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UAE Commercial Register Law (FDL 37/2021)

Federal Decree-Law No. (37) of 2021 Concerning the Commercial Register — registration, annotation of changes, deregistration, court entries, mortgages of business premises, grievances (24 articles); time limits are set by each licensing authority and the Executive Regulation (Cabinet Resolution 107/2022), not read,
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Federal Decree-Law No. (37) of 2021 Concerning the Commercial Register — registration, annotation of changes, deregistration, court entries, mortgages of business premises, grievances (24 articles); time limits are set by each licensing authority and the Executive Regulation (Cabinet Resolution 107/2022), not read 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 Register Law (FDL 37/2021) 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.

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Federal Decree-Law 37/2021 (Commercial Register)

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  1. Commercial Register Law Art 6(1)Annotate changes to registered data

    Registered persons must apply for updates to their registered data within the set time limit; authorities may also make annotations as specified.

  2. Commercial Register Law Art 9Deregistration on closure

    Registered entities must apply for removal from the Commercial Register upon closure or after liquidation as per licensing authority's timeline.

  3. Commercial Register Law Art 10Court judgments recorded in the register

    Judgments related to companies, such as bankruptcy and removal of directors, must be sent to the licensing authority for annotation in the register.

  4. Commercial Register Law Art 11Mortgage of business premises

    Mortgages on commercial business premises must be recorded in the Commercial Register following the Executive Regulation procedures.

  5. Commercial Register Law Art 14Responsibility for data accuracy

    Applicants are responsible for the accuracy of data in applications, with licensing authorities not liable for inaccuracies.

  6. Commercial Register Law Art 18Grievance against rejection

    Interested parties may submit a grievance against registration rejections within 15 days, with the authority required to respond within 30 days.

  7. Commercial Register Law Arts 3-5Register before practising

    All entities practicing economic activities in the UAE must register in the Commercial Register to obtain a registration certificate from the licensing authority.

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Federal Decree-Law No. (37) of 2021 Concerning the Commercial Register — registration, annotation of changes, deregistration, court entries, mortgages of business premises, grievances (24 articles); time limits are set by each licensing authority and the Executive Regulation (Cabinet Resolution 107/2022), not read is issued by the Federal (Cross-Regulator / Federal Decree-Laws). It has 7 articles across 1 chapters.

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