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Corporate Compliance · UAE

Stop managing
compliance
in a spreadsheet.

Comply works out which obligations apply to your UAE company from its licence and activities, assigns an owner to each, collects the evidence, and produces reports for management and the board.

Obligations from your licence and activities An owner for every task Evidence on record
Compliance posture
Example
6
Authorities in scope
38
Obligations tracked
3
Due in the next 30 days
1
Overdue
Annual VAT Return
Federal Tax Authority
Overdue
ESR Notification
Ministry of Finance
Due in 14d
UBO Register Filing
Ministry of Economy
Evidenced
MOHRE Wage Protection
Ministry of Human Resources
Pending
UAE regulatory authorities in Lexara
FTAFederal Tax Authority
MOHREMinistry of Human Resources
MoEMinistry of Economy
MoFMinistry of Finance
CBUAECentral Bank of UAE
VARAVirtual Assets Regulatory Authority
DFSADubai Financial Services Authority
FSRAFinancial Services Regulatory Authority — ADGM
DIFCDIFC Registrar of Companies
SCASecurities & Commodities Authority
TDRATelecom & Digital Government Regulatory Authority
UDOUAE Data Office
EIDAEmirates Identity Authority
NMCNational Media Council
MOHAPMinistry of Health & Prevention
DHADubai Health Authority
DOHDept of Health — Abu Dhabi
DLDDubai Land Department
RERAReal Estate Regulatory Authority
RTARoads & Transport Authority — Dubai
DMCCDubai Multi Commodities Centre
JAFZAJebel Ali Free Zone Authority
DAFZADubai Airport Free Zone Authority
TECOMTECOM Group Free Zones
DSODubai Silicon Oasis
DIEZDubai Integrated Economic Zones
DEDDept of Economy & Tourism
DTCMDept of Economy & Tourism — Dubai
ADDEDAbu Dhabi Dept of Economic Development
ADGM-RAADGM Registration Authority
ADMAbu Dhabi Municipality
ADFZAAbu Dhabi Airports Free Zone
KIZADKhalifa Industrial Zone
TWOFOUR54twofour54 Abu Dhabi Media Zone
RAKEZRas Al Khaimah Economic Zone
AJMAN-FZAjman Free Zone
SAIFSharjah Airport International Free Zone
SHARJAH-IZSharjah Investment Authority
FUJAIRAH-FZFujairah Free Zone
UAQ-FZUmm Al Quwain Free Zone
HAMRIYAHHamriyah Free Zone Authority
DDADubai Development Authority
SIRASecurity Industry Regulatory Agency
MOCCAEMinistry of Climate Change & Environment
MOEIMinistry of Energy & Infrastructure
MOIATMinistry of Industry & Advanced Technology
MOIMinistry of Interior
NRANational Records & Archives Authority
NAQAANational Qualifications Authority
CIVILCivil Defence — UAE
DUBAI-MUNDubai Municipality
FTAFederal Tax Authority
MOHREMinistry of Human Resources
MoEMinistry of Economy
MoFMinistry of Finance
CBUAECentral Bank of UAE
VARAVirtual Assets Regulatory Authority
DFSADubai Financial Services Authority
FSRAFinancial Services Regulatory Authority — ADGM
DIFCDIFC Registrar of Companies
SCASecurities & Commodities Authority
TDRATelecom & Digital Government Regulatory Authority
UDOUAE Data Office
EIDAEmirates Identity Authority
NMCNational Media Council
MOHAPMinistry of Health & Prevention
DHADubai Health Authority
DOHDept of Health — Abu Dhabi
DLDDubai Land Department
RERAReal Estate Regulatory Authority
RTARoads & Transport Authority — Dubai
DMCCDubai Multi Commodities Centre
JAFZAJebel Ali Free Zone Authority
DAFZADubai Airport Free Zone Authority
TECOMTECOM Group Free Zones
DSODubai Silicon Oasis
DIEZDubai Integrated Economic Zones
DEDDept of Economy & Tourism
DTCMDept of Economy & Tourism — Dubai
ADDEDAbu Dhabi Dept of Economic Development
ADGM-RAADGM Registration Authority
ADMAbu Dhabi Municipality
ADFZAAbu Dhabi Airports Free Zone
KIZADKhalifa Industrial Zone
TWOFOUR54twofour54 Abu Dhabi Media Zone
RAKEZRas Al Khaimah Economic Zone
AJMAN-FZAjman Free Zone
SAIFSharjah Airport International Free Zone
SHARJAH-IZSharjah Investment Authority
FUJAIRAH-FZFujairah Free Zone
UAQ-FZUmm Al Quwain Free Zone
HAMRIYAHHamriyah Free Zone Authority
DDADubai Development Authority
SIRASecurity Industry Regulatory Agency
MOCCAEMinistry of Climate Change & Environment
MOEIMinistry of Energy & Infrastructure
MOIATMinistry of Industry & Advanced Technology
MOIMinistry of Interior
NRANational Records & Archives Authority
NAQAANational Qualifications Authority
CIVILCivil Defence — UAE
DUBAI-MUNDubai Municipality

Before and after

Two ways to run compliance.
One of them works.

Without Comply
Spreadsheet of obligations, built manually
Months of research to build, out of date immediately, no single source of truth
"Who owns this?" in a WhatsApp group
No audit trail, accountability disappears when people leave, deadlines missed
Evidence scattered across email threads
Can't prove what you did when the regulator asks — no link between document and obligation
Compliance report takes 2–3 weeks
Manual collation, formatting, version control — already out of date by approval time
Penalty letter before you knew there was a deadline
No system surfaces what's coming — compliance is entirely reactive
With Comply
Live obligation register, auto-scoped to your entity
Worked out from your licence and activities, and re-scoped when your activities or structure change
Named owner against every obligation
Full assignment trail, automated reminders, change log that survives staff turnover
Evidence linked to the exact obligation it satisfies
SHA-256 fingerprinted, retained to its statutory period, ready when the regulator asks
Board-ready report generated in one click
AI narrative + scope + gaps + calendar, sealed and time-stamped, Word or PDF
Exposure Register + calendar + escalation hub
Overdue items surface automatically before they become breaches — proactive by design

The compliance workflow

From scope to sealed report — six steps.

01
Know exactly what applies
Comply maps your entity's activities, jurisdiction, and licence type to every applicable UAE authority and generates your personal obligation register — in minutes.
Output: Scoped obligation register
02
Every deadline in one place
Your live register shows every requirement from every applicable authority with deadlines and frequencies. Drill into clause-level regulatory text without leaving the platform.
Output: Compliance calendar
03
Put a name against every obligation
Assign owners across finance, legal, HR, and operations. Send questionnaires. Automated reminders chase outstanding items so nothing depends on your follow-up.
Output: Owner register + chase log
04
Attach proof to every obligation
Link documents directly to the obligation they satisfy. AI flags what's missing. Everything is fingerprinted and retained to UAE statutory periods.
Output: Evidence vault + gap map
05
Board-ready output in one click
Generate a compliance status report — scope, gap analysis, obligation calendar, and AI narrative. Word or PDF. Sealed with SHA-256.
Output: Sealed compliance report
06
Surface breaches before the regulator
Overdue items, unresolved gaps, and unapproved reports surface automatically. Approvals route through a sign-off queue with a named decision-maker and a timestamp.
Output: Escalation log + audit trail

What's inside

The complete compliance stack

Auto-scoped obligation register

Obligations worked out from your licence and activities, each with the rule it comes from in Lexara.

Deadline calendar + reminders

Every filing, renewal, and return on one calendar. Automated reminders to the right person.

Exposure Register · AI

Compliance posture scored by obligation. Gaps ranked by authority, severity, and deadline.

Evidence Hub

Documents linked to exact obligations. SHA-256 fingerprinted. Retained to UAE statutory periods.

Report Vault

One-click compliance reports: scope, gaps, calendar, AI narrative. Sealed and time-stamped.

The rules behind each obligation

The law and regulator rulebooks in Lexara, filtered to your entity. AI guidance explains what each clause means.

Before you ask

Common questions

How does Comply know which obligations apply to my entity?

Where do the rules come from?

Can multiple people work on the same obligation register?

How does the evidence hub work?

Get started today

Your obligations are
already mapped.

Sign in to see which UAE regulatory authorities apply to your business — and what you need to do about each one.

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11 apps

Comply

Your compliance manager

Govern

Governance and board compliance

Onboard

Client onboarding (KYC/CDD)

Shield

Clients' regulatory compliance

Ledger

Clients' FTA compliance

Scout

Planning your UAE setup

Atlas

UAE setup reference

Verify

Sanctions and PEP screening

Lexara

UAE rulebook library

Vault

Statutory records storage

Scope

What applies to you

Business setup by activity

All 2,100+ activities
Trading & ServicesManufacturingReal Estate & Business ServicesPersonal & Social ServicesTransport, Storage & LogisticsConstruction & ContractingFinancial ServicesVirtual AssetsHealth & Social WorkEducationAgriculture & FishingProfessional & Technical ServicesAccommodation & Food ServicesMining & QuarryingUtilities & Energy
Free zone setup costsFree zone price indexSetup cost calculatorMainland vs free zoneWhich zones permit your activity

UAE free zones by emirate

View all
Dubai
DMCCDIFCJAFZADAFZADSODWCDICDubai Media CityDHCCIFZAMeydanDSCDPCDKPDOCDSPD3DIACDCCDubai Maritime CityDWTCGDP
Abu Dhabi
ADGMKEZADMCFZtwofour54ADAFZICADAAIAFZ
Sharjah
SPCSHAMSHFZASAIFSRTIPSHCC
RAK
RAKEZRAK DAO
Ajman
ACMFZAFZAMC
Fujairah
FOIZFCCFFZ
UAQ
UAQIZUAQ FTZ

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