1. No person may open a Compound Pharmacy unless he has obtained a license from the Ministry or the Competent Health Authority, each within the limits of their jurisdiction. 2. The following conditions shall be met to obtain a license to open a Compound Pharmacy: a. Obtain a valid Good Installation Practice Certificate from the EDE. b. Its technical management shall be entrusted to a licensed, responsible Pharmacist who is dedicated to working there as a Pharmacist specializing in pharmaceutical preparations, in accordance with the conditions specified in the Executive Regulations of this Decree-Law. c. Fulfilling the technical and health requirements and other requirements specified by the Executive Regulations of this Decree-Law. 3. Subject to the provisions of the Commercial Companies Law, the Local Authority responsible for corporate affairs in the relevant emirate shall have the EDE to determine a specific percentage of citizens’ contribution to the capital of a company that carries out the activity of Synthetic Pharmacies or to open the way for full foreign Ownership, while determining the percentage of citizens’ participation in the BOD of companies established within their jurisdiction. The License to open a Compound Pharmacy shall be issued in accordance with the commercial license issued by that authority. 4. Synthetic Pharmacies operating in free zones are exempted from the percentage referred to in Clause (3) of this Article, as are any other Synthetic Pharmacies specified by a resolution issued by the Cabinet. 5. The Owner of a Compound Pharmacy shall appoint citizens in the professions required by the activity of this pharmacy in accordance with the percentages specified in the legislation in force in this regard. 6. The Competent Health Authority may add any technical and health conditions and other controls for licensing Synthetic Pharmacies within their jurisdiction. 7. The Ministry and the Competent Health Authority shall inform the EDE of the Licenses issued by it to Synthetic Pharmacies and Pharmacy Chains and any other information related to Synthetic Pharmacies and Pharmacy Chains, in accordance with the mechanism agreed upon in accordance with Article (174) of this Decree-Law.
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