Executive Council Resolution No. (135) of 2020 Concerning the Transfer of Some Competencies of Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority to Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company PJSC

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Executive Council Resolution No. (135) of 2020
Concerning the Transfer of Some Competencies of
Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority to
Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company PJSC
The Executive Council has decided the following:
1. The following competencies and all related tasks shall be transferred
from Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority to Abu Dhabi
Developmental Holding Company (PJSC), and the Company may assume
these competencies directly or through any of the companies that are
wholly-owned thereby directly or indirectly:
• Establishing and managing an emergency food reserve in cooperation
with the concerned entities, provided that the Authority continues
with the mission of monitoring this competency and the operations
associated with it at all times, including crises, emergencies and
disasters.
• Creating marketing and promotional channels for local agricultural
products.
2. The real estates, facilities, assets and properties of Abu Dhabi Agriculture
and Food Safety Authority specified in Tables (1) and (2) shall be transferred
to Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company or any of the companies
that are wholly-owned thereby directly or indirectly.
3. The employees whose names are specified in Tables (3) and (4) shall
be transferred from Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority to
Silal Food and Technology Company (LLC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company. Silal Food and Technology
Company (LLC) may conclude employment contracts with those
employees in accordance with the human resources and retirement
regulations applicable therein, provided that the General Treasury of the
Emirate bears any differences in their retirement benefits in accordance
with the legislations in force, and it is permissible by agreement between
the Company and the Authority to transfer other employees from other
departments to support the transfer of the aforementioned tasks.

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4. Silal Food and Technology Company (LLC) shall replace Abu Dhabi
Agriculture and Food Safety Authority in all rights, obligations, works,
contracts and agreements set forth in Tables (5) and (6), and shall be
considered as its legal successor.
5. Approve the transfer of all budgets allocated by the government to the
Authority with regards to its competencies aforesaid in Clause (1) to Abu
Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, including budgets for salaries
and entitlements of employees aforesaid in Clause (3) and contracts and
agreements referred to in Clause (4), the maintenance and management
of real estates and assets specified in Clause (2) and any financial
support granted by the government to the Authority in relation with this
competency.
6. All operations and actions resulting from the implementation of this
Resolution shall be excluded from any prescribed registration fees
imposed by government entities with regards to the transfer of ownership
of these real estates and real estate rights pertaining thereto.
7. The Finance Department shall be instructed to take the necessary
measures in accordance with the applicable regulations, and to pay the
cost of the differences in retirement benefits aforesaid in Clause (3) in
accordance with what is decided by Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and
Benefits Fund.
Issuance Date: 06 September 2020
Corresponding to : 18 Muharram 1442 Hijri
Dr. Mohammed Rashid Al Hamli
Secretary-General

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