Article 21 of the Saudi Trade Names Law
المادة 21 من نظام الأسماء التجارية · الفصل الخامس: أحكام ختامية
The article refers to the Implementing Regulations the setting of the financial consideration for the services provided by the Registrar in implementing the Trade Names Law.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تحدد اللائحة المقابل المالي للخدمات المقدمة من المسجل تنفيذًا لأحكام 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 21 explained in plain English
This article deals with the fees or financial consideration for trade name services.
The rule is simple: the law itself does not set amounts, but refers the setting of the financial consideration for the services the Registrar provides in implementing the law to the Implementing Regulations.
The Registrar, as defined in Article 1, is the government body the Minister designates to manage the commercial register. Its services under the law include, for example, matters relating to reserving trade names and registering them in the commercial register.
What this means in practice:
- To know the fee due for any service the Registrar provides, you must refer to the Implementing Regulations.
- Any amount requested must have a basis in the Implementing Regulations.
This article comes after Article 20, which provides for the Arabic language experts platform to encourage Arabic trade names, and before Article 22, which requires the Minister to issue the Implementing Regulations within 180 days from the date the law is published in the Official Gazette.
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 21 of the Saudi Trade Names Law
How much is the fee to reserve or register a trade name?
The law does not set amounts; the article provides that the Implementing Regulations set the financial consideration for the services the Registrar provides.
Who sets the fees for trade name services?
They are set by the Implementing Regulations of the law.
More articles on General Provisions on Trade Names
- Article 1
The article sets out the meanings of the key terms in the Trade Names Law, such as trade name, merchant, Commercial Register, Registrar, Ministry and Implementing Regulations.
يقصد بالكلمات والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها: النظام: نظام الأسماء التجارية. اللائحة: اللائحة التنفيذية للنظام. الوزار
- Article 2
The article states that the Law aims to enhance confidence in the business environment by regulating the reservation of trade names, their entry, enhancing their value and protecting them.
يهدف النظام إلى تعزيز الثقة في البيئة التجارية من خلال تنظيم إجراءات حجز الأسماء التجارية وقيدها في السجل التجاري، وتعزيز قيمتها، وضمان حمايتها والحقوق المتصلة
- Article 19
The article lets the Minister of Commerce use public or private entities to perform the Registrar's duties and assign some of those duties to them.
للوزير الاستعانة بالجهات العامة أو الخاصة للقيام بالمهمات المقررة للمسجل، وله إسناد بعضها إلى تلك الجهات.
- Article 20
The article provides that the Ministry of Commerce encourages the use of Arabic in trade names through a platform for Arabic language experts, where their details are registered and their work is shown to the public.
تشجع الوزارة استعمال اللغة العربية، لتعزيز قاعدة الأسماء التجارية العربية، عبر منصة لخبراء اللغة العربية تقيد فيها بيانات الخبراء، وتعرض أعمالهم للعموم، وفق الض
- Article 22
The article requires the Minister of Commerce to issue the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the law's publication in the Official Gazette, to take effect from the date the law takes effect.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة خلال (مائة وثمانين) يومًا من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها من تاريخ نفاذه.
- Article 23
The article provides that this law replaces the Trade Names Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/15 of 1420 AH, and takes effect 180 days after its publication.
يحل النظام محل نظام الأسماء التجارية، الصادر بالمرسوم الملكي رقم (م / 15) وتاريخ 12 / 8 / 1420هـ، ويعمل به بعد (مائة وثمانين) يومًا من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الر
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.