Federal Decree-Law No. 25/2025 Issuing the Civil Transactions Law
Civil Code
Abrogating
Federal Law No. 5/1985 dated 15/12/1985
As corrected by the Corrigendum issued in the Annex of Official Gazette No. 821, dated 14/04/2026
We, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates,
After perusal of the Constitution;
And Federal Law No. 1/1972 on the Competencies of Ministries and Powers of Ministers, and its amendments;
And Federal Law No. 5/1985 Issuing the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates, and its amendments;
Based on what was presented by the Minister of Justice and the approval of the Cabinet;
Have issued the following Decree-Law:
Article 1
The attached Law concerning Civil Transactions shall be come into force.
Article 2
Federal Law No. 5/1985*[1] Issuing the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates, and its amendments, shall be repealed.
Article 3
This Decree-Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into effect as of June 1, 2026.
Issued by us at the Presidential Palace, Abu Dhabi:
On: 09 Rabi' al-Akhir 1447 AH
Corresponding to: October 01, 2025 AD