The economical and commercial legislation is regulated by each of the 7 Emirates.

It is then compulsory to obtain a license from each Emirate you would like to open an office in. 

General conditions

Outside of the Free Zones, the law makes it conditional that nationals or a national company must own at least 51% of its share capital, while the remaining 49% belongs to foreigners. The law provides the legal forms to establish a company in the UAE.

The UAE commercial law is directly inspired from the French legal framework.

These sections are only available in French :

• Les Sociétes aux EAU
• Le Droit Commercial
• Le Droit du travail