Qatar New Laws

In the past few years, the state of Qatar witnessed a legislative revolution, which reflects the Qatari desire to attract foreign investments and to create confidence for the local established businesses, and some of the most significant laws, which were issued recently, are:

- New Commercial Companies No. 5 for the year 2002

- Commercial Agencies Law No. 8 for the year 2002

- Law No. 13 for the year 2000 regulating Non-Qatari capital Investment in Economic activities, Trade Marks & Commercial Indications

- Trade Names, Geographical indications and Industrial Designs Law No. 9 for the year 2002

- Law No. 25 for the year 2002 protecting Intellectual Property & Author's Rights

- Customs Law No. 40 for the year 2002

- Investments Funds law No. 25 for the year 2002

- Law No. 11 for the year 2001 regulating the Engineering Profession

- Law No. 24 for the year 2002 regarding Retirement & Pensions

- Labor Law No. 14 for the year 2004

- Law No. 25 for the year 2004 combating the concealment of non-Qatari practicing Commercial, Economical and Professional activities in contrary to the law

- Law No. 28 for the year 2002 combating money laundering

- Law No. 4 for the year 2004 regulating navigation agencies practices

- Law No. 17 for the year 2004 regulating the ownership and utilization of lands of non-Qatari

- Civil Law No. 22 for the year 2004