General UAE Legal Questions LawCabinet Resolution No. (20) of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism

Article (3) Administrative fines S/N Violation Description Administrative Fine (AED) 1 Delay in annotating amendments of commercial agents register data for more than (60) days from the date of the amendment. 100 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 1,000 annually. 2 Delay in paying the trademark registration fees. 1,000 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 10,000 annually. 3 Delay in paying trademark publication fees for more than (30) days from the date of receipt of the decision approving the publication. 100 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 1,000 annually.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 3 4 Delay in renewing the registration of a trademark registration agent for a sole proprietorship. 300 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 3,000 annually. 5 Delay in renewing the registration of a trademark registration agent for a national company. 500 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 5,000 annually. 6 Delay in renewing the registration of a trademark registration agent for a foreign company. 1,000 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 10,000 annually. 7 Unlawful registration of a trademark and its cancellation in accordance with Article (20) bis of the aforementioned Federal Law No. (37) of 1992. (10,000) 8 Delay in renewing the registration of legal persons in the register of national companies. 500 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 5,000 per year. 9 Delay beyond the prescribed time limit for renewing the registration in the register of auditors for branches of foreign companies, whether in respect of the head office or each branch. 2,000 for each month of delay for the head office and for each branch up to a maximum of 20,000 per year. 10 Delay in annotating amendments to the registration application data or the documents attached thereto in the register of auditors for national companies. 50 for each month of delay for each branch, up to a maximum of 500 per year. 11 Delay in annotating amendments to the registration application data or the documents attached thereto in the register of auditors for branches of foreign companies. 50 for each month of delay for each branch, up to a maximum of 500 per year.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 4 12 Delay in annotating amendments to the registration application data or the documents attached thereto in the register of auditors for natural persons. 25 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 250 per year. 13 Delay beyond the prescribed time limit for renewing the registration in the register of practicing auditors. 200 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 2,000 per year. 14 Delay beyond the prescribed time limit for renewing the registration in the register of non-practicing auditors. 30 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 300 per year. 15 Delay in annotating amendments to the registration application data or the documents attached thereto in the registers of auditors. 25 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 300 per year. 16 Delay in renewing the registration of a private joint stock company. 500 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 5,000 annually. 17 Delay in publishing the amendment of the official instrument of a private joint stock company. 1,000 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 10,000 annually. 18 Delay in applying for registration in the register of foreign companies. 1,000 for each month of delay up to a maximum of 10,000 annually. 19 Delay in publishing the amendment of the official instrument of partnerships. 100 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 1,000 annually. 20 Delay beyond the prescribed time limit for renewing the registration in the register of foreign companies. 1,000 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 10,000 annually. 21 Delay beyond the prescribed time limit for amending the data in the register of foreign companies. 200 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 2,000 annually.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 5 22 Delay in renewing the registration of Local Offices (sole proprietorships) in the register of Legal Persons Practicing the Profession of Auditors. 250 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 2,500 per year. 23 Delay in renewing the registration of Branches of Offices (sole proprietorships) in the register of Legal Persons Practicing the Profession of Auditors. 250 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 2,500 per year. 24 Delay in annotating amendments to the registration application data and the documents attached thereto for the Local Offices (sole proprietorships) in the register of Legal Persons Practicing the Profession of Auditors. 50 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 500 per year. 25 Delay in renewing the registration of Branches of National Companies in the register of Legal Persons Practicing the Profession of Auditors. 500 for each month of delay, up to a maximum of 5,000 per year. 26 Delay in the payment of fees due for each month for any industrial property service (applicable to natural persons, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and academic institutions). 200 per month, up to a maximum of 2,000. 27 Delay in the payment of the fees due for each month for any industrial property service (legal persons). 400 per month, up to a maximum of 4,000.

Article (6) Final Provisions a. The fees and fines set out in this Resolution shall be collected through the means determined by the Ministry of Finance. b. The Minister of Finance shall, in coordination with the Minister, allocate a portion of the technical examination fees for patents referred to in the Schedule of Fees attached to this Resolution, for the purpose of covering patent-related costs, provided that the revenues resulting from such fees shall accrue to the State Public Treasury. c. For the purpose of collecting the administrative fees and fines set out in Articles (2) and (3) of this Resolution, a part of a day shall be deemed a full day, and the part of a month shall be deemed a full month.

Article (9) Publication and Entry into Force This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force as of 5 April 2020. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by us: On: 7 Shaban 1441 A.H. Corresponding to: 31 March 2020 A.D.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 8 Schedule of Fees for the Services Provided by Ministry of Economy and Tourism Annexed to Cabinet Resolution No. 20 of 2020 S/N Description of Service Type Service fee (AED) Copyrights and Related Rights 1 Collective management license. 75,000 2 Annual renewal of the collective management license. 37,500 3 Replacement for a lost collective management license. 750 4 License for the translation of a work. 750 5 Replacement of a lost license for translation of a work. 350 6 License for the reproduction of a work. 750 7 Replacement of a lost license for reproduction of a work. 350 8 License for the translation and reproduction of a work. 1,500 9 Replacement of a lost license for translation and reproduction of a work. 750 10 Replacement of a lost certificate of registration of a work. 200 11 Registration of a work for a natural person. 50 12 Registration of a work for a legal person. 200 13 Application for registration of no more than ten (10) works covered by an import or distribution contract, provided that a new application shall be submitted where there is an intention to register additional works. 350 14 Filing a rights infringement complaint by a natural person. 100 15 Filing a rights infringement complaint by a legal person. 350 Commercial Agencies 16 Registration of a commercial agency in the commercial agents register. 7,500

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 9 17 Renewal of registration of a commercial agency in the commercial agents register. 3,000 18 Replacement of a lost certificate of commercial agency registration. 150 19 Application for an official extract from the registration sheet. 150 20 Application for a certificate confirming non-registration in the commercial agents register. 150 21 Submission of a request for an additional inspection for infringement of a commercial agency. 750 22 Existing disputes between principals and agents, collected from the commercial agent. 6,000 23 Existing disputes between principals and agents, collected from the principal company. 6,000 Trademarks First: Registration of a Trademark 24 Application for registration of a trademark, a geographical indication, or a control and inspection mark. 750 25 Issuance of a trademark registration certificate or a geographical indication. 5,000 26 Issuance of a certificate of registration of a control and inspection mark. 7,500 27 Obtaining temporary protection for a trademark in officially recognized exhibitions held inside the State, or in official international exhibitions 350 28 Examination of a trademark within one day. 2,250 29 Conversion of a national trademark into an international trademark. 400 Second: Trademark Bulletin 30 Publication in the Trademark Bulletin. 750

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 10 Third: Trademark Renewal 31 Renewal of the protection period of the trademark during the last year of the protection period. 5,750 32 Renewal of the protection period of the trademark within six (6) months from the date of expiry of the protection period. 6,500 33 Renewal of the protection period of the control and inspection mark during the last year of the protection period. 8,250 34 Renewal of the protection period of the control and inspection mark within six (6) months from the date of expiry of the protection period. 9,750 Fourth: Objection to the Registration of a Trademark 35 Objection to the registration of a trademark. 7,500 36 Addition of new evidence to the application for objection to the registration of a trademark. 350 Fifth: Grievances against Trademarks 37 Grievance against the rejection of the amendment of the form of the registered trademark. 1,850 38 Grievance by the objector against the decision on the objection submitted regarding the registration of a trademark. 3,750 39 Grievance by the party against whom the objection was filed against the decision on the objection submitted regarding the registration of a trademark. 7,500 40 Grievance against the cancellation decision of a trademark. 5,000 41 Grievance against the decision refusing registration of a trademark. 5,000 Sixth: Applications Related to Infringement of a Trademark 42 Application for examination and review of a claim of trademark infringement. 2,250 Seventh: Annotation and Amendment after Registration of a Trademark

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 11 43 Amendment or addition to a registered trademark. 350 44 Recording data in the Trademark Register by the trademark owner. 350 45 Annotation in the trademark registers regarding the pledging of trademarks related thereto, or the licensing of a trademark, or the transfer of its ownership. 1,250 46 Annotation in the Register regarding the release of a pledge or the recording of a license for the use of a trademark. 350 47 Cancellation of a trademark registered in violation of the provisions of the Law and its Executive Regulations. 7,500 Eighth: Inquiries and Documents 48 A true copy of what is recorded in the trademark register, or of any application or document submitted to or issued by the authority competent for trademarks. 150 49 Trademark search or inquiry. 350 Ninth: Registration of a Registration Agent in the Register of Trademark Registration Agents 50 Registration of a branch of a foreign company as a trademark registration agent. 7,500 Tenth: Renewal of Registration of a Registration Agent in the Register of Trademark Registration Agents 51 Renewal of registration of a branch of a foreign company as a trademark registration agent. 7,500 Export of steel Scrap 52 Export steel scrap outside the State. 200 per ton Auditors 53 Annotation of any amendment or change occurring to the registration data or the documents attached thereto, in respect of the foreign companies. 350

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 12 54 Annotation of any amendment or change occurring to the registration data, the documents attached thereto, or transfer of the registry from a registration to another, in respect of natural persons. 100 55 Registration of national companies in the register of auditors. 10,500 For three years 56 Registration of national companies' branches in the register of auditors. 7,500 For each branch and for three years 57 Renewal of registration of national companies branches in the register of auditors. 2,500 For each branch and for each year 58 Registration of the foreign companies branches in the register of auditors. 45,000 For each branch and for three years 59 Renewal of registration of the foreign companies branches in the register of auditors. 7,500 For each branch and for each year 60 Registration of natural persons in the register of practicing auditors. 4,500 For three years 61 Renewal of registration of natural persons in the register of practicing auditors. 1,500 For each year 62 Registration in the register of trainee auditors 350 63 Submission of a complaint against a natural or legal auditor. 7,500 64 To Whom It May Concern Certificate. 50 65 Authentication of the contract for the provision of any service performed by the auditor in accordance with Federal Law No. (12) of 2014 referred to above, or any other legislation that may supersede it. 100

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 13 66 Submission of an application for the registration of a natural or legal person in the register of auditors. 100 67 Fee for renewal of registration of natural persons in the Register of Non-Practicing Auditors. 750 annually 68 Fee for registration of legal persons practicing the profession (local offices and sole proprietorships). 7,500 for three years. 69 Fee for registration of a branch of local offices (sole proprietorship) in the Register of legal persons practicing the profession. 6,000 for three years. 70 Fee for renewal of a branch of local offices (sole proprietorship) in the Register of legal persons practicing the profession. 2,000 annually 71 Fee for the cancellation of registration from the Register of Auditors for natural persons. 1,000 72 Fee for the cancellation of registration in any of the registers for the registration of auditors for legal persons. 2,000 "Made in UAE" Mark 73 Licensing for the use of the "Made in UAE" Mark. 100 For each year 74 Renewal of the license to use the "Made in UAE" Mark. 50 For each year 75 Amendment of the principal service data for the license to use the "Made in UAE" Mark. 50 Commercial companies and foreign companies 76 Publication of the official instrument of private joint stock companies. 7,500 77 Publication of the official instrument of a limited liability company. 2,500 78 Publication of any amendment to the official instruments of the commercial companies. 750 79 Approval of the adoption of the microfilm system for the preservation of documents for a private joint stock company. 750

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 14 80 Authentication of partnerships contract. 50 81 Application for the evaluation of in-kind shares for a private joint stock company. 3,500 82 Application for the reduction of the share capital of a private joint stock company. 750 83 Study of the application for the estimation of a share premium for a private joint stock company. 3,500 84 Registration of a private joint stock company in the register of companies. 7,500 85 Sale, merger, or acquisition of foreign companies. 7,500 86 Opening a branch of partnerships. 750 87 Application for a license to establish a branch or office for a foreign company. 3,500 88 Application for the registration of a foreign company in the register of foreign companies. 7,500 89 Application for the amendment of data in the register of foreign companies. 1,500 90 Renewal of the registration of a foreign company in the register of foreign companies. 7,500 91 True copy of all transactions. 50 92 A To Whom It May Concern Certificate for private joint stock companies. 50 Certificates of Origin for National Products 93 Certificates of origin for the national products. The fee shall be collected for invoices valued from (AED 1 to AED 1,000). 10

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 15 94 Certificates of origin for the national products. The fee shall be collected for invoices valued from (AED 1,001 to AED 5,000). 20 95 Certificates of origin for the national products. The fee shall be collected for invoices valued from (AED 5,001 to AED 20,000). 30 96 Certificates of origin for the national products. The fee shall be collected for invoices valued from (AED 20,001 to AED 40,000). 40 97 Certificates of origin for the national products. The fee shall be collected for invoices valued from (AED 40,001 to AED 100,000). 50 98 Certificates of origin for the national products. The fee shall be collected for invoices value ranging from (AED 100,001 to AED 500,000). 100 99 Certificates of origin for the national products. The fee shall be collected for invoices value if it is more than (AED 500,000). 200 100 Printing an amended certificate of origin instead of previously issued certificate of origin for which the fees have been paid. 20 Industrial Property for Patents and Utility Certificates 101 Application for Patent (Natural Persons, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Academic Institutions). 1,000 102 Application for Patent (Legal Persons). 2,000 103 Application for Industrial Design (Natural Persons, Small and Medium Enterprise or Small and Medium Business, and Academic Institutions). 1,000 104 Application for Industrial Design (Legal Persons). 2,000

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 16 105 Application for Integrated Circuit Design (Natural Persons, Small and Medium Enterprise or Small and Medium Business, and Academic Institutions). 500 106 Application for Industrial Integrated Circuit Design (Legal Persons). 1,000 107 Application for Utility Certificate (Natural Persons, Small and Medium Enterprise or Small and Medium Business, and Academic Institutions). 500 108 Application for Utility Certificate (Legal Persons) 1,000 109 Application for conducting the first substantive examination of the Patent (Natural Persons and Legal Persons). The First Group (1-10 Claim requirements). 7,000 110 Submission of an application for the first substantive examination of a Patent (Small and Medium Enterprises, and Academic Institutions). First Group (1-10 Protection Claims). 3,500 111 Submission of an application for the first substantive examination of a Patent (Natural Persons and Legal Persons). The Second Group (11-30 Protection Claims). 8,000 112 Submission of an application for the first substantive examination of a Patent (Natural Persons, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Academic Institutions). The Second Group (11-30 Protection Claims). 4,000 113 Submission of an application for the first substantive examination of a Patent (Natural Persons and Legal Persons). The Third Group (31-50 Protection Claims). 9,000 114 Submission of an application for the first substantive examination of a Patent (Natural Persons, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Academic Institutions). The Third Group (31- 50 Protection Claims). 4,500

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 17 115 Submission of an application for the substantive re- examination of a Patent (Natural Persons and Legal Persons). 5,000 116 Submission of an application for the substantive re- examination of a Patent (Natural Persons, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Academic Institutions). 2,500 117 Application for the first substantive examination of the Utility Certificate (Legal Persons). 5,000 118 Submission of an application for the substantive re- examination of the Utility Certificate (Legal Persons). 3,000 119 Submission of an application for the first substantive examination of the Utility Certificate (Small and Medium Enterprises). 3,500 120 Submission of an application for the substantive re- examination of the Utility Certificate (Small and Medium Enterprises). 2,500 121 Submission of an application for the first substantive examination of the Utility Certificate (Natural Persons and Academic Institutions). 1,000 122 Submission of an application for the substantive examination of the Utility Certificate (Natural Persons and Academic Institutions). 1,000 123 Submission of an application for the express examination of a Patent and Utility Certificate (Natural Persons and Legal Persons). 2,000 124 Submission of an application for the express examination of a Patent and Utility Certificate (Small and Medium Enterprises, and Academic Institutions). 1,000 125 Submission of an application for the re-examination of a Patent’s minor errors (Natural Persons and Legal Persons). 2,000

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding the Services Provided by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism 18 126 Submission of an application for the re-examination of a Patent’s minor errors (Small and Medium Enterprises, and Academic Institutions). 1,000 127 Submission of an application for the re-examination of the Utility Certificate’s minor errors (Natural Persons and Legal P