Emirates Sustainable Farming Mark.

This Resolution consisting of 13 articles and 2 Annexes aims at providing per the requirements for obtaining the mark for sustainable agriculture granted by the Authority for Standardization and Metrology to the product to indicate that it conforms to the standards of sustainable agriculture. The provisions of this Resolution apply to (i) farms producing food crops, livestock and aquatic organisms bearing the status of sustainable farms or similar designations; (ii) the products of food crops, livestock and aquatic organisms from farms or group of farms contained in (i); (iii) economic activities that have significant impacts on sustainability in the surrounding environment and society, and include processing, delivery, wholesale and retail trade. Article 3 deals with the requirements for obtaining the UAE label, including effective planning and management system, environmental management systems, improving livelihoods and human well-being, sustainable production of livestock and aquaculture. Article 4 provides for mark obtaining procedures. The Resolution provides also for a monitoring system and a survey of the establishments and markets through regular visit for verification and/or taking sampling The Resolution provides also for a monitoring system and a survey of the establishments and markets through regular visit for verification and/or taking sampling (art.7). The manufacturer or supplier wishing to obtain the mark must register in the Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS) (art.10).
In Annex 1 are listed the Criterion and Mandatory indicators (also in English), while Annex 2 contains the Terms and Definitions.