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UAE Cabinet Resolution·Cabinet Resolution No. (19) of 2019

قرار مجلس الوزراء بشأن مواصفات قياسية إلزامية التطبيق في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

Authoritative Arabic version per the official UAE Legislation portal

Issued Date
February 21, 2019
Effective from
March 1, 2019
Articles
3
Last synced
Jul 20, 2026

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Establishes a mandatory standard with obligatory application across the United Arab Emirates, effective from March 2019, binding all relevant entities and secto…

Synced from the official UAE Legislation portal · Plain-language summary by the LEXAI editorial team

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    Article 1

    Article (1) The mandatory standards related to the electricity sector, a total of (3), whose numbers and titles are shown in the schedule attached to this resolution, shall be considered mandatory standards with obligatory application in the United Arab Emirates.

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    Article 2

    Article (2) All concerned bodies, present at the time of enforcement of this resolution, comply with its provisions within (180) days of its enforcement.

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2019 Concerning a Mandatory Standard with Obligatory Application in the United Arab Emirates 2

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    Article 3

    Article (3) This resolution shall be published in the official gazette and shall come into force as of the day following its date of publication. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by us: On: 16 Jumada Al Thani 1440 AH Corresponding to: 21 February 2019 AD

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2019 Concerning a Mandatory Standard with Obligatory Application in the United Arab Emirates 3 Annex 1 Schedule attached to Cabinet Resolution No. (19) of 2019 Concerning a Mandatory Standard with Obligatory Application in the United Arab Emirates SN. Standard Number Standard Title (Arabic) Standard Title (English) Type 1 UAE.S GSO IEC 60268- 7:2019 Headphones and Earphones Mandatory Standard 2 UAE.S IEC 6238-1:2019 Audi/video, information and communication technology equipment – Part I: Safety requirements Mandatory Standard 3 UAE.S GSO IEC 60034- 3:2019 Specific requirements for synchronous generators driven by steam turbines or combustion gas turbines Mandatory Standard

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Note: The Arabic text of this legislation is the authoritative version as per the official UAE Legislation portal.

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