Article 12 of the Saudi Contractors Classification Law
المادة 12 من نظام تصنيف المقاولين
The article allows the Ministry to charge a fee for its services under the law, with the services and fees set by agreement with the Ministry of Finance.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تتقاضى الوزارة مقابلًا ماليًّا عن الخدمات التي تقدمها وفق أحكام النظام، على أن تحدد هذه الخدمات والمقابل المالي لها بالاتفاق مع وزارة المالية.
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 12 explained in plain English
This article deals with fees, or what the text calls the financial consideration. It provides that the Ministry, meaning the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, charges a financial consideration for the services it provides under the provisions of the law.
The article sets an important limit: these services and their financial consideration are set by agreement with the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs does not decide alone which services carry fees or their amounts.
Among the services connected with the law is classification itself, which Article 1 defines as an assessment of the contractor's capabilities to place him in the field, activity and grade he deserves. But the article states no amounts, does not list the services subject to the consideration, and does not say how payment is made. Anyone who wants to know the fee for a particular service must therefore refer to what is issued by agreement with the Ministry of Finance, not to the text of the law.
- Who charges: the Ministry.
- For what: the services it provides under the provisions of the law.
- Who sets it: the Ministry, by agreement with the Ministry of Finance.
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 12 of the Saudi Contractors Classification Law
Are there fees for contractor classification?
The article allows the Ministry to charge a financial consideration for the services it provides under the provisions of the law.
Who sets the fees for classification services?
The services and their financial consideration are set by agreement with the Ministry of Finance.
Does the law state the amount of the fees?
No. The article states no amounts and leaves them to agreement with the Ministry of Finance.
More articles on The Contractor's Classification Certificate and Amending It
- Article 2
The article makes the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing responsible for classification and for issuing, amending, suspending and canceling its certificates, deciding applications within a period set by the Regulations.
تتولى الوزارة -بالتنسيق مع الجهات ذات العلاقة- التصنيف وإصدار شهادات التصنيف وتعديلها وإيقافها وإلغاءها، وفق أحكام النظام واللائحــــة، على أن يبت في طلب التصني
- Article 7
The article lets a contractor request an amendment of his classification certificate by raising, adding or deleting a field or activity, supported by information and data as the Regulations require.
للمقاول أن يطلب تعديل شهادة تصنيفه برفع أي مجال (أو نشاط) أو إضافته أو حذفه منها، على أن يعزز طلبه بالمعلومات والبيانات التي تؤيد ذلك، وفقًا للشروط التي تحددها
- Article 8
The article provides that the Minister or his delegate issues the decision classifying the contractor in the field or activity and grade he deserves, and a certificate is granted for the period set by the Regulations.
يصدر الوزير أو من يفوضه قرارًا بتصنيف المقاول في المجال (أو المجالات) أو النشاط (أو الأنشطة)، والدرجة التي يستحقها، بناءً على ما توافر من معلومات وبيانات، ويمنح
- Article 10
The article requires a contractor to request an amendment of his classification certificate when a legal change in his status affects his classification, in the cases the Regulations specify.
إذا حدث أي تغير قانوني على وضع المقاول مما يؤثر على تصنيفه، فعليه التقدم بطلب تعديل شهادة التصنيف وفقًا للحالات التي تحددها اللائحة.
- Article 11
The article provides that a contractor licensed under the Foreign Investment Law is classified by the same procedures as a Saudi contractor, and the Council of Ministers may exempt him under controls it sets.
يصنف المقاول المرخص له بالعمل وفقًا لنظام الاستثمار الأجنبي حسب الإجراءات المعمول بها في تصنيف المقاول السعودي. ولمجلس الوزراء استثناؤه وفق ضوابط يضعها لذلك.
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.