Commercial Agent Guide
 
1-  It is very important for every agent to be acquainted with Federal Law No. (18) Of 1981 concerning the organization of commercial agencies in the UAE and Law No. (14) Of 1988 concerning the amendment of certain provisions of the aforementioned Law No. (18). 

2-  It is advisable to prepare a draft agreement that remains subject to negotiations by the would-be signatories. However, agent may refuse any prejudicing obligations, and consider that all terms are set in conformity with the said pertinent law. He further may not sign the agreement unless upon making sure that it has been duly worded and attested by the official attesting authorities.
 
3-  It is necessary to register the agency agreement with the authority concerned with registration and activity follow-up, i.e. the Ministry of Economy & Commerce mentioned in the aforementioned law and amending law thereof.

4-  It is necessary for the agent to abide by the clauses of the agreement signed with the principal. He also should do his best in order to promote the products subject matter of the agency, a matter which helps him to avoid dispute with his principal who may justify inclination to rescind the agency through alleging successful promotion failure during the lifetime of the agency.
 
5- The agent also must apprise the principal of the various laws and regulations enacted in the UAE such as Law No. (37) Of 1992 concerning trade marks, through which principal firms are enabled to protect their products' trade names that might be subject matter of agencies duly registered with the concerned authority. Thus, trademarks have been provided with required protection against going zigzag ways that lead to fraud, manipulation or imitation.
  
6- For further information relating to the activity of "Commercial Agency" and for getting your copies of Law No. (18) Of 1981 and the amending Law No. (14) of 1988, please contact Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry.