The following are the requirements for ECAS or EQM:

• Valid UAE industry/trade license
• Completed application form via https://eservices.esma.gov.ae/#/page/login(select Notification Body: Prime Certification & Inspection)
• Registration certificate for Industrial Measurement System (if available, otherwise provide declaration for getting IMS within 6 months)
• Test report from accredited and recognized laboratory according to Gulf standard (UAE.S GSO 1943). Validity of test report is 3 years
• Formula declaration with ingredients and percentage issued by the manufacturer. Product composition & ingredients concentration report issued by the manufacturer. The product(s) shall not contain any prohibited ingredients and the ingredients shall not exceed the allowable limits as stated in the IFRA standards
• Declarations:
  • Declaration of the safety of the nanomaterials from the manufacturer
  • Declaration from the factory that the safety report will be provided from the factory to the concerned authority
  • Declaration of liability
  • Electronic declaration of conformity
• For imported products: free sale certificate on the manufacturer letterhead (legalization is not mandatory and third-party certificate is accepted as well)
• Representative artwork, label of the product according to Gulf standard, UAE.S GSO 1943. Clear photograph of original packaging of the product
• Certificate for GMP implementation. Use of good manufacturing practice as per UAE.S GSO ISO 22716 or any other GMP approved by ESMA
• Certificate of analysis (in-house) for each product
• Test report for glass containers as per UAE.S/GSO 2093 from the manufacturer (if available)
• Certificate for organic/halal/or other claims (if required)
• Certificate of origin
• Copy of current/expired product certification certificate/document (if available)
• For EQM, onsite assessment is required
• For ECAS, onsite assessment is not required

The following are the requirements for IMS:

• Application form (online)
• Valid UAE industry/trade license
• Identifying all legal requirements for each measurement guide, its accessories and supportive devices through technical regulations and instructions prepared for that purpose
• Declaration of compliance by the applicant
• Industry layout & design
• Industrial measurement guidelines manual
• Responsibilities of all the personnel appointed to manage and apply IMS
• Mechanisms of importing measurements devices and how to verify their validity as per UAE regulations & requirements of international metrology bodies
• List of equipment & measuring devices by indicating their use internally/externally
• Equipment and measuring devices manuals
• Calibration status of equipment & measuring devices and their calibration certificates with the relevant traceability to international standards
• Procedures for handling, storage and usage of the equipment and measuring devices
• Deviation records for measuring devices or other equipment
• Procedure for preventive maintenance and records for preventive & corrective maintenance of equipment and measuring devices
• Performance record of equipment & measuring devices
• Mechanism for control of non-conformity & corrective actions
• Mechanism for review of measurements management system & continual improvements
• Mechanism for control of document & record