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Council of Ministers Resolutions on GCC National

Council of Ministers Decisions The Federal Law No. (2) year 1984 Council of Ministers Order No. (106/5) year 1989 Council of Ministers Order No. (195/2) year 1989 Council of Ministers Order No. (6) year 1991 Council of Ministers Order No. (49/3) year 1993 Council of Ministers Order No. (6) year 2004 Ministerial Decree No. 1215 for 2005

The Federal Law No. (2) year 1984 In the affair of the citizens of states of the Cooperation Council practicing of economic activity in the state We, Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the state after taking cognizance of the provisional constitution, The Federal Law No. (1) of the year 1972 in the affair of jurisdictions of Ministries, powers of Ministers and the laws amending them, The Federal Law No. (7) of the year 1975 in the affair of practicing medicine profession and the laws amending them, The Federal Law No. (9) of the year 1975 in the affair of organizing accounting and review and the laws amending them, The Federal Law No. (9) of the year 1980 in the affair of organizing legal profession, And the Federal Decree No. (47) of the year 1982, concerning the approval of the unified agreement among states of Cooperation Council, and pursuant to what the Minister of Finance and Industry showed and the acting Minister of Economy and Trade; in addition to, approval of the Council of Ministers and National Federal Council as well as the Federal Supreme Council, We issue the following law: First Article The natural and artificial citizens of states of Arab Gulf Cooperation Council shall be allowed to practice their economic activity in the industrial and agricultural fields, animal and fish resource and contracting in the United Arab Emirates provided that the percent of the citizens of the states of the Cooperation Council doesnt exceed 75% of the project capital, and this shall be during the first five years from the date of activating this law, and after this period the work in these field shall be released,

Second Article The following practitioners and employees of any nationality of the states of the Arab Cooperation Council shall be allowed to register in the United Arab Emirates: - Medicine - Legal profession - Accounting and review - Engineering including engineering offices - Managerial, economic, technical, agricultural, fishing and industrial consultations, and practicing the indicated professions shall be allowed on the condition of having a permit, making the registration and meeting the required conditions of practicing these professions, Third Article The Minister of finance and Industry in organization with Ministers ,each one is in hisjrisdiction, and the interested authorities in the U.A.E shall issue the orders and draft laws necessary to apply provisions of this law, Fourth Article All provisions that violate provisions of this law shall be deleted, Fifth Article This law shall be announced in the official gazette and applied from the first of March, 1983.

Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan The President of the United Arab Emirates

Council of Ministers Order No. (106/5) year 1989 The Council of Ministers approved in its session held on March 6th, 1989 the following: 1- Equalizing citizens of the states of the Cooperation Council in transactions of taxes starting from March 1st, 1989. 2- Confirming the effectiveness of rules of organizing and encouraging establishing industrial projects in the Council States in accordance with the attached form (affix No.(2), 3- Confirming the unified system to protect the industrial products with national origin in the Council states in accordance with the attached form (affix No.3).

The Prime Minister

Council of Ministers Order No. (195/2) year 1989 The Council of Ministers approved in its session No.(8) held on April 17th, 1989 to delete the condition of participation of citizens of the state to citizens of the Cooperation Council in the capital of the economic projects in the filed of establishing hotels and restaurants.

The Prime Minister

Council of Ministers Order No. (6) year 1991 In the affair of rules and precepts of practice of the natural national persons or the artificial persons with a nationality of states of Cooperation Council to retail and wholesale trades in the state

Council of Ministers: After taking cognizance of the Federal Law No. (1) of the year 1972 in the affair of Ministries jurisdictions and Ministers powers and the laws amending them, The Federal Law No. (2) of the year 1984 in the affair of practice of citizens of states of the Cooperation Council to economic activities in the state, The Federal Law No. (2) of the year 1984 in the affair of allowing citizens of states of the Cooperation Council to practice retail and wholesale trades in the states, And the Federal Decree No. (47) of the year 1982, concerning the approval of the economic agreement held among states of the Cooperation Council, And pursuant to what the Minister of Economy and Trade showed and the approval of the Council of Ministers, Decides the Following First Article In applying provisions of the mentioned Federal Law No. (2) of the year 1989 and this order, the following words and expressions indicate the meanings explained against each of them unless the context requires a different matter, The State: The United Arab Emirate The interested authority: The interested department in the concerned Emirate

Retail: Purchasing commodities or goods for the aim of selling them to the consumers directly and continuously without a mediator through a licensed store, Wholesale: Purchasing commodities or goods from the local market or exporting them abroad continuous. The Wholesale: Continuously purchasing commodities or goods from the local mark or exporting them abroad through a licensed store,

Second Article The natural person willing to practice the retail trade or the wholesale trade in the state shall be a citizen in any of the states of the Cooperation Council and a resident in the state and he himself shall practice the required activity, And the artificial person willing to practice the retail trade and the wholesale trade in the state shall be in a form of a company or an establishment in any of the states of the Cooperation Council and the companys capital shall be possessed completely by citizens of these states and the portion of the states citizens shall not be less than 50% of the capital, Third Article The natural person shall not be allowed to practice more than one activity and shall not be allowed to practice another activity in the state, And the artificial person shall be allowed to open more than one branch to practice the activity in the state after attaining the required licenses concerning this matter, Fourth Article The natural or artificial persons willing to practice the retail and the wholesale trades must apply to the interested authority to attain the licenses required to practice the wanted activity, and concerning this matter the applicable rules on the natural national persons or the

artificial persons holding a nationality of the state shall be applied on them, And the interested authorities in the Emirates shall send the Ministry of Economy and Trade a copy of any trade license it issues to a natural or an artificial person from any of the states of the Cooperation Council in the state to practice retail or wholesale trade, Fifth Article The natural and artificial persons licensed to practice the retail trade in accordance with the mentioned Federal Law No. (2) Of the year 1989 and provisions of this order shall be prohibited from exporting commodities and goods from abroad and from practicing work of the trade power of attorney in the state; And these persons shall have the right to purchase the commodities or goods from the local market provided that their activity is restricted to retail selling to consumers directly through the licensed store; Sixth Article The natural or artificial persons licensed to practice the wholesale trade in accordance with the mentioned Federal Law No. (2) of the year 1989 and provisions of this order shall be allowed to import and export commodities and goods in accordance with the Laws and orders applicable in the state and this shall not be contradict with those laws and orders, and these persons shall provide kinds of spare parts, maintenance requirements and warranty to the long-term commodities they export from abroad;

Seventh Article The natural national persons or the artificial persons with a nationality of any of states of the Cooperation Council who are licensed to practice the retail trade or the wholesale trade in accordance with provisions of the mentioned Federal Law No. (2) of the year 1989 and provisions of this order have the right to obtain public services and all matters that help them practice their activity usually, and the rules applicable on the natural national persons or on the artificial persons with the nationality of the state shall be applied on them;

Eighth Article The Minister of Economy and Trade in coordination with the interested authorities in the Emirates shall issue the necessary bills and orders to apply the provisions of this order;

Ninth Article This order shall be announced in the official gazette from the date of its issue concerning the retail trade and from March 1st, 1990 concerning the wholesale trade.

The Prime Minister

Council of Ministers Order No. (49/3) year 1993 The Council of Ministers approved in its session no. (4) held on April 5th, 1993 to amend the First paragraph of the third article of the Council of Ministers order no. (6) of the year 1991 so as to be: The natural person shall have the right to practice more than one activity provided that these activities (products) are consistent and in one store.An organizing order concerning this matter is being issued.

Council of Ministers Order No. (6) year 2004 In the affair of allowing citizens of states of the Co- operation Council to practice economic activities and professions in the state

Council of Ministers: After taking cognizance of the constitution, The Federal Law No. (1) of the year 1972 in the affair of jurisdictions of ministries and powers of Ministers and the laws amending them, The Federal Law No. (5) of the year 1975 in the affair of the Commercial record, The Federal Law No. (2) of the year 1984 in the affair of practice of citizens of states of the Co- operation Council to economic activities in the state, The Federal Law No. (8) of the year 1984 in the affair of commercial companies and the laws amending them, The Federal Law No. (18) of the year 1993 in the affair of issuing the Commercial Transactions Law and the laws amending them, The Federal Law No. (4) of the year 2000 in the affair of the Authority and Market of the U.A.E Securities and Grants and its amendments, The Federal Law No. (55) of the year 2004 in the affair of the Unified Economic Agreement among states of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council, And the Council of Ministers Order No(168/9) of the year 2004 in the affair of allowing citizens of states of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council to practice economic activities and professions in the state, And in pursuance of what the Minister of Economy and Trade presented and approval of the Council of Ministers,

Decides First Article The citizens of states of Co-operation Council shall be allowed to practice economic activities in the state except the activities listed in the list attached with this order.

A list of the economic activities and professions exempted from the order of the Supreme Council in its 23rd session year 2002 Pilgrimage and Omrah services, Private offices of employing and bringing laborers, Insurance services, Commercial agencies, Detection services in governmental departments, Real estate services and leasing renting and managing lands and building , 7- The following social activities: - Houses of looking after handicapped persons, - Centers of qualifying handicapped people, - Houses and clubs of looking after aged people, - Centers of society services, -Any office or center that concerns with social services, after explaining its aims and its social work, 8- The following cultural activities: - Establishing presses and publishing houses, - Establishing newspapers and magazines, - Establishing photographic studio and cinematic and artistic works, - Establishing commercial troupe, - Establishing cinema houses for theatre shows, - Establishing halls of artistic shows, 9- Renting Cars, 10- Transport services, 123456-

Second Article The Minister of Economy and Trade in co- operation with the interested ministers, each one is in his concern, and the concerned authorities in the U.A.E shall issue the orders and bills necessary to apply provisions of this order, Third Article This order shall be announced in the official gazette and be effective from the date of its promulgation.

Ministerial Decree No. 1215 for 2005, Dated 26.12.2005, On Registration of GCC Nationals Employed in the Private Sector

The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs; After having reference to Federal Law no 1 for 1972, as amended, on the functions of the ministries and powers of the ministers; And to federal law no 8 for 1980, as amended, on regulation of work relations; And to the Cabinet Resolution no 91/7 for 2005, on the economic resolutions of the GCC Supreme Council at its 25th session (Protection Expansion Act). And to Federal Law no 7 for 1999, on pensions and social security; And to the Ministerial Circular no 2, for 2005, by the Minister of Finance and Industry, calling for providing the General Pensions and Social Security Organization with names of GCC national employees. And to the Cabinet Resolution no 19, for 2005, on the fees and bank guarantee regulations; And based on the submission of the concerned Under Secretary of the Ministry; Resolves as follows Article One All firms that are employing or intending to employ GCC nationals shall adhere to the rules and procedures set forth in this decree. Article Two Firms that are employing GCC nationals shall, immediately upon the issue of this Decree, re-register them pursuant to the rules and procedures set forth therein.

Article Three GCC Nationals shall be registered by filling up the employment contract form and applying for labour cards for GCC Nationals, either through transaction processing offices or by logging on to the website www.uaesmartforms.com . Article Four In case of new employment contracts, the Ministrys concerned department will receive the labour card and the new employment contract, duly signed by both the employee and the employer, and a photograph of the employee. Then a file in the employees name will be opened in the Ministrys system. Applicant firm shall collect a receipt bearing the labour card number, and three certified copies of the contract. Article Five Applicant firm shall submit the labour card receipt and employment contracts to the General Pensions and Social Security Authority. Article Six For valid contracts and labour cards, the Ministry shall, upon receipt of a request for labour card and employment contract in the new format, replace the labour card and copy the terms of the valid contract into the new contract form, then finalise the other procedures as stipulated in this Decree. Article Seven The General Pensions and Social Security Authority shall have access to the employment contract and relevant requests, through the website www.uaesmartforms.com by entering the labour card number. Article Eight The General Pensions and Social Security Authority shall, pursuant to the terms of reference and powers bestowed upon it by the protection expansion act and relevant regulations, ascribe an employers subscription number for firms employing GCC Nationals, and shall activate endorsement of the employees labour card.

Article Nine After the General Pensions and Social Security Authority ascribes an employers subscription number as shown above, and activates endorsement of the employees labour card, the Ministry shall print the card and mail it to the applicant firm. Article Ten The steps and procedures set forth in the foregoing articles shall be applied in case of introducing any amendment to the employment contract, provided that the same ascribed numbers for employers subscription are used.

Article Eleven The General Pensions and Social Security Authority may temporarily suspend the firms file by entering the subscription number, if the firm failed to pay the due subscriptions, including both the employers and the insureds shares. The file shall be reactivated when the subscriptions are duly paid Article Twelve Firms shall satisfy GCC Nationals employment procedures set forth in this Decree and shall obtain labour cards pursuant to the applicable decrees and executive regulations. Article Thirteen GCC Nationals labour cards shall be exempted from the fees specified in cells (6) to (16) of the table on article one of the Council of Ministers resolution no 19 for 2005.

Article Fourteen In case of delay, the fees specified in cells (21), (22) and (23) of the table on article one of the Council of Ministers resolution no 19 for 2005 referred to shall apply. Article Fifteen This decree shall go into force on the date of issue and shall be published in the official Gazette.

Dr. Ali Abdullah Al Kaabi Minister of labour and Social Affairs

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