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UAE Product Safety Law — articles 1–21
- Article 1 — Article (1) Definitions
For the purpose of applying the provisions of this Law, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned thereto respectively, unless the context requires otherwise: State : The United Arab Emirates. …
- Article 2 — Article (2) Objectives of the Law
This Law aims at the following: 1. Ensuring the safety of products introduced into the State through developing a legislative framework for introducing products into the market, in line with the international statutes an…
- Article 3 — Article (3) Applicability and Exceptions
The provisions of this Law shall apply to all the products introduced into the State, including free zones and the like, except for the following products: 1. Human and veterinary medicines, vaccines and serums and the l…
- Article 4 — Article (4) Safe Product
1. A product is deemed to be safe in any of the following cases: a. The product complies with the relevant laws, resolutions or technical regulations issued by the authority defining the product specifications and charac…
- Article 5 — Article (5) Prevention of Unsafe Product Entry
The Customs Authorities in the State shall prevent the entry of an unsafe product, in accordance with the controls defined by the Executive Regulations of this Law.
- Article 6 — Article (6) Obligations of Supplier
The supplier shall comply with the following: 1. Not introducing unsafe products into the State. 2. Ensuring that the product will remain safe after the introduction and during the normal and repetitive use. 3. Taking ne…
- Article 7 — Article (7) Grievance of Supplier
The supplier may file a grievance against resolutions issued in application of the provisions of the present Law, regarding his products that were proved to be unconforming with the requirements of a safe product, in acc…
- Article 8 — Article (8) Penalties
Whoever commits any of the below acts shall be penalized by imprisonment and/or a fine not less than (AED 500,000) five hundred thousand Dirhams and not exceeding (AED 3,000,000) three million Dirhams: 1. Introduced a pr…
- Article 9 — Article (9) Penalties
Whoever commits any of the below acts shall be penalized by imprisonment and/or a fine not less than (AED 100,000) one hundred thousand UAE Dirhams and not exceeding (AED 1,000,000) one million UAE Dirhams: 1. Introduced…
- Article 10 — Article (10) Administrative Fine
Without prejudice to the penalties set forth in this Law, whoever violates any of the provisions of this Law, for which no penalty is stipulated or resolutions issued in implementation thereof, shall be penalized by a fi…
- Article 11 — Article (11) More Severe Penalty
The penalties set forth in this Law shall not prejudice any severer penalty set forth in any other law.
- Article 12 — Article (12) Non-Exemption from Penalty
The supplier shall not be exempted from the penalty prescribed in this Law even if the consumer is aware that the product is unsafe.
- Article 13 — Article (13) Supplementary Penalties
When the court passes a judgment of conviction under the provisions of this Law, it may decide the following: 1. Seizure of infringing products. 2. Destroying infringing products. 3. Closing the shop for a period not exc…
- Article 14 — Article (14) Reconciliation
1. A criminal action for the crimes set forth in Article (10) of this Law may be instituted only upon a written request from the Ministry. 2. Subject to the provisions of Federal Law No. (14) of 2016 , referred to herein…
- Article 15 — Article (15) Executive Regulations
The Executive Regulations of this Law shall indicate the following: 1. Procedures of control over markets. 2. Procedures of products' withdrawal and recall when an unsafe product is found. 3. Controls and procedures nece…
- Article 16 — Article (16) Fees
The Cabinet shall issue a resolution setting the fees related to the implementation of this Law.
- Article 17 — Article (17) Supervision and Control by the Ministry
The Ministry shall supervise and control the implementation of the provisions of the present Law. The relevant local Ministry in each emirate shall coordinate with the Ministry to implement the provisions of this Law.
- Article 18 — Article (18) Judicial Officers
The employees identified by a resolution of the Minister of Justice, in agreement with the head of the Competent Ministry, shall have the judicial officers' capacity in proving the incidents taking place in violation of …
- Article 19 — Article (19) Issuance of the Executive Regulations
The Cabinet shall issue the Executive Regulations of the present Law within six months from the date of its publication.
- Article 20 — Article (20) Repeals
Any provision contradicting or conflicting with the provisions of the present Law shall be repealed.
- Article 21 — Article (21) Publication and Entry into Force
This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall enter into force six months following the date of its publication. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan The President of the United Arab Emirates Issued by us at the …