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Combating coronavirus: UAE reduces fees of 94 services

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Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy

The reduction rates applied to these services reach up to 98 per cent.

Published: Sun 12 Apr 2020, 11:28 AM

Updated: Sun 12 Apr 2020, 9:29 PM

The UAE yesterday announced the slashing of fees across 94 types of services provided to individuals, companies and the business sector as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Economy announced a new list of service fees in accordance with UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 20 of 2020 regarding services fees provided by the ministry.
The reduction covers a wide range of services, particularly those related to innovation, business activities, investment, production, trade, import and export activities, the ministry said.
"The most prominent of these services include commercial registration services, commercial agencies, trademarks, origin, auditors and intellectual properties."
According to the ministry, the reduction rates applied to these services reach up to 98 per cent. The financial impact on the business sector as a result of this reduction is estimated to be valued at Dh113 million in 2020.
Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy, said the reduction in fees for these select services, with large percentages of up to 98 per cent in some services, "is a distinct and important step being made to support the business and companies sector in the UAE during the current circumstances and represents a prominent addition to the matrix of measures taken by the UAE Government and local governments to face the repercussions of the spread of the coronavirus on the business environment in the country," said Al Mansouri.
The UAE has been taking a spate of measures over the past few weeks to offset the severe impact of the pandemic outbreak on various business segments. The Central Bank of the UAE rolled out stimulus packages totalling Dh256 billion capital and liquidity measures, consisting of Dh50 billion in capital buffer relief, Dh50 billion in zero-cost funding support, Dh95 billion in liquidity buffer relief and a Dh61 billion reduction of cash reserve requirements. Apart from this, the UAE Cabinet and governments of various emirates have come out with billions worth of fiscal stimulus as most economies across the globe rolled out massive economic stimulus packages and quantitative easing measures to contain the economic impact.
As part of a host of measures to minimize the Covid-19 impact, the UAE Cabinet recently approved new decisions, including the extension of residence permits expiring on March 1st, 2020, for a renewable period of three months without any additional fees upon renewal. The decision is aimed to spare the residents related obligations during the current trying times. The Cabinet has also waived for three months effective April 1st the administrative fines associated with infractions relating to the services provided by the Federal Authority of Identity and Citizenship and approved by the Cabinet.
It's also agreed to provide a temporary license for a scheme on digital transaction management solutions for Notary Public's services in order to facilitate judicial transactions under the current circumstances and to ensure safety of litigants and all those dealing with judicial departments.
The Cabinet additionally approved the extension of government services expiring on March 1st onwards for a renewable period of three months, starting April 1st. The decision applies to all federal government services, including documents, permits, licenses and commercial registers and their likes.
Al Mansouri said reducing fees for services provided by the Ministry of Economy to individuals and companies "will reduce the cost of establishing and conducting business in the country and will reduce the burden on commercial and investment institutions, which is to support the main and affected sectors stimulating the economic environment and ensuring the sustainability of the pioneering structure of the national economy and business continuity."
  The services where fees have been reduced are as follows:

 ServicePrevious fees (AED)New Fees (AED)Percentage of decline
1Collective management license.100,00075,00025%
2Annual renewal of collective management license50,00037,50025%
3Lost replacement of collective management license.1,00075025%
4Translation License of a workbook.1,00075025%
5Lost replacement of a workbook translation license50035030%
6Coting License of a workbook.1,00075025%
7Lost replace of workbook coping license50035030%
8Translation & copying License of a workbook.2,0001,50025%
9Lost replace of workbook trans./copy license1,00075025%
10Lost replace of workbook registration certificate30020033%
11Registration a workbook for natural person1005050%
12Registration a workbook for corporate person30020033%
13Application for registration of no more than (10) workbooks included in an import or distribution contract. A new registration apply shall be submitted if you want to record more workbooks.50035030%
14Lodge complaint of rights violation/ NP15010033%
15Lodge complaint of rights violation/ CP50035030%
16Registering commercial agency in the record of commercial agents10,0007,50025%
17Renew of registering the commercial agency in the commercial agents4,0003,00025%
18Replace commercial agency regist. cert.20015025%
19Appl. of official extract of regist.rec.20015025%
20Application for certificate of non-registration in the commercial agents record20015025%
21Application for making an additional inspection regarding the infringing on a trademark1,00075025%
22Conflicts exist between the agents and clients collection from the commercial agent8,0406,00025%
23Conflicts exist between the agents and clients to be collected from the entrusted company 8,0406,00025%
24Selling of trademarks circulate  For Each copy1005050%
25Submit an application by the owner of the trademark to introduce any amendment or addition to his trade mark.50035030%
26submitting an application for modifying the usage method of atrademark used to signify amonotiring or inspection have been made50035030%
27Application for a true copy of the contents of the trademark registry or of any application or document mentioning the trademarks submitted to or issued by the competent department20015025%
28Application for investigating or searching for a trademark50035030%
29Fees of application for noting the registry for pledging a trademark or related trademarks, license or transfer a trademark.1,7001,25026%
30Application for noting the registry for cancelling the pledge of trademark or related trademarks50035030%
31Application for noting the registry for cancelling the entry of licensing usage a trademark.50035030%
32Application for registering a trademark or trademarks of goods, products or services related to a single category1,00075025%
33Application for registering a trademark signifying the fact that goods, products or services related to a single category have been monitored or inspected.1,00075025%
34Application for registering a trademark or trademarks of goods, products or services related to a single category6,7005,00025%
35Renewing application for registering a trademark or trademarks of goods, products or services related to a single category6,7005,00025%
36Registering a trademark signifying the fact that goods, products or services related to a single category have been monitored or inspected10,0007,50025%
37Renewing registeration a trademark signifying the fact that goods, products or services related to a single category have been monitored or inspected10,0007,50025%
38Submit a request for data entry in the Trademark Register by the owner of the registered trademark.50035030%
39Application for renewing protection period for registered mark or group or dedicated mark to indicate supervision or inspection if the application submitted during the last year of the protection period and for each mark of the marks which compose1,00075025%
40Application for renewing protection period for registered mark or group or dedicated mark to indicate supervision or inspection if the application submitted during the followed three months of the protection period expiration and for each mark of2,0001,50025%
41Objection to the registration of a trademark10,0007,50025%
42Application for hearing one or both parties prior to deciding upon objections to the registration of a trademark50035030%
43Complaining from refusal of the application for introducing any addition or modification to the recorded trademark.2,5001,85026%
44Application of temporary protection for trade mark in national and international exhibits.50035030%
45Objection to the application for noting the registry for cancelling the entry of licensing usage the trademark50035030%
46Issuance of lost replacement certificate for a trademark.1,00075025%
47Grievance of dismissal decision to object to the registration of a trademark.10,0007,50025%
48Issuance of lost replacement certificate for a trademark.20015025%
49Registration cancellation request of a trademark.10,0007,50025%
50Registration of a trademark proxy registration for foreign corporate.10,0007,50025%
51Iron scrap export to outside the state, per ton.25020020%
52Notation with any modification or change come to the data of registry or attached documents, or transferring the registry from schedule to another for foreign companies.50035030%
53Notation with any modification or change come to the data of registry or attached documents, or transferring the registry from schedule to another for natural persons.20010050%
54Registration the headquarter for national companies in the auditors' schedule for two years.15,00010,50030%
55Registration the branches for national companies in the auditors' schedule for two years.10,0507,50025%
56Renewing the registration of the branches of national companies in auditors schedule5,0002,50050%
57Registration the foreign companies in the auditors' schedule for two years.60,00045,00025%
58Renewing the registration of the foreign companies in auditors schedule10,0007,50025%
59Registering natural persons in the working auditors records, for two years.6,0004,50025%
60Renewing registration of natural persons in the working auditors records2,0001,50025%
61Registration in list of trainee auditors50035030%
62Complaint against natural/ corporate auditor10,0007,50025%
63Whom Concerned certificate for auditors1005050%
64Replacement for the lost or corrupt certificate of to whom it may concern for auditors1005050%
65attestation of a contract for any service performed by the auditor20010050%
66Submit a request under natural or legal person in the auditor's record.20010050%
67Publishing official documents for joint stock companies or partnership companies on shares basis.10,0007,50025%
68Fees of publishing the official instruments of limited liability company3,0002,50017%
69Publishing any modification to the official instruments of commercial companies1,00075025%
70To approve the adoption the microfilm system to save documents for a joint stock company.1,00075025%
71Ratification of partnership contracts.1005050%
72Request of assessment of real estate shares for a joint stock company5,0003,50030%
73Request of decreasing the capital of a joint stock company1,00075025%
74Study assess share prem. req. stock co.5,0003,50030%
75Joint-stock company registration in the Companies Registry.10,0007,50025%
76Sale, merger or acquisition of foreign companies.10,0507,50025%
77Opening branches for partnerships1,00075025%
78Application for opening a branch or office for a foreign company5,0003,50030%
79Application for registration of a foreign company in the foreign companies registry10,0007,50025%
80Application for approval of modifying the register of a foreign company2,0001,50025%
81Renew the registration of a foreign company in the foreign companies registry10,0007,50025%
82True copy of all transactions1005050%
83Request of certificate of to whom it may concern for stock Companies2005075%
84The Origin Certificate for the national products plus the amount of the invoice (from Dh1-1,000)201050%
85The Origin Certificate for the national products plus the amount of the invoice (from Dh1,001-5,000)402050%
86The Origin Certificate for the national products plus the amount of the invoice (from Dh5,001-20,000)603050%
87The Origin Certificate for the national products plus the amount of the invoice (from Dh20,001-40,000)804050%
88The Origin Certificate for the national products plus the amount of the invoice (from Dh40,001-100,000)1005050%
89The Origin Certificate for the national products plus the amount of the invoice (from Dh100,001-500,000)20010050%
90The Origin Certificate for the national products plus the amount of the invoice if it exceeds (Dh500,000)40020050%
91Print a modified origin certificate instead of a certificate of origin their fees already paid .402050%
92License for the use of made in UAE  mark2,00010095%
93Renewal the license for the use of made in UAE  mark2,0005098%
94Modify the license for the use of made in UAE mark1,0005095%



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