Article 9 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Bankruptcy Law
المادة 9 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الإفلاس · الفصل الثاني: أحكام مشتركة بين إجراءات الإفلاس: طلب افتتاح إجراء الإفلاس
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يجب أن تكون المراسلات والتبليغات والموافقات والاتفاقات والإنذارات والطلبات وأي وثيقة أخرى بموجب أحكام النظام أو اللائحة مكتوبة.
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 9 explained in plain English
This article of the Implementing Regulations of the Bankruptcy Law requires writing in all of the following that occur under the provisions of the Law or the Regulations:
- Correspondence.
- Notices.
- Approvals.
- Agreements.
- Warnings.
- Requests.
- Any other document.
Its scope: the text does not limit this requirement to a particular party, but ties it to the document being issued "under the provisions of the Law or the Regulations." An oral request, approval or agreement therefore does not meet this requirement.
Relation to neighboring articles:
- Article 8 specifies the means by which any notice, document or information may be sent, such as the national address, text messages to the verified mobile phone, email and accounts registered in government automated systems, and requires the invitation to any meeting to state its date, time and place.
- Article 10 gives the creditors' committee, the creditor and the debtor the right to inspect the information and documents held by the trustee or the Bankruptcy Committee relating to the procedure, unless they are decided to be confidential for the reasons it specifies.
Practical advice: make sure that any request, approval or agreement you submit or receive in a bankruptcy procedure is in writing, and keep a copy of it. To assess the effect of a particular document or the validity of its form, it would be wise to consult a lawyer specializing in bankruptcy cases.
Practical example
A creditor telephoned the trustee in a liquidation procedure for a company in Makkah and asked him to postpone the sale of a particular asset. This telephone request does not meet the requirement of this article; the creditor must submit his request in writing.
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 9 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Bankruptcy Law
Are oral requests accepted in bankruptcy procedures?
This article requires requests and other documents under the Bankruptcy Law or its Regulations to be in writing.
Which documents must be in writing in bankruptcy?
Correspondence, notices, approvals, agreements, warnings, requests and any other document under the provisions of the Law or the Regulations.
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- 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 8
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.
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 الن
- 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
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