Unified UAE Legislation Database

Federal Decree-Law No. 42 of 2023 Concerning Anti-Commercial Fraud

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

President of the UAE

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

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:

 

Article 1 – Definitions

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...