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Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC) has made major strides in developing the quality infrastructure of Abu Dhabi, enhancing the emirate’s regional and international competitiveness in various key sectors, according to its annual report for 2022.
QCC reported that achievements last year spanned preparing and implementing conformity programmes, reviewing and approving technical documents for partners, achieving consumer safety and market fairness, in addition to developing the metrology infrastructure, and enabling and developing laboratory tests for various products.
Abdullah Ahmed Al-Yazidi, Executive Director of the Strategic Affairs at QCC, said that the council’s strategic plan (2021-2025) clearly defined objectives across sectors, organisational units, as well as performance indicators to develop and improve the entity’s main services as well as 16 sub-services. During 2022, the council’s tangible achievements supported vital economic sectors of Abu Dhabi by reducing production time and enhancing the competitiveness of local products in global markets. The achievements also included checking commercial frauds, ensuring the accuracy of measurement instruments to achieve commercial justice and contribution to increased quality of products available in the markets. In addition, the council also prepared and implemented conformity programmes and continuously developed the metrology infrastructure.
Abdullah Ahmed Al-Yazidi noted that the 2022 report also reflected achievements in developing a sustainable quality infrastructure that meets all needs of key sectors, leading to attracting more investments into the economy which in turn helped raise the GDP of the emirate. In 2022, the council approved 26 new technical documents, reviewed 22 draft specifications and technical regulations, evaluated 24 requests to harmonise technical documents, developed various conformity programmes, and prepared three studies on the impact of technical documents and conformity programme implementations.
The council also developed 50 conformity programmes for goods and individuals, registered a 29 percent increase in the number of conformity assessment bodies, and a 15 percent increase in the issuance of certificates of conformity for individual services.