Organization : Emirates Authority For Standardization & Metrology
Type of Facility : Issuance of Conformity Certificate of Organic Products
Country: United Arab Emirates
Website : http://www.esma.gov.ae/en-us/Services/TAM/Pages/Organic-Food-Product.aspx
Issuance of Conformity Certificate of Organic Products:
Service Type:
Subsidiary procedural service
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Service Provider:
Conformity Affairs Department
Description Of The Process:
Issuance of certificate of conformity assure the compliance of Organic Products with the requirements of the approved standards and the production system is complying with the requirements and others specified in the technical regulation by Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology.
Fees:
** Application for Registration 600.
** Issuance of Certificate of Conformity 500.
** Document Review Fee / Per Hour 400.
** Renewal of Certificate 200.
** Replacement of lost Certificate 100.
** Authentication of Copies of the Certificate 50.
** Declaration of Product Status (Mandatory/Non-mandatory) 200.
** Assessment Fee ECAS / per Man-Day 2500.
** Issuing a Certificate of Conformity Valid for 3 months 300.
** Issuing a Certificate of Conformity for each shipment 300.
Registration Requirements:
1. Application form (Online).
2. Declaration of Conformity by the Applicant on the Product(s) for Registration using the Applicant’s Official Letterhead.
3. Valid Industry/Trade License (For Companies within UAE)/ Land Ownership Documents (for farms).
4. Facility Map/Factory Lay-out/farm Map.
5. Test Reports from recognized Testing Laboratory (hard and soft copy) or from Ministry of Environment & Water for products, soil and water.
6. Organic System Plan (OSP).
7. Product Label.
8. Fees.
Service Steps And Procedures:
The applicant submit the application through the website along with the documents specified above under the registration requirements of the service
Service Channel:
ESMA website
The Average Period For Service Completion:
10 working days
Target Audience:
Organic Farm &Factory.
Availability Of The Service:
Working hours : 7:30 – 2:30 from Sunday -Thursday
What are the services that provided by ESMA?
ESMA provide variety of standardization services such as the Emirates Quality Mark Scheme, Conformity & Certification Scheme and the Emirates National Accreditation System (ENAS)
What is the UAE Quality Mark?
The UAE product Certification Scheme is a third part national certification scheme being implemented by ESMA where the scheme shall grant the use of the emirates Mark of Conformity (“Al Alama”)to the product that demonstrate the compliance to this general requirements ,the relevant specific requirements and the relevant UAE national standards or other acceptable standards.
When was ESMA established?
ESMA is Federal UAE Authority established by UAE Federal law (28) 2001
What is the difference between the terms “accreditation” and “registration”?
Accreditation is the formal recognition by an accreditation authority to the technical and organizational competence of a conformity assessment body to carry out a specific service in accordance to the standards and technical regulations as described in their scope of accreditation.
Registration is the requirement of Ministry of Economy, Abu Dhabi, for issue or new license or renewal of existing license to laboratories in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi. This is NOT at all accreditation and the laboratories cannot claim to be accredited.