Federal Law No. 5/1985 On the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates State

Civil Code

Amended by

Federal Law No. 1/1987 dated 14/02/1987

Federal Decree-Law No. 30/2020 dated 27/09/2020

We Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates State,

Pursuant to the perusal of the provisional *[1]Constitution, and

Federal Law No. 1/1972 concerning the Jurisdictions of the Ministers and the Powers of the Ministers and the amending laws thereof, and

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

Have promulgated the following Law;

Article 1

As amended by Federal Law No. 1/1987 dated 14/02/1987:

The civil Transactions in the United Arab Emirates State shall be subject to the law, whereas the commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard, pending the issuance of the Federal Commercial Law.

Article 2

As amended by Federal Law No. 1/1987 dated 14/02/1987:

This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of 29 of March 1986.