EPIDC stands for Environmental Protection and Industrial Development Commission (now Environment Protection and Development Authority-Ras Al Khaimah; United Arab Emirates). The late Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, had issued a local law NO (2) for setting up the Ras Al Khaimah Environmental Protection and Development Authority (EPDA-RAK) in March 2007. EPDA-RAK shall be under the Chairmanship of the Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of the Emirate, says the law, which clearly outlines the objectives of the new authority and urged all concerned government and private institutions in the Emirate to fully co-operate with the new authority.