Article 64 of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce Law
المادة 64 من نظام الغرف التجارية · الباب الثالث: اللجان
The Minister of Commerce issues the Law's Implementing Regulations in coordination with the Ministry of Investment, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and the Federation's board, within 150 days of the Law's publication.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يُصدِر الوزير اللائحة -بالتنسيق مع وزارة الاستثمار ووزارة الصناعة والثروة المعدنية ومجلس إدارة الاتحاد- خلال (مائة وخمسين) يومًا من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية.
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 64 explained in plain English
This article sets out who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Chambers of Commerce Law and when:
- Issuing body: the Minister, that is, the Minister of Commerce.
- Coordination: the Minister issues them in coordination with the Ministry of Investment, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, and the board of directors of the Federation of Chambers.
- Period: within one hundred and fifty days of the date the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
The importance of this article is that the Law refers to "the Regulations" on many matters, which under Article 1 means the Law's Implementing Regulations. Many details are left by the Law to the Regulations and are known only by referring to them.
Note that the period starts from the date the Law is published in the Official Gazette, not from the date it is issued or takes effect, and that the text requires coordination with the three bodies mentioned before issuing.
It is preceded by Article 63, which gives supervision of the Law's application to the Minister or his or her delegate, and followed by Article 65, which provides that this Law replaces the former Chambers of Commerce and Industry Law.
The article does not state the date of the Law's publication, so the date the period ends cannot be determined from its text alone.
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 64 of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Chambers of Commerce Law?
The Minister of Commerce issues them in coordination with the Ministry of Investment, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and the Federation's board of directors.
What is the period for issuing the Implementing Regulations?
Within one hundred and fifty days of the date the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
More articles on Establishing and Supervising a Chamber of Commerce
- Article 1
The first article sets the meanings of the key terms in the Chambers of Commerce Law, such as the Chamber, the Ministry, the member, the subscriber, the Federation of Chambers and commercial activities.
يقصد بالكلمات والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام الغرف التجارية. اللائحة: اللائح
- Article 2
The second article provides that the chamber of commerce is a non-profit entity aiming to develop, represent, protect and improve commercial activities within a specified geographic scope.
الغرفة كيان غير ربحي، يستهدف تنمية شتَّى الأنشطة التجارية على مستوى القطاعات التجارية، وتمثيلها لدى الوزارات والهيئات والمؤسسات العامة، والعمل على حمايتها وتطوي
- Article 3
The third article regulates establishing a chamber of commerce by decision of the Minister, with one chamber per administrative region, and the Chamber's right to set up branches and sub-offices.
1- تُنشأ الغرفة -بقرار من الوزير- ويكون في كل منطقة إدارية غرفة واحدة، ويُحدد القرار مقر الغرفة ونطاق اختصاصها المكاني. وللوزير -بناءً على معايير تصدر بقرار منه
- Article 4
The fourth article gives the Chamber legal personality and financial and administrative independence under the Ministry's supervision, allows it to own property, and bars it from engaging in commercial activities.
1- تتمتع الغرفة بالشخصية الاعتبارية والاستقلال المالي والإداري، وتعمل تحت إشراف الوزارة، ويمثلها رئيس مجلس إدارتها أمام القضاء والغير، وله تفويض من يراه في هذا
- Article 61
Article 61 subjects the staff of the chambers of commerce and the Federation of Chambers to the Labor Law and the Social Insurance Law.
يخضع منسوبو الغرف واتحاد الغرف لأحكام نظام العمل ونظام التأمينات الاجتماعية.
- Article 62
In cases he sees fit, the Minister may appoint a representative to a chamber or the Federation to follow the implementation of laws; the representative attends meetings and sees minutes and accounts without a vote.
يجوز للوزير -في حالات يراها- أن يعين لدى الغرفة أو اتحاد الغرف مندوبًا تكون مهمته متابعة تنفيذ الأنظمة والقرارات ويكون له حق حضور اجتماعات الجمعية العمومية، واج
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.