I'he Excuulivc Council

Kegi~latioiis N o . (3) of 301 0

Concerning Kcg~~latioli 01'

Cc~nfor~nil! Assessment Bodies Works

1r1 tlie Emirate u f Ilubai

We, Hamdarl Bin Mohammed Hin Rashid .A1 blaktnum. C'rolkn Prince of Dubai, Chairman of rhe Execut i~e Cou~icil

I_'pon rebien nf Law Yo (3) of 2003 C chncerning tstablishing the F x e c t ~ t i ~ e C'out~cil of the Emirate of Dubai;

Lair Yo. ( 3 5 ) of 70U9 C'nncerning Van~gcment of Public Properties: nf the Go\ernrnet~t of Dubai:

Local Order No. (52) Concerning the Corlditions to be t ill tilled for Liccnring of 1,riborarvries ill

the Emirate of- Dubai:

I'hc Memorandum of L'iiderstanding entcret! into b e l ~ e c n Ltnirates Speciticntinns and Srandards :luthori() and Duhai Municipalit! daled I 6 Ma! 2006; and

I'ursuant to t l l t requirements 01' qua l i t y assurance. fa f t t ) of the n c r i ~ itics of coi~lLlrmit~ asscsslllent in the E ~ n i r ~ ~ t e ot' Uubai

h e issue the r'cdlowing Rtgulations:

Thesc Regulatinnr; shall be called '-Reyt~lations No. ( 2 ) of 20 11, Concerning Kegulation of C'niif~>rmity Assessmcn t Rodics Work in rhe Emirate of Uu bai".

I he fi~llou ing terms :ind iiurds shall. irhure\.t .r referred to it?. thcse Regulnticms and unlcsh

olheru ise rrquired b! thc cotlrext. h a ~ e the meanings .;t: forth against them rcspectik cl\ :

Emirates: hlunicipalit>: C'nncmed Department:

Licensing Authurit) :

.\ctivilq Practice Perrnit:

Accreditarion:

Accreditation C'ertifi~are:

The l.:n~iriitc ciF D u h i Dubni Municipalit) '1-he Conktmity Asscssrnent Accreditation Department in the \ l~cnic ipnl i~~ The authorities ha\ ing juri.sdicticln Iawfull~ to issue commercial licenses for rile Con for mi t! Assessme~ l~ Bodits for carrying on their activity in the Eniira~e ,411s: public or prik atc corporate person i s t ~ o unde~takcs pro\ isiun of examinalion, inspection 01. st;tndardi 7a1ion ser1,ices or g r a n ~ i n g of conihrmity certificates tur products. systems or pcrwns i n ;~ccordrlncc \r ith the interi~ational roquircments a11d standards ,A docuinent ihsucd bq thc C'oncer~ird Departmcrlt including its appro~:d of' carrying activity b! the .4ssessment Bod! i n the Ltnirare upon l'ulfilhner~t of the conditions and requii+erncnts accrcdited by it. Registrarion of the C:ilnforrnity .4ssessmtnt Bod) in :l special rrgistcr ith t l~e C'onceri~ed Department upon fiiifilln~ent of [he requirements and conditions prut.ided for in these Regulations. Kecogni tion b! the Concerned Department of the cfficicnc y and capabilily of 11it Conformit! Assessmenl Bod: to pro\-ide its scrvices in accordance i1.it11 the accredited star~clard speci tications upon \/crificstion and corlfi r~narion uf ful i i l lmeni of'tllc requlrcmellts alld conditio~ls. i'\ docu mcnr issued b the C'once~nrd Depal-tment by which ir recognizes thz cffiuiency and ttle abil i l q of' the C'or~formitj, Assessnienl Body lo procidc tlie scrvicu specitled therein in acuorciance ~i ith tilt. approval standard spcci ficatio~is

The Municipality shall be the ollly oflicial i.elkre11ce in :he En~iratc tor registration and :~ccreditation oi' Confirmit! Assc.;srnent Bodies. To this end. the Concerned 1)rpartrnent sh:i11 h a w the iblloi~ ing pouel-5:

1 . Tu grant .Activity Pracrics t'crmits t o C on form ity Assessmcn~ Budies and i o register them with i t .

2. To accredit thc ~ei.vices p l -v~ illcd b l thc C'onformity :2.isessrncnt Hudies.

1 3 . To 5uper~ ise the activir ies of the C'onCormity Assessment Bodies and LO monitor their

compliance u i th the provisio~ls of' ~ h e s c Rrgulat ions and ~ h t : rcsolut~olls and Keguiations issued under it. and M it11 tlit: specilicatinns accredited in this rcspect.

4. To hold confc~~enccs. ~ r ~ i n i n g coursr.~ and not.kshops rc le~ant lo its llcld of operario~~. at~d tn carry 0111 quali ficntion tests tbr C c\nfortni~q Assesstnerlt Bodies.

5. To rsr~~blish davahase ini lud inp tlie 11nrnes nf Con formitj ~ i s s e i s m e n t Bodies registered and accredited by il and Ihe ac t i~ i t i cb carried on h) them respecrivrl~,.

a . The aclivit) o!' Con formit! . l s sc~smcn t Bodies. vf L\ ha t soe~r r nature. shall be carricd on on]! upon rt.cci\ ing licensc for rhc sarnc is3iicd bq the licensing authnl+itj a t ~ d Acti~i t ) Pracrice Pcrmi t issued b! the C oncerncd LIcpat-tmcnt. This excludes medical Inhoratories.

b. ,4 Confilrhmity As_cessnient Bod! sliall nnt. i\ ithoul rile prii)r approval nf thc Concerned Tlepartment. carry on any actic i~ other ~ h a n those c,learl> providcd in the ,4crivit> Pral-lice Permit issued to it.

Coni'ormi~> Assessment Bodies \hall be l i cc~ i~ed to carr! o n thcir actici~ics in the Emirate in accordance ith thc folloii ing proccili~rzs:

I I'he bod! M ishing ta operaw C'or-lformit! Assehstncnt Bod! >hall filc ,In applicariati ti)r ok~taining cun~mercial liccnse n i r h the concerning liccming aurhorit) In thr: tmiralc: in accord~r~cc \k ith the legislatiuns and prncedurcs applicable i s ith i t .

7 -. I'he licensing authorit! +hall refer thc application to I!IC Cuncel-ntd Depar;mt.nt for considcrat ion of its tczlinica l afpect and thc exlent 01' fultlllmcnt of the conditions and rcquiremcnts sccredited in this rc\pect

I'hc itnplcmenting regiildions of i!iche Rrgulritions shnll specif) ihc documents. details and inforniatiun rcqilircd in his respect.

1. If the application i'ultills the ncceshar conditions and requirements the Corlcerrlcd Departmer,r shall issue no ob,jcctivn certificrlle for carr! ing on the aclivlt). The said certificate shall he then sent to the l i~cnsing aut!~arit~ for colnpletion o f ibsuance of the commcrcirc! l icensc.

3. I he Ct~nforrnitj ~Issessmcnt Bod) shell prni ide a l l rcquirments of' actual operation I+ ithin not later than six rno~llhs from the datc of issuancc ot'the c o ~ ~ ~ m e r c i a l license.

5 . The Conformil) A.jsessmenc ncrll) sliall not carr? cbn its ac t i~i ty before probiding all rey uirements of ol>eratioi~ accredited h: thc C vnccrned rkpartment and berorc obri~ining .4clivit> Practice l'cr~nll.

h. 'l'he Conformiry ,4ss~ssm~.n t R o d shall. within six ~ n o ~ i l l ~ . t i le an application ith the

C'oncerned nepartlntrll for obtaining Activity Pract ir;t I'crinit, nttlzrtt is< i t s ccbmmercial liccnse shall be cancelled it1 additivn t r l the penaltics pro\,idzd for in thtse Regulatiurls in this respec:.

7 . The Concerned Tlepartrnen~ diall carrq our silt inspection arld audir on t h e Conformit> ,lssessment Rod). The C'oncerned Dupat-irncnt ma). in vie^ of the results of such

inspecrion take an) of the l'ollrrn ing act ions:

a. If the C'onrortnit> Assessnlcnt Hody is found to be fulfillitig the upcralion requirement< and tn hate complctcd the sliorlcomings required b:' the C'nncerncd Llcpartmcnt to be ful i i l lcd. it 3l:nll be given A c t i ~ i ~ ! Pract~cc Permit.

b. I f tlic C'onfi)rlnir! 4ssebsmcnt Bod! ilils tn t'ulfill the operation rcquiremenrs o r

fai ls to cnnipletc the 5hol.tcumingh i\itllin the time specified for the Sam?. such

Bod] \hall nnt be g i l e ,4c.tivitl I'ractict. Pe~.m~t and the licensi11g authi~rity shall be communicated for cancellat ion of the comtnerci~l l iccnl;~ issuecf to it.

8. Upon granting the C'onf(v-rnity Asssssrricnt Body the Acti\ it! Prilcticc Permit i t shall be regisrereti in the accredited I-egister \i ith tlie Concerned Depai-tment in i r hicli all basic

details relating to the name. a d d r r ~ s rind name oi'ou ner of the Bod?. shai I he entered I\ ith the nature of its a c ~ i ~ it! and the s e n ices provided bq it.

The term of the 12ctikit! Praclict: Perrnit 511311 hc one jmeal. rcnei\able fur similar rzrm upon application of the Colilurmit> .lsscssment Do111 fiftssrl da! .s from ~ h t . date of expit-! oi'thc samc.

The C'onfbrn~iry Asscssme~ir Bod! shall. ikithin the fir>[ >,ear from giving it .4ctivity Practice Permit, apply for Accreditation. as I l lou , s :

I . C o m p u l ~ o ~ * ~ Plccredit:~tion f'ur cnritics opelali l l~ in heaIrh, d u t ? and en\ ironment tield. Such entities shall 1101 pro1 ide thuir sen ices relating to this ficld exccpl aftcr tecci~ring Accreditation i:cr~iiicatc.

I he Concerned Uupar tmc~~t .;ha1 l speci fq . h! a list issued b> it f o r (his purpose. tests in uhich Accrcd itation shall be conlpulsor~ .

3 -. Compulsor! Accrudi~ation h r ( 1 O"n) at Icast of thc total tests nr services pro\ ided b> Confortnit! Asse5srncnt Rodics i t hich operate in lieids h a t are non-relevant lo heal~h. pitblic safc.1); or environ~ncnr. pro\ idud h a t the tlurnhel. of the accredited t c s ~ s d r services shall not be Icss than one tesl or service.

3 . With the exception of the tests and services refcrred to i n I ) and (2) of' this r2rliclc. .4ccreditnt ion ~)! 'Confimnit Assessrncrlt Body shall hc optional.

The C'o~ifivm it? As~essn;c~ir Bod! cllall rczuive ;Iccreditatinn in thc compulsor! ficlds and tests refcrrcd to in .4sricle (7) hereuf \i,ithin rlot later than 1iic1 years from the dart of rccziving the

,4ctivit! Practice Permit, failing n h i c h thc Perrnir issued to i t s t ~ a l l bc \iiihdrrliz.n, its registrntion

shall bc can~cl ied and the licensing authority shd l be cnmmunici?ted for cancellation of the con~mercial licelist. issued to it.

The Coricerned Department ma! e x t c ~ ~ d thc tiio J ears referred to in this Article tor additional lerm not cvczedirig six rn{>t~tl~s in [he case that the <:onformit) Assehment Bod> su h i t s teciltlical reasonr justifying ~ h c same.

Noriiilhstandinp the provisions of Al-ticlc (3) u f these Kegulatinns. rhc Concerned Dzpannient shall, in caordina~ion \\ i th the cutnpctcrir govcrninent aulhorit accredil mcilical laboratoriiis i l l

accordance n i r l l the procedure\ and rcquirt.mt.tits applicable u ilh i t in h i s respect.

Article ( 10)

Conformity Assessment nudies sl~all he ~ ~ ~ ' c r c d i t e d b j . Accreditation Certificate issued by ~ h c

Concerned Department fur three !ears rt.ne\zahle for similar tcr~n(s). The said Ccrtiiicate shall un~ille the accredited Bod! to use the hcc rcd i~a~ ion logo corisisting of ~ h t . C:oncerned Department's lngo and the IZ~cruditar ion C'el-I i t icate number.

The implementing regulatiotls of lhesc Regt~lations shall specif! the requircment5, condirions and procedures fur obtaining a!id renciial of the Accreditntioti C'ertificstc and ihe cascs of

suspension and cancellatiol~ of thc mine and stiall ~pec i j ) m e of'~tlc: .4ccrcdiration logo.

The Conlbrn:ity !\ssessmst~t Bod) ma! :~dd an), activities lo ~ h c actii ities listed in the AcrIv i t j

Practice f'crrnit or in rhe Accrtditation C'erti ticate provided that thc added act]\ irks shall be ubject to the conditions atid requiren~ents applicable u ith the Concerned Depsrtrnenl.

.4rticle { 12)

I<cpistered and ,4ccrcdited C'onfot-mity Arszssmcnr Hody shall:

I . Compl) \\ ith the conditions and ~equirerncnts ol' the . 4 c t i ~ i t l Practicc Permit and the :Iccrcditation Cenifical? issuud to 1 1 pursuant to the intei nat in1131. regional and nr~riat~al

srandard ~peciticaricrn~ nlloited tc~ bc cal.~.ieJ ~ 1 1 hlr it.

3 -. Kepdrt to the Concerned Department an! atnendrnc~it to its a~tivities, work systs~n n~anual or thc operational pl.ocedurcs npplicablc n ith il.

3. I'articipate in qual i f i ca~~un test\ c~rganizcd 'nl the Concerned Drp~r tmcnt or entities rcctlgni~rd by it.

4. Pro~ide al l t'acilitics nect.ss.ir! for emploqecs ol' \!I< Concerned Dcpa~?mcri t on cart-! ing out auditing and evaluatiot~ of its \ior.ks and documents and evaluation ol' its procedures.

Regisrered C'onfolnli~> Asscss~nenl Bodies shall be suh,iecl from t i~ne to ti ~ n e tu auditing an

evali~nr ion of their acthitie3 :ind revie\$ ol' its Accredit:ition. The conceri~ed [kparlment ma) take the f'olluir ing actions against lhe C'onti~rniitl Assessment Bod) tt hose nudir 2nd ccaluation re i fa ls that it f i l ed to c o n ~ p l j \I ith an! ol'ihe Accredilation rciy~i:ernents:

1 . Suspension ci t ' the Accreditatior~ given lo the I'onl'ornmity tlssessmcn~ Bad! and 01'

prnvisioli ul' service h! the Conli~i-mil! Assessment Bod! in thc tield in nliich the Accreditar ion Iias brtn suspended pending anlending o t - its stati~s itliin the reri l l

designntcii fbr i t b j . I hc C'on~crr~eci [luparlment.

2. \Vitl~rlra~al of the Accrcditrltion C'ertifi~ate iron1 thc (loll tbrmit)' Assessment Rod) upon

failure of ~ t l c L'onformit! ~2sses~mc1i t Body t o rcctif! its status R ithin the tcrm dcsig~iared tbr il bq the C'nncerned Dcpartmen~.

Tlie imple~ncnting regul,itions to thrse licgulations shall spec i f ) thc subseq ucnt t i ) l lo~-up pro cedi ire^ of the au~liorlr<d entities and thc audit and e\ aluation prucedures or their t i o r k s and re\ ien .

The ?vlunicipalir~ shall rIiat4ge lbr issuance uf purrnits. certiticates and all othcr services pro) idcd in thew Regulations and the rcsolutivns issued under ~t tlie Sees pro\ idrd for in Schedule ( 1 ) r o thesu Regulat ivns appro\ ed b) us.

Article ( 15)

M'ithout prejudice tn al:! more severe penalt! prot ided f i ~ r in any other regulations. cbor) person

M ho iul~t is these Regulations and its iniplerntnt~ng regu lations shall hr: penalized b l paqmri\r of the fines listed in Schedule (2 ) attached litreto and ,1pproved b> us.

The fine referred to in the al'orcsnid fjchedulc cliall be doubled in case of repeat oE the satnt. violation 1% irllin one !ear Srom the date of committing the ssme violalion provided that the firic does not cxceed in c ; i x nf doubling (Dirhams 1 00000) Dirhams or,e hurdred thousand.

In addition tu thc t?lie. the Concernrtj Ucpartnient may, in coc\rdinariot~ it11 the corupetent

aui\~cx-ilies, take one or morc of lhe Sol lo\\ i ~ i g measures:

I . Su~pcnsion oS thc .4crivi1! I'r:iztice per mi^ pending cornpletioll of rhe requircrnents,

3. U'ithdrai+ dl of .4ctii ~ I J Practice I'ermit and .r\cc.rrditatioli C'ertitlcate and cancellation o t' the Kcgistt.s~ion.

1 Cancellation ot-lhr commercial l iccnsc.

Emploj,ees oi' rtle Concerned Dcpartrnenl nominated h! resolution or' he Uireclcjr Crencral of the

hlunicipalil~ shall hacc the capasir! or' investigation l'ficerl; in prow ill! acts comn~itted in L iijlat ion oi' the provisions of thew Regulations and its implementing regulations, ~ ~ n d he reso1ution.i issued under it.

The hiunicipalitj sl~all n o t be liable to nrhers for any damasel; nhich ma) bc sustained by thsrn as a result OF tegistercd or approved Conformit! .4sscssmenI Bodies practicing their. t'unctions or prnviding ~ h c i r services. Tliose Bodies shall hc liable for indernnif1,ing such damages.

The Municipalit> ma! \eek assistance ot' local go\ernmeiit departnient and public authorities and corporalions in the Emirarc. iiiclucling polict. otticers. Thz said aulhorities shall promptlq eltend rhe possihlr assistance \+hen requeqted to do so.

I hc fees and fincs collected unde r the pro\ isions of these Regulations shall il?urc to the accounr nf tlie general treasur) ot'rhc E~niratc.

:I Conformir> Asscrsmenl Bod? m a j obAjcct in ~ r i t i n g beibrc the Director Gencral ut' the hlunicipslit! to an! rdsolution or mcnFurts issued against it h! Ihe Concertling Department hithi11 30 days from thc ddre ot'notifj ins i t \ i d 1 tlie decision (31. mzasurcs laken agair~bt i t .

Ob.jections shall be confidered by a commil~ee tn be fbrmrd for rhe purpose b! resolution issued b~ the Dlrrctor General of the h,lunicipnl~t). Resolutiotis issued hy thc comtnittcc in such objections shall be t; rial.

All ('oritbrmit) Assessment Bodies operating i n the E m ~ r a t e prior to issua~ice u f these Regulations shall amend thcil- status to bc in acccvdancc tvith its: pro~,isions ~ i t h i i i o t ~ e >car fYom the date of entbl+ctrnent hercot:

The Director Cieneral of the M unicipalit> shall issue the regulations and resolutions ntccssary fbr implemcntariot~ of thc provisions of tliesr licgulations.

Article (23)

An!. provision in an ) h e r l o c ~ ~ l legislatic31l h i l l . to the extent t o i ihich such provision is colilrsr> ir, the pro~is ions of th<s< llcgula~ions. bc revohed.

These Rtgulations shall be published in thc Ofticial Gazcttc rlrld shall come into el'rect as or' Ihe date u f publication.

Hamdan Din blotlarnnied Bin Kashid :\I Jlaktinuni

Cliainniin of the Executive CCILII~L'II

Issued in Uubai on 1 5 Junr 20 10

(:orresponding to 3 Stla:~ban 13.3 1 H.

SpeciKying Fees Payablu ti^- Sen ices of'the C'onccnied Depnrtmenr

.. - ~ e s c r i ~ t i o l i 7 Fee in ~ i r h a m c

N o Objection C'crtificatc I I .- - I -

5 00 O'

I .4ctivity Practice -- Pertnir . .

Activity Practice I'rl- nit rctlciral

! 1 Reviei\:-cf i l cc r rd i l~~ ion docurncnts -.

Initial assessmeill

-- - .-

- .- , -- .-

Accreditation :issessment . .- , 6500 - . per day pcr c\'iluator ...

Issuancc of - ccrritlcate ... and scope of .A~credit;~t ion ; - I. I 200

-. .

-- .

500 --. per field

4 , Filing .4ccrcditarion ... .- application - 500 .--l

10 1 1

* The fcc charged pursuant ~u this Schedule shall hc in nddilion to an additional fee of (Dirhams 1 00) pcr scrvicz pro\ ided b~ the C'uncerned Departnient IU rile Confnrniit) Asscssmenr Bodies loca~eri uutsidr: the Emiratc.

Training I I100 per cia) pcr trainee -- Qualifisat ion programs tests - ---I . \ I ihr acrual cost of ~lid

I .. .. .-

program wirh minimum fcc ot - 1 Dirhams 500 and ;1 nlaximu~~i I

fee of'Dirhams 2000 ~ R C - a c c r c c ~ i t a t i o n aiier su.pe:sion -

. .-

- - . 1300

- - -- - -

Sciirdulu Ko. (3)

Specif! ing Violations a id t inc\

-- -- - --

- 1 ---

I Scr. Vicllation l- inc in Dirliams

- -- -4 A,scs,men~ 1 30000

t)od\ N ithoui 1Zcti) it\ Prnc~icc Permit I L-- L

I Ual-rling on an! a c ~ i ~ it! other t h ~ n tllnse listed in tlir 1 10000 I

Activitj Practice Perniit --- -- 1 - - -- -- 1 Faiiure of thc Conformit! .4sl;essmen1 Bod! to applb 10000 :

I ! I Accreditatior~ of its acrivitics i l l lhc tields in ishich I

!

1- .4ccrcditatio11 - is corllpulsor! - - - -- -- - - -- + 5 + Failure of the t .onlbrmit~ wrsamcnt Bod! to >00(1

. . .

h r i~btaini ny Act ikir) -~racticc. Permit u i t h i , ~ thc

i I participate in any of thc qualifica~ion tesl determi!isd for the actii ities in u hich it is acc~.edited. I

---I bailure of the ('nnl'ormitj .4s.jr~smcnr Bod!. to 1000 parlicipate in an? uf the qiialitkalion test program? I I

I 1 drtcrminrd for the activities in ii hich it is nut 1

: specified period -- - -- -- - --

i - - -- - k i iili lare n i Ci*~ilnait) 4 s s e s ~ ~ n r n i Hvdy 111 apply fir ( 30ilOO

4

I I accredited. - - .- -- - .-

' b Fail urr to cornpl! with ihc cund itions &$-5000

! :equiremenr.i of the Activitj IJrar;tice Permit r)r the -7

I b i c r s d i t a r i o i i ( rrtiticaa - -- -- - - 1 - -- --

j 1 Failure r i l report to thc l)cparrn:cnt an! I 50110 + I I

Assessment Rod) r~ to thc iioik \ystem manual or to I I

I thc operd~innal prncecii~rc~ appli~abls ii ith it. C-+ -

-- - -- -- - ilEuuction of performanctt of the inspectors of thc 50UO

1 , Concerned Ucpartmcnt of thcir ciili) I

-- ---- - - - - -- - T -- --

Government of Dubai Dubai Municipality

.4drninistr;jti\r: Resolution N u . (267) of 30 1 I

issuing the lmplcn~enting Regtrlations of Regulations No. ( 2 ) of 201 0

Concerl~ing "Kegulatio~~ of Confomiit) Assessment Bodies harks

In the Kmiratc of Duba;" -

:I-he Director General of tlie hlunicipalit~:

Clpon revie\+ of the poner veslec] ill US by the Dccrre t stab1 isliing Llubai blunicipalit> ;

The pro\ isions o f Regulatio~~s No. ( ? ) ot' 20 10 C'oncerning Regulaticm of i on lbrmit) .Assessment Bodies M'orks In the t ~ n i r a t e of L)uhai

,4rticlc. (1): For the purposcs ~Sapplicarion of the provisions ol'this Rcsolulion. the folloning terms and \lords shall hd \ r thc meanings set t'untl agains~ ~ h c m respective in Article (3) of Regulations Lo. ( 2 ) of' 20 I { J C'oncerning "Regulat~on or Con t'orrnity ~Issessmrnr Bodies U'orbs In thc r ~ r ~ i r a t c of Dl~ba~" .

The term Regulations u he1.ekt.r rcfe~.l.rd to in this Resolurio~i shall mean I<cgulations Xo. (2) of 20 10 Concerning "Kcgulation of I'nnlbrm ity Assessment Flodies Works In the Emirale of Dubai".

Sect io~i One

Kequirttnents f i ~ r Obtaining C'ommercial I .icense by C'oiilvrmity Assessnicnt R.o&

Ai-ricle ( 2 ) : The acllvitic? of Conformit> ,Assessment Budics shall be carried in the Kmiratct

only up011 (obtaining license fbr thc same from tlie licensing aulhorir! and upon ~.ecciv ing A c t i ~ it) I'racticc Ptrtl~it issued b! the Concerned Dcprlrtment. fledical I,aburaturics sh:-~Il br c ~ c l u d e d tko~n th is pern~it.

Article (3): The Brd) uishillg t o operate Contbrrnirq Assr..ssment Body sh,~ll submit to the licensing airthorit? applicatior~ for obtaining cm1mercia1 license accomp~nicd b! thc fol l ou ing docunicnts:

I . Urittcti ~~ndcrtahing not to prac~ice thc actikit? prior to recci~ing pcr~nit from the i'oncet.ned Department.

2. List ol' the iiames of technicians included in the acti\ it! the C'c~riforrnit! ,45sessmc171 Bod! ~ i s h c s to practice pursurlnt to Ihe previsions of the Itcgulations and ~ncthods and means to be ~pp l i ed tkr conducring teclinical servicc.

3. List of namcs and t!pes of t l i ~ equipment and iilols required for practicing rhs a c t i ~ i t i t 3 rippl ied for.

3, I .ist o f adrninistrstil e and techr~ical positions rcqilired fnr tnanagelnent and nperation 01' thc c 'on formit! hssc.;sment nod! i s ith description 01' thcir acadc~nic qua1 i ficalions, subject to that the acadcmic qualification ut' ekerq' teclinical po6ition $hall nor be less lhan the follou ing academic degrees:

a. Bachelors ol'et~ginuering or cciencc from rccogt~ized uni\ ersit) or

higher instit~rre. 111 i+ hicli 1hc tcrm u f tuition i s not lcss than four !.cars. for superb isor? posi~ions.

b. Diplorn3 in engineering or science from recogniyed u n i ~ ersit! or

1iight.r instilul<. in 11 hictl the term ol luitio~i is not less than t \ i o

\ears, for tt.chnica1 position5.

c . High sc.ho~l in rhe scicntilic. or industrial stream. i i i l h not less than five >e;irs nf experience in thc tield uf operation oS thc C'o~librrnir! 4ssesssnent Body the applicant t'ur licensing, for ass istat11 technical positions.

Article (4): a . I'he C'unccr~ied Depiinment shall considcr the application for obtainir~g cornrncrcial licensc refirred tn it b l the lict'n3ing authur~t! to ensure hat it

I'ulfills the technical condition3 i~tid rzquireme~its an0 that all the documents, derails a11 J information submitied in \he appl ica~ ion are complete and are in nccordancc ciith thc prclvisions of' the previous Arlicle.

b. The Concerned Department may: upon tonsideration of' the applicarion. pass 311y uf thc f b l l u i j it12 deci~ions:

1 . Issue certificate oUno objection ro chtr~ining comrncrcial licenst: bk

the bod! 1~ ist~ing* to operare Conformit! Assesslnelll Bod). The same shall be s c ~ t to the licensing authority for comple~ion of issuance of the cornnsercial l icense.

2 . Si~spend the appiicarion pending fu i iillment uf tlie conditions and requiremttlts i i i t h i n specific tcon in prcparaticrn for teconsidura~iu~l of the applicat i t ~ i ~ and issuance of t h t proper decisinn concerning i t .

1 .' . Reject tlie application n-it11 assigning the reasons for ~ j l ~ i c h the applicaticbn n,as rtjccted.

Suction I wcl

,4ctivi1y Practice Pcrinil

,Article ( 5 ) : The Cnntilrmity A~sessmrnt Body shall ni3t upon obtaining con~me~,cial licerlsc practice any of ' i ~ s ncricities prior to obtaining perrnit for practicing the activit) from the L'oncerned Drpartnic~i t .

r\rticIe (6): I n accordance ji ith tlie prut isions of the pre\.ious Article ancl for the purpo3e of

obtaining A c t i ~ irq Practice Pcrmil b) tlie C'onfo~-~n~r> Assessment Bod!. ttw latter shall. 11 ithin not later than six rnonths from the dare ot i5sua1ice ot'the commercial licc~ise. pro\ idr: the f l ~ l l o ~ in2 operation requiret~lcnts:

I. Ducumented qua1 it! s~ stun1 in aicol.dancc ilh the internat ion:il srat~dard that accords \+,ith the a c l i ~ ity licensed tn the Contbl-]nit! /\ssessmelil Bod) including: qualir) nianual. work proccdul-es and the relevallr documents.

3 -. The I'o~~'lbt.mitj Assessvncnr Body \tlall oiiri Ihc equipmot~l and tools proper h r thc t! pz and ~olurnc of the activity carried 011 bq it ~ i t h documcr~ ted s? srcrn'procrdure for standardization.

3. The technicnl and administra~ivc staff m u h ~ hc proper and qi~aliticd 10

work \i ith the C:onfi>rrr~ir! Assessmenr Body \c ith a register inc Iirding their nllrnes: qualiikations and rspcrience and description of their respeclive respvnsibilities.

4. Tlie nrv-k enviro~inirsni shall be proper 2nd in confor~nity with the work and public sa fc t~ conditinns in accordance kiirh the requirerncnts of the tcchrlical specil ic~~icws.

i c e 7 : The Conformity . 4 ~ ~ e s s r n e n t Rod) shall, upon being ready and \r ithin the six

months provided for i l l ,Article (6) hereof. shall submit an application ro the C:oncerncd r )epar t rne~~ on the i'orni p~*eparcd !br the purpose i'or nb~aining ,4ctivity Prac~icc Permit. O~lier\vi<c. its commercial license shall be cancelled in addition to the applicable iinc penall) froln among the pcl~rlllies p~uvidcd fbr in the Penalt ics and Fines Scht.~iulc attachcd 10 Ihesc Regulations.

Article (8): Ttit Concerned Deparlmcnt shall carrq out site inspeclion and audit of thl: Conformit!' Assesb~nct~t Bod! to ensure fi~ltillmt.nt of the operat ion requirements providcil it1 ,Article (6) of tllif Resolution. I'ht. C'onccl-ntd Dcpartmcnt ma!. in \/ie\s nt' such audit. takc an) ol'lhc f o l l o ~ ing acrions:

a. In the case \ i I ~ ~ ' r c tlie Confol-mi[> .4sse~>rncn1 Body is found to bc fulfilling all operatio11 rcquire~nents or it h:is completed an! shorlcom ingh

rcquired h~ !he C'onccmed 1)epL1rtment. thc Confor~nir> .Assc.;r;ment Bod> sh;~ll bc gral~led . \ct ivi t~ Practice Permit.

b. 111 \he case rhar the I o~~l'orrnit! Auessn~cn t Bod! hi ls to fultill operation requirement3 or fail3 lo complete an! shortcomings i i i t i l ~ t l six months.

~uc11 Conrormit! ,\ssessmt.nl Bod) shall not he granted i t\ Practice Pet init :tnd tlie l i c c ~ ~ i n g authoritj shrill be co~nmunicatcd for cancellation oi' the co~nmercial licen3r issued lo it.

:\niclc (9): 1:poli granting t l ~ e Conforniitl .Assc.;sment Bod) {Zclivi ty Pract icc Permit. it sliall be regihtercd in the registcr appro\cd b j the Concernrd nepartrncnt irllv \+ hich all h a i c dctail:, relating tu lhe Ixirne. address. name of on rier a r ~ d ~ ~ a t u r e of actit it! O C and thc serviced p la t ided b~ the i'imformitj Asscswienl Bod! shall hc entered.

.4rticle ( 10): The tcnn or' the A c i i v i ~ ) I'racticr I'ermit shall be nlw year rcneikable for similar term upon ~lpplicatinn liled b~ the Uonti~rnlity .4ssessrnetlr Dody tifiren da! s prior to i l 3 expir!.

1 . 'I'o cnmy~lele the fortn requircci fbr thc Accreditation spplication nirh submitting thc dcrcuments rcquired fur Accreditation.

2. 'l'hc documt.nts shall bz reviened h> thu Convtrncd Department and a rcport shall be iswed includi~ig the rrsult of'suuh rcview of the documents,

.). I hc C'oncernrd Llcpai.tment shall. if' the nccessi t! arises. n ~ a k c inilia1 a5sesstnent c i s i~ lo \he C'onfor~nitj .4.rsccsment Bod) fbr evnluarion of the t x t c n t of its readiness I O carr! OUT the h a 1 aqsesbrnent and shall issue an initial repon on tlie resul~s of sucli i Lit.

4. T'hr L'oncel*~ieci Uepal-tmenr h t l s l l make li nal cvaiua~ion vi sir b~ rrc hnical

team fi~rmrci fLr this purpuse \ihn \t ia l l undcrrakt. a.jscssnient of tlie quali~> management systcm required t i l he provided bq thc C'onlbrmity .Assessmcnr Body and the technical activitirs thu Conformit> Plssessrncnt

Bod! \i istlcs to have [hen accredited. 011 completion of tlie evaluatioii the aforesaid warn sliall issue technical s.eport 011 the results of'the said visit.

5 . The C:on Tcjrrni t j Assessment Bod: shall take 1 he rcquired correctike actions in case or non-co~ i fo rmi~~ ~ i n d shall scnd ekidenzc to lhc C'onctrned Llepartrncnt \i ithit1 ri prnper lertn spcciti ed by thc Departrncnt.

h. The Concerned 1)rpsrtmcnt shall. in ccnaiti cases, make a foiloir-up \isit

to fhr: Conlbrm~t! .4csecsmctlt Bod) to ensurc raking the proper corrective aclions and rctned) uf the. non-cot~l i~rmit cases.

7. TIir C'iltlcerncd nepartrnent shnl l take the dccision to grant the Conformit) .4\sessment Bod! hccreditnt ion C'ertiticarc or utlienl ise based on the e \ aluation rcsulrk.

Accreditation Certiiicatr. L7;il id i r~ Pttriclil 2nd IZencival

Article ( 14): a. 'The validit! period of tlie Accredita~ion C'cnit?c~re shall be thrcc )ears from thc date of issuance and shall be rcnc\iable for similar period( sj .

b. In the case that thc C'out;>r~~~ity rZssessment Body \$,ishe5 to reneii thc Accreditat ion < ert i ficate alizr expiry of its term, tlie C'onthrmiry Asscssmenl Bod! ~hiill suhtnit thc runt.\zal applicatiot~ to tlic Concerned Department in nccordrlnce i t ith the procedures provided ill Article (I 3) of this Resolution. Thr C'uncernrd Llepartnlc~it shall c a r r out rc-evaluation and in view of' l11e e i a l u a ~ i ~ n results the ('o~icerned Uzp~~rtmcnt shall take he decision to rcncu the .Accreditation Crrlificatc or otl~erivise.

Article ( I 5 ) : Tlir .Iccrtcli~ation C'ertiticatc shall autliorire the accredited C'onfvrmi~? ;ls_cess~nrnt Hod! to usc the Accreditation logo i z hich consists ol' the C'oncerned Uepartlnent's logo and thc Accreditation Certificate number on)? un the accredited ;ictivitics. I hc 4cc.t4editation logo shall not be used under an> circurnstanccs in acti~itic.; and tields other than the accredited acrivitics and fields.

C':lsc's of Siispensioli and Cancellation of he .4ccrcdiration C e l ~ i licate

Articlc [ I h ) : During the lerm of' hccreclitation. the Conformity ,/\ssessment Hod!. shall be subject to schudulcd and unsclieduled i b l l o ~ - u p \isit< b) rhe Concerned rlepa~.tnienl to ensure continuous fulfill~nunt b! r l ~ e C'onCormit> rlssessmenl Bvj! of thc 4ccrcditation requirements. .A rcsnlutin~i shall be issued aplv+cl\ iiig cuniinustion of' or suspending or cancelling the Accredita~ioli C'cnilicale and i t ithdran ing the Accredilation based nn the technical reporr prcpared oil the results ul' such L isit.

Article ( 17): The C'oncrtned Department shall bc cnt itlcd rn si~cpend :luxeditation of the C unti\t.tnit~ Assessment Bod) on tempnrar!, basis in the case of failure uT tltt ' latter to conipl> v, ith c c r t a i ~ ~ rcquiretnen~s o t' the .4ccreditat1on during the CL ~Iuation visits in the f o l l o ~ ing cases:

I . Is.;ua~lcc or' 11011-conto~ming cases as a result of failure to itnplttnet~l 1 1 ~ standards and requirements of .4ccreditalion N hich coulcl ;ifScct thc quality of \vork.

2. F ~ i l u r r ti) PA! the 1 2 s ~ i t t l i n the specified tirnc.

3 . Mi SMC of the Accrcditatinn logo on the certilicares,rt.purts issued b) the C'onibrtnitj 12ssess~~~ent Body.

4. Issuance of r11s certilicates:' repol-1s ~r ithout performing the :~cturll iturk.

5 . Failure of the Con t rn l i ty i\ssesmt.nl Bully t n cnrrcct its status

12 ithin the time speci iied Ibr it by rht. Cuncerncd Dcpanmcn:.

6. Failure to report to he Concerned L)t.parlmc.~~t ;In!' amelidmenrs to the activities o f thc Conti)rmity Assessment nod!. 10 t h e irork systems nianual or to the operation,il prv~.rCIurcs adnptcd hy if

including change or localion adlircss of rlic C'o~iformi~y Asscssmenr Bod).

The Concerned Llepartment may i\ittldr;i~t the Accreditation from the C'onfurmi~y Assessmenl Bod! or reduct. ttlc scopc of its Accreditation it1

any of tllc fol loi i i n s cases:

I. t ailure to take thc corrcctii c: :i~ricbns nuccssary for rernedj of non- uonti~rrnil case\ atier I \ \ O 1110l1thb ttum the dale of suspension of [he :lcc.l-rditatioli pet~ding co~npleliotl of the corrective actions.

2. Fnilul-c to purfm-m rhc standards ulid l.equirernents oi' Accreditation itliicli ticv~ld al'lkct t h e qualit! ul'iiurh.

The C'orif i+mit: A \ s t . s m e ~ l t Rody shall not p140\ ide s e r ~ i c e ill ttlr field in M hic h the .Ic~.rt.dira~iun has been \$ ilhdrait nlsuspendzd pend inp receipt of llccredilat ion again or lifiing oL the suspension in accordance I\ ith t hc procedure5 provided in Article ( 1.3) oi'lhis Kesululion.

f i na l l'rok isions

The Director ot' lhc Confnrmit) Assessment Accrcditation Department sliall Issue Ihe tieccssar! directi~eq for itnplernentation of thc pro1 isions LI!

lllis Re~cllution.

hn ic l c (2 I ) : This Rtsulutiou shall come into effect as oi'thr date of issuancc

Eng. Hussnin Nasscr Lootali

Director General

lssued on rhc l - i + e n I ~ Second Day of August 20 1 1

Ctvrcspondi~g to the Twenty Srcor~rl Day of Ramadall 1-13? I I .