Bahrain: Law No. 3 of 1983 Regarding the Treatment of Gulf Cooperation Council Citizens in the Area of Economic Activity in Bahrain

 

Title

 

 

Bahrain: Law No. 3 of 1983 Regarding the Treatment of Gulf Cooperation Council Citizens in the Area of Economic Activity in Bahrain

 

 

Date of adoption

 

26 January 1983
 

Entry into force

 

01 March 1983
 

Text versions

Arabic

Source:

Official Journal Issue No. 1525 (02 February 1983), pp. 03 – 04, Legislation & Legal Opinion Commission, Kingdom of Bahrain, accessed: 10 November 2014http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/Media/LegalPDF/L0383.pdf

Abstract

Citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries who have signed the Unified Economic Agreement issued by Law No. 26 of 1981 shall be treated in the same way as Bahraini citizens when engaging in economic activity in the following sectors: Manufacturing, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, contracting (Art. 1).

Moreover, citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries who have signed the Unified Economic Agreement issued by Law No. 26 of 1981 shall be treated in the same way as Bahraini citizens when engaging in economic activity in the following professions and businesses: Medicine, Legal Services, Accounting, Engineering, and Administrative, Economic, Agricultural and Fisheries Consultancies (Art. 2).