Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) will begin physical inspection of cars in the emirate of Abu Dhabi starting 10 October 2011 in coordination with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to make sure that used cars that need to be registered in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi adopt all the standards required by ESMA and the Gulf Standards Organization (GSO).
All used cars that are traded in the emirate of Abu Dhabi are mandated to get the conformity certificates, which are issued by ESMA to certify that the used car either imported or locally traded - complies with the UAE requirements.
Failure to obtain the conformity certificates means the used car will not be registered.
The inspection is in line with ESMA's mandate to protect consumers' health, life and safety. It aims to ensure that vehicles and tires follow ESMA's technical regulations and are in not in any way posing danger to the consumers' health and are also not polluting the environment.
Eng Mohammad Saleh Badri, ESMA's Acting Director General, said, "This physical inspection aims to establish confidence in ESMA's technical inspection services and safety licensing departments, and applies the latest Gulf and international requirements."
ADNOC joins a list of centers where the inspection and issuance of the conformity certificates can be carried out. To date, centers, which issue conformity certificates, are Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC/EPPCO), Fujairah Traffic Police, Tamam Company, Emirates Oil Company "Shamil" center for Vehicle Testing services, and ESMA offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Fees can be paid through the e-Dirham billing machine and direct payment method when the e-certificate is issued.
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Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (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. Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, the Minister of Environment & Water in the UAE, comprises representatives of the main parties involved in the standardization of the UAE. The board is the dominant body and lays down its policy of adopting all the suitable procedures to ensure efficient performance to its assignments.
Its tasks include formulating and issuance of national standards of UAE as well as adopting international standards and mandatory standards issued by binding resolutions of the Council Ministers; working on consumer protection, environment and national market and strengthening the national economy; preparation of standard specifications for reviewing by the specialized technical committees; a national system of measurement and calibration; follow up, monitor and advise on the application of standards adopted to commercial and industrial sectors around the constraints of conformity and quality; granting the Emirates Quality Mark for national products and issuing certificates of conformity of commodities to standards; accredit testing and calibration laboratories; issuance of the publications and distribution and selling of UAE standards and other informational activities; and represent the country in regional and international conferences and organizations.
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