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Jurisdiction Register Number Issued On Type
UAE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GENERAL INFORMATION AUTHORITY Federal Law No. 3/1982 16 May 1982 Federal Law
UAE Agreement on News Exchange and Cooperation between Xinhua News Agency and the Emirates News Agency Federal Decree No. 49/2002 18 August 2002 Federal Law
UAE On the General Information Authority and the Amendments thereof Federal Law No. 3/2011 13 March 2011 Federal Law
UAE On the General Information Authority and the Amendments thereof Federal Law No. 3/2011 13 March 2011 Federal Law
UAE Regulating the Competencies of the National Media Council Federal Law No. 11/2016 23 May 2016 Decree Law
UAE On the Membership of UAE to the Arab Telecommunications Union and ratification of the agreement thereto Federal Decree No. 12/1973 24 June 1973 Decree Law
UAE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GENERAL INFORMATION AUTHORITY Federal Law No. 3/1982 16 May 1982 Federal Law
UAE On the Implementation of the Computer System in the Federal Civil Service Activities Federal Law No. 1/1986 28 January 1986 Federal Law
UAE Agreement Regarding the Establishment of an Inmarsat Regional Office in the United Arab Emirates Federal Decree No. 98/1998 3 October 1998 Federal Law
UAE ON THE FIBER-OPTIC NETWORK OF THE ARMED FORCES FEDERAL LAW NO. 5/2001 2 January 2001 Federal Law
UAE On the General Information Authority and the Amendments thereof Federal Law No. 3/2011 13 March 2011 Federal Law
UAE On the Establishment of the National Electronic Security Authority Federal Decree-Law No. 3/2012 13 August 2012 Decree Law
UAE On the Ratification of the Access of the UAE to the WTO's Agreement for IT Products (Information Technology Agreement) Federal Decree No. 126/2014 20 November 2014 Decree Law
UAE On the Use of Telecommunications in Criminal Proceedings Federal Law No. 5/2017 30 May 2017 Federal Law
UAE On Futuristic Projects Federal Decree-Law No. 25/2018 23 September 2018 Federal Law
UAE On the Use of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Fields Federal Law No. 2/2019 6 February 2019 Federal Law
UAE Amending Certain Provisions of Federal Decree-Law No 3/2003 on the Organisation of the Telecommunications Sector Federal Decree-Law No. 1/2005 30 August 2005 Decree Law
UAE Amending Certain Provisions of Federal Decree-Law No 3/2003 on the Organisation of the Telecommunications Sector Federal Decree-Law No. 5/2008 21 September 2008 Decree Law
UAE On the Amendment of Some Provisions of Federal Law No 1/1991 Concerning the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat Company-Public JSC) Federal Decree-Law No. 3/2015 9 August 2015 Federal Law
UAE On Electronic Transactions and Trust Services Federal Decree-Law No. 46/2021 Abrodating Law No. 1/2006 20 September 2021 Federal Law
UAE On the Protection of Personal Data - Data Protection Code Federal Decree-Law No. 45/2021 20 September 2021 Federal Law
UAE Concerning the Fight Against Rumors and Cybercrime Federal Decree-Law No. 34/2021 20 September 2021 Federal Law
UAE On the Establishment of the Emirates Data Office Federal Decree-Law No. 44/2021 20 September 2021 Decree Law
UAE Establishing the Dubai Data Establishment Law No.2 of 2016 07 March 2016 Federal law
UAE On the establishment of the UAE Law no.7 of 2020 2 September 2020 Federal law
UAE On Organizing The Telecommunications Sector Law No. 3 of 2003 15 November 2003 Federal law
UAE Concerning the emirates telecommunications group company PJSC Law No.1 of 1991 24 March 1991 Federal law
UAE Wireless devices and communications Law No. 7 of 1973 25 July 1973 Federal law
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