DCL grants Product Conformity Certification to Qatar Steel Company FZE

The agreement was signed by Eng. Hawa Abdulla Bastaki, Director, DCL and Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Chairman of Qatar Steel Company FZE at a ceremony held at the DCL premises on Monday.

Basktaki said the use of the DCL Mark is a demonstration of the company's commitment to ensure that their product continues to comply with approved international standard specifications.

"This agreement will have a positive impact on the contractors and consultants as they will be adhering to the international specifications as far as using steel bars. This agreement also represents confidence as the consumer will be ensured of the quality of the products he buys," she said.

Bastaki said that Qatar Steel is the first company to receive this certificate and 22 more companies are in the process of applying it.

As per the agreement, the DCL will supervise and control the use of its Conformity Mark. The provisions of the agreement also say that the products manufactured and supplied by Qatar Steel Company shall comply with the requirements stated in the relevant Standard Specifications and the provisions of its General and Specific Rules.

The company shall apply the DCL Conformity Mark on its products in accordance with the marking and tag requirements for the control of reinforcing steel bars in the Emirate of Dubai as per DM Circular (159) 2007.

The company also agrees to carry out the quality control testing as per the Internal Product Quality Assurance Plan.

The DCL will carry out periodic surveillance of the company's compliance with its obligations through implementation of the Independent Testing Plan and monitoring of continuing compliance with the requirements for factory quality management system through factory surveillance audits.

In addition, the DCL also has the right to collect sample from the factory, warehouse, construction site, etc., and carry out tests on them for verification purposes, whenever necessary.

The company will have the right to publish that it has been authorized to use the DCL Conformity Mark on the products covered by the license/certificate.

The DCL, on its part, has the right to publish in newspapers, information related to the granting of the license/certificate to the company, as well as information related to the suspension, cancellation or withdrawal of the license/certificate.