Author: Decree

Arabic

The Board of Directors of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property,

based on the powers granted to it by law,

based on the provisions of article 5 of the System of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property issued by Council of Ministers Decision 496 dated 14 Ramadan 1439 [29 May 2018], which stipulates that the board of directors shall supervise and manage the authority, conduct its affairs, and set the general policies that it must follow,

with reference to article 3(7) of the Trademark Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, approved by Royal Decree D/51 dated 26 Rajab 1435 [25 May 2014], which prohibited the registration of another person unless he or his heirs approve to use the name, and since the family name is one of the components of a personal name, and to balance between achieving the interests of the rights holders in the registration of trademarks and not harming those who bear the same family name,

and in pursuance of public interest,

hereby decides

First

The registration of family names as trademarks is hereby approved in accordance with the controls and criteria specified in the annex.

Second

This decision must be communicated to those who are required to implement it and act on it after its publication in the official gazette.

May Allah provide success.

Issued on: 11 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 30 August 2020

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4850 issued on 25 September 2020.

Arabic

The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development,

based on the powers entrusted to him by law,

after perusal of the provisions of articles 12 and 13 of the Labor Law issued by Royal Decree D/51 dated 23 Sha’ban 1426 [27 September 2005], amended by Royal Decree D/24 dated 12 Jumada Al-Awwal 1434 [24 March 2013], amended by Royal Decree D/1 dated 22 Safar 1435 [25 December 2013], amended by Royal Decree D/46 dated 5 Jumada Al-Thani 1436 [25 March 2015], amended by Royal Decree D/14 dated 22 Safar 1440 [31 October 2018], and amended by Royal Decree D/134 dated 27 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1440 [30 July 2019], and after perusal of the Executive Regulations of the Labor Law and its annexes issued by Ministerial Decision 70273 dated 11 Rabi Al-Thani 1440 [18 December 2018], amended by Ministerial Decision 142906 dated 13 Sha’ban 1441 [6 April 2020], and by Ministerial Decision 146481 dated 7 Ramadan 1441 [30 April 2020].

hereby decides

First

The amendment of article 4 of the Executive Regulation of the Labor Law and its annexes issued by Ministerial Decision 70273 dated 11 Rabi Al-Thani 1440 [18 December 2018], amended by Ministerial Decision 142906 dated 13 Sha’ban 1441 [6 April 2020], and amended by Ministerial Decision 146481 dated 7 Ramadan 1441 [30 April 2020] is hereby approved to read as follows:

1․ In implementing the provisions of article 12(2) and article 13(2), establishments shall prepare their own work regulation, which must be reviewed and approved by law firms approved on the website of the ministry. The firm, in its turn, shall confirm that it is free from any conflict with the provisions of the Labor Law, its executive regulation, its annexes, and the decisions issued in implementation of it, and submit it to the competent authority in the ministry in accordance with the procedures it determines. Establishments with less than 50 workers may choose the standard form of the work regulation electronically without making any amendments or additions to it, through the website of the ministry, and follow the required steps until it is approved, and an electronic certificate must be issued in this regard.

2․ Establishments that have already approved their work regulation are excluded from preparing a new work regulation in accordance with the standard form attached to this regulation if all the articles included in it are in accordance with the Labor Law, this regulation, the standard form of the work regulation, and the decisions issued pursuant to it. However, if it includes articles that are in conflict with them, those articles are considered repealed and void, and the establishment shall amend those articles so that they are in accordance with the Labor Law, this regulation, the standard form of the work regulation, and the decisions issued pursuant to it in accordance with the above two procedures in paragraph 1 and 2 of this article.

Second

This decision must be published in the official gazette and on the website of the ministry, and comes into force on the date of its publication.

Third

The Deputy Minister for Labor shall take the necessary measures to implement it.

May Allah provide success.

The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
Engineer Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi

Issued on: 7 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 26 August 2020

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4850 issued on 25 September 2020.