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Country guide · OIC member state
In the United Arab Emirates, Halal is regulated at federal level by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), which took over the work of the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA). Under Cabinet Resolution No. 10 of 2014 on the control of Halal products, companies must obtain Halal certificates for their final products and raw materials from Halal certification bodies registered by the ministry, which must meet the UAE.S 2055 standards.
The UAE is also one of the oldest Islamic finance markets: Dubai Islamic Bank opened in 1975. Food and Halal trade meet at fairs such as the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition. This guide lists the institutions behind each part, with their pages on Wasabih.
Photo: Dubai · Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland · CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
The federal body behind the UAE's Halal standards and the registration of Halal certification bodies.
UAE's national standards body responsible for Halal product certification and consumer protection.
The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), which took over the standards work of the former Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA). It registers Halal certification bodies and publishes the UAE.S 2055 Halal standards.
Certificates issued by Halal certification bodies registered by MoIAT. To register, a body needs a valid trade licence and accreditation from an accreditation body the ministry approves, and must meet UAE.S 2055-2.
An optional mark issued by MoIAT after products are verified against the approved Halal standards. It is separate from the Halal certificate itself, which certified products must have.
The UAE's Halal standards: UAE.S 2055-1 sets the general requirements for Halal food, UAE.S 2055-2 those for Halal certification bodies and UAE.S 2055-4 those for cosmetics and personal care.
Dubai Islamic Bank, one of the first Islamic commercial banks in the world, officially opened on 15 September 1975. Islamic banks and Islamic windows of conventional banks now operate across the UAE.
Companies, certifiers and associations from the United Arab Emirates with a page on Wasabih.
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