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T16Pharma & Medical

Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing

تصنيع الأدوية

Manufacture of medicines, medicinal chemicals, botanical products.

Licence type
Industrial / Manufacturing licence
ISIC
2100
Permitted zones
4
Requirements
10
Where it can operate

Zones the catalogue clears for this activity

Licensing requirements

Industrial licence + MoIAT; MoHAP factory licence + GMP + product registration; Civil Defence; environmental permit.

Obligation split
Mandatory
9
Conditional
1
Requirements

What this activity has to satisfy, by category

Catalogue version 1.0, prepared June 2026. The requirement set and the authorities come from published UAE sources. Their mapping to each activity is compiled by World Warehouse, and applicability to a specific premises is decided by the authority.

License

1
  • L-INDIndustrial / Manufacturing licenceMandatory
    Dept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)
    Emirate

Condition

2
  • EJARIRegistered tenancy + physical facility (Ejari/Tawtheeq)Mandatory
    Dept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)
    Emirate
  • COND-CAPITALMin capital AED 250k + >=10 employees (mainland mfg)Mandatory
    Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
    Federal

Registration

1
  • MOIAT-REGMoIAT industrial registration (Industrial Production Licence)Mandatory
    Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
    Federal

Approval

5
  • DEWA-UTILUtility capacity approval (power/water)Mandatory
    Utility provider (DEWA/FEWA/AADC)
    Emirate
  • CD-APPCivil Defence fire & life-safety approvalMandatory
    Civil Defence (Ministry of Interior)
    Federal
  • MUN-ENVMunicipality environmental/health/land-use clearanceMandatory
    Municipality
    Emirate
  • MOHAP-PHARMAPharma factory licence + GMP + product registrationMandatory
    Ministry of Health & Prevention
    Federal
  • MOCCAE-ENVEnvironmental permit (MOCCAE/EAD); EIA if requiredConditional
    MOCCAE / Environment Agency
    Federal

System

1
  • COND-FIREFire-protection systems per hazard tierMandatory
    Civil Defence (Ministry of Interior)
    Federal

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