Article 43 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
المادة 43 من نظام التنفيذ · الفصل الثاني عشر: انتهاء طلب التنفيذ
The article lists six cases in which an enforcement request ends, and preserves the creditor's right to resume the request in four of them if there is a justification.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- ينتهي طلب التنفيذ في الأحوال الآتية:
أ- إذا استوفي الحق محل السند التنفيذي.
ب- إذا ثبت للمحكمة عدم وجود أموال للمنفذ ضده. وتصدر المحكمة قرارًا بإنهاء طلب التنفيذ تبعًا لذلك، ويكون قابلاً للاعتراض عليه وفقًا للإجراءات المنظمة لذلك.
ج- إذا اتُّخذت جميع إجراءات التنفيذ المنصوص عليها في النظام واللائحة، ومضت -بعد آخر إجراء- المدة المحددة لطلب التنفيذ.
د- إذا تعذر تنفيذ طلب التنفيذ. وتصدر المحكمة قرارًا بإنهاء طلب التنفيذ تبعًا لذلك، ويكون قابلاً للاعتراض عليه وفقًا للإجراءات المنظمة لذلك.
هـ- إذا أنهى طالب التنفيذ طلب التنفيذ بناءً على اتفاق بينه وبين المنفذ ضده أو لأي سبب آخر.
و- إذا أبرأ طالب التنفيذ ذمة المنفذ ضده من الحق محل السند التنفيذي.
2- لا يخل ما ورد في الفقرات الفرعية (ب) و(ج) و(د) و(ه) من الفقرة (1) من هذه المادة، بحق الدائن في استكمال طلب التنفيذ مرة أخرى -وفقًا لأحكام النظام- إذا توافر ما يسوغ ذلك.
3- تحدد اللائحة الضوابط والإجراءات اللازمة لما ورد في هذه المادة.
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 43 explained in plain English
This article sets out when an enforcement request ends, in the following cases:
- (a) Satisfaction of the right that is the subject of the enforceable instrument.
- (b) It being established before the court that the enforcement debtor has no property; the court issues a decision ending the request, which may be objected to under the procedures governing that.
- (c) Taking all enforcement procedures provided for in the Law and the Implementing Regulations, and the lapse of the period set for the enforcement request after the last procedure.
- (d) Impossibility of carrying out the enforcement request; the court issues a decision ending it, which may be objected to.
- (e) The enforcement applicant ending his request under an agreement between him and the enforcement debtor or for any other reason.
- (f) The enforcement applicant releasing the enforcement debtor from the right that is the subject of the enforceable instrument.
Right to resume: The ending of the request in cases (b), (c), (d) and (e) does not prejudice the creditor's right to resume the enforcement request, in accordance with the Law, if there is a justification for doing so. This paragraph does not include the cases of satisfaction (a) and release (f).
The Implementing Regulations set the rules and procedures needed for what is stated in the article.
It is preceded by Article 42, which requires the enforcement applicant to end his request after the right has been satisfied, within the period the Implementing Regulations set. It is followed by Article 44, which provides that all court orders and decisions are final except as the Law specifies, including the objectability of the two ending decisions in cases (b) and (d) provided for in this article.
Practical example
Ahmed submitted an enforcement request against a debtor in Riyadh, and the court established that the debtor had no property, so it issued a decision ending the request. Some time later Ahmed learned that the debtor now owns real estate. The ending of the request for this reason does not prejudice Ahmed's right to resume the enforcement request in accordance with the Law if there is a justification for doing so.
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 43 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
When does an enforcement request end?
On satisfaction of the right, establishment that the enforcement debtor has no property, taking all procedures and the lapse of the set period, impossibility of enforcement, the applicant ending his request, or his releasing the debtor.
Can an enforcement request be resumed after it ends?
Yes, in cases (b), (c), (d) and (e), if there is a justification in accordance with the Law.
Can the decision ending enforcement for lack of property be objected to?
Yes. The court's decision ending the request for lack of property or impossibility of enforcement may be objected to under the procedures governing that.
More articles on Enforcement Disputes and Appeals
- Article 13
The article governs registering the enforcement request with the competent department, gives the applicant 10 working days to complete any shortfall, and 10 working days to file a grievance if the request is treated as rejected.
1- تقيّد الإدارة المختصة طلب التنفيذ بعد تحققها من استيفائه المتطلبات المنصوص عليها في النظام واللائحة، وذلك وفقًا للإجراءات والنماذج التي تحددها الوزارة. 2- إذ
- Article 32
The enforcement debtor bears enforcement expenses unless someone else caused them; the applicant bears them if he ends his request in two specified cases, and enforcement procedures stop if they are not paid.
1- دون إخلال بما ورد في الفقرة (2) من هذه المادة، يتحمّل المنفذ ضده مصروفات التنفيذ، ما لم يكن سبب مصروفات التنفيذ عائدًا لغيره؛ فيتحملها المتسبب بقرار تصدره ال
- Article 35
If enforcement proceeds are insufficient, the court records the parties' amicable agreement on distribution; if they do not agree, it distributes with priority to preferred debts, and its order may be objected to.
إذا كانت حصيلة التنفيذ لا تكفي للوفاء بحقوق طالبي التنفيذ الحاجزين ومن يُعَدُّ طرفًا في إجراءات التنفيذ وفقًا لأحكام النظام، فتتخذ المحكمة الآتي: 1- إذا اتفق طا
- Article 42
The enforcement applicant must end his request once the right that is the subject of the enforceable instrument has been satisfied, within the period the Implementing Regulations set.
على طالب التنفيذ إنهاء طلبه بعد استيفاء الحق محل السند التنفيذي، وذلك خلال المدة التي تحددها اللائحة.
- Article 44
The article provides that all court orders and decisions are final, except as the Law specifies.
فيما عدا ما حدده النظام، تكون جميع أوامر وقرارات المحكمة نهائية.
- Article 45
The article lets any interested person bring an enforcement dispute about the validity of the instrument, the conditions of its enforcement or the court's jurisdiction, which the court decides under the provisions on urgent cases.
1- دون إخلال بما نصت عليه الفقرة (2) من المادة (الرابعة) من النظام، لمن له مصلحة من أطراف التنفيذ أو من غيرهم أن يتقدم بمنازعة تنفيذ تتعلق بصحة السند التنفيذي أ
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