Article 27 of the Saudi Geographical Indications Law
المادة 27 من نظام حماية المؤشرات الجغرافية · الفصل السادس: أحكام ختامية
The Geographical Indications Protection Law takes effect 180 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يعمل بالنظام بعد مضي (مائة وثمانين) يومًا من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
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 27 explained in plain English
This article sets the date the Law takes effect, meaning the day its provisions begin to apply.
- Period: 180 days.
- Start: from the date the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
The Law does not apply from the day it was issued or the day it was published, but after this period has passed. This article is connected to Article 26 before it, which provides that the Authority's board issues the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the Law's publication.
The effective date has a practical impact: acts that occur after this date are the ones subject to the Law's provisions. To find the actual date the Law began to apply, consult its publication date in the Official Gazette and count the period from it.
Anyone with a matter involving events that occurred near the effective date, who needs to know whether they fall under the Law, should consult a lawyer who specializes in intellectual property.
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 27 of the Saudi Geographical Indications Law
When did the Geographical Indications Protection Law take effect?
After 180 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Does the Law apply from the date it was issued?
No. It takes effect after 180 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
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 26
The Authority's board issues the Implementing Regulations of the Law within 180 days of the Law's publication.
يصدر المجلس اللائحة خلال (مائة وثمانين) يومًا من تاريخ نشر النظام.
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.