The Council of Ministers,
after perusal in its session held under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, of Royal Court File 75164 dated 17 Shawwal 1446 [15 April 2025], which includes the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Export Development Authority, Chairman of the Committee for the Governance of Export Prohibition and Restriction Procedures Telegram 7020 dated 9 Shawwal 1446 [7 April 2025], regarding the challenges faced by the Committee for the Governance of Export Prohibition and Restriction Procedures with the National Centre for Waste Management,
after perusal of the Statute of the Governance of Export Prohibition and Restriction Procedures issued by Council of Ministers Decision 296 dated 1 Jumada Al-Thani 1443 [4 January 2022],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 121 dated 13 Muharram 1447 [8 July 2025], Memo 2346 dated 25 Jumada Al-Thani 1447 [16 December 2025], and Memo 3131 dated 7 Ramadan 1447 [24 February 2026],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 2-5/47/R dated 1 Jumada Al-Awwal 1447 [23 October 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 10531 dated 29 Ramadan 1447 [18 March 2026],
hereby decides
First
The prohibition or restriction of the export of products—including those prohibited or restricted on the basis of a law, a decision of the Council of Ministers, a royal order, or any other legal instrument—must be through the Committee for the Governance of Export Prohibition and Restriction Procedures and in accordance with the provisions of the Statute of the Governance of Export Prohibition and Restriction Procedures issued by Council of Ministers Decision 296 dated 1 Jumada Al-Thani 1443 [4 January 2022].
Second
The Committee for the Governance of Export Prohibition and Restriction Procedures shall review the legal texts that authorize government entities to prohibit or restrict the export of products in a manner that is inconsistent with the provisions of clause First above, and shall submit a proposal to amend them in order to complete the necessary procedures in their regard.
Third
The provisions of clause Second above do not prejudice acting in accordance with the provisions of clause First above.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 2 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447
Corresponding to: 19 May 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5162 issued on 5 June 2026.