SpaceMiningData

United Arab Emirates: space resources

National laws, government authorizations and organizations based in United Arab Emirates in this dataset.

Guides: Space resources laws by country; Authorizations explained.

National laws and instruments in effect

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UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 46 of 2023 Concerning the Regulation of the Space Sector

UAE federal decree-law that replaced Federal Law No. 12 of 2019 as the principal statute regulating the space sector. Article 8 keeps space-resource exploration, exploitation and use under a…

In forceUnited Arab EmiratesAdopted 2023-09-28

Repealed or superseded

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Kept as history. They no longer apply.

UAE Federal Law No. 12 of 2019 on the Regulation of the Space Sector (space resources provisions)

UAE federal space law that brought space resource exploration, extraction, exploitation and use within its permitting regime (Art. 18) and left the conditions to a Council of Ministers decision…

RepealedUnited Arab EmiratesAdopted 2019-12-19

Organizations based here

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OrganizationCountryTargetsRolesHighest evidenceStatus
UAE Space AgencyFederal space agency of the United Arab Emirates. A 2023 law-firm summary of Cabinet Decisions issued under the 2019 space-sector law…United Arab EmiratesMain-belt asteroidProspectingNo level assignedActive