, commercial, industrial and residential applications.
Equipment specifically designed solely for the purposes of research and development only made available on a business-to-
business (B2B) basis,
Equipment currently covered under the UAE Cabinet Decision No. 34 of 2012.
Implementation
Use of Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Hexavalent Chromium (Cr), PBB, and PBDEs

Implementation date Products Group

- Medical devices
- In vitro diagnostic medical devices
January 1, 2020
- Monitoring and control instruments A
- Industrial monitoring and control instruments
Cables and spare parts of products which mentioned above in
January 1, 2022 B
group A placed on the market.
EEE other than the above in group A and cables or spare parts
for the repair, the reuse, the updating of functionalities or
January 1, 2018 C
upgrading of capacity of EEE placed on the market, except
products in category 11 in annex 1
January 1, 2020 Products in category 11 in annex 1 placed on the market. D
Implementation
Use of Biphenyl Phthalate (DBP), Hexyl Phthalate (DEHP), Benzyl Butyl Benzyl (BBP) and De Iso
Butyl Phthalate (DIBO)
Implementation date Products Group
- Medical devices
- In vitro diagnostic medical devices
January 1, 2022 A
- Monitoring and control instruments
- Industrial monitoring and control instruments
Cables and spare parts of products which mentioned above in
January 1, 2022 B
group A placed on the market.
EEE other than the above in group A and cables or spare parts
for the repair, the reuse, the updating of functionalities or
January 1, 2020 C
upgrading of capacity of EEE placed on the market, except
products in category 11 in annex 1
January 1, 2020 Products in category 11 in annex 1 placed on the market. D
Timeline

C A B
Publication Date
D
6 months 6 months 6 months

April July 1, Jan July 1, Jan July 1, Jan

2017 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

C B
D A
Conformity Assessment
Option 1: ECAS
1. Risk assessment to be submitted in case the
full product assessment for RoHS is not
completed.
2. Applicant issues a Declaration of Compliance
including only critical components.
3. Applicant submits a full RoHS test report of the
complete product (if available). Otherwise (3)
test reports of the critical component to be
submitted once requested by CAB.
4. ESMA verifies compliance to the set limits.
5. ESMA issues the certificate
6. Valid for one year only
Option 2: EQM
1. Applicant issues a Declaration of Conformity
(see attached)
2. Applicant submits risk assessment documents
based on IEC 63000 and IEC 62476
3. Technical Audit and verification through site
visit.
4. ESMA verifies compliance to requirements and
issue the certificate and License to use EQM
5. Valid for 3 years
IMPORTANT
FACTS
Important Facts:
• UAE RoHS and EU RoHS 2 (recast) are the
same in terms requirements.

• EU RoHS 2 – Directive 2011/65/EU – Article 7

– Obligations of Manufacturers
Important Facts:
• Decision No 768/2008/EC Module A – Annex II
Important Facts:
• EN50851 = IEC63000
Thank You ..