List Of Authorities To Approve Certain Activities

Approval of the following authorities is required for practicing certain activities as stated against them there under.

Competent Authorities

Activity

Executive Council

  • Foreign companies opening a branch in the Country.
  • General trading - Representation of companies - Travel & tourism
  • Ship Chartering, shipping & maritime Agencies.
  • General Services (Manpower recruitment).
  • Hotel (Furnished flat rental).
  • Cinema theater.

General Directorate of Police

  • General transporting.
  • Automobile showroom (Buying & selling of used cars)
  • Rent a car (committee appointed by Executive Council)
  • Money exchange.
  • Gold trading.
  • Used automobile spare parts trading.
  • Automobile workshop (Painting & denting).
  • Stamp making, silk screen printing, key cutting.
  • Driving school.
  • Vehicle towing & carrying.
  • (Any other activities related to security Agencies).

Ministry of Health

  • Medical centre - clinic - hospital.
  • Pharmacies & medicinal stores.
  • Medical laboratories, dental making.
  • Eye testing & contact lens fixing.

Health & Food Control Laboratory Division

  • All kinds of foodstuff - butchery – live stock & sheep - animal skin & intestines
  • Automobile workshop (Car - A/C – electrical works).
  • Trading in chemicals - pesticides – fertilizer - building materials.
  • Photographic studio & film developing.
  • Barbershop & beauty saloon – sports clubs – hotels.

Agriculture & Agricultural Guidance Division

  • Agricultural equipment - agricultural works.
  • Veterinary medicines.

Town Planning & Planning Department

  • Engineering consultant (Design & Supervision)
  • Consulting offices.

Ministry of Education

  • Schools & educational institutions.
  • Educational services.
  • Training institutions.

Ministry of Higher Education

  • University services

Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs

  • Kindergarten - Management training institutions - manpower recruitment.

Ministry of Justice

  • Lawyers offices & legal consultant.
  • Legal translation.

Ministry of Economy & Commerce

  • Insurance companies - Insurance brokers.
  • Chartered accountants.
  • Opening of foreign company branch - loss & damage inspection experts.

Central Bank

  • Banks
  • Liaison offices.
  • Buying & selling of bonds.
  • Money exchanges.

Customs Department

  • Customs clearance.

Sea Port Authority

  • Marine cargo - marine works - sea diving works.
  • Ship fuel supply.

Civil Aviation Department

  • Air freight - passenger services - ticket sales - air transporting.

Ministry of Communication

  • Telecommunication equipment

Supreme Petroleum Council

  • On shore & offshore gas & oil-field services.
  • Petroleum by-products

ADNOC FOD

  • Oils Importing - Gas distribution.

General Directorate of Civil Defence

  • Fire fighting, safety & security equipment and installation of security alarming systems..

General Industry Corporation

  • Industrial licenses.

Ministry of Information & Culture

  • Sales, purchases, rental & recording of audio-video cassettes, audio-video laser discs & compact discs.
  • Importing, exporting & trading of computer software.
  • Book shops (sales of books, newspaper & magazines).
  • Cinema & drama theaters.
  • TV, radio, drama, musical & artistic productions and artistic studios.
  • Organizing & management of trade exhibition.
  • Printing presses, printing works & publishing.
  • Publishing of newspaper & magazine & journalism services.
  • Publicity & advertisement - silk screen printing, advertising boards, calligraphy & drawing, complimentary gifts, design & production of news paper & radio advertisements. 
  • Sponsoring of Art & drama troupes.
  • Importing of dish antennas & TV decoders.
  • Importing of movies - translation of movies.

Ministry of Auqaf & Islamic Affairs

  • Haj & Omra

General Postal Authority

  • Courier & Documents transporting.

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