Unified Industrial System Law (Act) of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. Country/Territory Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Basic legislation Pollution control Institution Offences/penalties Registration Environmental planning Public health Authorization/permit Business/industry/corporations Inspection Policy/planning Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 30 days after the day that its Regulation has been approved by the Committee of Industrial Cooperation in the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC. Abstract This Law (Act) is composed of 9 Sections divided into 33 articles. Sections I and II give terms and definitions and define the scope of application. Section III defines objectives of this Act, in particular: protection of the environment against pollution; protection of the public health and security; compatibility with rules, criteria and mechanisms issued by the WTO Agreement on trade exchanges; recruitment and training of national manpower; meet needs and requirements of the country's economic programs and economic development plans; provision and use of inputs necessary for manufacture; and, securing the economic needs of the country. Sections IV to IX provide for the following matters: establishment of the Technical Committee for Industry Affairs; industrial licences; industrial register; encouragement and development of industrial projects, with particular reference to projects that have priority as they promote the development of particular areas, the production of products for export, environmental protection, the use of abundant natural resources in the countries of the GCC or encourage the technological development; obligations of industrial project’s owners; control on industrial projects by the competent department of the Ministry; and, offences and penalties. Full text Arabic Website www.gcc-sg.org References - Legislation Implemented by Implementing Regulation of the Unified Industrial System Law (Act) of the Cooperation Council for the Arab for the Arab States of the Gulf. Legislation | 2009 Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Offences/penalties, Registration, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Royal Decree No.M/20 of 2006 issuing the Ministerial Resolution No. 74 of 2006 approving the Unified Industrial System Law (Act) of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. Legislation | Saudi Arabia | 2006 Keyword: Environmental planning, Business/industry/corporations, Pollution control, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 81 of 2006 approving the Unified Industrial System Law (Act) of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. Legislation | Bahrain | 2006 Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX