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غرامات الممارسة بدون ترخيص والعمل غير المصرح للصحفيين والمحررين
AED 20,000 per unlicensed staff member or foreign correspondent; AED 10,000 for repeat violations. Typical fine per incident: AED 20,000–AED 50,000 if multiple staff members flagged. Estimated annual license cost per journalist: AED 100–AED 500Cabinet Resolution No. 42 of 2025 imposes administrative fines for unlicensed media activities. 'Printing or publication without a license' carries an AED 20,000 fine (doubled for repeats). Foreign correspondents or journalists without required licenses face initial written warnings (max 3), then AED 10,000 fines for repeat offenses. In native advertising and sponsored content roles, if editorial gatekeepers or content creators lack proper press cards (AED 100/year per individual) or correspondent permits (AED 500/year), the publisher incurs liability. Publishers relying on freelancers or content agencies often lack systems to verify licensing status.
قرارات التسعير والترخيص الخاطئة بسبب غياب نظام معلومات الامتثال
Estimated 5–10 hours/month of compliance staff time (AED 500–AED 1,000/month); retroactive fee adjustments of AED 5,000–AED 50,000 per audit cycle; potential license revocation disputesCabinet Resolution No. 41 of 2025 sets distinct fees for: Daily Newspapers (AED 50,000–AED 100,000/year), Weekly (AED 35,000/year), Monthly Magazines (AED 10,000/year), Quarterly (AED 3,000/year), Annual (AED 1,000/year). Additionally, 20+ permit categories for distribution, reprinting, and importing exist. Publishers without a centralized licensing database often miscategorize publications, selecting lower-cost tiers (e.g., 'Quarterly' when they publish 'Monthly'), triggering audit discoveries and retroactive fee demands. Errors compound across multiple publications.
غرامات ضريبة القيمة المضافة على رعاية الفعاليات
AED 20,000+ minimum VAT penalty per violation; 9% Corporate Tax exposure on unreported sponsorship incomePeriodical publishers managing event sponsorships must comply with VAT on revenues over AED 375,000, with manual processes prone to errors leading to FTA penalties.
تسرب إيرادات الرعاية والحضور
AED 800M market decline (CAGR -4% from $2B to $1.2B 2022-2027); print advertising drop CAGR -11.3%Event sponsorship and attendee revenue management in UAE periodical publishing suffers from sharp declines in print advertising, leading to revenue leakage through lost sponsorship deals and unbilled attendee fees amid digital shift.