Cabinet Resolution Concerning the Executive Regulation of Federal Law Concerning the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and the Products Thereof
The last update on this law was listed on 16 Aug 2022
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Article (7) Data Card
1. The importer, exporter, circulator, developer, manufacturer and producer of GMOs or Products thereof shall put a data card on each shipment and package, indicating that it contains GMOs or Products thereof, provided that the card shall contain the following data:
a. Product name and the country of origin.
b. Commercial name of the product and its trademark.
c. The product contains GMOs or Products thereof through stating the phrase “GMO or Product thereof that contains, consists of or produced from a GMO” in a clear readable font that is hard to be removed.
d. Scientific name of GMOs or Products thereof.
e. Country of origin of GMOs or Products thereof.
f. Percentage of the Genetically Modified Component in the product.
g. The GTIN number of the GMOs or Products thereof.
h. The required standard warning and guiding signs.
2. Data cards shall be always and clearly fixed in a manner that can not be removed, replaced or damaged.
3. Arabic and English languages shall be used in the data card on every shipment or package. Other languages may be added to the data card without prejudice to approved languages.
4. UAE technical regulation for data card of GMOs or Products thereof shall be adhered to.
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