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UAE Cautious on ‘Copy and Paste’ Antitrust Leniency Regime, Official Says

A senior official from the United Arab Emirates has cautioned against directly transposing foreign antitrust leniency models into the country's legal system. Speaking at an industry event, the official indicated that the UAE aims to tailor competition enforcement policies to local economic and market conditions rather than relying on a copy-and-paste approach.

Published Source: Global Competition Review
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The United Arab Emirates is wary of adopting a "copy and paste" leniency regime from foreign antitrust frameworks, according to remarks by a senior competition official reported by Global Competition Review.

The comments were delivered during the GCR Live: MENA conference in Dubai, which gathered competition regulators, corporate counsel, and legal specialists to examine developments in regional antitrust regulation and enforcement.

According to the source, the UAE is evaluating its competition procedures to ensure rules fit domestic economic realities, cautioning against the direct transplantation of leniency mechanisms established in other legal jurisdictions without necessary adjustments for local market conditions.

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