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Dubai Multi Commodities Centre · Rulebook
DMCC Legacy Founding Rules

DMCC Legacy Founding Rules and related regulationschapter by chapter

Includes Rule No. 1 of 2003). Every article with a plain-English summary, and answers to your questions cited to the exact article.

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DMCC Legacy Founding Rules and related regulations is one of the rulebooks issued by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre. For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors working under this regime, finding the right article quickly matters. Lexara indexes the full text of DMCC Legacy Founding Rules and makes it searchable two ways: full-text and keyword search for rapid lookup, and AI Explorer for natural-language questions answered with citations to the exact article.

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6 articles in 1 chapters, each with a plain-English summary by Arakan. The full text of every article is in the Laws Browser.

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  1. Article 11Licensing Requirement

    No company may carry on business activity within the DMCC Free Zone without first obtaining the licence that determines the scope of activity it may practise.

  2. Article 12LLC Statutory Disclosure Requirement

    Every limited liability company must display, alongside its name on all dealings and documents, its Rule establishment and Centre company status; omission makes owners personally liable.

  3. Article 20Restriction on Employing Nationals of Boycotted Countries

    Free zone centre companies may employ anyone they choose, except nationals of countries politically or economically boycotted by the UAE state.

  4. Article 22Prohibition on Prohibited Goods, Services and Activities

    Bringing in, trading in, or offering spoiled goods, infringing IP goods, boycotted goods, war goods without licence, narcotics, or acts contrary to State law is prohibited.

  5. Article 23Avoid Breaches Subject to Civil Penalties

    The Authority may impose civil penalties on anyone breaching the DMCC Legacy Founding Rules, their regulations, or any licence term issued by the Centre.

  6. Rule 1/2003 Article 4 (new, replacing part of the original Rule)Temporary Operation Outside the Centre Pending Premises Completion

    Companies may temporarily carry out Centre-permitted activities elsewhere in the Emirate, pending completion of their Centre premises, with the Authority's prior approval and President-set conditions.

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Corporate Secretarial/Legal — 2 articles

Corporate Secretarial — 2 articles

HR — 2 articles

Legal/Corporate Secretarial — 2 articles

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DMCC Legacy Founding Rules and related regulations is issued by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre and has applied since 1 January 2002. It has 6 articles across 1 chapters.

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It is organised into: Companies.

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