Article 26 of the Saudi Geographical Indications Law
المادة 26 من نظام حماية المؤشرات الجغرافية · الفصل السادس: أحكام ختامية
The Authority's board issues the Implementing Regulations of the Law within 180 days of the Law's publication.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر المجلس اللائحة خلال (مائة وثمانين) يومًا من تاريخ نشر النظام.
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 26 explained in plain English
This article sets the body responsible for issuing the Implementing Regulations and the time limit for doing so.
- Who issues them: the Board, which under Article 1 is the board of directors of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property.
- Time limit: within 180 days.
- Start of the period: from the date the Law is published.
The Regulations play a major role in this Law, because its articles refer many details to them. One example is what Article 25, before it, provides: that the Regulations set the fee for the services the Authority provides under the Law and the Regulations.
It is followed by Article 27, which provides that the Law takes effect 180 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Comparing the two shows that both articles use the same period, 180 days, with a slight difference in wording: this article counts it from "the date the Law is published," and Article 27 from "the date of its publication in the Official Gazette."
Anyone who wants the procedural details of registration, renewal and fees should consult the text of the issued Regulations.
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 26 of the Saudi Geographical Indications Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Geographical Indications Protection Law?
The board of directors of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property issues them.
What is the time limit for issuing the Regulations?
Within 180 days of the date the Law is published.
More articles on Scope of Geographical Indications Protection
- Article 1
The article defines the key terms of the Geographical Indications Protection Law, such as geographical indication, product, producer, specification, register and committee.
يقصد بالعبارات والمصطلحات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمامها ما لم يقتضِ السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام حماية المؤشرات الجغرافية. اللائحة: ا
- Article 2
The Law aims to protect the geographical indications set out in Article 3 and to prevent unauthorized persons from exploiting or imitating them in a way that misleads consumers about the products' source.
يهدف النظام إلى توفير الحماية للمؤشرات الجغرافية المبينة في المادة (الثالثة) من النظام، ومنع غير المصرح لهم من استغلال المؤشرات الجغرافية، أو تقليدها بطريقة تؤد
- Article 3
The article sets out the indications that receive protection: national indications entered in the register, foreign indications protected and registered in their country of origin, and foreign indications protected under international agreements to which the Kingdom is a party.
يتمتع بالحماية المقررة بموجب النظام ما يأتي: 1- المؤشرات الجغرافية الوطنية المسجلة في السجل. 2- المؤشرات الجغرافية الأجنبية المحمية في بلد منشئها المسجلة في سجل
- Article 15
The Authority issues a list of geographical indications protected under the Law and Regulations or international agreements to which the Kingdom is a party, and it is available for inspection free of charge.
تصدر الهيئة قائمة تتضمن المؤشرات الجغرافية المحمية بموجب أحكام النظام واللائحة أو بموجب اتفاقيات دولية تكون المملكة طرفاً فيها، ويتاح الاطلاع عليها دون مقابل.
- Article 27
The Geographical Indications Protection Law takes effect 180 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
يعمل بالنظام بعد مضي (مائة وثمانين) يومًا من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
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.