UAE Restructuring / Insolvency LawCabinet Resolution Regarding the Determination of the Debt Amount Requiring the Debtor to File an Application to Initiate Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings and the Amendment of Certain Timeframes Set Forth in Federal Decree by Law Regarding Insolvenc

Article (1) The Debt Amount Requiring the Debtor to File an Application to Initiate Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings The debt amount requiring a debtor to file an application to initiate insolvency and liquidation proceedings, pursuant to Article (28) of Decree by Law No. (19) of 2019 Insolvency, shall be (AED 250,000) two hundred and fifty thousand dirhams.

Article (2) The Amount a Creditor or Group of Creditors to File an Application to Initiate Insolvency and Property Liquidation Proceedings Against Debtor The amount set out for a creditor or group of creditors in Clause (1) of Article (29) of the abovementioned Decree by Law, which entitles them to file an application to a court to initiate insolvency and liquidation proceedings against a debtor, shall be amended to (AED 1,000,000) one million dirhams instead of (AED 200,000) two hundred thousand dirhams.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2021 Regarding the Determination of The Debt Amount Requiring the Debtor to File an Application to Initiate Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings and t…

Article (3) Amendment of Certain Timeframes The timeframes set forth in Articles (28) and (29) of Federal Decree by Law No. (19) of 2019, referred to herein, shall be amended to (65) sixty-five working days instead of (50) fifty working days.

Article (4) Publication and Entry into Force This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force from the day following the date of its publication. Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by Us: Dated: 16 Ramadan 1442 A.H. Corresponding to: 28 April 2021 A.D.

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