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UAE Commercial Companies Law (Articles 1-158)

Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021 on Commercial Companies — Articles 1-158 (Articles 159+ pending extraction),
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Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021 on Commercial Companies — Articles 1-158 (Articles 159+ pending extraction) is one of the rulebooks issued by the Federal (Cross-Regulator / Federal Decree-Laws). For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors working under this regime, finding the right article quickly matters. Lexara indexes the full text of UAE Commercial Companies Law (Articles 1-158) and makes it searchable two ways: full-text and keyword search for rapid lookup, and AI Explorer for natural-language questions answered with citations to the exact article.

UAE Commercial Companies Law (Articles 1-158) contents

22 articles in 2 chapters. The full text of every article is in the Laws Browser.

UAE Commercial Companies Law (Articles 1-158)

21 articles

  1. Article 12-13Company Name, Address and Documents

  2. Article 15, 21MOA Registration

  3. Article 26Accounting Records and Retention

  4. Article 27Annual Accounts and Audit

  5. Article 27(4)Shareholder Copy Request

  6. Article 28Fiscal Year

  7. Article 44General Partnership Records

  8. Article 74LLC Partners Register and Annual Filing

  9. Article 75LLC Partner Count Limit

  10. Article 79-80LLC Equity Stake Assignment

  11. Article 87LLC Manager Annual Reporting

  12. Article 88-89LLC Supervisory Board

  13. Article 92-94, 100LLC Annual General Assembly

  14. Article 102LLC Auditor Appointment

  15. Article 103LLC Statutory Reserve

  16. Article 124-137PJSC Incorporation Timelines

  17. Article 141Share Register and Records

  18. Article 142First-Year Asset Purchases

  19. Article 145Board Vacancies

  20. Article 150-153Director Conflicts and Related Party Loans

  21. Article 156-158Board Meetings and Attendance

Accounting Records

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  1. Article 26-retRecord Retention — Accounting records

What UAE Commercial Companies Law (Articles 1-158) covers

UAE Commercial Companies Law (Articles 1-158)'s 22 indexed articles break down by obligation type as follows.

Legal — 17 articles

Finance — 4 articles

General — 1 article

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UAE Commercial Companies Law (Articles 1-158) spans the following regulatory topics, as tagged by Lexara.

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What is Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021 on Commercial Companies — Articles 1-158 (Articles 159+ pending extraction)?

Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021 on Commercial Companies — Articles 1-158 (Articles 159+ pending extraction) is issued by the Federal (Cross-Regulator / Federal Decree-Laws). It has 22 articles across 2 chapters.

What does UAE Commercial Companies Law (Articles 1-158) cover?

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