Preamble
Preamble
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, has issued the following Decree-Law:
Having reviewed the Constitution,
Federal Law No. 1 of 1972 on the Competencies of Ministries and Powers of the Ministers, and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 26 of 1981 on the Commercial Maritime Law, and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 promulgating the Civil Transactions Law, and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 18 of 1993 promulgating the Commercial Transactions Law, and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 4 of 2000 on the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority and Market, and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 8 of 2004 on the Financial Free Zones,
Federal Law No. 6 of 2007 on the Regulation of Insurance Operations, and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 2 of 2008 on the National Societies and Associations of Public Welfare, and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 8 of 2011 on the Reorganisation of the State Audit Institution,
Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 on the Regulation of Competition,
Federal Law No. 2 of 2014 on Small and Medium Enterprises,
Federal Law No. 12 of 2014 on the Organisation of the Auditing Profession, and its amendments,
Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2016 on Bankruptcy, and its amendments,
Federal Decree-Law No. 13 of 2016 on the Establishment of the Federal Tax Authority, and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 7 of 2017 on Excise Tax, and its amendments,
Federal Decree-Law No. 7 of 2017 on Tax Procedures, and its amendments,
Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax, and its amendments,
Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2018 on the Central Bank and Organisation of Financial Institutions and Activities, and its amendments,
Federal Decree-Law No. 15 of 2018 on the Collection of Public Revenue and Funds,
Federal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2019 on Public Finance,
Federal Decree-Law No. 19 of 2020 on Trust,
Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, and its amendments,
Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021 on Commercial Companies,
Federal Decree-Law No. 37 of 2021 on Commercial Registry,
Federal Decree-Law No. 46 of 2021 on Electronic Transactions and Trust Services, Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 - Unofficial translation 2
Federal Decree-Law No. 35 of 2022 promulgating the Law of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions,
Pursuant to what was presented by the Minister of Finance and approved by the Cabinet,