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MOI requirements

CCTV requirements in Qatar

A summary of the key requirements of the MOI Security Systems Department, with the official documents as published by the Ministry. The official documents and the Ministry’s latest releases are the binding reference.

Legal basis

  • Law No. 9 of 2011Regulating the use of security surveillance cameras and devices.
  • Minister of Interior Decision No. 11 of 2013Setting the technical specifications of surveillance cameras and devices, and where they are placed and installed.
  • Council of Ministers Decision No. 4 of 2022Listing the facilities covered by Law No. 9 of 2011.

Key technical requirements

Numbers refer to the clauses of Annex 1 of the Technical Specifications, v1.0.

1/1

IP network system

The system must be an open standard based on Internet Protocol (IP).

1/6

120 days of recording

Enough storage to keep all recordings for 120 days in MPEG-4, H.264 or better compression.

1/7

Megapixel minimum

The minimum recommended camera resolution is megapixel.

1/3

Vandal and weather proof

Cameras must be vandal proof, tamper proof, weatherproof and day/night.

1/12

Target size on screen

Identification 120% of screen height, recognition 50%, detection 10%, monitoring 5%.

1/13

Number plate recognition

The plate should cover at least 50% of the screen height.

1/23

Tamper-proof recordings

Recordings must be tamper proof with an audit trail, and time-synced via NTP.

1/29

UPS for at least 1 hour

UPS backup must run the whole system for at least one hour in a power cut.

1/30

Hot standby

A hot standby system with automatic changeover on any fatal failure.

1/31

Maintenance contract

A corrective and preventive maintenance contract or SLA, with cleaning, repairs, software updates and maintenance logs.

The specifications also include annexes on camera locations for each facility type:

  • Hotels, hotel apartments and residential complexes
  • Banks, exchange houses and gold shops
  • Sports and cultural clubs
  • Shopping and entertainment centres
  • Hospitals and clinics
  • Warehouses and stores of hazardous or precious items
  • Fuel stations

Is your facility required to install CCTV?

Facilities listed in the table attached to Council of Ministers Decision No. 4 of 2022 (54 types). Search for your facility type:

  1. 1Commercial agencies
  2. 2Tailoring workshops
  3. 3Petrol stations
  4. 4Outdoor hydrocarbon distribution stations
  5. 5Showrooms for goods or services
  6. 6Pharmacies
  7. 7Self-service machines
  8. 8Plants extracting, refining or processing natural resources (oil, gas, water, stone, cement)
  9. 9Petroleum and gas laboratories
  10. 10Gas filling plants and distribution
  11. 11Major oil, gas and water tanks
  12. 12Offshore oil and gas platforms and export facilities
  13. 13Printing presses
  14. 14Lathe workshops
  15. 15Car paint shops
  16. 16Precious metal smelting and goldsmith shops
  17. 17Car service stations
  18. 18Any other industrial facility, even if combined with farming
  19. 19TV and radio broadcasting stations
  20. 20Construction, renovation and demolition contractors
  21. 21Business, travel, import/export, customs clearance and recruitment offices
  22. 22Auction houses
  23. 23Public utility concession outlets (water, power, gas, post, telephone)
  24. 24Restaurants
  25. 25Cafés
  26. 26Massage centres (except women-only)
  27. 27Private and government educational institutes
  28. 28Kindergartens and nurseries
  29. 29Government and private schools
  30. 30Wedding halls (except women-only)
  31. 31Sports and racing venues and clubs
  32. 32Foundries and metal working shops
  33. 33Blacksmith, panel beating and lathe workshops
  34. 34Carpentry workshops
  35. 35Car and engine repair workshops
  36. 36Battery repair and charging workshops
  37. 37Electrical appliance repair workshops
  38. 38Producers of malodorous materials
  39. 39Organic fertiliser producers
  40. 40Electric, acetylene or oxygen welding shops
  41. 41Glass working shops
  42. 42Charcoal shops and stores
  43. 43Eyeglass lens grinding shops
  44. 44Car wash and lubrication shops
  45. 45Livestock pens and markets
  46. 46Warehouses and stores of all kinds
  47. 47Driving schools
  48. 48Computer programming and systems shops
  49. 49Transport businesses (car rental, limousine, public transport, shipping)
  50. 50Ports and marinas
  51. 51Public transport stations and vehicles
  52. 52Public transport stops
  53. 53Airports
  54. 54Trains, metro and tram

Unofficial English translation. The Arabic text is the official reference.

Official documents

The official documents issued by the Security Systems Department, shown for reading unchanged. For the latest updates, please refer to the official Ministry of Interior website.

Official MOI website ↗
Technical Specifications for Security Surveillance Cameras and Devices (v1.0)General system and control room specifications, annexes per facility type, and the list of covered facilities.Source: Ministry of Interior, Security Systems Department View Minister of Interior Decision No. 11 of 2013As published in the Official Gazette, Issue 11, 10 July 2013 (Arabic).Source: Ministry of Interior, Security Systems Department View Preventive & Corrective Maintenance Report form (PCMR)Security Systems Department, Forms 2024, version 1.0.Source: Ministry of Interior, Security Systems Department View Sample Detailed Bill of Quantities (BOQ)Reference template for the BOQ required in the approval file.Source: Ministry of Interior, Security Systems Department View Sample Storage CalculationReference template for CCTV and ANPR storage sizing (120 days).Source: Ministry of Interior, Security Systems Department View

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