BUSINESS LAWS OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Translated from Arabic into English by

Dawoud El-Alami, PhD, & Katherine El-Alami, BA

Advisors: Al Tamimi & Company, UAE

Business Laws of the United Arab Emirates is a looseleaf work published in two volumes which provides first class translations of the main laws, regulations, resolutions and decrees relating to business both of the Federal UAE and the individual emirates. The work was first published in 1981, although the earliest law translated dates back to 1973, and has since been regularly updated, expanded and consolidated. The present volumes were published up to 2004 by Kluwer Law International, but the publication was acquired in 2008 by Lexgulf Publishers of the UK which is now reinstating a programme of regular updating supplements to bring the work up to date from 2004 to the present.

Expert translators

Dawoud El-Alami is a graduate of the University of Cairo, Faculty of Law, and obtained his PhD from the University of Glasgow. He is a member of the Egyptian Lawyers' Syndicate, and is a Reader in Islamic Studies at the Makhtoum Institute, University of Dundee. Katherine El-Alami has a BA in Arabic from the University of Exeter. Both have translated UAE business laws into English for over 11 years.

CONTENTS

General Organisation of the State & Legal System

  • Provisional Constitution of the UAE
  • Federal Law no 10 of 1973 - regarding the Federal Supreme Court
  • Federal Law no 6 of 1978 - regarding the Establishment of the Federal Courts
  • Law no 3 of 1992 - on the Formation of the Courts in Dubai

Civil & Commercial Procedures Legislation

  • Federal Law no 5 of 1985 - the Civil Transactions Law ( The Civil Code)
  • Federal Law no 11 of 1992 - the Law of Civil Procedure, as amended by Law no 30 of 2005
  • Federal Law no 10 of 1992 - Law of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions

Commercial Legislation

  • Federal Law no 18 of 1993 - the Law of Commercial Procedure (Commercial Code)
  • Federal Law no 18 of 1981 - Regulating Commercial Agencies, as amended
  • as amended by Federal Law 14 of 1988 on Commercial Agencies
  • Ministerial Decree no 5 of 1982 - regarding the Committee for Commercial Agencies
  • Federal Law No 13 of 2006 amending Law No 18 of 1981 Regulating Commercial Agencies
  • Federal Law No 2 of 2010 amending Law No 18 of 1981 Regulating Commercial Agencies
  • Federal Law no 4 of 1979 - regarding the Prevention of Fraud in Commercial Transactions
  • Federal Law no 15 of 1980 - regarding Printed Matter & Publishing
  • Law no 2 of 2002 of Dubai - regarding Electronic Transactions & Commerce (E-Commerce)
  • Federal Law no 17 of 2004 - the Anti-Commercial Fronting Law
  • Federal Law no 1 of 2006 concerning Electronic Transactions & E-Commerce
  • Federal Law no 2 of 2006 - concerning Information Technology Crime
  • Federal Law no 24 of 2006 concerning Consumer Protection
  • Federal Law no 13 of 2007 - Export Control Law

Corporate Legislation

  • Federal Law no 5 of 1975 - regarding the Commercial Register
  • Federal Law no 1 of 1979 - regarding Regulation of Industries
  • Federal Law no 8 of 1984 - regarding Commercial Companies, as amended
  • Federal Law no 15 of 1998 amending certain provisions of Federal Law no 8 of 1984 regarding Commercial Companies
  • Federal Law no 25 of 2001 amending certain provisions of Federal Law no 8 of 1984 regarding Commercial Companies
  • Anti-Fronting Law (Concealment Law) no 17 of 2004, & UAE Cabinet resolution no 229 of 2007 *

Public Contracts Legislation

  • Federal Regulation of Conditions of Purchases, Tenders & Contracts: Financial Order no 16 of 1975
  • Abu Dhabi Law no 4 of 1977 regarding Tenders, Auctions & Warehouses (as amended by Law no 1 of 1995)
  • Federal Decree no 12 of 1986 regulating Tenders & Auctions in the Armed Forces (as amended by Resolution no 32 of 1995)

Banking & Finance Legislation

  • Federal Law no 10 of 1980 regarding the Central Bank, the Monetary System and Organisation of Banking (as amended by Federal law no 1 of 1988)
  • Federal Law no 6 of 1985 regarding Islamic Banks, Financial Institutions and Investment Companies
  • Central Bank of the UAE Decree no 6 of 1988 regarding Brokers Regulations for the Sale and Purchase of Stocks and Shares
  • Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank no 57/3/96 regarding Regulations for Representative Offices
  • Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank no 58/3/96 regarding Regulation of Finance Companies
  • Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank no 164/8/94 regarding the Regulation of Financial Investment Companies, & Banking, Finance & Investment Consultants
  • Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank no 126/5/95 regarding the Financial & Monetary Brokers System
  • Federal Law no 4 of 2002 regarding the Prohibition of Money Laundering
  • Central Bank resolution no 123 of 1992 regarding Regulation of Money Changing Business *
  • Federal Law no 8 of 2004 regarding Financial Free Zones *
  • Securities & Commodities Authority Resolutions for 2007 & 2008

Labour & Immigration Legislation

  • Federal Law no 8 of 1980 regarding the Regulation of Labour Relations
  • as amended by Federal Law no 12 of 1986; Federal Law no 15 of 1985
  • Ministerial Decree No 3 of 1987 regarding the Transfer of Foreign Labourers & Determination of Rules for Transfer of Sponsorship
  • Ministerial Decree no 52 of 1989 regarding the Determination of the Rules & Procedures regarding Work Permits for Foreign Labourers (as amended by Ministerial Resolution no 467 of 1995)
  • Federal Law no 6 of 1973 regarding the Entry & Residence of Foreigners (as amended by Federal Law no 7 of 1985; Federal Law no 13 of 1996)

Maritime Legislation

  • Federal Law no 26 of 1981 - Commercial Maritime Law (as amended by Federal Law no 11 of 1988)

Insurance Legislation

  • Federal Law no 9 of 1984 regarding Insurance Companies & Insurance Agencies (as amended by Federal Law no 13 of 1995, & Federal Law no 3 of 1997)
  • Federal Law no 6 of 2007 concerning the Insurance Authority

Intellectual Property Legislation

  • Federal Law no 37 of 1992 regarding Trademarks, & Ministerial Resolution no 6 of 1993 & no 11 of 1995 with the Implementing Regulations
  • Federal Law no 40 of 1992 regarding the Protection of Intellectual Work & Copyrights
  • Federal Law no 7 of 2002 regarding Copyright & Related Rights
  • Federal Law no 32 of 2006 regarding Copyright & Related Rights *
  • Federal Law no 8 of 2002 amending Federal Law no 32 of 1992 regarding Trademarks
  • Federal Law no 17 of 2002 regarding Industrial Property Rights for Patents, Designs & Models *
  • Federal Law no 31 of 2006 regarding Patents & Industrial Designs *

Penal Code

  • Federal Law no 3 of 1987 - The Penal Code (extracts including Crimes against the National Economy, Fraud, & Bankruptcy)

Arbitration Legislation

  • Dubai Law no 8 of 1997 regarding the Regulation of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Decree no 2 of 1994 on Ratifying the Commercial Conciliation & Arbitration Regulation of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce
  • Federal Law no 30 of 2005, amendment to Civil Procedure Code of 1992 *
  • Federal Decree no 43 of 2006 regarding the UAE joining the New York Convention *

Environmental Legislation

  • Federal Law no 24 of 1999 regarding Protection & Development of the Environment, as amended by Federal Law no 11 of 2006

Index

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