Decree

Arabic

The Minister of Commerce,

based on the powers entrusted to him by law,

and after perusal of article 59 of the Law of Chambers of Commerce issued by Royal Decree D/37 dated 22 Rabi Al-Thani 1442 and its executive regulation,

hereby decides

First

The Regulation of National and Sectoral Committees of the Chambers of Commerce is hereby issued in the form attached to this decision.

Second

1. The status of the existing national and sectoral committees must be rectified within a period not exceeding six months from the effective date of the regulation.

2. The committees shall terminate in the event that their status is not rectified by the end of the period specified in paragraph 1 of this clause, or at the end of the session of the board of directors of the chamber for sectoral committees, whichever is earlier.

Third

The regulation attached to this decision must be published in the official gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication.

Minister of Commerce
Dr Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi

Issued on: 19/5/1445
Corresponding to: 3/12/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5010 issued on 8 December 2023.

Arabic

The Minister of Commerce,

based on the powers entrusted to him by law, and after perusal of:

the Trade Names System issued by Royal Decree D/15 dated 12 Sha’ban 1420 [21 November 1999].

and Royal Decree 86852 dated 18 Dhu Al-Hijja 1444 [7 July 2023], which includes in clause Third: “His Excellency the Minister of Commerce, His Excellency the Minister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers, and Chairman of the Council of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property—each in their area of competence and in coordination between them—shall issue controls to approve the use of the name of Saudi Arabia, and the names of cities, regions, and public places, in the trade name or trademark to be registered or any of them, and the approval for registration must be issued in accordance with the legal procedures followed by both parties”,

and in pursuance of public interest,

hereby decides

First

The Controls for Using the Name of Saudi and the Names of Cities, Regions, and Public Places in the Trade Name are hereby issued in the form attached to this decision.

Second

These controls must be published in the official gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication.

Minister of Commerce
Dr Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi

Issued on: 19/5/1445
Corresponding to: 3/12/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5014 issued on 5 January 2024.