Guidelines once you get Industrial License in Dubai – UAE

Once industrial license is obtained, you need to:

• Initiate construction works in 6 months time period on receipt of approval, in case, applicable.
• Provide all requested data within 10 days of making the request to the Abu Dhabi DED (Dept. for Economic Development).
• Make application for factory enlistment within industrial register (checkout glossary).
• If any changes are made to factory data that was recorded initially in the register, then it is essential to notify the DED. It is also applicable if any change causes significant impact upon production.
• When factory is ready to initiate operation, then notify this to the DED, so that they can provide certification for the same.
• Imported duty-free materials should not be used for any purpose unless it is imported for the specific purpose.
• Avoid leasing or selling buildings or lands that are allocated to factory by the government.
• DED is to be submitted with regular reports showing the details of how the business will benefit immensely by deriving government support for factory – for details, checkout the next section. Information may also be provided about factory development, financing aspects, financial and production status.
• Record comprising of data of all employees staffed in the factory needs to be produced.
• Minimum 25% of all factory employees need to be of Emirati nationality.
• Ensure that all existing laws applicable in the UAE are abided by and laws on environmental conservation, public health and industrial security is implemented properly.
• If a director has been appointed for the factory, then the DED is to be notified about the same. Law enforcement needs to be taken care by you as well as the director.

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