The Federal National Council (FNC) will hold its fourth session of the fourth regular session of the 16th legislative session next Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, during which it will discuss two draft federal laws on the adoption of the unified final account of the federation and the final accounts of independent entities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, and on the linkage of the general budget of the Union and the budgets of independent federal agencies attached to the financial year 2019, and questions three questions in the cultural and financial sectors and community development.

According to the agenda of the session, Council member Azza Suleiman bin Suleiman addressed a question to the Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Noura Bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, on the "Outstanding Cultural Product". The member, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Zaabi, addressed a question to the Minister of State for Finance, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer , On the Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund. The member, Saeed Saleh Al Rumaithi, also asked the Minister of State for Financial Affairs about the "high fees for federal services".

At its meeting yesterday, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Dubai, the Committee on Technology, Energy and Mineral Resources adopted its plan of action to discuss a draft federal law on space sector regulation, which was referred to the Committee at its third session of the fourth regular session of the 16th legislative term. Held on 20 November 2018. The Committee stressed the importance of the draft law on the organization of the space sector in creating an appropriate regulatory environment to achieve the objectives of the national space policy in the State.

Conducting space activities

In accordance with the explanatory note to a draft federal law on the regulation of the space sector, a draft federal law on the regulation of the space sector consists of nine chapters dealing with the provisions relating to the regulation of the Emirates Space Agency, the provisions on the conduct of space activities, the extraction, exploitation and use of space resources, Liability for damage caused by the conduct of space activities, provisions on permits for other space-related activities and meteorites.