Article 8 of the Saudi Commercial Register Law
المادة 8 من نظام السجل التجاري · الفصل الثاني: القيد في السجل التجاري
This article requires all commercial register applications and procedures to be electronic, and leaves it to the Regulations to set the rules and the alternative method when electronic submission is not possible.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يكون تقديم جميع الطلبات واتخاذ الإجراءات في السجل التجاري إلكترونيًّا. وتبين اللائحة الأحكام اللازمة لذلك ووسيلة تقديم الطلب عند تعذر تقديمه إلكترونيًّا.
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 makes the electronic route the rule for dealing with the commercial register: all applications are submitted electronically, and all procedures are carried out electronically. This covers everything connected with the register, not only the first registration application.
This is consistent with the definition of the commercial register in Article 1 as a register containing merchants' data through a central electronic database.
What did the article leave to the Regulations?
- The rules needed to organize electronic submission and procedures.
- The method by which an application is submitted if it is not possible to submit it electronically.
The article does not itself specify this alternative method but refers to the Regulations for it, which means that anyone who faces a genuine obstacle to electronic submission must refer to what the Regulations provide.
This article ties in with Article 7, which provides that the registration application is submitted to the registrar and that the registrar specifies the forms for applications for registration, updating, annual confirmation, deregistration and extracts; all of these forms and applications are submitted by the electronic method this article provides. It also ties in with Article 9, which allows the merchant to register different activities in the commercial register.
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 Commercial Register Law
Can a commercial register application be submitted on paper?
Under this article the rule is that all applications are submitted and all procedures carried out electronically, and the Regulations set the method of submission when electronic submission is not possible.
Are all commercial register procedures electronic?
Yes. The article provides that all applications are submitted and all procedures in the commercial register are carried out electronically.
What if I cannot submit electronically?
The article refers to the Regulations to specify how the application is submitted in that case.
More articles on Registration in the Commercial Register
- Article 5
This article requires every merchant to register in the commercial register, and allows the Ministry to exempt some categories of merchants under rules set in the Regulations.
1- يجب على كل تاجر القيد في السجل التجاري. 2- للوزارة -بناءً على ضوابط تحدد في اللائحة- استثناء بعض فئات التجار من القيد في السجل التجاري وتحديد الآثار المترتبة
- Article 6
This article sets out the data a registration application must contain, and allows the Ministry to set in the Regulations rules on bank account details and other data to be submitted after registration.
1- مع مراعاة الأنظمة ذات العلاقة، يجب أن يشتمل طلب القيد على البيانات الآتية: أ- اسم طالب القيد وعنوانه، ورقم هويته. ب- الاسم التجاري الذي يرغب التاجر في مزاولة
- Article 7
This article governs submitting the registration application to the registrar, the decision within 10 days, correcting a rejected application, giving reasons for rejection, and appeal to the Ministry within 60 days.
1- يقدم طلب القيد في السجل التجاري إلى المسجل. 2- يبتّ المسجل في الطلب المستوفي البيانات المطلوبة خلال (عشرة) أيام من تاريخ تقديمه. وللمسجل في حالات تحددها اللا
- Article 9
This article allows a merchant to register different activities in the commercial register without requiring them to be related, without prejudice to other related laws.
يجوز للتاجر قيد أنشطة مختلفة في السجل التجاري، ولا يشترط التجانس بينها، وذلك دون إخلال بأحكام الأنظمة الأخرى ذات العلاقة.
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.