UAE regulatory calendar
What is in force, what is coming, and what we are watching. Every entry carries its source and verification. Items without a verified date are not listed.
Five pillars: governance, protection, innovation, capacity building and partnership. The national direction every sector regulator now builds on.
Source: UAE Cabinet; World Governments Summit 2025 · Regulator page
Consolidated the Central Bank’s financial-sector legislation; licensees should confirm their obligations map to the consolidated text.
Source: Central Bank of the UAE · Regulator page
Certificates on the 2013 edition are no longer valid; surveillance audits now run against the 2022 controls.
Source: ISO / IAF · Regulator page
Board-approved program reviewed annually and 24-hour incident notification for every FSRA-authorised firm in ADGM.
Source: ADGM FSRA · Regulator page
Every DIFC and ADGM establishment processing personal data renews its registration each year; the date follows your original registration.
Source: DIFC Commissioner of Data Protection; ADGM Office of Data Protection
Not yet issued as of September 2026, with the Data Office not yet fully operational. The law applies now; the detailed procedures follow. This entry updates the month they are published.
Source: Chambers Data Protection 2026 (March 2026); DLA Piper · Regulator page
The region’s largest cybersecurity gathering, hosted with the Cyber Security Council. AccuSights exhibits; booth sessions can be reserved on the home page.
Source: gisec.ae · Regulator page
Summary for orientation, with attribution to each regulator. The regulators' own publications govern; consult them and your advisers for decisions. Reviewed monthly.
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