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31 UAE regulatory authorities indexed — federal and free-zone, financial and commercial. Browse any regulator's full rulebook set below.

Emirate4,044 articles

Dubai Financial Services Authority

17 rulebooks indexed

Federal2,102 articles

Central Bank of the UAE

44 rulebooks indexed

Emirate2,071 articles

Financial Services Regulatory Authority — ADGM

13 rulebooks indexed

Federal1,494 articles

Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority

13 rulebooks indexed

Emirate656 articles

DIFC Registrar of Companies

27 rulebooks indexed

Emirate621 articles

ADGM Registration Authority

5 rulebooks indexed

Emirate514 articles

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

10 rulebooks indexed

Federal494 articles

Federal (Cross-Regulator / Federal Decree-Laws)

18 rulebooks indexed

Federal471 articles

Federal Tax Authority

11 rulebooks indexed

Federal416 articles

Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation

2 rulebooks indexed

Federal396 articles

Ministry of Economy — AML/CFT & Commercial Supervision

6 rulebooks indexed

Emirate354 articles

Dubai Development Authority

7 rulebooks indexed

Emirate345 articles

Dubai Health Authority

6 rulebooks indexed

Emirate236 articles

Real Estate Regulatory Authority — Dubai

8 rulebooks indexed

Emirate217 articles

Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority

3 rulebooks indexed

Emirate191 articles

Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone

2 rulebooks indexed

Emirate188 articles

RAK Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO)

2 rulebooks indexed

Emirate169 articles

Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority

1 rulebook indexed

Emirate166 articles

RAK International Corporate Centre

3 rulebooks indexed

Emirate114 articles

Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), Dubai

4 rulebooks indexed

Emirate104 articles

Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA)

3 rulebooks indexed

Federal65 articles

Ministry of Health and Prevention

3 rulebooks indexed

Emirate61 articles

Meydan Free Zone Authority

1 rulebook indexed

Emirate46 articles

Dubai Municipality

2 rulebooks indexed

Emirate38 articles

Department of Economy and Tourism — Trade Licensing

3 rulebooks indexed

Federal37 articles

UAE Federal Customs Authority

1 rulebook indexed

Federal35 articles

Capital Market Authority (CMA, formerly SCA)

1 rulebook indexed

Federal33 articles

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

2 rulebooks indexed

Federal22 articles

Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology

1 rulebook indexed

Emirate11 articles

Department of Economy and Tourism — Dubai

1 rulebook indexed

Emirate10 articles

Roads and Transport Authority — Dubai

1 rulebook indexed

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