The new resolution has approved standard No UAE.S/GSO 1926:2009 as technical regulations rather than standard regulations which will require all suppliers to seek registration of energy drinks with ESMA.

By the deadline date of June 14, 2012, all suppliers including manufacturers, agents, distributors, commercial representatives and legal representatives would need to have completed registering their energy drinks at ESMA. This deadline has been fixed by the resolution which gives suppliers a grace period of six months to comply with the technical regulations in standard UAE.S/GSO 1926:2009.

ESMA established in 2001 the Emirate Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS) taking on responsibility of issuing registration certificates for approved products. Energy drinks are now required to meeting the following conditions:

•  The Energy drink should comply with Standard No. UAE.S/GSO 1926:2009 for Recommendation of Handling Energy Drinks.

•  Evidence of approval for general safety of the energy drink from other conformity assessment bodies, if the production is conducted out of the UAE.

•  The label of the should state the following warning [translated]: