General UAE Legal Questions LawCabinet Resolution No. (70) of 2020 Concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law No. (13) of 2018 Concerning Volunteer Work

Article (1) Definitions For applying the provisions hereof, the following terms and expressions shall bear the meanings ascribed thereto respectively, unless otherwise required by the context: UAE : United Arab Emirates Ministry : Ministry of Community Development Minister : Minister of Community Development Competent Authority : The local authority vested with the competence of regulating the voluntary work Head : The Head of the Competent Authority Law : Federal Law No. (13) of 2018 Concerning Volunteer Work Volunteer Work : Any individual or collective activity carried out with the intention to achieve a benefit for others in return for no financial or job compensation

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Article (2) Controls for Carrying out Voluntary Work Upon carrying out voluntary work, the following controls shall be observed: 1. The voluntary work shall achieve community benefit; 2. The voluntary work may not compromise society security and safety; 3. The voluntary work may not cause harm to others, environment, properties or privacy rights; 4. The voluntary work may not conflict with legislation, customs, and public order of the UAE; 5. The voluntary work shall be licensed by the Ministry or the competent authority; 6. The voluntary work shall avoid conflict of interests or achievement of personal benefits; 7. The voluntary work shall avoid display, presentation, promotion or advertisi…

Article (3) Registration of Voluntary Work 1. Either the Ministry or the competent authority shall register volunteers and volunteering opportunities in their registers assigned for this purpose as follows: a. Registration of Volunteers:

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law of 2018 Concerning Volunteer Work 4 1) Create a personal account on the National Volunteering Platform or on any other platform belonging to the competent authority; 2) Satisfy all requirements stipulated for carrying out voluntary work; 3) Provide all required documents and exhibits; and 4) Accept the Voluntary Work Charter. b. Registration of Volunteering opportu…

Article (4) Requirements for Natural-Person Volunteer Upon carrying out voluntary work, a volunteer of natural personality shall: 1. Satisfy all requirements provided for in the Law; 2. Accept the voluntary work charter; and

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law of 2018 Concerning Volunteer Work 5 3. In case of specialized volunteering, he/she shall have a license to practice the profession for professions requiring so or requiring academic or experience certificates.

Article (5) Requirements for Legal-Person Volunteer Upon carrying out voluntary work, a volunteer of legal personality shall: 1. Be licensed by the entities concerned to work; and 2. Satisfy all requirements and controls for volunteering opportunities desired to volunteer in respect of which.

Article (6) Requirements for Visitor Volunteer Upon carrying out voluntary work, a Visitor Volunteer shall: 1. Satisfy all requirements for volunteers of natural or legal personalities provided for in the Law and herein excluding requirement no. (1) of Article (6) of the Law; 2. Engage in voluntary activities in the fields approved by the Ministry or the competent authority; 3. Duration of volunteering for the volunteering opportunity may not exceed the duration of the visit to the UAE.

Article (7) Virtual Voluntary Work In coordination with the Ministry or the competent authority, the entity organizing voluntary work shall specify the requirements and controls to be satisfied and adhered to by volunteers upon carrying out virtual voluntary work according to the nature of volunteering opportunity.

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Article (8) Formation of Volunteer Teams Following requirements shall be satisfied for the formation of Volunteer Teams: 1. Number of the team-founding members may not be less than (5) five members; 2. All founding members shall satisfy requirements for carrying out voluntary work provided for in the Law and herein; 3. The team shall submit a written Bylaws and signed by all founding members; and 4. Volunteer Team members shall be governed by same provisions and controls provided for in the Law and in the resolutions pertaining to volunteering made thereunder, and other provisions and controls. A legal person may form volunteer team in accordance with the provisions set forth above, provided…

Article (9) Volunteer Team’s Bylaws Founding members shall meet in order to develop the Volunteer Team’s Bylaws provided that said Bylaws include the following data: 1. Team name and scope of work; provided that same be specified in coordination with the Ministry and the competent authority; 2. Duration of team operation (fixed term/ non-fixed term); 3. Team objectives; 4. Team obligations in accordance with Article (12) of the Law; 5. Requirements for membership, procedures of membership approval and removal, and rights and duties of members; 6. Controls for approval of membership of persons under (18) years old and procedures necessary for voluntary work;

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Article (10) Team Leader Founding members shall select a team leader from among themselves. Such a leader shall be responsible before all entities concerned for providing follow-up on the team’s work.

Article (11) Licensing Either the team leader or his/ her delegate shall submit a license application to the Ministry or to the competent authority using the form assigned for this purpose. The application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 1. Team Bylaws signed by the founding members; 2. Copies of passports and ID Cards of the founding members; and 3. Signed list including founding members' data and personal photos of each member. The Ministry and the competent authority shall prepare a register whereon license applications shall be registered.

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Article (12) Consideration of the License Application Either the Ministry or the competent authority, as applicable, shall consider the Volunteer Team license application, and shall make a decision within (30) thirty business days either to approve or to reject the application, and the team shall be notified of the same. Otherwise, the Ministry or the competent authority shall make certain amendments to the team Bylaws as deemed appropriate.

Article (13) Grievance A grievance against the license application rejection decision shall be filed either with the Ministry or with the competent authority, as applicable, no later than (15) fifteen days the date of being notified of the rejection decision. The grievance shall be decided on within (15) fifteen business days from the date of filing the same. The decision made by the Minister or the Head of the competent authority shall be final. Non- response to the grievance within the same period shall be deemed a rejection of the grievance.

Article (14) Unlicensed Volunteer Teams Any group or entity shall neither call itself a Volunteer Team nor carry out any of the Volunteer Teams’ activities or voluntary work other than in accordance with the provisions of the Law and of this Resolution. In case of violation, the penalties set forth in the Law shall be imposed based on severity and nature of the violation. Same shall apply without prejudice to the civil and criminal responsibilities.

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Article (15) Commitment to the Objectives Volunteer Teams may not deviate from the objectives specified in the Bylaws thereof. The team and the members thereof shall be prohibited from carrying out any work in violation of the Law or this Resolution.

Article (16) Supervision and Control Volunteer Teams shall be supervised and controlled by the Ministry or the competent authority, as applicable, and may organize training courses, and provide technical advice and various kinds of sponsorship in a manner that would raise the level of services, and achieving efficiency of Volunteer Teams' performance.

Article (17) Reports Volunteer Teams shall submit to the Ministry or to the competent authority regular quarterly reports on the activities and events carried out and organized thereby, and on the financing resources, if any. The team shall have all volunteering opportunities registered on the National Volunteering Platform or on any other platform of the competent authority.

Article (18) Fundraising 1. Volunteers shall be prohibited from raising or accepting donations nor permitting fundraising thereof or advertising the same through any means whatsoever; 2. Volunteer Teams may collect donations after approval of the Ministry through requesting provision of financial or in-kind sponsorship to the extent necessary for implementation of the volunteering opportunity under the following requirements and controls:

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law of 2018 Concerning Volunteer Work 10 a. An application using the form prepared for this purpose shall be submitted to the Ministry; b. Kind and value of sponsorsh…

Article (19) Controls and Requirements for Carrying Out Voluntary Work Outside the UAE 1. Controls for Carrying out Voluntary Work outside the UAE: a. Volunteering opportunity intended to be executed may not conflict with the UAE policies and legislation; b. Volunteering opportunity shall serve the UAE vision and foreign policy; c. Volunteering opportunity shall be satisfying all conditions and requirements of the entities concerned with foreign affairs; and d. Volunteering opportunity shall be introduced through an entity registered, licensed or notarized inside the UAE via the National Volunteering Platform or any other platform of the competent authority. 2. Requirements for Carrying out…

Article (20) Complaints The Ministry or the competent authority, each within its area of competence, shall receive complaints filed by or against volunteers, Volunteer Teams, or the entities organizing voluntary work; provided that complaints shall be filed within (15) fifteen days from occurrence of the event subject of the complaint. Complaints shall be considered and replied to no later than (15) fifteen business days of the date of filing the same.

Article (21) Penalties Upon imposing any of the penalties provided for in Article (16) of the Law, the Ministry shall: 1. Prepare a report on the violation committed; 2. Notify the violator of the violations committed and date for reply to the same. Failure to reply within the set date shall be deemed an acknowledgement of the violation; 3. Consider the violation after passage of the deadline set for reply, as either the case shall be discontinued or a proportional penalty shall be imposed based on severity and nature of the violation committed without consideration to the hierarchy of punishments, same shall apply without prejudice to civil or criminal liabilities, as necessary; and 4. Dele…

Article (22) Adjustment of Affairs Everyone engaging in voluntary work at the time of issuance of this Resolution shall apply to the Ministry or to the competent authority in order to have their affairs adjusted in accordance with this Resolution no later than (6) six months of the date of entry of this Resolution into force.

Article (23) Implementing Resolutions The Minister shall issue the resolutions and forms necessary for implementation of provisions of this Resolution.

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Article (24) Repeals Any and all other provisions shall be repealed to the extent that they go against or conflict with provisions of this Resolution.

Article (25) Publication and Entry into Force This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force on the day following the date of its publication. Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by us: On: 10 Rabi’ Al Awwal 1442 AH Corresponding to: 27 October 2020 AD

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