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Document overview
Governs jurisdiction, commencement of claims, evidential procedure, judgments, appeals and enforcement.
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Scope and exclusions
Applies to
Applies in civil and commercial courts unless a special procedural statute provides otherwise.
Limitations and exclusions
Administrative, criminal, labour, family and investment-commercial matters may have special jurisdiction and procedure rules.
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On-site text
No article-level full text or translation is yet published. This record does not replace the official Arabic text.
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Publication status
Source and translation status
Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs. A catalogue record and editorial overview are published in four languages; no article-level text is yet published.
Legal review
The official source and citation were checked; the consolidated version and amendments require separate verification before use. · August 24, 2026
Republication status
Only bibliographic data and an independent editorial overview are hosted. Terms for republication of the official text have not yet been cleared.
Change history
24 August 2026: source located and initial record, scope and exclusions added to the index.
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Official primary source
Royal Decree 29/2002 · Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs
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