In his capability as Chairman of The Govt Council of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, issued Govt Council Decision No. (85) of 2025 regulating petroleum merchandise buying and selling actions within the Emirate of Dubai.
The decision helps Dubai’s imaginative and prescient for financial and environmental safety by regulating actions such because the import, manufacture, storage, transport, sale, and provide of petroleum, consistent with world greatest practices. It goals to curb unlawful buying and selling, mitigate its impression, and safeguard lives, property, and public security.
Provisions of this decision apply to all entities engaged in these actions throughout Dubai, together with particular growth zones and freezones together with the Dubai Worldwide Monetary Centre, apart from corporations exempted by a UAE Cupboard determination.
In line with the decision, the Dubai Supreme Council of Vitality is chargeable for overseeing petroleum buying and selling actions within the emirate. Its duties embrace setting guidelines on competitors and market focus, approving technical requirements and procedures for buying and selling, storage, transport, sale, and use of petroleum, and guaranteeing compliance with well being, security, and environmental necessities.
The Council additionally points, renews, and amends permits primarily based on suggestions from the Petroleum Buying and selling Regulation Committee, determines the quantity and places of gasoline stations consistent with Dubai City Plan, approves requirements for transport automobiles, storage services, and family fuel cylinders, together with security valves and seals, and identifies areas throughout the emirate the place the buying and selling of petroleum merchandise is prohibited, in coordination with the related authorities.
The decision prohibits any individual from participating in petroleum buying and selling actions within the emirate with out authorisation from the licensing authority. Such actions might solely be carried out after the supply of the petroleum supplies has been verified and documentation confirming acquisition from a Council-approved firm has been submitted.
It additionally units out the kinds and validity intervals of permits, the procedures and necessities for acquiring them, guidelines for transporting petroleum supplies between the emirates, establishing retail gasoline stations, and importing petroleum supplies.
The decision requires petroleum buying and selling entities in Dubai to conduct solely their authorised exercise, register within the Petroleum Buying and selling Register maintained by the Ministry of Vitality and Infrastructure, and commerce solely supplies from Council-approved sources that meet technical requirements, until the imported supplies are meant for manufacturing or mixing functions.
Entities should show costs clearly, comply with security and technical requirements for storage, transport, and dealing with, and acquire prior Council approval for any allow adjustments. They have to report any incidents inside 24 hours and hold information of fabric sources for at the least 5 years.
In line with the decision, violations of petroleum buying and selling guidelines incur fines, that are doubled for repeated offences inside one 12 months, as much as a most of 1 million dirhams.
The Supreme Council of Vitality, in coordination with the related authorities, might cancel permits, quickly shut services for as much as 6 months, revoke business licences, and seize, destroy, or re-export petroleum supplies and automobiles that don’t adjust to the principles, in accordance with relevant legislation. Autos present in violation of this decision could also be seized, with disposal carried out consistent with Legislation No. (23) of 2015 regarding the disposal of seized automobiles in Dubai.
The decision stipulates that the violator should take away the reason for the violation, restore the injury, and restore the state of affairs to its authentic situation at his personal expense throughout the set deadline. If he fails to take action, the Council might perform the work at his expense, with an added 25% as administrative prices. The Council’s estimate of those prices is ultimate.
All authorities and non authorities entities within the emirate should absolutely cooperate with the Council and supply any help it requires.
The decision permits the Supreme Council of Vitality in Dubai to delegate any of its tasks to public or non-public entities by means of formal agreements. Current operators should adjust to the decision inside one 12 months from its efficient date, with the choice of a one 12 months extension if authorized by the Chairman of the Council. The Chairman will situation the choices wanted to implement the decision.
Any decision or provision that conflicts with this decision is annulled.