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

Pursuant to the perusal of the Constitution;

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

Federal Law No. 10/1973 on the Federal Supreme Court, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 6/1978 on the Establishment of Federal Courts and the Transfer of the Jurisdictions of the Local Judicial Authorities in Certain Emirates Thereto, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 3/1983 on the Judicial Authority, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 11/1992 Promulgating the Civil Procedure Law, and its amendments,

Federal Law No. 35/1992 Promulgating the Penal Procedure Law, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 7/1999 Promulgating the Commercial Transactions Law, and its amendments; and

Acting upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice, and the approval of the Council of Ministers,

Hereby issued the following Decree-Law: