How to apply for an NOC to add/remove a Partner on a Trade Licence for the activity of transporting passengers in Taxis in Dubai?

This service enables you to apply for an NOC to add/remove a partner on a trade licence for the activity of transporting passengers in taxis.

Eligibility Criteria

Licensed companies by RTA to transport passengers in taxi vehicles, that have a valid operating contract, are eligible to apply for this service.

Documents Required

• Details of the licence owners and percentage of shares for each partner
• NOC from the sponsor for foreign partner

How to apply for an NOC to add/remove a Partner on a Trade Licence for the activity of transporting passengers in Taxis in Dubai?

• The customer accesses the service application form.

• The customer agrees to the terms and conditions after reading them.

• The customer applies to the service.

• The application is subject to primary approval from the concerned organisational units (Finance Department, Procurement Department and Franchise Services Department).

• RTA sends a notification to the customer to continue the process through the e-gate in case of a successful audit.

• The customer enters the receipt and verification details and the proof of payment.

• The customer prints the certificate and proceeds to Dubai Economy to continue the transaction.

• The customer submits an application to update the trade licence information through the website (Licensing services/express services).

Fees Required

• Waiver of trade licence fees when executed: AED 250,000

• +20 AED Knowledge and Innovation fees.

Time Required

From 3 to 15 working days.

Validity

90 days.

Terms and Conditions

• The security approval is required for companies licensed in free zones that are not linked to the systems of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai.

• The customer must specify the details of a new main partner when requesting the removal of the original main partner and must amend the shares if the new partner is a shareholder or a member of this licence.

• The customer must specify the shares when adding a partner to the trade licence. For non-partners, the customer is not asked to specify the number of shares.

• The new partner must sign a pledge stipulating his full awareness of all financial and contractual engagements of the company as well as of the activity requirements up till the date of the amend request.

• The customer must notify the new partner of all obligations incurred by the company and the number of vehicles to be completed to meet the contracted number.

• If the signatory of the contract or the deferred checks quits the company, this latter must refer to the Finance Department and the Contract and Procurement Department to complete the financial and contractual procedures.

• The company must have fulfilled all its financial and contractual commitments to RTA.

• The company must clear any impediments in its traffic file, and must settle all fines, if any (delay in replacement fines, quality and traffic violations, unpayable fines).

• The customer must not have another uncompleted application with the same data being under process.

• If the application was rejected by any of the concerned organisational units, the customer must comply with the requirements and reapply for this service.