Article 8 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Bankruptcy Law
المادة 8 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الإفلاس · الفصل الثاني: أحكام مشتركة بين إجراءات الإفلاس: طلب افتتاح إجراء الإفلاس
This article of the Regulations allows notices and documents to be sent to the national address or electronically, treats notice to the chosen head of trustees as notice to the rest, and requires a meeting invitation to state the date, time and place.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- يجوز إرسال أي تبليغ أو وثيقة أو معلومة، وما في حكم أي منها مما نص عليه في النظام أو اللائحة، على العنوان الوطني، أو عبر الوسائل الإلكترونية ومنها الرسائل النصية المرسلة عبر الهاتف المحمول الموثق، والبريد الإلكتروني، والحسابات المسجلة في أي من الأنظمة الآلية الحكومية.
2- يعد تبليغ من تختاره المحكمة رئيساً من الأمناء -في حال تعددهم- أو تسليمه معلومات أو وثائق، تبليغاً أو تسليماً لباقي الأمناء.
3- يجب تضمين الدعوة إلى عقد أي اجتماع تاريخ عقده، وموعده، ومكانه.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 8 explained in plain English
This article of the Implementing Regulations of the Bankruptcy Law explains the means of delivering notices and documents in bankruptcy procedures, and sets two further provisions.
1- Means of sending: any notice, document or information provided for by the Law or the Regulations, and anything equivalent, may be sent by any of the following:
- The national address.
- Text messages sent to the verified mobile phone.
- Email.
- Accounts registered in any of the government automated systems.
The text mentions electronic means with the phrase "including," meaning that what is mentioned are examples of electronic means.
2- Multiple trustees: if there are several trustees in the procedure, notifying the person the court chooses as head of the trustees, or handing that person information or documents, counts as notice or delivery to the rest of the trustees.
3- Invitation to meetings: the invitation to hold any meeting must include: the date on which it is held, its time, and its place.
Relation to neighboring articles: Article 7 requires the debtor and the trustee to document all acts in the bankruptcy procedure in writing, and Article 9 requires correspondence, notices, approvals, agreements, warnings, requests and any other document under the Law or the Regulations to be in writing.
In practice it is useful for creditors and debtors to update the national address, the verified mobile number and the email, because notice may reach them through these. Anyone with a question about the validity of a particular notice in their case would do well to consult a lawyer specializing in bankruptcy cases.
Practical example
A supplier in Riyadh has a claim against a company subject to a liquidation procedure. The trustee sent him an invitation to the creditors' meeting by text message to his verified mobile phone, and the invitation included the date, time and place of the meeting. This is one of the means this article permits.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 8 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Bankruptcy Law
Is notice by text message permitted in bankruptcy procedures?
Yes. The article permits sending by text messages to the verified mobile phone, as well as the national address, email and accounts registered in government automated systems.
What must an invitation to a meeting in a bankruptcy procedure include?
It must include the date of the meeting, its time and its place.
If there are several trustees, must each one be notified?
Notifying the person the court chooses as head of the trustees, or handing that person information or documents, counts as notice or delivery to the rest of the trustees.
More articles on Notification and Documents in Bankruptcy
- Article 6
Notices are given by the debtor, trustee or Bankruptcy Committee in the specified form and announcements on the Committee's website; where notice is impossible, an announcement is made and notice takes effect from its date.
1- يكون التبليغ من المدين أو الأمين أو لجنة الإفلاس بموجب أحكام النظام واللائحة وفق النموذج المحدد لذلك. 2- يكون الإعلان من المدين أو الأمين أو لجنة الإفلاس بمو
- Article 7
This article of the Regulations requires the debtor and the trustee to document in writing all acts carried out in the bankruptcy procedure.
على المدين والأمين توثيق جميع الأعمال في إجراء الإفلاس كتابةً.
- Article 9
This article of the Regulations requires correspondence, notices, approvals, agreements, warnings, requests and any other document under the Bankruptcy Law or its Regulations to be in writing.
يجب أن تكون المراسلات والتبليغات والموافقات والاتفاقات والإنذارات والطلبات وأي وثيقة أخرى بموجب أحكام النظام أو اللائحة مكتوبة.
- Article 10
This article of the Regulations gives the creditors' committee, creditor and debtor the right to inspect the procedure's information and documents held by the trustee or Bankruptcy Committee, unless declared confidential, with the right to object before the court.
1- للجنة الدائنين والدائن والمدين حق الاطلاع على ما لدى الأمين أو لجنة الإفلاس من معلومات ووثائق متعلقة بإجراء الإفلاس المفتتح للمدين ما لم يقرر الأمين أو لجنة
- Article 33
This article requires the debtor to notify creditors of the preventive settlement opening judgment within 7 days, and gives an unlisted creditor 14 days to ask for its claim to be included.
1- على المدين تبليغ الدائنين المحددين في المقترح بحكم المحكمة بافتتاح إجراء التسوية الوقائية خلال (سبعة) أيام من تاريخ صدوره، ودعوتهم إلى التصويت على المقترح، ع
- Article 49
This article requires a debtor who requests liquidation to notify its creditors of the request and hearing date within 7 days of registering it, and allows a creditor to object at least 5 days before the hearing.
على المدين -إذا تقدم بطلب افتتاح إجراء التصفية- تبليغ دائنيه بالطلب, وموعد جلسة النظر فيه خلال (سبعة) أيام من تاريخ قيده. وللدائن تقديم اعتراض إلى المحكمة على ا
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.