About US

National Accreditation Department was established in 2004, based on federal law no. (28) for the year 2001 and the cabinet decision no. (22) for the year 2004 to manage ENAS. Updated Cabinet decision no (35) for the year 2015 regarding the UAE Control System of Conformity Assessment Bodies established that the National Accreditation Department is in charge of its implementation.

ENAS has a responsibility to operate for the benefit of UAE economy and wellbeing. ENAS aims to achieve, maintain and broaden international recognition, which support ENAS contribution in National Strategic goals through its Accreditation services and related activities to conformity assessment bodies, which strengthen improving business competitiveness and overcome technical barriers to trade, by:

Striving continuously to improve the level of its services and expand the scope of its service to satisfy the needs of its stakeholders and UAE regulators, through innovative solutions .
Ensuring competence of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) operating in UAE.
Operating in the public interest making accreditation a key pillar to guarantee safety, reliability, accuracy and fair practices in staple areas to the society as a whole such as health, environment, safety and defense.
Joining the relevant regional and international Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA) and Multilateral Arrangements (MLA).
Keeping abreast of international developments in accreditation & conformity assessment.

ENAS holds the following regional and International memberships:

Associate member in the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), www.ilac.org
Full member in the International Halal Forum (IHAF), www.ihaf.org.ae
Full member in the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC), www.aplac.org
Full member in the Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC), www.arac-accreditation.org
Member in the Management Accreditation Council - The Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC), www.smiic.org/en/accreditation-council-ac

National Accreditation Department has been given the mandate to provide the following services:

Registration of Conformity Assessment Bodies Operating in UAE
Registration of Halal Certification Bodies
Accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies through ENAS
Notification of Conformity Assessment Bodies in the mandatory scope and Technical Regulations stated by ESMA

ENAS Scope of Work

Calibration Laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025 “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories” .

Testing Laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025 “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories"

Medical Laboratories in accordance with ISO 15189 “Medical laboratories -- Requirements for quality and competence”.

Inspection Bodies in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020 “Conformity assessment -- Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection".