We, Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates;
- Upon reviewing the Constitution;
- Federal Law No. 1 of 1972 Concerning the Competences of Ministries and the Powers Of Ministers, and amendments thereto;
- Federal Law No. 19 of 2016 Concerning Anti-Commercial Fraud;
- The proposal submitted by the Minister of Economy; and approval of the Cabinet;
Have promulgated the following Decree-Law:
In application of the provisions of this Decree-Law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context otherwise requires:
State: United Arab Emirates.
Ministry: Ministry of Economy.
Minister: Minister of Economy.
Competent Authority: The relevant Emirate's local competent authority responsible for applying the provisions of this Decree-Law.
Competent Court: The Federal or Local Court, as the case may be.
Supreme Committee: Supreme Committee for Anti-Commercial Fraud.
Commercial Fraud: Deceiving customers by any means, whether by replacing or changing the commodities' nature, amount, type, price, fundamental features...