Federal Decree-Law No. 15/2024 On the Collection of Federal Entities’ Debts

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Federal Decree-Law No. 15/2018 dated 23/09/2018

We, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates,

After perusal of the Constitution;

Federal Law No. 1/1972 on the Competencies of Ministries and Powers of Ministers, and its amendments;

Federal Decree-Law No. 15/2018 on the Collection of Revenues and Public Funds, and its amendments;

Federal Decree-Law No. 26/2019 on Public Finance, and its amendments;

Federal Decree-Law No. 42/2022 on the Promulgation of the Civil Procedure Law;

Based on the proposal of the Minister of Finance, and the approval of the Cabinet,

Have issued the following Decree-Law:

Article 1 - Definitions

In application of the provisions of this Decree-Law, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings assigned thereto, unless the context requires otherwise:

State: The United Arab Emirates.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance.

Minister: The Minister of Finance.

Federal Government: The Government of the State of the United Arab Emirates.

Federal Entity: Ministries and federal public authorities and institutions.

Creditor: The federal entity to which the debtor owes a debt.