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United Arab Emirates

Interior requirements in the United Arab Emirates.

ROMURE’s verified coverage for the UAE is deliberately narrow: one source, one scope, and only for projects in Dubai. The coverage applies to Dubai, and only Dubai. Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah are not yet covered by a verified ROMURE pack. This page states exactly what the coverage is, and what it is not.

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On this page

Verified coverage means the requirement has been encoded from a named source, with the edition and applicability recorded, and the encoded threshold checked against it. It does not mean a project complies with anything.

The instrument

The instrument

One named source, recorded the way every ROMURE requirement is recorded.

Source record — the shape ROMURE uses for every verified requirement Current verified coverage
TitleDubai Building Code
PublisherDubai Municipality
Edition2021 Edition
PartPart B, B.5.2
ApplicabilityInterior spatial planning and accessibility dimensions within the verified kitchen scope, for projects in Dubai only
Last verified2026-09-26
Supersession checkedYes — checked against the current edition in force at the time of verification
Provenance is recorded as title, publisher, edition, clause, applicability and dates. ROMURE does not reproduce the text of the code and does not print authority logos.

Coverage

What the verified coverage is

A kitchen subset, for Dubai only. Active, and partial by design rather than by omission.

Current verified coverage — United Arab Emirates (Dubai only)
StatusCurrent verified coverage, partial — the Dubai Building Code 2021 kitchen subset only
Applies toProjects in Dubai
Active scopesKitchen spatial planning, and accessibility dimensions within that scope
Not covered in the UAEAbu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah have no verified ROMURE pack, and neither does any other scope in Dubai
Not yet claimedEvery other space type and requirement area: bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas, fire, acoustics, structure and services
What happens outside itThe review continues on drawing evidence — geometry, dimension, clearance and coordination — and states that no verified pack applied
Never claimedCompliance, approval or certification of a project, in Dubai, the UAE or anywhere else
The live coverage statement is published on the review framework page, and the report for each review repeats the position that applied to it.

Scope

Dubai is not the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is seven emirates, each with its own authorities, its own requirements and its own approval route. ROMURE has a verified pack for Dubai only. Nothing here should be read as coverage of the country as a whole.

What this page covers

  • Dubai, and only Dubai
  • The instrument and scope named above, for projects in Dubai
  • Drawing-based review, which runs anywhere

What it does not

  • Any other emirate — Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah each have their own requirements and authorities
  • Free zones and special development areas, where separate arrangements can apply
  • The claim that a Dubai requirement applies anywhere else in the UAE or the region
  • Any statement about a project’s compliance or approval status

Where a project sits outside Dubai, the review says so rather than carrying a Dubai requirement across an emirate border.

On the sheet

What a drawing review can and cannot see

Visible on drawings

  • Whether the geometry drawn meets the encoded threshold inside the verified scope
  • Measured distances read from the sheet, with the sheet named
  • Coordination between plan, detail and schedule regardless of jurisdiction
  • Whether an element the scope expects is absent from the set
  • Which requirement, edition and clause a finding rests on

Not visible on drawings

  • Anything outside the verified scope, which is most of the building
  • What was built, or how an installation performs
  • Whether the authority that issues permits will accept a design
  • Whether a superseding edition has come into force since verification
  • Any form of compliance, approval or certification

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Review framework

Coverage states, classification and the basis of a finding.

Read the framework Interior drawing review

What is checked on a drawing, group by group.

See the service Kitchen clearance mistakes

The clearances inside the verified scope, applied to real layouts.

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