Licensing & Regulatory Compliance

Scope of service

The final scope is confirmed after reviewing the facts, documents, jurisdiction, and applicable deadlines.

Confirm the proposed and actual activities, legal form, ownership, location, premises use, risk category, equipment, workforce, imports or exports, advertising, data, environment, and sector perimeter.

Build a licensing matrix identifying each approval, permit, registration or notification, its legal basis, issuing authority, sequence, prerequisites, submission channel, responsible owner, renewal date, and change triggers.

Review title or lease rights, zoning and building status, civil-protection, environmental, health and safety, technical, professional, tax, commercial-register, chamber, and activity-specific evidence before filing.

Prepare applications and authority submissions, manage clarifications and inspections, track conditions and reasons, document meetings, and pursue reconsideration or appeal through the legally available route.

Maintain a compliance calendar and evidence register for licence conditions, reports, fees, responsible persons, training, inspections, renewals, product or site changes, incidents, and regulator communications.

Conduct gap reviews and remediation after findings, non-compliance, ownership or management changes, expansion, relocation, suspension, threatened closure, or revocation, coordinating technical specialists where required.

Typical documents

Review can begin with available records; additional documents may be requested for the matter.

Corporate, ownership, management, beneficial-owner, commercial-register, tax, chamber, and professional records
Precise activity description, process flow, products or services, equipment, capacity, workforce, import, export, and marketing data
Title, lease, zoning, building, occupancy, layout, utilities, civil-protection, environmental, and health-and-safety documents
Current licences, permits, approvals, registrations, notifications, conditions, renewals, fee, and responsible-person records
Applications, checklists, submissions, technical studies, certifications, test reports, authority correspondence, and meeting records
Inspection reports, notices, violations, incidents, complaints, corrective actions, appeals, closure, suspension, or revocation records

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Legal framework and official references

Authoritative references defining the service’s general framework. The official Arabic text, later amendments, and matter-specific rules remain controlling.

Sources checked 6 September 2026

Investment Law No. 72 of 2017 licensing frameworkProvides for competent-authority representatives at Investor Service Centers and routes for investment approvals, permits, licences, real-estate allocation, accredited offices, electronic processing, and project operation.Industrial Licensing Law No. 15 of 2017 and Executive RegulationsGoverns industrial-establishment licensing through notification or prior-licence routes based on risk, required conditions and documents, accredited offices, inspection, operation, amendment, and grievance procedures.GAFI electronic licensing service and official directoryThe official service permits eligible GAFI-established companies to submit and track applications routed to multiple ministries and authorities, while the directory identifies issuers and activity-specific requirements.Sector-specific law and regulator conditionsNo single licence covers every activity: the definitive route depends on the business, location, risk, premises, products, equipment, and competent regulator, so the current official directory and issuing authority must be checked for each mandate.