Article 36 of the Saudi Product Safety Law
المادة 36 من نظام سلامة المنتجات · الباب التاسع: أحكام ختامية
The Authority's board issues the regulations within ninety days of the Law's publication in the Official Gazette, and they take effect from the date the Law takes effect.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر المجلس اللوائح خلال (تسعين) يوماً من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها من تاريخ نفاذه.
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 36 explained in plain English
This article regulates the issuance of the Law's regulations and when they take effect.
- Who issues them: the Board, meaning the board of directors of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization.
- The deadline: within 90 days of the date the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
- When they take effect: from the date the Law takes effect.
Under Article 1, the regulations are the Implementing Regulations of the Law and any other regulations issued under its provisions. The article therefore covers the Implementing Regulations and all other regulations issued under the Law.
Note that tying the regulations' effect to the date the Law takes effect means the two begin together, so the Law is not applied without its regulations, and the regulations do not apply before the Law.
It is followed by Article 37, which provides that the Law takes effect 90 days after the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, so the period in the two articles is the same. It is preceded by Article 35, which provides imprisonment for a person who deliberately causes an unsafe product, capable of harming the consumer, to be placed or offered on the market.
The regulations are very important in this Law, because its articles refer to them for many practical details, so economic operators should review them to learn what is required of them in detail.
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 36 of the Saudi Product Safety Law
Who issues the regulations of the Product Safety Law?
The board of directors of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization.
When do the regulations start to apply?
From the date the Law takes effect. They are issued within ninety days of its publication in the Official Gazette.
More articles on Scope of the Product Safety Law
- Article 1
The article defines the terms of the Product Safety Law, such as product, consumer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, economic operator, technical regulations, hazard and product recall.
يقصد بالعبارات والمصطلحات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمامها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام سلامة المنتجات. اللوائح: اللائحة ال
- Article 2
The Law aims to protect the consumer by preventing the hazard associated with products placed or made available on the Kingdom's markets, and by setting out how hazards and risks are dealt with.
يهدف النظام إلى حماية المستهلك من خلال منع الخطر المرتبط بالمنتجات التي توضع أو تعرض في أسواق المملكة، وبيان أسلوب التعامل مع الخطر والمخاطر المرتبطة بتلك المنت
- Article 3
The Law applies to all products, including those circulated electronically, except products whose competence is assigned to the Food and Drug Authority.
تطبق أحكام النظام على جميع المنتجات، وتشمل المنتجات المتداولة من خلال الوسائل الإلكترونية؛ عدا المنتجات المسند اختصاصها إلى الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء.
- Article 4
The article sets the principles for applying the Law: no discrimination between local and imported products, proportionality of requirements and penalties to the hazard, coordination between bodies, and transparency and stakeholder involvement.
تراعى المبادئ الآتية عند تطبيق أحكام النظام: 1- عدم التمييز بين المنتجات المحلية والمستوردة، التي توضع أو تعرض في الأسواق، فيما يتصل بالإلزام باللوائح الفنية. 2
- Article 37
The Product Safety Law takes effect 90 days after its publication in the Official Gazette and repeals any provisions that conflict with it.
يعمل بالنظام بعد (تسعين) يومًا من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية، ويلغي ما يتعارض معه من أحكام.
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.