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Resumption of Individual Entertainment Permits in the Events Licensing System

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30/08/2020
Messrs. All Hotel Establishments and Tourism
Restaurants’ General Managers
ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ
ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻳﻥ
Circular No. 62/2020 62/2020 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Resumption of Individual Entertainment
Permits in the Events Licensing System
ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﺗﻔﻌﻳﻝ ﺍﻟﺗﺭﺍﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﺭﺩﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
I n l i n e w i t h t h e p r e v e n t a t i v e m e a s u r e s f o r
Coronavirus (COVID-19) issued by relevant
entities, and in line with efforts to sustain and
support the tourism industry and national economic
development, taking into consideration the
importance of community and public health.
ﺗﻣﺎﺷﻳﺎ ً ﻣﻊ ﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺟﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﺔ ﻓﻳﻣﺎ ﻳﺗﻌﻠﻖ
(، ﻭﻓﻳﻣﺎ19ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺩﺍﺑﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺎﺋﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻔﻳﺭﻭﺱ ﻛﻭﺭﻭﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺗﺟﺩ )ﻛﻭﻓﻳﺩ-
ﻳﺗﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺩﻋﻡ ﻭﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻁﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﻭﺍﻻﻗﺗﺻﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻲ، ﺑﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﺗﻌﺎﺭﺽ
ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻭﺃﻣﻥ ﻭﺳﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ.
Please note that individual entertainment permits,
including musicians in tourism restaurants and
hotel establishments, will only be issued through
the event licensing system, while permits for
bands, concerts and private parties are not
allowed and will remain pending until further notice.
ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﺳﻭﻑ ﻳﺗﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻣﺎﺡ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﻟﻠﺣﺻﻭﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺻﺎﺭﻳﺢ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺎﻧﻳﻥ
ﺍﻟﻔﺭﺩﻳﺔ ﻓﻘﻁ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ، ﻭﻳﺷﻣﻝ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺍﺭ
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺯﻓﻳﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ، ﻓﻳﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺗﺯﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﺗﺻﺎﺭﻳﺢ
ﻣﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺇﺷﻌﺎﺭ ﺁﺧﺭ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﻔﺭﻕ ﻭﺍﻟﺣﻔﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﻐﻧﺎﺋﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺣﻔﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ
.ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﺗﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺣﺎﻟﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﻣﺎﺡ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻭﻟﻥ ﻳﺗﻡ
Referring to Circular No. (27/2020) of June 4,
2020, all events will continue to be banned until
further notice except for the above and no
concerts or private parties are permitted as well.
، ﻓﺈﻧﻪ2020 ﻳﻭﻧﻳﻭ 4 ( ﺑﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ27/2020ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺣﻅﺭ ﺇﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﺣﺗﻰ ﺇﺷﻌﺎﺭ ﺁﺧﺭ ﺳﻭﻑ ﻳﺗﻡ ﺍﻻﺳﺗﻣﺭﺍﺭ ﻓﻲ
ﺑﺎﺳﺗﺛﻧﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﺍﺭﺩ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ، ﻛﻣﺎ ﻭﻻ ﻳﺳﻣﺢ ﺑﺈﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﺃﻳﺔ ﺣﻔﻼﺕ ﻏﻧﺎﺋﻳﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ
ﻛﺫﻟﻙ.
A recent COVID-19 test with a negative result will
b e r e q u i r e d f o r o b t a i n i n g a n i n d i v i d u a l
entertainment permit. All concerned establishments
are also required to comply with the authorised
capacity ratio in accordance with previous
circulars.
( ﻟﻠﺣﺻﻭﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﺻﺭﻳﺢ19ﻭﻳﺷﺗﺭﻁ ﺇﻅﻬﺎﺭ ﻧﺗﻳﺟﺔ ﺳﻠﺑﻳﺔ ﻟﻔﺣﺹ )ﻛﻭﻓﻳﺩ-
ﻛﻣﺎ ﻳﺗﻭﺟﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻧﺳﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﻁﺎﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﺭﺩﻱ.
ﺍﻻﺳﺗﻳﻌﺎﺑﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺻﺭﺡ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺣﺳﺏ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﺎﻣﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺑﻬﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺧﺻﻭﺹ.
We would like to note that tourism establishments
and all facilities will be inspected by inspectors of
the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
to verify compliance with these instructions.
ﻧﻭﺩ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﺑﻳﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺗﻔﺗﻳﺵ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﻣﺭﺍﻓﻘﻬﺎ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ
ﻣﻔﺗﺷﻲ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻬﺫﻩ
ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻠﻳﻣﺎﺕ.
We hope that you will abide by what we have
indicated in order to avoid legal action being taken
on violators in accordance with the legislation in
force.
ﺁﻣﻠﻳﻥ ﻣﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﻳﺩ ﺑﻣﺎ ﺃﺷﺭﻧﺎ ﺇﻟﻳﻪ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻳﺎ ً ﻟﻺﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺳﺗﺗﺧﺫ
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