Follow Up of Media Material Content Follow Up of Media Material Content

Inspection for media materials circulation

to ensure all firms and establishments follow the rules and regulations of the media content in this country

  • Fees

    AED 5,000.00 Practice any of the media activities referred to in this Resolution without prior authorization from the Ministry

    AED 5,000.00 Sale of copied audio or visual media

    AED 5,000.00 Printing a media material or commercial guide without prior permission from the Ministry

    AED 5,000.00 Failure to comply with the Ministry's media content standards

    AED 5,000.00 Failure to comply with the Ministry’s advertisement controls

    AED 4,000.00 Waiver of license without prior permission from the Ministry

    AED 5,000.00 Circulation of media materials without prior permission from the Ministry

    AED 5,000.00 A foreign media reporter/ correspondent practices his/her work in the Country without prior permission from the Ministry

    AED 10,000.00 Non-compliance with the rules stipulated for content of film scripts

  • Fee Type

    Federal

  • Category

    Control

  • Sector

    Media Regulatory Office

  • Department/Division

    Licensing and media content Department

  • Service Type

    G2G & G2B & G2C

  • Service Structure

    Secondary

  • Digital Transformation

    Yes

  • Target Customer

    • Media licensed commercial companies in the country

    • Commercial companies that engage in media activities without a media license

  • Service Channels

    Submit Service Request

    Obtain Service

    Payment for Service

    Service Channels

    Website

    Mobile

    Call Centre

    P.O Box

    Application Platform

  • Supplementary Service

    N/A

  • Service Limits

    N/A

1

Valid media licenses

2

Permissions for circulation and distribution of all publications and media materials

3

Inspection form

4

Preparing follow-up reports

1

According to a prepared timetable or the presence of a complaint or internal information, the inspection team will follow up. It may include other bodies (Security - Ministry of Economy - Economic Department)

2

The inspection is carried out in accordance with the legal inspection regulations

3

Writing a record of documenting the inspection process, including the number and type of materials seized and the time of the inspection, and giving a copy to the owner of the shop with a request to attend within a period not exceeding 5 days to submit the required documents (media release and copies of media licenses). The minutes are entered electronically by the inspectors

4

Checking the seized materials and the extent to which the materials conform to the trading controls, and submitting a report to the director of the department

5

The decision is taken electronically, either to return the works to the store in case they agree with the controls (the financial penalty is not entailed), but in the event of the violation, they are seized and the violator is announced to pay the financial fine determined according to the decision of the Council of Ministers issued in this regard (the financial fine will be imposed

  • Valid media licenses

  • Permissions for circulation and distribution of all publications and media materials

  • Inspection form

  • Preparing follow-up reports

  • Al Dhafra Cultural Center

  • Fujairah Cultural Center

  • RAK Cultural Center