Supplementary Rules for Audio/Video and IT/Office Equipment under UAE’s Low Voltage Equipment Regulation

On 1st April 2020, the UAE’s Emirates Authority for Standardization & Metrology (ESMA) implemented a supplementary guideline for the regulation rules of Audio/Video and IT/Office Equipment categorized under the Low Voltage Equipment (LVE) Regulation.  

A summary of new requirements is outlined as below:

1. From 20th December 2020, all Audio/Video and IT/Office Equipment categorized as LVE shall comply with the IEC 62368-1 2014 (2nd Edition) and IEC 62368-1:2018 (3rd Edition) standard and have a valid Certificate of Conformity (CoC) issued under ECAS/EQM.  

2. From 20th December 2021, all products defined under LVE regulation shall comply with IEC 623681:2018 (3rd Edition) and have a valid Certificate of Conformity (CoC) issued under ECAS/EQM.

3. The below product categories have been added for grouping intended for EQM applications

1) Stand-alone Audio Products

2) Stand-alone Video Playing and Recording Systems

3) Computing Products

4) Telecommunication Products

5) Printing Products

Moreover, all ECAS/ EQM Certificate of Conformity (CoC) issued under the IEC60065 and/or IEC 60950-1 will be considered as invalid/void as of 20th December 2020.