Showing Posts In "United Arab Emirates" Category





New UAE Federal Decree-Law on Personal Data Protection: What You Need To Know

The UAE recently released the Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data. The PDPL has extra-territorial scope, applying to any company established in the UAE and processing personal data overseas, or a company established outside of the UAE and processing personal data inside the UAE. The PDPL does not apply […]


UAE Announces New Federal Data Law

The United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications recently announced that the UAE would introduce a new federal data protection law, the first federal law of its kind in the UAE. The Data Protection Law is one of the initiatives to be implemented under the recently published […]


UAE PASSES DRAFT LAW TO COMBAT FAKE DEGREES

The UA passed a new regulation to prevent people from cheating their way into employment with forged university degrees and certificates. The new bill aims to crack down on the use of fake degrees and education certificates by citizens and expats to get jobs in government agencies and private firms, or for any other purposes. […]


NEW UAE DRAFT LAW: UP TO DH1M FINE FOR FORGING EDUCATION CERTIFICATES

A new law in the UAE will introduce stiffer penalties and jail terms for people who are caught using fake university degrees and academic certificates. The Federal National Council (FNC) passed the federal draft law, which includes fines ranging from Dh30,000 to Dh1 million and imprisonment from three months to two years. The law covers […]


NEW UAE DRAFT LAW: UP TO DH1M FINE FOR FORGING EDUCATION CERTIFICATES

A new law in the UAE will introduce stiffer penalties and jail terms for people who are caught using fake university degrees and academic certificates. The Federal National Council (FNC) passed the federal draft law, which includes fines ranging from Dh30,000 to Dh1 million and imprisonment from three months to two years. The law covers […]


UAE PLANS TO START CARRYING OUT BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL EXPATRIATES

The UAE may soon begin carrying out background checks on all expatriate workers entering the country, meaning foreign workers will need to present a good conduct certificate from their home countries to local authorities before they can take up a job in the UAE. According to a Gulf News report, there are 4.5 million expat […]


ID Card a Mandatory Document in the UAE

The UAE has implemented a National ID card, which will be mandatory to complete any official transaction at almost all government departments and organisations across the country by the end of this year, a senior official said. “As part of the ID card being made a mandatory identity document, the Emirates ID has distributed thousands […]


DIFC Privacy Amendments Provide ‘Greater Legal Certainty’

Amendments to the Data Protection Law and Data Protection Regulations, introduced by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), came into force in December 2012. DIFC Law No. 5 of 2012 (the Law) seeks to provide greater legal certainty by addressing a number of deficiencies and practicalities, which have been identified since the establishment of the […]




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