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The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 70415 dated 4 Dhu Al-Hijja 1442 [25 June 2021], which includes the Minister of Commerce, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Competitiveness Center Telegram 04785 dated 19 Safar 1442 [20 September 2020] regarding the approval of the amendment to the Private Laboratories Law,
after perusal of the Private Laboratories Law issued by Royal Decree D/3 dated 8 Safar 1423 [28 February 2002],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Minutes 288 dated 9 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442 [21 December 2020], Minutes 491 dated 8 Sha’ban 1442 [23 March 2021], Minutes 611 dated 13 Shawwal 1442 [22 April 2021], and Minutes 40 dated 22 Muharram 1443 [18 August 2021],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 38-7/43/I dated 9 Safar 1443 [16 September 2021],
after considering Shura Council Decision 209/39 dated 27 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442 [26 June 2021],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 2053 dated 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1443 [17 October 2021],
hereby decides
Articles 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 16 of the Private Laboratories Law issued by Royal Decree D/3 dated 8 Safar 1423 [28 February 2002] are hereby amended as follows:
1․ Article 1(a):
(a) Competent entity: The Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, or the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, and or other government entities specified by the executive regulation, as required by the text or context.
2․ Article 1(b):
(b) Center: The Saudi Accreditation Center.
3․ Article 3:
The license must be granted to the laboratories provided that the license applicant is committed to providing the necessary cadres of scientifically qualified specialists, and the equipment and devices necessary to work in the laboratory in accordance with the volume and nature of the work, as determined by the competent entity and the center.
4․ Article 4:
The executive regulation must specify the categories of laboratories and the conditions that must be met for each category, based on a recommendation from the center.
5․ Article 6:
The licensee must be given a period not exceeding one and a half years starting from the date of obtaining the license to complete obtaining the accreditation from the center. In the event that the deadline expires without obtaining the accreditation, the license is considered canceled.
6․ Article 7:
(a) The competent entity shall issue the license to the private laboratory after paying the license fee, which is 5,000 Riyal for the main laboratory, and 2,500 Riyal for each branch.
(b) The validity period of the license is five years starting from the date of the grace period mentioned in article 6 of this law, and it is renewed by a request from the concerned party submitted to the competent entity at least three months before the date of its expiry. The renewal must be from the date of expiry of the license.
7․ Article 8:
The competent entity shall issue a decision on the goods to be inspected by the private laboratory 60 days before the assignment of the task to the private laboratory, and after announcing it in the official gazette. The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority must be informed of this.
8․ Article 9(d):
(d) Presenting the license and the accreditation certificate from the center in a visible place at the entrance to the laboratory, and not making any amendment to it except after its approval by the competent entity.
9․ Article 16:
The Minister of Commerce—in agreement with the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority—shall issue the executive regulation of this law.
A draft royal decree has been prepared in the form attached.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 4 Rabi Al-Thani 1443
Corresponding to: 10 November 2021
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4910 issued on 26 November 2021.
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The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 28109 dated 2 Jumada Al-Awwal 1441 [15 January 2020], regarding the amendment of article 10(1) and (2) of the Social Insurance Law,
after perusal of article 24(2) of the Law of the Council of Ministers issued by Royal Order O/13 dated 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1414 [21 August 1993],
after perusal of Royal Order O/412 dated 19 Jumada Al-Thani 1441 [21 January 2020],
after perusal of the Social Insurance Law issued by Royal Decree D/33 dated 3 Ramadan 1421 [29 November 2000],
after perusal of Royal Decree D/54 dated 19 Shawwal 1407 [15 June 1987], amended by Royal Decree D/59 dated 15 Sha’ban 1424 [11 October 2003],
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 190 dated 20 Rabi Al-Awwal 1438 [20 November 2016],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memorandum 616 dated 16 Rabi Al-Thani 1442 [17 October 2020],
after perusal Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 46-18/42/D dated 9 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442 [24 December 2020],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 3886 dated 13 Jumada Al-Thani 1442 [26 January 2021],
hereby decides
Article 10(1) and (2) of the Social Insurance Law—issued by Royal Decree D/33 dated 3 Ramadan 1421 [29 November 2000]—amended by Council of Ministers Decision 190 dated 20 Rabi Al-Awwal 1438 [20 November 2016], are hereby amended to read as follows:
1․ The board of directors of the organization consists of 14 members, including the chairman of the board and his deputy, as follows:
(a) Minister of Finance – Chairman
(b) Governor of the organization – Deputy Chairman
(c) Governor of the Public Pension Agency – Member
(d) A representative of each of the following: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Economy and Planning, and the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, provided that the rank of each of them is not less than the 14th or its equivalent.
(e) Three members from contributors to the law.
(f) Three members from employers.
2․
(a) The appointment of the members mentioned in paragraphs (e) and (f) must be by a decision of the Council of Ministers based on a nomination from the chairman of the board.
(b) The term of membership of the members of the board—except for the chairman, his deputy, and the Governor of the Public Pension Agency—is three years, renewable once.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 20 Jumada Al-Thani 1442
Corresponding to: 3 February 2021
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4870 issued on 12 February 2021.
The Council of Ministers
after perusal of Royal Court File 24104 dated 13 Rabi Al-Thani 1441 [20 November 2019], which includes the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Telegram 10932 dated 28 Rabi Al-Awwal 1440 [15 October 2018], regarding the establishment of a unified national employment platform,
after perusal of the National Plan for Employment Until the End of 2020 issued by Council of Ministers Decision 20 dated 8 Muharram 1440 [15 September 2018],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Minutes 222 dated 22 Safar 1441 [28 September 2019] and Memorandum 598 dated 9 Sha’ban 1441 [23 March 2020],
after perusal of Secretariat of the Council of Political and Security Affairs Telegram 7268 dated 12 Rabi Al-Thani 1442 [27 November 2020],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 48-18/42/D dated 2 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442 [17 December 2020],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 3889 dated 13 Jumada Al-Thani 1442 [21 December 2020],
hereby decides
First
A unified national platform named the “Unified National Employment Platform” is hereby established, which includes a database of job seekers in the public and private sectors in accordance with the questionnaire designed for this purpose.
Second
The objective of the platform is to unify, improve, and raise the efficiency of the procedures for receiving and processing all employment requirements for all relevant parties (individuals, public sector, private sector), and to achieve efficiency, effectiveness, accuracy, transparency, and fairness in the provision of employment, to include, but not limited to:
1․ Registering the procedures and comprehensiveness of employment advertisements for entities.
2․ Managing the accounts of job seekers, managing access permissions, writing and updating curriculum vitae on the platform, in addition to the process of automatically certifying data in curriculum vitae using the existing integration with external parties.
3․ Documenting the data of job seekers, such as name, marital status, age, and other basic information, as well as documenting qualifications and specializations to ensure the validity and quality of data through automatic linking to relevant entities, such as the Ministry of Education, the National Information Center, and other entities.
4․ Providing all types of outputs, standard dashboards, reports, and statistics.
5․ Automation of operations.
6․ Registering appointment documents.
7․ Supporting services.
Third
The current data of the entities concerned with employment in the public and private sectors must be carried over to the platform.
Fourth
A guidance committee must be formed to manage the Unified National Employment Platform under the chairmanship of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, and the membership of the Ministry of Education, the National Information Center, the Human Resources Development Fund, the General Secretariat of the Military Service Council, the General Authority for Statistics, the Office for Supervising the National Plan for Employment in the Public and Private Sectors, and the National Committee for Digital Transformation. The guidance committee may add other entities as needed.
Fifth
The platform must be fully hosted at the National Information Centre.
Sixth
The platform must be established in stages to ensure the continuation of the work of the projects and initiatives of the entities concerned with employment in the public and private sectors, and to harmonize the progress and achievement in its establishment with the efforts and investments of the existing entities, in accordance with a phased plan developed by the guidance committee in coordination with the relevant entities, in accordance with the best practices in this field.
Seventh
The guidance committee may seek the assistance of a specialized consulting firm to assess the current status of government employment platforms and the resources and assets currently available from all aspects (technology, data, procedures, etc.), and identify the resources that can be used in future situations, as well as providing consulting support to the platform, such as defining the scope, studying the optimal financial model, and drafting the technical conditions and specifications, in accordance with the best practices in this field.
Eighth
Government entities shall present their future projects and initiatives that overlap with the objectives of the platform to the guidance committee for consideration, harmonization, and decision-making.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 20 Jumada Al-Thani 1442
Corresponding to: 3 February 2021
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4870 issued on 12 February 2021.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 71595 dated 17 Dhu Al-Hijja 1440 [17 August 2019], which includes the Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Telegram 28/78080/1439 dated 19 Sha’ban 1440 [19 April 2019] regarding the draft System of the National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center,
after perusal of the mentioned draft system,
after perusal of article 24(2) of the Law of the Council of Ministers issued by Royal Order O/13 dated 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1414 [21 August 1993],
after perusal of Royal Order 37209 dated 26 Rajab 1439 [26 March 2018],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Minutes 687 dated 18 Jumada Al-Awwal 1441 [20 December 2019], Minutes 1270 dated 24 Ramadan 1441 [15 April 2020], Minutes 8 dated 5 Muharram 1442 [20 August 2020], Minutes 342 dated 1 Jumada Al-Thani 1442 [26 August 2020], and Memorandum 362 dated 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1442 [19 August 2020],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 3-14/42/I dated 4 Rabi Al-Thani 1442 [19 November 2020],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 3981 dated 15 Jumada Al-Thani 1442 [28 January 2021],
hereby decides
First
The National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center is hereby established in accordance with its attached system.
Second
The first financial year of the center—referred to in clause First of this decision—starts from the date of entry into force of its system and ends at the end of the financial year of the state.
Third
Ministries and government agencies shall provide the National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center with the following:
(a) Data related to its buildings and water consumption, in accordance with the forms set by the National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center—in coordination with the Center of Spending Efficiency—and provided to those entities through its official website.
(b) Semi-annual reports on its efforts to conserve water consumption and its plans in this field.
Fourth
The National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center—in coordination with the Center of Spending Efficiency—shall submit
the necessary reports to His Majesty on the water consumption by government entities on a semi-annual basis, and these reports must suffice for matters referred to in the reports in clause Second of Royal Order 37209 dated 26 Rajab 1439 [26 March 2018], with regard to the water sector.
Fifth
Each government entity shall nominate a representative to coordinate with the National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center regarding the standards issued by the center for water consumption conservation in the government sector and the mechanisms for their implementation.
Sixth
Each government entity shall coordinate with the National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center to prepare and implement programs to raise awareness among its personnel about water consumption conservation.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 20 Jumada Al-Thani 1442
Corresponding to: 3 February 2021
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4870 issued on 12 February 2021.
