General UAE Legal Questions LawCabinet Resolution No. (66) of 2024 Regulating the Delegation of Ministers for Official Missions Outside of the State

Article (1) Definitions In application of the provisions herein, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings ascribed thereto, unless the context requires otherwise: State : United Arab Emirates. Cabinet : The United Arab Emirates Cabinet. Minister : The Minister for whom a federal decree is issued to nominate him as Minister, Minister of State, or to be appointed at a Minister degree.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2024 Regulating the Delegation of Ministers for Official Missions Outside the State 2 Official Mission Abroad : The Minister's official mission outside the State to represent the Ministry, the federal government or the State, and such mission relates to the competences and tasks of his employment entity or pursuant to his competences and tasks at the federal councils and committees. Special Official Mission : An official mission abroad assigned to the Minister directly by the President of the State, the Prime Minister, Vice-President or the Deputy of Prime Minister. Special Allowance : An amount of money given to the Minister for his assignment to perform a special official mission pursuant to provisions of this Resolution.

Article (3) Participation in Official Missions Abroad 1. Each Minister shall obtain permission from His Highness the Prime Minister before undertaking any official mission abroad. 2. The official mission abroad shall be related to the work of the Ministry, the federal government, or the State. 3. The Minister shall submit requests for permission to the Prime Minister through the General Secretariat of the Cabinet for each official mission abroad separately in

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Cabinet Resolution of 2024 Regulating the Delegation of Ministers for Official Missions Outside the State 3 accordance with the regulation in place at the General Secretariat of the Cabinet for this purpose. 4. Minister of Cabinet Affairs shall be responsible for obtaining the necessary approvals for permission requests, and the approvals shall be sent to the concerned Minister through the procedures mentioned in Clause (3) of this Article. 5. The President, the Prime Minister, the Vice-President, or the Deputy of Prime Minister may assign the Minister for a specific official mission. The Minister shall pass this mission through the procedure mentioned in Clause (3) of this Article before or after the mission in order to record such mission, taking into account the mission's privacy.

Article (4) Allocations of the Official Mission Abroad 1. The Minister assigned to an official mission abroad shall be granted, in addition to his monthly salary, a daily travel allowance of AED (4,000) four thousand Dirhams for each full day or part of a day spent on the mission assigned to the Minister. This allowance covers accommodation, food, miscellaneous expenses, and transportation costs. 2. An additional (50%) fifty percent shall be added to the travel allowance specified in Clause (1) of this Article if the Minister is assigned to lead the delegation on the official mission abroad. 3. The Minister shall be entitled to the full travel allowance even if staying with full hospitality in the host State. 4. The Minister shall be entitled to a first-class ticket or its equivalent on any other means of travel.

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Article (7) Official Flights on Private Planes 1. The Minister may travel on a private plane to perform the official mission if the cost of the private plane is within the financial allocations designated for official missions abroad in the budget of the federal entity. This shall be under the following cases: a. The official flights shall be limited to ministerial meetings held in one of the (GCC) State. b. If the official mission does not have regular commercial flights. c. If the private plane is less costly and more efficient than commercial flights.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2024 Regulating the Delegation of Ministers for Official Missions Outside the State 5 d. If the Minister is required to travel in an official mission to more than one State on the same day. 2. The Cabinet may exempt any Minister from the cases outlined in this Article concerning travel on a private plane.