UAE Energy / Oil & Gas LawCabinet Resolution No. (35) of 2019 Concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law No. (14) of 2017 Concerning Petroleum Products Trading

Article (1) The definitions contained in Article (1) of Federal Law No. (14) of 2014 referred to herein shall apply.

Article (2) Register Establishment 1. The Ministry shall establish a Register, called the "Register of Petroleum Products Trading", listing the information of the licensed persons, facilities and means of transportation through which or by which trading will take place. 2. The Register shall be paper or electronic, and the regulating conditions and procedures thereof shall be determined by a decision of the Minister.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2019 Concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law of 2017 Concerning Petroleum Products Trading 2

Article (3) Entry in the Register 1. The application for entry in the Register shall be submitted to the Ministry on its approved form for this purpose within ten (10) working days as of the date on which the licensed person obtains the trading permit. 2. The following documents shall be attached to the Register: a. A copy of the trading permit. b. Initial approval of the permit issued by the authority that has the competency to issue a permit to practice economic activities in the Emirate. c. Environmental permit issued by the competent environmental authority in the Emirate. 3. The following data shall be recorded in the Register: a. Name and address of the licensed person. b. The legal fo…

Article (4) Obligations of the Licensed Person The Competent Authority shall verify the obligation of the licensed person to: 1. Entry in the Register. 2. Renewal of the entry in the Register upon renewal of the trading permit. 3. Updating the data entered in the Register for the duration of the permit, within a period not exceeding (5) five working days as of the date of the amendment.

Article (5) Trading Regulatory Committee 1. A Committee called the "Petroleum Products Trading Regulatory Committee" shall be established in every Emirate, of which there shall be no less than (7) members with expertise and competence, provided that the members include representatives of the Ministry, Ministry of Interior, Federal Authority for Land and Maritime Transport and the entities concerned with the trading of petroleum products in the Emirate. 2. The members of the Committee shall be appointed and their Chairman and Vice- Chairman shall be specified by a decision of the competent authority, provided that such decision specifies the membership term. 3. The Chairman shall invite the C…

Article (6) Offences in which Reconciliation Takes Place 1. The competent authority shall have the right to reconcile with the licensed person in the event of committing any of the following offences before referring the case to the competent court. a. Failure to be listed in the Register, and the conciliatory amount shall not be less than (20.000) twenty thousand dirhams, and not more than (50.000) fifty thousand dirhams. b. Violation of the terms of the trading permit, and the conciliatory amount shall not be less than (250.000) two hundred and fifty thousand dirhams, and not more than (400.000) four hundred thousand dirhams. c. Violation of the safety and security standards approved by th…

Article (7) Reconciliation Procedures 1. Subject to the provisions of Article (6) of this Resolution, reconciliation shall be made in accordance with the following procedures: a. The infringing licensed person or their legal agent shall submit a request for reconciliation to the competent authority on the form prepared for this purpose within (10) working days as of the date of the reporting the offence. The application shall be accompanied by the documents and data issued by a decision of the competent authority. b. The application shall contain a written acknowledgement from the licensed person or their legal agent of the offence and the date and place of its commission. c. The competent a…

Article (8) Grievance 1. Any interested party shall have the right to appeal against the decisions, actions and measures taken against them under this Resolution and the decisions issued thereunder within thirty (30) days as of the date of notification of the decision, action, or measure. 2. The grievance shall be in writing and accompanied by the supporting documents and papers. It shall be submitted to the issuing authority, whether the ministry or the competent authority, as the case may be, and shall be decided on within thirty (30) days as of the date of its submission, by a committee formed by the minister or the head of the competent authority, and the decision issued thereon shall be…

Article (9) Issuance of Executive Resolutions The Minister shall issue the decisions necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this Resolution.

Article (10) Publication and Enforcement This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into effect as of the day following the date of publication thereof. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by us: On: 16 Ramadan 1440 AH Corresponding to: 21 May 2019 AD

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