United Arab Emirates: Antitrust/Competition Law

The UAE Ministry of Economy has published detailed Guidelines on the submission of competition complaints under Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 on the Regulation of Competition (the “Competition Law”). While the Competition Law has been in force since December 2023, the practical operation of complaint-based enforcement had, until now, remained relatively opaque.

The prohibition and regulation of agreements that restrict competition lie at the core of competition law. Resale price maintenance (RPM) is one of the most common types of agreements in supplier–distributor...

In April 2025, the UAE introduced a major reform to its merger control regime by introducing new revenue-based threshold that apply alongside the existing market share threshold.