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Dubai Law·3 of 2011

Issued Date
February 9, 2011
Effective from
February 9, 2011
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3
Last synced
Sep 7, 2026
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  1. 1

    Article 1

    Article (1) Article (2) of the Original Law is hereby superseded by the following:

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    Article 2

    Article (2) The following entities will be exempt from compliance with the provisions of Article (1) of this Law: 1. Corporations, companies and individuals working in the free zones, provided that such exemption is in accordance with the provisions of the legislation related to these zones; and 2. entities which the Supreme Fiscal Committee, upon the recommendation of the Director General of the Department of Finance, decides to exempt wholly or partly ©2014 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 1Every effort has been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.

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    Law No. (3) of 2011 Amending Law No. (31) of 2008 Revoking Exemptions from Taxes and Fees Page 2 of 2 from fees and taxes for charitable, humanitarian, educational, cultural, patriotic reasons or any other reason in accordance with the rules and standards adopted by the Department in this respect.

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    Article 2

    Article (2) This Law will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the day on which it is published. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai Issued in Dubai on 9 February 2011 Corresponding to 6 Rabi al-Awwal 1432 A.H.

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Note: This legislation is sourced from the Dubai Legislation Portal (dlp.dubai.gov.ae). The original Arabic text is the authoritative version.

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