Article 6 of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce Law

This article gives the chamber of commerce the power to communicate with specified bodies to obtain what it needs for its work.

• The bodies it may communicate with: Other chambers, ministries, authorities and public institutions.
• The purpose of the communication: To obtain the data and information the Chamber needs.
• The limit: The data and information must be related to carrying out its tasks, so the power does not extend to anything unconnected with the Chamber's work.

This article complements Article 5, which lists the Chamber's tasks, including preparing studies, research and reports that evaluate the performance of the commercial sectors, providing subscribers with laws and statistics, and working with the relevant bodies to develop investment opportunities. These tasks need information from outside the Chamber, and Article 6 gives it the legal basis to request it.

In return, Article 5 provides that one of the Chamber's tasks is to provide the relevant ministries, authorities and public institutions with data, information and studies relating to commercial activities when they request them, so the exchange of information goes in both directions.

The wording uses "may", meaning it is a power granted to the Chamber to use as it needs, and the article sets no particular procedures for this communication.