Abu Dhabi Official Gazette - 2023 Edition 1

The Official Gazette 31 January 2023 - The First Edition The Official Gazette The First Edition - The Fifty-Second Year Contents Pages Laws Law No. (16) of 2022 Concerning The Licensing of The Drivers and Vehicles in The Emirate of Abu Dhabi. 5 Law No. (1) of 2023 Concerning the establishment of Abu Dhabi Transport Company “Public Joint Stock Company”. 8 Law No. (4) of 2023 Concerning The Establishment of Abu Dhabi Media Office. 14 Decrees Amiri Decree No. (3) of 2023 Concerning Some Members of the Executive Council in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. 25 Executive Council Resolutions Executive Council Resolution No. (169) of 2022 Concerning the Thirty-First Investment Zone in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. 29 Executive Council Resolution No. (182) of 2022 Concerning the General Policy for the Management, Regulation and Protection of Groundwater in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. 34 *Attachment: General Policy for the Management, Regulation and Protection of Groundwater in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi 35 Executive Council Resolution No. (183) of 2022 Concerning the Amendment of Some Provisions of Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution No. (25) of 2006 Concerning the Issuance of the Executive Regulation of Law No. (23) Of 2005 Concerning Health Insurance in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. 45 *Attachment: Schedule No. (6) Flexible Health Insurance Benefits. 50 1 Executive Council Resolution no. (2) of 2023 concerning the Establishment of a Free Zone Specialised in the Military and Security Sector within Tawazun Industrial Park. 57 Executive Council Resolution No. (4) of 2023 concerning The Reformation of the Committee of Objections and the Remuneration of its Members. 59 Executive Council Resolution No. (6) of 2023 concerning The Regulation of Appointment to the Positions of Experts and Consultants in Governmental Entities. 60 *Attachment: Regulation Concerning the Appointment to the Positions of Experts and 61 Consultants in Governmental Entities. 2 Laws 3 swaL Law No. (16) of 2022 Concerning The Licensing of The Drivers and Vehicles in The Emirate of Abu Dhabi We, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Having reviewed: • Law No. (1) of 1974 concerning the reorganisation of the Governmental body in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its amendments; • Law no. (2) of 1971 concerning the National Advisory Council and its amendments; • Law no. (19) of 2006 concerning the Regulation of tansportation via taxis in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its amendments; • Law no. (30) of 2019 concerning the establishment of the Department of Municipalities and Transport; • Law no. (1) of 2020 concerning the General Headquarters of Abu Dhabi Police, and its amendments; • Federal Law no. (21) of 1995 concerning the Traffic, and its amendments; and • Based on what was presented to and approved by the Executive Council, Issued the following Law: Article (1) • The Integrated Transport Centre shall assume the licensing of the drivers and vehicles as well as all related competencies and duties in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in accordance with the legislations in force. • The Centre may assign some of its competencies stipulated in the previous paragraph of this Article to any other governmental entity or to the private sector, upon the approval of the Executive Council. • The competencies mentioned in Paragraph 1 of this Article may be transferred to any other entity by a resolution of the Executive Council. 5 Article (2) • Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters shall, in coordination with the Department of Municipalities and Transport, specify the following: 1. The assets, movables, properties, rights, obligations, and budgets related to the licensing of drivers and vehicles to be transferred to the Integrated Transport Centre; this shall be submitted to the Executive Council for approval. 2. The members of Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters whose work is related to the licensing of drivers and vehicles who are delegated to the Centre in accordance with the legislations in force. • Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters shall keep the Unified Federal Traffic and Licensing System and its databases, and allow the concerned persons at the Department of Municipalities and Transport and the Integrated Transport Centre to use the said System. In all cases, the establishment of new systems of traffic and licensing in the Emirate shall be made in coordination between Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and the Department of Municipalities and Transport, following the approval of the Executive Council. Article 3 Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters will continue to provide support for all operations of licensing the drivers and vehicles until full completion of the transfer process aforesaid in Article 2 of this Law. Article 4 Subject to the legislations in force, and upon coordination with the relevant entities: • The Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport shall, upon approval of the Executive Council, issue the executive and organisational regulations related to the licensing of drivers and vehicles in the Emirate. • The Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport shall issue the executive and operational resolutions and policies deemed necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this Law. 6 Article 5 The regulations, resolutions, policies and circulars in force shall remain applicable in a manner that does not contradict the provisions of this Law, until the issuance of the regulations, resolutions, policies and circulars deemed necessary for implementation thereof. Article 6 Any provision contrary to the provisions of this Law shall be repealed. Article 7 This Law shall be effective from the date of its issuance and published in the Official Gazette. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Ruler of Abu Dhabi Issued by us in Abu Dhabi On: 14 December 2022 Corresponding to 20 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444 Hijri 7 Law No. (1) of 2023 Concerning the establishment of Abu Dhabi Transport Company “Public Joint Stock Company” We, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Having reviewed: • Law No. (1) of 1974 concerning the reorganisation of the Governmental body in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its amendments; • Law No. (2) of 1971 concerning the National Advisory Council, and its amendments; • Law No. (2) of 2000 concerning the Civil Retirement Pensions and Benefits in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and its amendments; • Law No. (19) of 2006 concerning the Regulation of Transportation via Taxis in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and its amendments; • Law No. (1) of 2017 concerning the Financial System of Abu Dhabi Government, and its amendments; • Law No. (7) of 2018 concerning the reorganisation of the Department of Economic Development; • Law No. (30) of 2019 concerning the establishment of the Department of Municipalities and Transport; • Law No. (24) of 2020 concerning the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs; • Federal Law by Decree No. (32) of 2021 concerning Commercial Companies; • Executive Council Resolution No. (21) of 2018 concerning the additional competencies of the Department of Transport; and • Based on what was proposed to and approved by the Executive Council, Issued the following Law: Article (1) In the implementation of the provisions of this Law, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings corresponding thereto unless the 8 context requires otherwise: : Government: The Government of Abu Dhabi : Emirate The Emirate of Abu Dhabi. : Supreme The Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Council Affairs. : Department The Department of Municipalities and Transport : Company The Abu Dhabi Transport Company “Public Joint Stock Company” : Board of The Board of Directors of the Company. Directors : Railways Passenger railways, or any other railway-based passenger transport systems, which are specified by specific tracks in urban and suburban areas within the Emirate, excluding the Federal railway tracks. : Transport Systems, Software, networks, traffic signals, energy Systems: systems, supporting infrastructure, optical fibres, as well as all utilities, facilities, buildings, warehouses, stations, passengers facilities, maintenance facilities, machines, equipment, and the structures necessary for the operation of Transportation Means. : Transportation Various transportation means dedicated for the transport of Means: passengers, including all kinds of vehicles. Article 2 - Establishment • A company shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Law under the name of “Abu Dhabi Transport Company, “Public Joint Stock Company”, enjoying an independent legal personality and full legal capacity to carry out its activities and achieve its objectives. • An abbreviated name may be used for the Company by a resolution of the Board of Directors. • The name of the Company and its abbreviation may be changed according to the procedures specified in its articles of association. 9 Article 3 - Main Office The main office of the Company shall be located in Abu Dhabi City. The Board of Directors may establish branches, offices and agencies in the State and abroad. Article 4 - Capital of the Company • The capital of the Company shall be AED 100.000.000 (one hundred million Emirati Dirhams) divided into shares of equal value and with a nominal value of AED 1 per share. • The Company's capital may be increased, decreased or restructured, as deemed appropriate by a resolution of the Supreme Council. • All the shares of the Company are wholly owned by the Government, and no shares may be sold, disposed off, or offered in a public or private offering, unless upon the prior approval of the Supreme Council. Article 5 - Objectives of the Company • The Company's objectives shall be the execution, operation, management and development of Transport Systems, as well as the transportation of passengers in urban and suburban areas in the Emirate, using Transportation Means, in addition to any other objectives related to its activities as specified in the Articles of Association of the Company. • The Company - in order to achieve its objectives - shall undertake the following operations and activities inside and outside the State, whether by itself or through any companies which are wholly or partially owned thereby or in partnership with third parties: 1. Acquire the assets deemed necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the Company. 2. Coordinate with the Department to integrate the Company’s services related to the transportation into other urban transportation networks. 3. Develop the Railways, as well as all the services and activities deemed relevant and necessary thereto, provide comprehensive transportation 10 services and trips, and rent cars and buses in accordance with the legislations in force. 4. Establish, invest, enter into partnership and contribute to commercial and industrial companies and projects related to the objectives thereof. 5. Conclude investment, management, outsourcing and maintenance contracts, or any other contracts concerning any of its properties or assets. 6. Develop, own and register intellectual property rights, and take any necessary procedures in accordance with the legislations in force. 7. Coordinate with the relevant governmental entities to obtain information related to the objectives of the Company. Article 6 - Articles of Association The Company shall act according to the Articles of Association issued by the Board of Directors. Article (7) - Board of Directors • The Company shall be managed by a Board of Directors which consists of at least five members including the Chairman appointed by a resolution of the Supreme Council. • The term of the Board of Directors shall be three years to be automatically renewed unless a resolution is issued on the reformation thereof. • The Articles of Association of the Company shall stipulate the procedures for convening the Board of Directors and how to vote on its decisions. Article 8 - Powers of the Board of Directors • The Board of Directors is the competent authority to set the general policy and strategies of the Company, and follow up on their execution for the achievement of its objectives, and may exercise all the competencies and powers specified in this Law and the Articles of Association of the Company, and shall particularly assume the following: 11 1. Lay down and approve the Articles of Association of the Company, and the financial, administrative and operational regulations, including the Human Resources Regulation and the regulations stipulating the procedures of the bids, tenders and contracting of the Company. 2. Approve the budget, final accounts and financial statements of the Company, for each fiscal year. 3. Approve the terms of the agreements of operation, maintenance, development or management. 4. Approve the loan agreements and financial facilities following the approval of the Supreme Council. • The Board of Directors may delegate some of its powers or competencies to any member thereof or to the committees which are formed thereby or to any senior employee of the Company. Article 9-Auditor The Company shall appoint one or more certified auditors. The Articles of Association of the Company shall specify the manner of their appointment as well as their remuneration. Article 10 - Term of the Company The term of the Company is 100 years, starting from the date of its registration in the Commercial Register, to be automatically renewed for similar periods unless a resolution is issued by the Supreme Council on the dissolution of the Company. Article 11 - Fiscal Year of the Company The fiscal year of the Company shall begin from the first of January and end on the 31st of December of each year, with the exception of the first fiscal year which shall begin from the date of registration of the Company in the Commercial Register and end on the 31st of December of the following year. 12 Article 12-Repeal Any provision contrary to the provisions of this Law shall be repealed. Article 13-Publication and Enforcement This Law shall be effective from the date of its issuance and published in the Official Gazette. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Ruler of Abu Dhabi Issued by us in Abu Dhabi On: 3 January 2023 Corresponding to: 10 Jumada Al-Akher 1444 Hijri 13 Law No. (4) of 2023 Concerning The Establishment of Abu Dhabi Media Office We, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Having reviewed: • Law No. (1) of 1974 concerning the reorganisation of the Governmental body in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its amendments; • Law No. (2) of 2000 concerning the Civil Retirement Pensions and Benefits in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and its amendments; • Law No. (13) of 2007 concerning the establishment of Abu Dhabi Media Company, “Public Joint Stock Company”; • Law No. (6) of 2016 concerning the Human Resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and its amendments; • Law No. (1) of 2017 concerning the Financial System of Abu Dhabi Government, and its amendments; • Law No. (18) of 2018 concerning the establishment of the Media Office of Abu Dhabi Government; • Law No. (18) of 2019 concerning Abu Dhabi Executive Office, and its amendments; • Law No. (7) of 2021 concerning the establishment of the Creative Media Authority; • Law No. (7) of 2022 concerning the transfer of the Media Office of Abu Dhabi Government and Abu Dhabi Media Company; • Law No. (8) of 2022 concerning the Media Zone Authority- Abu Dhabi; and • Based on what was proposed to and approved by the Executive Council, Issued the following Law: Article (1) In the implementation of the provisions of this Law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings corresponding thereto unless the context requires otherwise: 14 : Emirate The Emirate of Abu Dhabi. : Government: The Government of Abu Dhabi : Executive Council The Executive Council of the Emirate. : Governmental The departments, public entities, and institutions, Entities as well as the agencies, centres, councils, funds and any other entity affiliated to the Government. : Governmental Companies which are wholly owned by the Companies Government or by Governmental Entities. : Office: Abu Dhabi Media Office : Chairman: Chairman of the Office. : Director-General: The Director-General of the Office. Article (2) • Pursuant to the provisions of this Law, an authority named “Abu Dhabi Media Office” shall be established. It shall enjoy an independent legal personality and full legal capacity to act, and shall report to the Chairman of the Executive Council. • The Office shall replace the Media Office of Abu Dhabi Government. All its assets, properties, rights and obligations shall be transferred to the Office, and shall be deemed as its legal successor. • The employees of the Media Office of Abu Dhabi Government shall be transferred to the Office without prejudice to their financial and retirement rights. Article (3) • The affiliation of the Creative Media Authority established by the aforesaid Law No. (7) of 2021 shall be transferred to the Office. • The ownership of Abu Dhabi Media Company established by the aforesaid Law No. (13) of 2007 shall be transferred to the Office. Article (4) • The phrase “Department of Culture and Tourism” shall be replaced by the phrase “Abu Dhabi Media Office” and the word “Department” shall be 15 replaced by the word “Office” wherever they appear in the aforesaid Law No. (7) of 2021. • Article (4/1) and Article (6/11) of the aforesaid Law No. (7) of 2021 shall be replaced by the following: Article (4/1): “Proposing the policies and strategic plans for the Authority and submitting them to the Office in preparation for their approval by the Chairman of the Office upon the approval of the Chairman of the Executive Council.” Article (6/11): “Proposing the fees, tariffs, and prices related to the Authority’s competencies, and submitting them to the Chairman of the Office for approval upon the approval of the Chairman of the Executive Council.” Article (5) The main headquarters of the Office shall be located in Abu Dhabi City. Branches of the Office may be established inside or outside the Emirate by a resolution of the Chairman. Article (6) The Office shall assume the following competencies: 1. Prepare the policy and strategic plans for media and government communication in the Emirate, have them approved by the Chairman of the Executive Council, and supervise their implementation. 2. Organise, authorise, supervise and control media production and interactive media activities in the Emirate, including free zones. 3. Follow up and supervise the media and its activities in the Emirate in accordance with the relevant legislations, agreements and treaties in force both locally and globally, and in coordination with the relevant entities in the State and abroad. 4. Regulate media and governmental communication for governmental entities and companies in the Emirate in all respects by laying down policies, standards, regulations, resolutions, as well as executive and operational circulars governing the same and monitor the compliance with them. 16 5. Approve media plans for governmental entities and companies in line with the media and governmental communication policy of the Emirate. 6. Organise and standardise media discourse, media powers, and requests for media sponsorship in the Emirate. 7. Represent the Emirate and the Government in the media, prepare and organise press conferences for the Emirate and the Government and their strategic messaging. 8. Conduct research and studies related to the media sector and establish strategic partnerships with local, regional and international media institutions to stimulate and develop the media sector in the Emirate. 9. Prepare, develop and implement media plans related to the activities and interviews of the Ruler of the Emirate, his Crown Prince and all representatives, entities, committees and delegations that operate under their authority, and follow up on the media aspects accompanying them in coordination with the concerned entities. 10. Arrange for the dialogues and meetings that are led by the Chairman of the Executive Council and Government officials with various local and foreign media, follow up on broadcasting and publishing them, and monitor their effects on public opinion, in coordination with the relevant entities. 11. Provide various media outlets with news related to the Executive Council and its committees, Governmental Entities and Companies, in addition to media coverage of their activities. 12. Follow up and monitor various types of local and international media content and public opinion trends. 13. Undertake all actions necessary to maintain and improve the standing and reputation of the Emirate. 14. Lay down necessary guidelines for the appropriate use of the Emirate's logo, as well as its governmental and promotional identity, to safeguard and promote their image, submit the aforesaid guidelines to the Executive Council for approval, monitor their implementation, and provide relevant services and initiatives. 15. Save, document and archive all forms of media content related to the Emirate, including dialogues and interviews, related to Governmental 17 Entities and Companies, conducted on various platforms such as press, television, and radio. 16. Develop programmes to enhance the proficiency and expertise of media communication teams within Governmental Entities and Companies, in coordination with the relevant entities, and law down appropriate policies and guidelines necessary to facilitate such programmes. 17. Lay down a media policy for times of emergency, crisis, and disasters in the Emirate in coordination with the relevant entities, submit it to the Executive Council for approval, and monitor its implementation. 18. Standardise the messages conveyed through media campaigns and strategic events organised by the Emirate and the Government, approve relevant media plans, and oversee their activation at both domestic and global levels in coordination with the relevant entities. 19. Establish companies or contribute thereto in accordance with the legislations in force. Article (7) • The Office shall be headed by a Chairman, holding the rank of a department chairman, who shall be appointed by virtue of an Amiri Decree, and shall assume the following competencies: 1. Supervise and oversee all the activities and tasks carried out by the Office. 2. Oversee the performance of the Director-General. 3. Approve the strategic and operational plans of the Office and submit them for approval in accordance with the applicable legislations. 4. Approve the initiatives, programmes, projects, studies and recommendations that are related to the operations and activities of the Office. 5. Issue the rules and regulations related to the competencies of the Office and the entities affiliated to the Office, upon the approval of the Chairman of the Executive Council. 6. Issue the policies, resolutions and circulars related to the competences of the Office and the entities affiliated to the Office. 7. Approve the draft annual budget of the Office and submit it for approval 18 by the Chairman of the Executive Council or his delegate. 8. Issue the organisational structure of the Office upon the approval of the Chairman of the Executive Council. • The Chairman may delegate some of his competencies to the senior staff of the Office. Article (8) • The Office shall have a Director-general, holding the rank of an under- secretary of department, who shall be appointed by a decision of the Chairman of the Executive Council. He shall undertake the responsibility of managing and supervising the work of the Office, and may in particular assume the following competencies: 1. Propose strategic and operational plans for the Office and submit them to the Chairman. 2. Follow up on the implementation of the Office's strategic and operational plans, and the programmes and projects that it manages or implements. 3. Manage, develop and implement all the strategic and executive tasks assigned to the Office, either directly or through work teams appointed by him or entrusted by the latter to carry out certain tasks, in a manner that does not conflict with the legislations in force. 4. Propose the initiatives, programmes, projects, studies and recommendations that are related to the functions and activities of the Office and submit them to the Chairman. 5. Propose the draft annual budget for the Office and submit it to the Chairman. 6. Propose the organisational structure of the Office and submit it to the Chairman. 7. Appoint experts, consultants and technicians on a temporary or permanent basis and specify their fees. He may seek the assistance of experts, institutions and consulting offices as he sees fit. 8. Open bank accounts in the name of the Office. 9. Form internal committees and work teams from among the Office's employees and from outside, and outline their duties and work flow procedures. 19 10. Propose organisational and executive regulations, as well as the systems, policies, resolutions and circulars related to the competencies of the Office, and submit them to the Chairman. 11. Represent the Office before the judiciary and third parties. 12. Any other competencies or tasks entrusted to him by the Chairman. • The Director-General may delegate some of his competencies to any of the Office's senior employees, provided that such delegation is in writing. Article (9) All Governmental Entities and Companies shall undertake to provide the Office with all its requirements including information, documents and data related to its competences. Article (10) The Office's financial resources shall consist of the following: 1. The annual appropriations allocated to it by the government. 2. Any other revenues approved by the Chairman. Article (11) The fiscal year of the Office shall begin at the first of January and end on December 31st each year, with the exception of the first fiscal year which shall begin as of the effective date of this Law and end on December 31st of the next year. Article (12) • The Office shall be subject to the financial laws and regulations in force in the Emirate. • Where no special provisions are laid down in the human resources regulations applicable at the Office which shall be issued by a resolution of the Chairman upon the approval of the Chairman of the Executive Council, the Office's employees shall be subject to the human resources laws and regulations, in force in the Emirate. • The Civil Retirement Pensions and Benefits Law in force in the Emirate shall apply to national employees. 20 Article (13) • The policies, bylaws, and regulations in force at the Media Office of the Government of Abu Dhabi shall remain applicable in a manner that does not contradict this Law, until the issuance of the policies, bylaws, and regulations executing the provisions of this Law. • The aforesaid Law No. (18) of 2018 and Law No. (7) of 2022, shall be repealed. • Any provision contrary to the provisions of this Law shall be repealed. Article (14) This Law shall be effective from the date of its issuance and published in the Official Gazette. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Ruler of Abu Dhabi Issued by us in Abu Dhabi On: 11 January 2023 Corresponding to: 18 Jumada Al-Al Akher- 1444 Hijri 21 Decrees 23 seerceD Amiri Decree No. (3) of 2023 Concerning Some Members of the Executive Council in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi We, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Having reviewed: • Law No. (1) of 1974 concerning the reorganisation of the Governmental body in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its amendments; • Amiri Decree No. (1) of 2019 concerning the reformation of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and its amendments; and • Based on what was proposed by the Chairman of the Executive Council, Issued the following Decree: Article (1) His Excellency Mohammed Ali Mohammed Al-Shorafa Al-Hammadi, Member of the Executive Council, shall be appointed as the Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, in place of His Excellency Falah Mohammed Al-Ahbabi. Article (2) His Excellency Ahmed Jassim Youssef Nasser Al Zaabi, shall be appointed as Member of the Executive Council, Chairman of the Department of Economic Development. Article (3) His Excellency Mansour Ibrahim Ahmed Saeed Al Mansoori, shall be appointed as Member of the Executive Council, Chairman of the Department of Health, in place of His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed. 25 Article (4) His Excellency "Ahmed Tamim" Hisham Ibrahim Abdul Hameed Al-Kitab, shall be appointed as Member of the Executive Council, Chairman of the Department of Government Support, in place of His Excellency / Ali Rashid Qannas Al-Ketbi. Article (5) This Decree shall be effective from the date of its issuance and published in the Official Gazette. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Ruler of Abu Dhabi Issued by us in Abu Dhabi On: 24 January 2023 Corresponding to: 2 Rajab 1444 Hijri 26 Executive Council Resolutions 27 snoituloseR licnuoC evitucexE Executive Council Resolution No. (169) of 2022 Concerning the Thirty-First Investment Zone in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi The Executive Council has decided the following: 1. The approval of the conversion of the lands whose dimensions are specified in the Attachment of this Resolution into the thirty-first investment zone in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi within Ta’ziz Industrial Complex. 2. Instruct the Department of Municipalities and Transport to take the necessary procedures according to the approved rules. Saif Saeed Ghobash Secretary-General Issuance Date: 06 December 2022 Corresponding to: 12 Jumada Al Owla 1444 Hijri 29 30 31 32 33 Executive Council Resolution No. (182) of 2022 Concerning the General Policy for the Management, Regulation and Protection of Groundwater in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi The Executive Council has decided the following: The General Policy for the Management, Regulation and Protection of Groundwater in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi shall be approved in accordance with the (attached form). Saif Saeed Ghobash Secretary-General Issuance Date: 13 December 2022 Corresponding to: 19 Jumada Al Owla 1444 Hijri 34 (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) General Policy for the Management, Regulation and Protection of Groundwater in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. 2022. 1. Introduction This Policy reviews the existing state of One of the major challenges facing groundwater groundwater in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and is the depletion of the reservoir as that the the challenges and implications of its depletion. extraction rates exceed the natural recharge Classification: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 35 (cid:3) It also defines its underlying principles and the rates. This depletion caused a decrease in relevant legal framework. groundwater levels and a deterioration of its quality in many areas, where 79% of it has Groundwater is one of the main natural become highly saline,18% medium brackish resources, and the ratio of the total use of water, while only 3% of it is considered fresh freshwater (which includes both surface water water. and fossil groundwater) out of the total renewable water resources available is one of the The deterioration of groundwater quality affects indicators by which water scarcity is measured, its use, especially in the agricultural sector, which taking into account that the results are equalised plays an important role in achieving food security through a weight that is determined to reflect and stimulating related economic activities. It also the use of desalinated water and treated has economic consequences manifested in wastewater. resorting to other water sources such as desalinated water and recycled water that In this context, although the water scarcity index requires investments for transportation and in the Emirate is one of the lowest in the world, distribution. In addition, the increase of the Emirate records one of the highest rates of groundwater salinity leads to the need to per capita water consumption. maintain and replace irrigation networks, which increases costs for farmers. Most groundwater resources are surface aquifers, which are the most common reservoirs From the environmental point of view, the in terms of use and productivity. Most of the deterioration of the quality of groundwater and groundwater reservoirs in the Emirate are non- its lower levels causes the agricultural sector to renewable. depend on small desalination plants, which in turn cause various environmental impacts, such as Groundwater constitutes 60% of the total water high greenhouse gas emissions. resources consumed in the Emirate and is mainly used to irrigate crops in the agricultural sector In response to the foregoing, the Emirate of Abu and to a lesser extent to irrigate crops in forests Dhabi adopts, through this Policy, the necessary and parks. measures to ensure the integrated and effective use of the various water resources, through The Policy is drawn up in implementation of the sustainable management, as well as through the provisions of Law No. (5) of 2016 concerning the regulation, management and monitoring of Regulation of Groundwater in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.(cid:3) groundwater. Classification: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 36 (cid:3) (cid:3) 2. Scope of Application This Policy is implemented in the Emirate of Abu well as through analysing the economic, social, Dhabi, and is supervised by the Environment environmental, technical, health and Agency - Abu Dhabi, through consultation, organisational impacts, based on systematic and coordination and cooperation with the concerned organised procedures that contribute to achieving entities, whether within the governmental or the the objectives sought.(cid:3) private sector, (cid:3) 3. Main Principles Underlying the Policy This Policy is based on several main principles related to groundwater issues: The Issue Main Principles Groundwater Encourage consumers to use alternative water sources for groundwater such alternatives as recycled water; taking into account economic, environmental, technical, organisational, social and health considerations. Conservation Ensure that all current and future users maintain and rationalise groundwater and efficient use use as efficiently as possible, using Water Demand Management policies. of groundwater Allocate lands for agricultural purposes only in non-restricted areas with long- Allocation of term sustainable water resources. agricultural lands Economic value Educate consumers about the economic value of groundwater and the of groundwater importance of preserving it and rationalising its use. Research and Direct research and development as a base for future foreseeing and development promoting innovative technical solutions in terms of optimal use and preservation of groundwater. Emergencies Groundwater is used in emergencies as an alternative source of water in such cases. Classification: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 37 (cid:3) 4. Legal Framework Article (3) of Law No. (5) of 2016 “Draw up the General Policy related to the management, regulation and protection of concerning the regulation of Groundwater groundwater, in coordination with the entity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi stipulates concerned with energy in the Emirate, and submit that the Environment Agency - Abu it to the Executive Council for approval.” Dhabi shall have the competence to: 5. Analysis The existing state of groundwater in the • Groundwater extraction rates in Emirate of Abu Dhabi the Emirate are about 24 times the rates of natural recharge. The existing state of groundwater in the Emirate • The state of the groundwater is of Abu Dhabi can be summarised as follows: constantly deteriorating as the • Groundwater constitutes 60% of levels of deterioration in some the total water consumed in the areas have led to their Emirate (Groundwater Atlas of classification as restricted areas. Abu Dhabi Emirate, 2018). • The increasing demand for • Groundwater is mainly used to groundwater requires joint or irrigate crops in the agricultural coordinated initiatives with various sector and to a lesser extent to stakeholders and actors involved. irrigate crops in forests and parks. (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) Classification: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 38 (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) Groundwater resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the food sufficiency rate, greening the desert, and expanding parks and gardens also contributed to Surface aquifers are the most common an increase of demand for irrigation water, reservoirs in terms of use and productivity, despite the existing effort among the concerned and most groundwater reservoirs in the entities on the importance and necessity of Emirate are non-renewable reservoirs. preserving groundwater and the shift in policies Because of the excessive pumping of water and legislation to focus on groundwater from these reservoirs, groundwater levels preservation. The low rate of water renewal, the decreased and groundwater quality lack of efficient irrigation techniques and the deteriorated in many areas, as 79% of it selection of crop quality contribute to increasing became highly saline water, 18% medium pressures, and cause excessive consumption of brackish water, while only 3% of it is groundwater in the Emirate, as the demand for considered fresh water, according to the groundwater has reached unsustainable levels, classification of water quality depending on leading to its depletion and to the deterioration salinity, which was developed by the of its quality. The results of the Groundwater Well Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. Inventory project in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi indicate that the use of groundwater in the Pressures Emirate reached 2,100 million cubic meters in Classification: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 39 (cid:3) Irrigation of crops and irrigation of forests 2017. (Groundwater Atlas of Abu Dhabi Emirate, increases the demand for groundwater. The 2018).(cid:3) number of agricultural holdings in Abu Dhabi increased by 38 times during the period from 1971 to 2019. The policies of expanding the agricultural sector, striving to achieve food security, raising(cid:3) Water Stress Index in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates and a number of other countries International reports show that the United Arab Emirates ranked tenth in the world in the list of countries with the highest levels of Water Stress, which is an indicator that measures the withdrawal of fresh water as a percentage of the fresh water resources available. According to the World Resources Institute, the level of Water Stress in the State reached 4.26, while the a verage for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was slightly higher, as it reached 4.44 in 2019. State(cid:3) global ranking(cid:3) Water Stress Index and comparison with a number of countries in the region and the United States(cid:3) world Denmark(cid:3) (Freshwater withdrawal as a percentage of freshwater resources available) * Germany(cid:3) 4.44- i s2 t0he1 r9a t-e for the Egypt(cid:3) Emirate of Abu Dhabi(cid:3) UAE(cid:3) Saudi Arabia(cid:3) K uwait(cid:3) Water Stress Level(cid:3) * World In comparison with countries in the region, the rate of water withdrawal in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is 24 tRimeseosu trhcees r Iantset iotuf tnea, t2u0r1a9l r(eAcqhuaardguec, tw phroiljee ctth)e - rWataet einr Stthree sKs iInngddeoxm of Saudi Arabia is 6 times higher, and 2.5 times in the Sultanate of Oman (National Water Strategy 2030, Saudi Arabia, 2018 and the Report on the State of Groundwater in the Sultanate of Oman 2019). Classificati(cid:3)on: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 40 (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) Economic and social effects from around 22 thousand dunams to around The increase in the demand for groundwater 750 thousand dunams during the same period. results in a deterioration of its quality which Agriculture currently contributes to less than affects its use, especially in the agricultural 1% of the Emirate's GDP. The government sector. Preserving groundwater contributes to provides an integrated support system for the sustainable agricultural development, and agricultural sector, such as vital security thus to an increase in gross domestic product. programmes that include the Palm Pest Agriculture plays a crucial role in achieving Control Programme, the Invasive Insects and food security and stimulating other related Pest Control Programme, and technical economic activities. During the past decades, programmes such as agricultural extension the number of agricultural holdings has and training of farm workers to raise their increased 38 times, from 634 holdings in 1971 efficiency and enhance their expertise. In to 24,018 holdings in 2019, while the area of this context, the Abu Dhabi Authority for agricultural lands has increased 33 times (cid:3) Agriculture and Food Safety provided during the first quarter of the year 2020 more than (cid:3) AED 271.4 million to farmers benefiting from the Programme to Improve Farmers’ Incomes (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) Classification: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 41 (cid:3) implemented by the Authority, and more Expected results of applying the Policy on the than 13 thousand farmers have economic and social levels benefited from it since the year 2000. .1 Agricultural support policies have 2. The use of alternative water will lead to the continuation witnessed a change from focusing on of agricultural activities in areas where the quantity and production quantities to maintaining the quality of groundwater is deteriorating. quality of farms and encouraging self- 3. A shift will be made to higher economic value crops with sufficiency for their owners. efficient water consumption, which will lead to an Due to the deterioration of groundwater expected gradual improvement in the value of quality, alternatives of desalinated water agricultural products. and treated wastewater that require 4. The development of programmes and services for the capital and operational investments for agricultural sector will lead to a better alignment with transportation and distribution are the needs of farmers in the context of water use (cid:3) currently being resorted to. The salinity efficiency. (cid:3) of groundwater also affects the irrigation networks and the need to rehabilitate and replace them over short (cid:3) periods of time. (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) Groundwater depletion affects the (cid:3) abundance of groundwater reserves, (cid:3) which are considered strategic reserves (cid:3) (cid:3) for future generations. This will have (cid:3) negative effects on agricultural (cid:3) (cid:3) products, thus affecting the income and (cid:3) returns of farmers and farm owners. It (cid:3) also leads to the need to provide (cid:3) (cid:3) alternatives of fresh water as a strategic (cid:3) reserve. (cid:3) (cid:3) In addition, the extraction and use of its quality and to lower agricultural production. groundwater takes place without placing Because of the lack of alternatives, reliance is any direct cost on the users, as the Study placed on small desalination plants in farms, which on the Economic Assessment of Classification: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 42 (cid:3) Groundwater in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, lead to negative environmental effects on the conducted by the Environment Agency - ecosystem in general, such as the discharge of Abu Dhabi, indicates that the estimated waste water from desalination plants into unsealed economic value of each cubic meter of ponds, which leads to groundwater and soil groundwater ranges between AED 7.7 pollution, in addition to the high carbon dioxide and AED 9, and the economic value is the emissions from the water desalination process, estimated total groundwater in Abu which exacerbates the phenomenon of climate Dhabi ranges between AED 15.5 and AED change. Given the dependence of the forest sector 18 billion annually. on groundwater for irrigation, there are environmental impacts on biodiversity (plants and animals) as a result of the deterioration of the quality and quantity of groundwater used in this Environmental effects sector. The decrease of usable groundwater reserves leads to its depletion and to deterioration of its quality. This results in the accumulation of salinity in the surface agricultural soil, the The methods of disposing of the return water deterioration of(cid:3) resulting from the desalination of groundwater in farms and the use of pesticides and fertilisers also affect the quality of groundwater and soil. (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) Expected results of applying the Policy on the environmental level The Policy is expected to achieve positive environmental impacts as follows: 1. Decrease of groundwater extraction by 650 million cubic meters by 2030. 2. Improvement of the groundwater quality index (locally and federally). 3. Decrease of the rate of water extraction versus the rate of recharge from 24 to 16 times by 2030. 4. The use of recycled water will enhance the recharge of the aquifer in the areas that are used for irrigation (in terms of quality and quantity). (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) Classification: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 43 (cid:3) 6. Policy Objectives The General Policy for the Management, 1. Ensure the optimal use of groundwater Regulation and Protection of groundwater in and limit its wastage; the Emirate of Abu Dhabi aims to ensure the 2. Ensure that a comprehensive sustainability of groundwater reserves that knowledge of groundwater resources is are suitable for use in the future to secure achieved; water supplies and promote sustainability in 3. Promote the use of good irrigation water uses, and work to reach this end techniques, methods and practices that through the following objectives: reduce groundwater consumption.(cid:3) 7. Implementation (cid:3) The Policy is implemented through a set of regulatory and non-regulatory tools linked to each of the objectives set. The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, in coordination with the Department of Energy and Abu Dhabi Authority for Agriculture and Food Safety, and in consultation with the authorities concerned with groundwater in the Emirate, determines the ways to include these tools in its various plans. There is a list of these tools that have been agreed upon by the concerned entities to implement in order to achieve the Policy objectives. Each entity will be responsible for implementing the agreed- upon tools in accordance with the mechanisms it has in place. (cid:3) (cid:3) Classification: Confidential (cid:3) ©SADER(cid:3) (cid:3) 44 Executive Council Resolution No. (183) of 2022 Concerning the Amendment of Some Provisions of Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution No. (25) of 2006 Concerning the Issuance of the Executive Regulation of Law No. (23) Of 2005 Concerning Health Insurance in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Having reviewed Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution No. (17) of 2017 concerning the exemption of some services from applying the Health Insurance Scheme in the Emirate. The Executive Council has decided the following: Article (6) of Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution No. (25) of 2006 concerning the Executive Regulation of Law No. (23) of 2005 concerning Health Insurance in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi shall be replaced with the following: 1. Treatment services shall be provided by virtue of the Health Insurance Policies, which include basic medical treatment services covered by the Basic Health Insurance Policy, or medical treatment services covered by the Flexible Health Insurance Policy, and any other medical treatment services agreed to be added from among the excluded medical treatment services. 2.

Health Insurance Policies shall be divided into several types as follows: a. Flexible Health Insurance Policy with the following categories of beneficiaries: Expatriates, residing in the Emirate, who work in the private sector with a monthly income not exceeding AED 5000. Desiring investors and holders of self-employment licences, their families and their employees. Families of the resident expatriates and their workers who are not covered by health insurance by the employer (governmental or private). 45 The Flexible Health Insurance Policy shall be deemed a document of contractual nature, and its conclusion shall not result in the obtainment, by the accredited health insurance company that issues this type of Policy, of any governmental support in relation to this Policy, and its beneficiaries shall not be entitled to register for any type of treatment program funded by the Emirate. In the event that the annual coverage limit of this Policy is exhausted, the subscriber to the health insurance shall agree with the accredited health insurance company issuing the Policy to extend the treatment coverage of the insured until the end of the period specified in the Policy and pay the relevant insurance premium due, or provide another Health Insurance Policy for the insured in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution. The insurance premium for the Flexible Health Insurance Policy shall be an amount of AED 750 - seven hundred and fifty dirhams - annually per person. Schedule No. (6) attached to this Resolution specifies the medical treatment services covered by the Flexible Health Insurance Policy. b: Basic Health Insurance Policy with the following categories of beneficiaries: Low-income people, as well as their families and workers who receive overall salaries as follows: AED 4,000 per month with housing, or AED 5,000 per month without housing. The families of the resident expatriates and their workers who are not covered by health insurance by the employer and who are not beneficiaries of the Flexible Health Insurance Policy. Domestic workers of nationals in accordance with the relevant provisions governing them. Non-citizens who are in need and critical humanitarian cases, provided that the Department of Health prescribed the necessary controls in this respect. 46 The value of the premium for the Basic Health Insurance Policy shall be specified by an Executive Council Resolution. c. The Health Insurance Policy for Emergencies, with following categories of beneficiaries: • Those coming to the Emirate on a visit visa. • Children who are not permanent residents in the State, provided that a notarised document is presented stating that their residence is covered by the father or the mother. • This Policy shall cover the medical treatment services for emergency cases only, and its value shall be determined according to the duration of the visit or residence within the State, according to the market rate. d. The Enhanced Health insurance Policy which is available to the remaining categories of beneficiaries. 3. Other medical treatment services may be added to the basic medical treatment services listed in Schedule No. (1) or the medical treatment services covered by the Flexible Health Insurance Policy listed in Schedule No. (6), provided that these services, the premium and the annual insurance coverage for them are agreed upon among the accredited health insurance companies and other parties to the Policy. 4. The term of the Health Insurance Policy shall be one or more Gregorian years, and it shall not be permissible to recover any part of the value of the Basic Health Insurance Policy after its conclusion. As for other health insurance policies, an agreement shall be made among the accredited health insurance companies and the other parties to these policies on the cases, conditions and procedures of recovery of part of the aforesaid policies. 5. The Health Insurance Policy shall include the following data: • The medical treatment services covered by the Basic Health Insurance Policy as stated in Schedule No. (1) or the health insurance services covered by the Flexible Health Insurance Policy as stated in Schedule No. (6) attached to this Resolution. 47 • Medical treatment services excluded as set out in Schedule No. (2). • Medical treatment services that are agreed to be added from among the excluded medical treatment services to the medical treatment services covered by the Basic Health Insurance Policy or the Flexible Health Insurance Policy. • The amount or percentage of the deductible that the insured shall pay when requesting medical examination or treatment covered by the Health Insurance Policy, medicines or medical examinations. • The maximum value of medical treatment services borne by the accredited health insurance company under the Health Insurance Policy. • List of excluded medical treatment services. • Complaint examination and dispute resolution methods. 6. The Health Insurance Policy shall include a statement of the exemptions granted in the field of basic medical treatment services, with a stipulation stating that the value of the policy shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to these prescribed exemptions. 7. The provisions of the Health Insurance Policy shall be written in Arabic with a translation into English, and the Arabic provisions shall prevail in case any dispute arises. 8. It shall not be permissible to treat major diseases with high costs from which the insured coming to reside or work for the first time in the Emirate suffers, if the insured does not hold a valid health card, under the Flexible or Basic Health Insurance Policy, except after six months from the date of entry into force of the Policy, and the Department of Health shall specify the type of these diseases. 9. It shall not be permissible to obtain the Flexible Health Insurance Policy concurrently with other health insurance policies referred to in this resolution. 10. The approved health insurance companies shall provide the insured persons with cards containing the details of the Health Insurance Policy. 11. The approved health insurance company shall issue a notice of renewal of the insurance policy 30 days before its expiry date, provided that the 48 notice includes the value of the premium, the annual coverage amount, and any changes in the renewed policy. 12. Health fitness for work or residence shall be proved before subscribing to the health insurance plan.” • Schedule No. (6) attached to this Resolution shall be added to the aforesaid Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution No. (25) of 2006. • This Resolution shall be effective from 01/01/2023. Saif Saeed Ghobash Secretary-General Issuance Date: 22 December 2022 Corresponding to: 28 Jumada AL Owla 1444 Hijri 49 Schedule No. (6) Flexible Health Insurance Benefits List of Benefits The Maximum Annual Ceiling for the Treatment Services per AED 150,000 person Coverage Area (elective Within the borders of the Emirate treatment) of Abu Dhabi Coverage Area (emergency The State of the United Arab cases) Emirates Network of Healthcare Providers Network of Healthcare Providers (outpatient treatment shall be limited to clinics) Inpatient care services for major The coverage shall be subject to high-cost diseases, according a waiting period of 6 months from to the list of the Department of the beginning of the first health Health insurance policy with the contracted company, and the subscriber to the health insurance shall be responsible, on behalf of the insured, for the coverage of these costs during this period. For medical treatment services in accredited hospitals, the coverage reaches the maximum annual ceiling for treatment services per individual/per policy with prior approval. Procedures of transfer to Transfer procedures: specialised clinics in hospitals The insured shall not incur any costs for advice or consultation provided by specialists or consultants in hospitals if the transfer by a network GP (or equivalent as determined by the Department of Health) who is licensed by the Department of Health or any other competent authority in the UAE, is payable by the insurance company. The GP shall transfer the insured, provided that the reasons are mentioned, via the electronic system in order for the claim to be considered by the insurance company. 50 Coverage approval requirements • Non-emergency medical conditions (elective) - prior approval is mandatory. • Emergency medical services – notifying the insurance company within 24 hours of admission to the hospital covered under the insurance network. The rate of deductibles by the • %20 to be paid by the insured, up insured to a maximum of AED 500 to be paid for every new service. • An annual total ceiling for the deductible rate equal to AED 1000. • In case of exceeding the ceilings, the insurance company shall cover %100 of the treatment cost. Type of stay • Providing in-hospital treatment services in rooms with two or more beds. Hospital stay and related Covered services Intensive care unit and treatment of coronary artery Covered disease Fees for consultants, surgeons, Covered and anaesthesiologists Various treatments including physiotherapy, chemotherapy, Covered radiotherapy, etc. Use of medical devices and equipment (eg heart-lung Covered support systems, etc.) Land transportation services in the State, provided by a licensed Covered entity for medical emergencies (Ground ambulance services) 51 Stay of a companion (to Covered up to a maximum of AED accompany an insured child up 100 per night to the age of 16 years) Cost of accommodation for the companion of a patient staying in the same room in cases of medical necessity based on the Covered up to a maximum of AED recommendation of the treating 100 per night physician, and following the prior approval of the insurance company providing coverage. Outpatient Treatment (Basic health services: At licensed out-patient clinics) • Primary care/first line of care Transfer procedures within the network of health • The Insured will not incur any service providers costs for advice or consultations • General Practitioner (GP) or provided by specialists or Network Gatekeeper only consultants in out-patient clinics if the transfer is made by a network general medical practitioner (or equivalent as determined by the Department of Health) who is licensed by the Department of Health or any other competent authority in the UAE, payable by the insurance company. • The general medical practitioner shall transfer the insured, while stating the reasons, via the electronic system, in order for the insurance company to consider the claim. Examination, diagnosis and %20 deductible rate to be paid by treatment services by certified the insured per visit practitioners, specialists and Not applicable in case of a follow-up consultants visit within seven days 52 Laboratory testing and %20 deductible rate to be paid by radiological diagnostic services the insured per visit. In non-emergency medical cases, prior approval is required for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CT scan, and endoscopy. Medicines and drugs %30 deductible to be paid by the insured per prescription The value of medicines and drugs is covered up to a maximum of AED 1500 annually (including the deductible percentage). *The deductible shall only apply to products included in medical-health prescriptions where available. New-born vaccinations and • Basic vaccinations and immunisations immunisations for newborns and children as stipulated in the policies of the Ministry of Health and their updates. • Claims shall be covered on reimbursement basis (reimbursement of accrued expenses) as per the coverage determined in the Section of the “Medical Claims Settlement Requirements” in this Document. Physiotherapy (requires prior %20 deductible rate to be paid by approval) the insured per session. Covered up to 6 sessions per member annually. 53 Other Additional Services One-day treatment Covered Outpatient surgery Covered • Covered for the first 30 days after the date of birth of a new- born baby with the mother's annual benefits up to the maximum limit of the mother's New-born coverage policy - /AED 150,000. • Covered for the tests of bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and Hepatitis B, as well as new-born check-ups up to 30 days from the date of birth. • Covered only in medical Diagnostic and treatment emergencies, subject to a %20 services for the treatment of deductible rate to be paid by the teeth and gums insured. • Covered only in medical Hearing and optical aids, and emergencies, subject to a %20 vision correction through deductible rate to be paid by the surgeries and laser. insured. 54 Pregnancy and Childbirth Services Pregnancy Prenatal services Prior approval • %10 deductible and Childbirth in outpatient from the health to be paid by the Services clinics insurance insured woman. company is • 8 visits to *Should any required primary health situation care centres, develop including into an check-ups, emergency, examinations necessary and tests, medical according to expenses will prenatal care be covered up protocols. to the annual • All types of care total limit provided by an obstetrician in low-risk primary care or an obstetrician for high-risk cases. In-hospital Requires prior • %10 deductible pregnancy approval from the rate to be paid and childbirth health insurance by the insured services company, or woman. notification • AED 7000 for a within 24 hours normal delivery, of emergency or AED 10000 treatment. for a medically necessary caesarean delivery (C-section), complications and necessary medical termination of pregnancy. New-born • Covered for the coverage first 30 days from birth. 55 Medical Claims Settlement Requirements (amounts paid by the insurance company) Within the Free or cashless network of %100 of actual access (the healthcare costs covered Network) providers %80 of the actual cost In the UAE covered is governmental subject to hospitals up to %100 of applicable Elective Reimbursement network rates. treatment of expenses In the UAE, owed (outside except for Not covered the network government of healthcare hospitals providers). %100 of the Reimbursement actual cost of charges covered is in covered subject to %100 countries (for of the network in-hospital rates applied in services only) the State. Free access (within the network of %100 of actual Emergency healthcare providers) costs covered treatment within Reimbursement of expenses owed the geographic %100 of actual (outside the network of healthcare coverage area costs covered providers in the UAE) 56 Executive Council Resolution no. (2) of 2023 concerning the Establishment of a Free Zone Specialised in the Military and Security Sector within Tawazun Industrial Park The Executive Council has decided the following: 1. The land plot highlighted on the annexed map shall be deemed as a free zone with an overall space of (2,800,000 square meters), allocated for Tawazun Industrial Park LLC. 2. The Free Zone shall be allocated for the execution of operations related to the defence and security industries as well as the activities related thereto including, without limitation, the electronic activities, technology, fine metal industries, vehicles, safety and security, research and development, in addition to all services related thereto including logistic services. 3. Instruct the Department of Municipalities and Transport to take the necessary procedures according to the approved rules. 4. Instruct Tawazun Industrial Park to coordinate with the Abu Dhabi Free Zones Council according to the approved rules. Saif Saeed Ghobash Secretary-General Issuance Date: 04 January 2023 Corresponding to: 11 Jumada Al Akher 1444 Hijri 57 58 written permission is required from the DMT. copyright. For any reproduction or publication, and information displayed are subject to & Transport. All Rights Reserved. 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The Committee of Objections shall be reformed under the chairmanship of Judge Khaled Ahmed Al-Kuwaiti, and the membership of: • Mr. Khaled Mohammed Al-Kaabi member • Mrs. Fatima Mohammed Al-Murar member • Mrs. Mariam Mohammed Al-Kaabi member • Mr. Soheil Rashid Al-Neyadi member • Mr. Mohammed Youssef Al-Zaabi member and rapporteur 2. The Committee may, for the purpose of carrying out its competencies, assume the following: • Form working teams consisting of its members or others to assist it in assuming its functions or studying specific subject-matters. • Seek the assistance of any experts and competent persons it deems appropriate. • Request any information or documents from governmental entities to carry out its competencies. 3. The Committee of Objections shall submit quarterly reports about the performance and the functioning of the Committee to the Executive Council. 4. Instruct the Human Resources Authority in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to amend the monthly remuneration of the Committee’s members to become (AED 6000). 5. Instruct the Human Resources Authority in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to provide the necessary administrative support to the Committee. Saif Saeed Ghobash Secretary-General Issuance Date: 20 January 2023 Corresponding to: 27 Jumada Al Akher 1444 Hijri 59 Executive Council Resolution No. (6) of 2023 concerning The Regulation of Appointment to the Positions of Experts and Consultants in Governmental Entities The Executive Council has decided the following: The Regulation of Appointment to the Positions of Experts and Consultants in Governmental Entities, attached to this Resolution, shall be applied. Saif Saeed Ghobash Secretary-General Issuance Date: 27 January 2023 Corresponding to: 05 Rajab 1444 Hijri 60 Regulation Concerning the Appointment to the Positions of Experts and Consultants in Governmental Entities Article (1) Appointment to the positions of experts and consultants in governmental entities shall be made in accordance with the provisions and rules stipulated in Law No. (6) of 2016 concerning Human Resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its Executive Regulation and the Schedule of Grades and Salaries for Abu Dhabi Government Employees. Article (2) By way of exception from the provisions of the preceding article of this Regulation, the governmental entity may appoint exceptional talents for some of the positions of experts and consultants under special contracts for a limited period, when the need of the governmental entity so requires according to the following: First: Conditions of Appointment: 1. The candidate shall fulfil the appointment conditions stipulated in Law No. (6) of 2016 concerning Human Resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its Executive Regulation. 2. The candidate shall have a practical experience of no less than (13) years in the same career field after obtaining the academic qualification. 3. There shall be a necessary need for appointment, and the job duties and responsibilities shall be of temporary or emergency nature and directly related to the nature of work of the governmental entity and the implementation of its strategic plan. 4. The financial allocations necessary for appointment shall be available within the approved budget of positions at the governmental entity. Second: Controls of Appointment: 61 1. The contract term shall be two years at most and may be subject to renewal, provided that the total term does not exceed four consecutive years. 2. Among the job-related objectives in the annual performance plan of the appointee, there shall be an objective related to the transfer of knowledge to national employees, at a rate of (40%) of the total annual job-related objectives. 3. The number of jobs of experts and consultants shall not exceed (10) at the governmental entity. 4. The value of the annual financial allocations for the appointment of experts and consultants shall not exceed (2%) of the total gross salaries allocated to the employees of the governmental entity on annual basis. 5. The appointment shall be made in accordance with the contract form approved for the experts and consultants by the Human Resources Authority, and it may not be amended without obtaining the approval of the Authority. 6. The candidate who is above (55) years of age for females and above (60) years of age for males may be appointed. Third: Determining the Job Grade and Salary: • Appointment of experts and consultants shall be limited to the first and second job grades only according to the Schedule of Salaries, Grading, Allowances and Bonuses for Abu Dhabi government employees. The total salary may be increased by a maximum of AED 190,000, provided that the value of the increase is included in the supplementary bonus while maintaining the other components of the total salary. • When determining the total salary, the governmental entity shall follow the method of gradual negotiation as per the work interest and based on the average salaries in the labour market. 62 Article (3) The provisions of this Regulation may be applied to any of the current employees of the governmental entities in accordance with the conditions and controls stipulated therein. Article (4) Where no special provision is stipulated in this Regulation, the Human Resources rules and regulations in force in the Emirate shall apply. Article 5 This Regulation shall be effective from the date of its issuance. 63 United Arab Emirates The Emirate Of Abu Dhabi Issued By The Gereral Secretariat of The Executive Council of The Emirate Of Abu Dhabi Office of Legal Affairs Abu Dhabi - P.O. Box: 19 Tel: +971 26688446 Fax: +971 26669981