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United Arab Emirates × Transactions & Deals
Buying, selling and investing across borders, from the first structure to closing and after. In the United Arab Emirates, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
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Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 Regulating Competition applies to undertakings' economic activities in the UAE, to exploitation of intellectual property rights inside and outside the UAE, and to activities outside the UAE that affect competition in the UAE.
Federal. The text does not mention free zones.Ministry of Economy and Tourism · checked 2026-10-18The competition law excludes practices assigned by another law to a sectoral regulator (unless it asks the Ministry to take over and the Ministry agrees), federal government-owned undertakings designated by Cabinet resolution, and emirate government-owned undertakings designated by local resolution.
Federal.Ministry of Economy and Tourism · checked 2026-10-18An economic concentration must be notified where the parties' annual sales in the relevant UAE market exceeded AED 300 million in the last financial year, or their combined share of the relevant UAE market exceeds 40%.
Federal; either test triggers the duty under Article 12(1) of the competition law. A market share above 40% is also the dominance threshold (Article 2). The decision took effect 60 days after Official Gazette publication.Ministry of Economy and Tourism · checked 2026-10-18Parties to a notifiable economic concentration must apply to the Ministry at least 90 days before completion.
Federal.Ministry of Economy and Tourism · checked 2026-10-18The Minister must decide within 90 days of a complete application, extendable by 45 days; the parties may not complete in that period, and failure to issue a decision in time is deemed a rejection.
Federal; time limits can pause under Article 14; parties may offer undertakings (Article 13(3)).Ministry of Economy and Tourism · checked 2026-10-18Breaching the merger control provisions can lead to a fine of 2% to 10% of annual UAE sales or revenue from the goods or services concerned in the last financial year, or AED 500,000 to AED 5 million where that figure cannot be calculated.
Federal.Ministry of Economy and Tourism · checked 2026-10-18The executive regulations of the competition law were issued as Cabinet Decision No. (59) of 2026, alongside Cabinet Decision No. (105) of 2026 on competition fees.
Federal. The executive regulations are published in Arabic.Ministry of Economy and Tourism · checked 2026-10-18Federal Decree-Law No. 51 of 2023 promulgating the Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Law repealed Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2016 on Bankruptcy and took effect six months after Official Gazette publication.
Federal.Ministry of Economy and Tourism · checked 2026-10-18Read the full guide: M&A, competition and restructuring
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