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Working Times for Alcohol Retail and Distribution Stores

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Distribution Companies and Retail Shop Managers ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺷﺭﻛﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺯﻳﻊ ﻭﻣﺣﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﺑﻳﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺟﺯﺋﺔ
Circular No. 22/2021 22/2021 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Working times for Alcohol retail and distribution
stores
ﺗﻭﻗﻳﺕ ﻋﻣﻝ ﻣﺣﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﺑﻳﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺟﺯﺋﺔ ﻭﺗﻭﺯﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻛﺣﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
Based on Law No. (8) 2018 regarding establishing the
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
and its objective to develop and improve quality
standards of the tourism industry in Abu Dhabi; Law No.
(31) 2019 regarding curating alcoholic beverages; Law
N o . ( 1 3 ) 2 0 0 6 r e g a r d i n g m o n i t o r i n g t o u r i s t i c
establishments in Abu Dhabi; CEO's decision No.(23)
2018 to extend DCT Abu Dhabi's specialties, Executive
Board's decision No. (100) 2020 to organise alcoholic
beverages in Abu Dhabi, and DCT Abu Dhabi's decision
N o . ( 7 5 ) 2 0 2 0 r e g a r d i n g t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f
regulations in respect of Law No.(31) 2019 of curating
alcoholic beverages activities in the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi; and with reference to the decision of the
Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi No. (104) 2020 regarding
the adoption of a guide to policies, requirements and
standards to issue the necessary licences for the
operations of selling, distributing and serving alcoholic
beverages in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The following
was stated:
Alcoholic beverages retailers and distributors must
commit to the following official working hours:
- From Saturday to Friday, 9am to 10pm.
- Throughout Ramadan, from 9am to 12 midnight (You
are free to open any time after 9am. and close any time
before 12 midnight).
- On other religious occasions, holidays, and the New
Year day, from 9am to 10pm.
- Regarding delivery services ordered using apps, their
working time is from 9am to 12 midnight during the
week.
In addition, you are free to close before 10pm on any
day. Moreover, to apply for extending closure deadline,
please submit an official application to DCT Abu Dhabi
using the following email:
SpeciallicenseadministrationUnit@dctabudhabi.ae
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺇﻧﺷﺎء ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - 2018 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ8ﺑﻧﺎء ً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻧﺹ ﻋﻠﻳﻪ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﻻﺧﺗﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﻟﺗﺣﻘﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻡ ﻧﺷﺎﻁ 2019 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ31ﻹﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ )
2006 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ13ﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻛﺣﻭﻟﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﺭﻗﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﺧﺗﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﻳﺔ ﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ 2018 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ23ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻱ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ 2020 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ100ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ، ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻱ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻛﺣﻭﻟﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ
2019 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ31ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻼﺋﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ ) 2020 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ75ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺑِﺷﺄﻥ ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻡ ﻧﺷﺎﻁ ﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻛﺣﻭﻟﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ. ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻗﺭﺍﺭ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻋﺗﻣﺎﺩ ﺩﻟﻳﻝ 2020 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ104ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺳﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻻﺷﺗﺭﺍﻁﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻌﺎﻳﻳﺭ ﻹﺻﺩﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﺗﺭﺍﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻼﺯﻣﺔ ﻟﻌﻣﻠﻳﺎﺕ ﺑﻳﻊ
ﻭﺗﻭﺯﻳﻊ ﻭﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻛﺣﻭﻟﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻳﻧﺹ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻵﺗﻲ:
ﻧﺭﺟﻭ ﻣﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﻳﺩ ﺑﺄﻭﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻣﻝ ﺍﻟﺭﺳﻣﻳﺔ ﻟﻣﺣﻼﺕ ﺑﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﺷﺭﻭﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻛﺣﻭﻟﻳﺔ
ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺟﺯﺋﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻭﺯﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻣﺑﻳﻧﺔ ﺃﺩﻧﺎﻩ:
ﻣﺳﺎءً. 10 ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎ ً ﻭﻟﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ 9 - ﺍﻟﺳﺑﺕ ﻭﻟﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺟﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ
ﺑﻌﺩ ﻣﻧﺗﺻﻑ ﺍﻟﻠﻳﻝ، 12 ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎ ً ﻭﻟﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ9 - ﺧﻼﻝ ﺷﻬﺭ ﺭﻣﺿﺎﻥ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ
ﺑﻌﺩ ﻣﻧﺗﺻﻑ 12 ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎ ً ﻭﺍﻹﻏﻼﻕ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ9 )ﻟﻛﻡ ﺣﺭﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﺗﺢ ﺑﻌﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ
ﺍﻟﻠﻳﻝ(.
9 - ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺎﺳﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺩﻳﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻷﺧﺭﻯ ﻭﺍﻷﻋﻳﺎﺩ ﻭﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﺳﻧﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻳﻼﺩﻳﺔ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ
ﻣﺳﺎءً. 10 ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎ ً ﻭﻟﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ
- ﺃﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻧﺳﺑﺔ ﻟﺧﺩﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺻﻳﻝ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺗﻁﺑﻳﻘﺎﺕ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﻓﺄﻭﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻣﻝ ﻣﻥ
ﺑﻌﺩ ﻣﻧﺗﺻﻑ ﺍﻟﻠﻳﻝ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺃﻳﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﺳﺑﻭﻉ. 12 ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎ ً ﻭﻟﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ 9 ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ
ﻣﺳﺎء ً ﻓﻲ ﺃﻱ ﻳﻭﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺩﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ، ﻭﻷﻱ 10 ﻛﻣﺎ ﻟﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺣﺭﻳﺔ ﺍﻹﻏﻼﻕ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ
ﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﺗﻣﺩﻳﺩ ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻹﻏﻼﻕ ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻡ ﺑﻁﻠﺏ ﺭﺳﻣﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ
ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻋﺑﺭ ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻳﺩ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ:
SpeciallicenseadministrationUnit@dctabudhabi.ae
Circular No. 22/2021 1 of 2
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required, to avoid any legal measures or implications,
which will be taken against any violators pursuant to
applicable legislation.
Thank you for your cooperation.
ﺁﻣﻠﻳﻥ ﻣﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﻳﺩ ﺑﻣﺎ ﺃﺷﺭﻧﺎ ﺇﻟﻳﻪ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻳﺎ ً ﻟﻺﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺳﺗﺗﺧﺫ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ
ﺍﻟﻣﺧﺎﻟﻔﻳﻥ ﻭﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﺷﺭﻳﻌﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻧﺎﻓﺫﺓ ﻭﺍﻹﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﺗﻁﺑﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺑﻧﻭﺩ ﺍﻟﻭﺍﺭﺩﺓ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ.
ﺷﺎﻛﺭﻳﻥ ﻟﻛﻡ ﺣﺳﻥ ﺗﻌﺎﻭﻧﻛﻡ،
Kind Regards. ﻭﺗﻔﺿﻠﻭﺍ ﺑﻘﺑﻭﻝ ﻓﺎﺋﻖ ﺍﻻﺣﺗﺭﺍﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭ.
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