In force Last amended 7/2/1427 AH
Saudi Law of Commercial Data
نظام البيانات التجارية
Defines commercial data and its conditions and what may not be stated in it, sets penalties for violators, gives the Investigation and Public Prosecution Authority jurisdiction to investigate violations, and gives the Board of Grievances jurisdiction over disputes arising from applying the law.
- Articles
- 14
- In force
- 14
- Amended
- 2
- Issued
- 1/1/1423 AH
Issued by: مرسوم ملكي رقم م/15 بتاريخ 14 / 4 / 1423 · قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم 94 بتاريخ 13 / 4 / 1423
Each article shows the official Arabic text, which is the only legally binding version, followed by our plain-English explanation.
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Articles of the Saudi Law of Commercial Data
- Article 1The article defines a commercial datum as any statement relating to the number, quantity, price, shelf life, origin, components, producer, awards or known name of goods.Amended M/11
- Article 2The article requires a commercial datum to be written in Arabic at least and be true in all respects, whether placed on the product, shop, packaging, invoice or advertisement.
- Article 3The article bars mentioning medals, awards and honorary degrees except for the products and persons who earned them, with a correct statement of their date, type and grantor, and restricts use of distinctions won by joint exhibits.
- Article 4The article bars putting the seller's name or address on imported products without a clear statement of the country of manufacture, and bars marks that mislead the public into thinking products come from a place famous for producing them.
- Article 5The article bars a manufacturer from using the name of the place of his main factory on products he makes for his account elsewhere, unless the name is accompanied by a statement of the other place that leaves no confusion.
- Article 6The article allows the Minister of Commerce to bar the import, sale or offering of products unless they carry statements of quantity, weight, source or ingredients that affect their value, and to set how they are placed.
- Article 7The article punishes a violator of the Law of Commercial Data with a fine not exceeding SAR 100,000, doubled on repetition with closure of the shop for up to one year, without prejudice to any harsher penalty.
- Article 8The article assigns the competent employees of the Ministry of Commerce the task of detecting violations of the provisions of the Law of Commercial Data.
- Article 9The Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution is responsible for investigating violations of the Law of Commercial Data and prosecuting them before the competent judicial authority.
- Article 10The article makes the Board of Grievances responsible for adjudicating violations and disputes arising from application of the provisions of the Law of Commercial Data.
- Article 11The article allows the competent court to order confiscation of the items seized, sale of what can be sold and destruction of the rest, and publication of a summary of the conviction at the violator's expense once it becomes final.
- Article 12The article allows interested persons to go to the Board of Grievances at any time, even before any case is filed, for precautionary measures, without prejudice to their right to compensation for damage from incorrect statements.
- Article 13The article requires the Minister of Commerce to issue the Implementing Regulations and the decisions needed to apply the Law of Commercial Data within 180 days of its issuance.
- Article 14The article provides for publication of the Law of Commercial Data in the Official Gazette and for it to take effect from the date of its publication.