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Capital Market Authority Approves Amendments of the Regulations for Foreign Investment in Securities

Capital Market Authority Board issues a decree dated to 26^th May, 2025 (18-11-1446H) for approving amendments of the regulations for foreign investment in securities, according to the capital market law issued by the royal bylaw number (M/ 30), dated to 2-6-1424H.

The decree includes: Enlarging the scope of foreign investment by permitting foreign natural and legal identities, whether they are residents or non-residents to invest in the presented securities, debt instruments and investment funds, according to the compliance with the related regulations.

Limitations on the ownership percentage:

No non-resident foreign investor- with the exception of the strategic investor- shall own more than (10%) of shares in any transferable exporter or debt instruments.

Total properties of foreign investors- of all types- shall not exceed (49%) ofshares in any registered exporter.

Exempting the foreign strategic investor, who keeps shares for not less than two years

Regulating Exchange Agreements: 

The regulations permit capital market foundations to make exchange agreements with other foreign parties, that allows non-resident foreign investors to have the economic interests of enlisted securities, while there are accurate conditions related to voting, separating customer capitals, and anti-money laundry conditions.

Discharging and Grievance:

The regulations permit the authority to exempt any person from the applicability of its regulations whether entirely or partly. They permit grievance from any decree of action taken by the authorities according to those regulations, at the concerned committee.

Transparency and disclosure:

The regulations oblige the market to publish regular statistics about the foreign ownership and strategic investors, in addition to the regulations imposed on registered companies at its website.

Approving those amendments is a step of the capital market authority efforts to reinforce Saudi market attraction of foreign investments, upgrading competence and market depth, and supporting its stability according to the KSA vision 2030 that aims at making the Saudi Capital Market a national and international financial center.

Ministry of Commerce points out the steps and the conditions for electronic reservation of a trade name through Saudi Business Center Website

Ministry of commerce announces the mechanism and the steps of reserving a trade name for commercial establishments electronically through the website of Saudi Business Center, asserting a group of conditions and regulations which should be considered.

The ministry points out that the conditions of applying for the service include the following:

The applicant shouldn’t be younger than 18 years.

The applicant should be the beneficiary of the trade name or its representative.

They point out that the trade name should be formed of Arabic or Arabized utterances or of Arabic letters or numbers, or a mixture of them. In a case of English names, they should be formed of utterances, letters or numbers, of a mixture of them.

The ministry adds that the regulations necessitate the following:

The trade name shouldn’t contradict the public system or ethics.

It shouldn’t be misleading or prohibited.

It shouldn’t be similar to a reserved or registered trade name at the commercial register for any activity.

It shouldn’t be similar to any famous international or registered name or trademark in the KSA.

The ministry of commerce asserts undertaking with all conditions and regulations of the commercial laws at choosing and registering a trade name.

Legal Information:

Reasons for terminating contracts according to the law:

misleading: hiding a defect which the purchaser cannot discover before contracting, for example: hiding a defect of the sold product that results in a damage.

Deceit: selling a product with a deceiving appearance, for example: selling a product without unknown result (selling an animal embargo or fish in water)

Injustice: greater increase or decrease in the cost that violates justice, for example: selling goods which equal thousands opposite a decrease price.

Defect: the seller hides a thing in the goods, while in a case the purchaser recognizes it, shall not purchase it, for example: hiding a defect in a car or a property.

Ignorance: ignorance of the sold item, the cost or the sale contract, for example: selling a bird in the sky or fish in water.

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Regulating Non-Saudis Ownership of Properties in the KSA through the digital ID

The cabinet approves allowing non-Saudi who are non-residents in the KSA to own properties by using the digital ID, while the public property authority shall coordinate with the ministry of interior and the Saudi Authority of Information and Artificial Intelligence (Sdaia), the National Information Center, and the related authorities, to establish the required mechanisms for activating that ID, to ensure that it is ready to be applied before the enforcement of the non-Saudis ownership of properties system.

Also, the cabinet approves the decree of the strategic committee at the economic affairs and development council about the governance of non-Saudis ownership of properties and using them, and forming a specialized committee from the public properties authority board to perform the related tasks, while the authority board shall complete the required actions for forming that committee and shall define its regulating roles.

At the same context, the board of the public property authority was re-formed under the presidency of the authority CEO, and in the membership of two representatives for the following governmental authorities:

Ministry of interior

Ministry of municipality and housing affairs

Ministry of finance

Ministry of justice

Ministry of economy and planning

Ministry of investment

Ministry of environment, water and agriculture.

Ministry of industry and mineral resources.

State properties public authority

Public authority of surveying and geospatial information.

That is in addition to three members from the related private sector to the authority activity.

It is indicated that last July, the cabinet approves the law for non-Saudi ownership of properties, while it shall be enforceable from January, 2026.

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Updates of the private sector salaries protection program

Ministry of human resources and social development announces important updates in the salaries protection programs that aim at reinforcing compliance and securing the rights of the private sector labor.

According to the program guidelines, paying unfair basic salary to the labor shall be considered a violation, and shall be automatically registered at the register notifications at the violations page, especially when it contradicts other registered information. Also, the notifications include the cases when the total deductions exceed 50% of the salary, or not registering the basic salary in “Mudad” website for more than 90 days, or the absence of a register that confirms the salary is paid to the labor.

In a case that the establishment delays uploading the file of salaries protection for 20 days, “Mudad” program will transfer the case to the inspection department for taking the required action.

Also, a period for justifying the delay of salaries payment is defined to 10 days, while the labor can respond to the justification in 3 days. In a case of not responding, the justification shall be approved automatically.

The ministry confirms that the delay of salaries payment for two months shall result in halting all services of the establishment, with the exception of issuing and renewing employment licenses. In a case of delay for three months, all services shall be halted, while the labor shall transfer his service to another establishment without the need of the present employer approval, even if the employment license is valid.

Issuing the executive bylaw for White Lands Charges 

Ministry of municipality and housing affairs approves the executive bylaw for white lands charges, with the aim of increasing the offers of developed lands and achieving balance between offer and demand, in addition to reinforcing competition and facing monopoly.

The bylaw includes a developed mechanism for applying charges, as it divides geographical areas into layers according to the urban development priorities, while annual charges up to 10% of the land value shall be applied on the critical priority layer.

The ministry revises the property information regularly, to include the availability of units and lands, size of treatment, monopoly practices to define the scope of applying, amending or suspending the charges.

The bylaw defines five conditions so that the white lands are governed by the charges, including that its area or total lands owned by one landlord in the city scope shall not be less than 5,000 m2. Also the bylaw considers the presence of regulatory prevention or obstacles against the development, in a condition that the landlord doesn’t cause it. An additional period may be granted for achieving development according to the land nature.

The charges application shall be halted in a case of achieving land development or building in the defined period for payment. Also, the procedures for developing lands are facilitated through the developers service center “Etmam”, which facilitates issuing licenses and plans through the one website. The ministry invites landlords to register their lands through the website for white lands charges in the defined period which is announced at the official coming announcements.

Recreation authority defines a financial threshold up to one million riyals for the violations of recreational activities 

Recreation public authority works for preparing the regulations for violations and sanctions of auxiliary recreational activities. They include fiscal sanctions up to one million riyals. That comes in its efforts to regulate and develop that sector and reinforcing its outcomes.

The regulations include 385 violations

The regulations draft which is currently opened for the stakeholders discussion, include (385) violations that deserve fines in varied recreational sectors. They include behaviors that contradict Arabic and Islamic identity of the KSA, where the violators are punished with a financial fine up to one million riyals, or a non-financial sanction, or both, according to the assessment of the committee that deliberate violations.

Categorizing cities and principles for applying sanctions

Cities are categorized into two groups:

First group: main cities (Riyadh, Jeddah)

Second group: other cities and locations

The regulations make a condition of applying warning before applying the sanctions in a case of non-material violations, while granting a corrective period according to the assessment of the violations treatment committee. In a case of repeating the violation in a calendar year, or not correcting it in the allocated period, the sanction shall be doubled, while that can be exempted according to the committee assessment.

Threshold of financial sanctions according to the establishment size

Material violations:

Large establishments: up to 1,000,000 riyals

Medium size establishments: up to 759,000 riyals

Small establishments: up to 500,000 riyals

Very small establishments: up to 250,000 riyals

Non-material violations:

Large establishments: up to 400,000 riyals

Medium size establishments: up to 300,000 riyals

Small establishments: up to 200,000 riyals

Very small establishments: up to 100,000 riyals

Additional regulations and instructions:

Applying non-financial sanctions until correcting or removing the violation.

Halting the recreational or the auxiliary activity with an immediate effect as precaution action.

Grievances shall be available for 10 days from the date of the decree.

Sanctions which are less than 10,000 riyals are issued with an immediate effect without advising the committee.

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Material amendments to the documentations, arbitrations and attorney laws include division of common money, power of attorney and attorney fees

The concerned authorities approve important amendments to the documentations, arbitration and attorney systems, they include a number of articles related to division of common money, accepting donation, duties of notary public, legal power of attorney period, and the attorney fees.

First documentation law:

The amendments include the following articles:

Paragraph (6) of article (11): refers to the duties of the notary public to include division of common money- including properties- in a case of a dispute or in a case of Waqf share or a will, or in a case of incompetent or absent parties.

Article (12): the amendments state that the notary public shall not document a statement or a contract when one of its parties is incompetent or absent, or a manager of Waqf or a will, with the exception of the following cases:

accepting the grant

The father actions in the money of his incompetent son.

The seller statement for an incompetent deceased and collecting the cost before the death.

When the property is withheld for public interests (when the substitute isn’t a property)

Lease contracts which don’t require the concerned court permission.

Article (38): becomes as follows the period of the power of attorney is for five years from the date of its issuance, unless it is terminated or one of its party’s death or in a case of losing his capacity or in a case the authorizer defines a shorter period.

Paragraph (2) of article (40): the amendments assert that the contract forms should permit contractors to add any condition or agreement, unless that contradicts the regulatory texts.

Second: Arbitration law

Paragraph (1) of article (10): is amended to become: “agreement of arbitration shall be made only from competent parties, whether legal or natural identity”

Sub-article (b) of paragraph (1) from article (50): becomes in a case that one of the arbitration agreement parties is incompetent at the agreement according to the competence law, the agreement shall be null.

Third: attorney law

Article (18): is amended to limit the practice of pleading at courts and department of grievance and the concerned committees to the attorneys who are registered at the practitioner table, with the following exceptions:

Spouse, brother in law, or relatives to the fourth keen.

Regular representative of the legal identity.

 Guardian and the manager of Waqf in the cases of wills and administration.

Money department responsible according to his regular duties.Article (26): the amendments assert that the attorney fees and the method of payment are defined by a written agreement with the client. In a case that there isn’t a written agreement or it is null or terminated, the court shall assess the fees upon the demand of any party, according to the attorney efforts and the benefits for the client. This rule is applied on the sub-claims resulted from original claims.

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Legal information:

Article (79) of the civil treatments law allocates two cases for the termination claim falling:

short term (one year):

in a case that the harmed party recognizes the reason that grants him the right of termination (for example: knowledge of forgery or mistake), he should file the termination claim in one year from the date of his knowledge.

In a case that the reason is incompetence or compulsion, the year shall be calculated from:

The date of competence completion (when the minor reaches adulthood age)

Or removing the compulsion (the end of the compulsion for contracting case)

Long term (ten years):

The termination claim shall fall whatever the reasons (except incompetence) with the passing of ten years from the date of contracting, even if the damaged party doesn’t recognize the termination reason.

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Non- Saudis Ownership of Properties Law in the KSA

The cabinet approves the law for non-Saudis ownership of properties, as a critical step that reflects the kingdom concern for reinforcing economic openness and attracting foreign investments. That law represents one of the initiatives for the kingdom vision 2030. It aims at reinforcing properties sector and variation of the national income sources. The law allows non-Saudis to own properties or to acquire material rights in the KSA, according to clear criteria, while it asserts undertaking with the following:

Real estate ownership rights which are related to a regular capacity for non-Saudis or legal identities before the law enforceability.

Regulations which prevent ownership of properties at defined sites or locations.

The termination of the royal bylaw number (44) dated to 29-11-1377H.

Notwithstanding the laws and the regulations for distinguished residence and the regulations for GCC nationals ownership, they should undertake with the special regulations which are limited to the natural Muslim person property in Mecca and Al Madinah Al Munawwarah. Also, the regular resident can own only one housing property outside those two cities. 

It is expected that the law contributes in attracting international investors to the real estate market and achieving long term economic revenues, while preserving the balance between development objectives and the requirements of regulatory authority.   

Amending article (5/17) of the executive bylaw for enforcement law at the Board of Grievance in its new form:

 “The court decides the travel prevention or the treatment prevention and the end of the prevention, and upon the term completion it may issue a new prevention order- according to the law and the bylaw.

Capital Market Authority approves new regulations for reinforcing the capacity of investment funds

Capital market authority approves a group of new regulations to the investment funds bylaw, the real estate investment funds bylaw, and the list of idioms used in the authority regulations and rules, that is in the efforts that aim at developing regulatory environment and reinforcing assets management sector development in the KSA. 

The authority asserts that those amendments which are approved by a decree from the Capital Market Authority Board, aim at reinforcing the management of investment funds, reinforcing market competition through adopting the best international practices and updating the frameworks for disclosure and governance, that ensures protecting the rights of the owners of units and reinforcing the levels of transparency.   

The amendments include:

Extending distributors extent: electronic distribution websites and electronic capital companies which are licenses by the Central Saudi Bank are permitted to distribute units of investment funds.

Developing the procedures of funds termination: regulating the withdrawal of fund directors in a condition of the authority approval, and ensuring the duties transfer to a substitute director in 60 days for protecting the interests of investors.

Legal Information:

staff quittance during contract enforceability

Obliging staff to sign a quittance during the contract enforceability is a null practice according to article (8) of the labor law that states:

“Each condition contradicts the articles of this law shall be null, and each quittance or reconciliation for the rights of the staff according this law during the employment contract enforceability shall be null, unless it is for the labor interests. 

Accordingly, each a quittance that is made with a labor while his contract is still enforceable, shall be null according to the regulations, unless it includes additional benefits for the labor than the ones provides by the law.

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Categorizing licenses of expatriate labor into three categories according to the skill

Minister of human resources and social development issues a decree for categorizing working licenses of expatriate labor into three main categories:

• professional category.

• Skillful category.

• Basic category.

The decree aims at raising the competence of job market, through attracting international competencies, experience transfer and reinforcing work environment creativity in the KSA.

Categorizing current expatriate labor started since 18^th June, 2025, and for the new labor from 1^st July, 2025, while skills and professional qualifications of the labor are verified according to the market demands and the best international practices.

Commencement of enforcing the decree for prohibiting work under sun rays

Ministry of human resources and social development commences the enforceability of the decree for prohibiting working under sun rays during summer until the middle of September, for protecting workers health and safety at uncovered areas. The decree exempts some groups that include the following:

Workers of oil and gas companies.

Emergency maintenance teams.

Agricultural and pasture workers.Sailors on small ships.

Non- Saudi workers who are assigned with tasks that don’t exceed two months.

The ministry obliges employers at uncovered areas to enforce 11 protective actions, including providing protective tools, appointing supervisors to follow up heat exhausting, securing cold drinking water, regulating work time and breaks and medical examination of workers.

The decree is applicable on the works which are exposed to direct sun rays without suitable protection tools. Sanctions against violations are from 1000 riyals to 25 thousand riyals according to the violation extent and repetition.

Right of free revision for 14 days for insured people

Council of Health Insurance points out that the regular rights of health insurance beneficiaries include free medical revision for 14 days from the date of examination or treatment, without paying any costs.

That right includes the required medical follow up to ensure the continuity and the quality of health care. Service providers should undertake with the unified health insurance charter. Beneficiaries should recognize their regulatory rights and they can file a complaint through the official channels of Health Insurance Council, in a case of discovering any violation.

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A New Categorization for Expatriate Labor Licenses According to the Skills

Minister of human resources and social development, engineer: Ahmed Alrajhy issues a specific decree for categorizing work licenses of expatriate labor into three main categories:

Higher skillful group

Skillful group

Basic group

That categorization is made through the ministry work for raising the competence of job market, attracting international labor, and reinforcing environment of creativity and productivity.

Enforceability:

Current labor: commencing from the 18^th of June, 2025.

New labor: commencing from the 1^st of July, 2025.

The decree also includes the mechanisms for verifying qualifications and professional skills, according to the best international standards and practices, to support the targets of the KSA Vision 2030.

Ministry of Commerce obliges establishments to update commercial register information yearly

Ministry of commerce invites all establishments where a year or more passes from the date of its registration to confirm their information electronically in 90 days from the due date, to avoid suspending the commercial register or halting its related services.

Annual updating is binding according to the commercial register system and its executive bylaw.

It shall be made through business electronic website.

The ministry asserts the importance of regular compliance to ensure continuity of the commercial activity and the effectiveness of the relationship with official authorities.

Regulatory comprehensive amendments to private medical establishments bylaws

Minister of health announces through “istitlaa website” the initiative for amending the executive bylaw for private medical establishments system, for upgrading the quality of services and improving the medical sector competence. The amendments include:

Obliging medical establishments in larger cities to appoint a specialized, full time medical supervisor.

Making a condition for having accurate qualifications of medical directors and administrators, while nationalizing supreme positions.

Updating the conditions for buildings and fittings according to the Saudi Code of Construction.

Applying an electronic medical information system to document all procedures and visits.

Regulating promotions and pricing offers, while prohibiting discounts unless with a prior approval.

Controlling ambulance and medical transport services through approved operational contracts.

Regulating the contracting relationship with medical practitioners and defining the number of the related authorities.

Matching licenses to the compliance with the standards of the Saudi Authority for Medical Specializations.

Regulating the work of visiting doctors and approving clinical privileges.

Strict compliance with anti-infection systems and the secure disposal of medical wastes.

The amendments aim at reinforcing the regulator environment of the medical sector and upgrading the level of transparency and compliance, to support the national transformation program for the medical sector.

 Legal Information for This Week

According to article (6) of the executive bylaw for the KSA labor law, no employer shall keep the passport or any personal document of any employee, unless with an expressive written approval of the employee, otherwise, a financial fine of 5,000 riyal per an employee shall be applied

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Minister of Justice Launches the Service for Issuing Electronic Power of Attorney for Imprisoners through “Najiz”

In a new step for reinforcing justice and facilitating justice services for all community groups, minister of justice, Dr. Walid Bin Mohamed Alsmaany, directs to launch the service for issuing electronic power of attorney for imprisoners through Najiz website, in cooperation with the public department of prisons. That service allows imprisoners to issue their electronic power of attorney through the fingerprint without the necessity of physical presence with the notary public. That contributes in facilitating procedures and saving time and effort. The service includes issuing individual and multi-party power of attorney, and other available legal forms.

That service is one of the advanced justice services provided to imprisoners, that enables them to attain justice, documenting and executive services from their locations easily and comfortably through technical operational, human and executive forms in an integrated electronic system. The service of issuing electronic power of attorney for imprisoners is distinguished as it is available 24 hours and isn’t limited to the official work hours, as it is an electronic service.

Reporting can discharge the convicted from sanctions in the crimes of drugs and psychotropic substances

Upon the public prosecution efforts to reinforce legal awareness, and inviting people to cooperate for protecting the community from the risks of drugs, the public prosecution published an important awareness message through its official account at “X-Website”, where it confirms that discharging from sanctions of drugs and psychotropic substances crimes can be attained for the one who reports them, according to the rules of anti-drugs law. The prosecution points out that “Article three” of the law states two cases where the criminal is discharged from the sanction:

First case: when he reports the crime before the concerned authorities knowledge about it.

Second case: in a case of reporting after the concerned authorities’ knowledge, while that helps in catching other criminals, when that is possible.

That aims at encouraging initiation and cooperating in discovering those dangerous crimes, for reinforcing the security and the safety of community.

Extending the initiative for fines termination and discharging from financial sanctions against tax payers until the end of December, 2025

     Upon a happy news for tax payers who are governed by the tax laws, Zakat, Taxes and Customs Authority extends the enforceability of the initiative for terminating fines and discharging from financial sanctions from 1^st July, 2025 to 31^st December, 2025, upon the decree of the minister of finance.

The initiative includes discharging from the fines for delayed registration and payment, and filing statements, in addition to the sanctions for correcting statements and electronic invoicing sanctions. For the tax payer to be benefited from the initiative, he should be registered at the tax system or is being registered during the initiative. All due statements should be filed to the authority, while all non-disclosed taxes should be disclosed correctly, the entire tax debt related to the statements which are filed or amended for correct disclosure should be paid, while an application to pay them in installments can be filed, in a condition of filing the application during the initiative period and paying all due payments on the due date according to the approved payments plan from the authority. It asserts that the initiative doesn’t include any sanctions related to the tax evasion, sanctions which were paid before the date of this initiative enforceability and the sanctions related to statements which are due to the authority after 30^th, 2025. It invites tax payers to revise the guidelines through the official website, and to provide any inquiries through the hot number or through the e-mail or direct communication with the authority.

Legal Information

Annual confirmation of commercial register information for companies is a binding electronic process for all commercial registers to verify and update commercial register information regularly each 12 months from the date of issuance. The annual confirmation application can be filed 30 days before the due date for the annual confirmation application through Saudi Business Website, without the necessity of visiting the service center.

تُعد المملكة العربية السعودية وجهة استثمارية رائدة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط، بفضل رؤية 2030 الطموحة والدعم الذي تقدمه وزارة الاستثمار السعودية للمستثمرين الأجانب، فإذا كنت تفكر في الاستثمار في السعودية، يوفر لك هذا المقال كل التفاصيل حول شروط الاستثمار في السعودية للأجانب، ورسوم الاستثمار الأجنبي، وكيفية اختيار الشكل القانوني الأنسب لشركتك، مثل شركة المساهمة أو الشركة ذات المسؤولية المحدودة.

تابع القراءة لاكتشاف كيف يمكنك بناء شركتك الجديدة في السعودية من الألف إلى الياء، مع ضمان الامتثال الكامل لقوانين وزارة الاستثمار السعودية والتوافق مع تطلعات السوق التجارية.

شروط فتح شركة في السعودية للأجانب:

لإقامة شركة في المملكة العربية السعودية، يجب على المستثمرين الأجانب الالتزام بالشروط التي تضعها وزارة الاستثمار السعودية لضمان توافق الاستثمار مع الأنظمة المحلية والمتطلبات القانونية، فيما يلي أبرز الشروط:

1. يجب على المستثمر تحديد نوع النشاط الاستثماري الذي ينوي ممارسته، مع التأكد من أنه ليس من الأنشطة المحظورة في المملكة، مثل التنقيب عن النفط أو الاستثمارات في الصناعات العسكرية.
2. يجب الحصول على الترخيص الاستثماري الأجنبي من الجهات المعنية في المملكة، بالإضافة إلى الترخيص الخاص بالنشاط التجاري المقرر.
3. يجب على المستثمر الأجنبي التأكد من أنه ليس صادراً ضده أي أحكام قضائية سابقة داخل المملكة أو خارجها.
4. يتعين على المستثمر الأجنبي الحصول على الشهادات والموافقات اللازمة من الجهات الحكومية المختصة، بما يتوافق مع طبيعة النشاط التجاري المراد ممارسته.
5. يجب على المستثمر تحديد ما إذا كان يعتزم تملك 100% من أسهم الشركة أو الدخول في شراكة مع مستثمر سعودي، حيث يختلف ذلك وفقاً لنوع النشاط والقطاع.
6. يتعين على المستثمر تقديم القوائم المالية للسنة الأخيرة، معتمدة من السفارة السعودية في بلده، لإثبات الجدارة المالية والقدرة على تنفيذ المشروع، بالإضافة لذلك هناك قطاعات تتطلب قوائم مالية رابحة.
7. يجب على المستثمر الأجنبي اختيار الشكل القانوني المناسب لشركته، سواء كان شركة مساهمة، أو شركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة، أو أي شكل قانوني آخر يُحدد وفقاً للأنظمة السعودية.
8. بعد استيفاء الشروط السابقة، يتعين تأسيس الشركة وإصدار السجل التجاري اللازم لمباشرة النشاط التجاري بشكل قانوني.
9. يجب على المستثمر الأجنبي الالتزام الكامل بجميع القوانين واللوائح المحلية في المملكة العربية السعودية وعدم مخالفتها، بما في ذلك القوانين المتعلقة بالعمل، والبيئة، والضرائب.
10. على المستثمر التأكد من الامتثال لجميع المواصفات والمعايير الخاصة بكل نوع من الأنشطة التجارية في المملكة، لضمان تشغيل الشركة وفقاً للمعايير المحلية والدولية.

تُعتبر هذه الشروط أساسية لضمان سير العملية الاستثمارية بشكل قانوني وسليم، وتساعد في تسهيل البيئة الاستثمارية في المملكة العربية السعودية.

إجراءات تأسيس شركة أجنبية في السعودية:

عند تأسيس شركة أجنبية في المملكة العربية السعودية، يتعين على المستثمر اتباع سلسلة من الإجراءات القانونية والتنظيمية لضمان سير العمل بشكل سلس وقانوني، تهدف هذه الإجراءات إلى تسهيل دخول المستثمرين الأجانب وتعزيز ثقتهم بالسوق السعودي، وذلك بدعم من الجهات المصرفية، مثل البنك السعودي للاستثمار، وتتضمن هذه الإجراءات ما يلي:

1. تحديد المستثمر نوع النشاط الاستثماري الذي يود العمل فيه، وذلك من خلال القطاعات المعروضة على منصة “استثمر في السعودية”.
2. اختيار الشكل القانوني المناسب للشركة، مثل الشركات المساهمة أو ذات المسؤولية المحدودة، بما يتناسب مع طبيعة النشاط ورأس المال.
3. التسجيل في وزارة الاستثمار السعودية للحصول على “رخصة المستثمر الأجنبي“، وهي الوثيقة الأساسية للبدء في تأسيس الشركة.
4. تحديد رأس مال الشركة وإيداعه في البنك السعودي للاستثمار أو أحد المصارف السعودية الأخرى المناسبة لغرض الشركة التجاري، كجزء من إثبات الجدارة المالية والقدرة على تنفيذ المشروع.
5. تسجيل الشركة في وزارة التجارة للحصول على السجل التجاري، الذي يُعد وثيقة قانونية تُثبت وجود الشركة.
6. التسجيل في الهيئات الحكومية المعنية وفقاً لنوع النشاط الاستثماري، بما يتماشى مع شروط الاستثمار في السعودية للأجانب.
7. الحصول على الموافقات والتراخيص المطلوبة من الجهات الحكومية المعنية لضمان التوافق مع الأنظمة المحلية، مع الالتزام بسداد رسوم الاستثمار الأجنبي في السعودية.

باتباع هذه الإجراءات، يمكن للمستثمر الأجنبي تأسيس شركته بشكل قانوني وفعّال في المملكة العربية السعودية.

رسوم الاستثمار الأجنبي في السعودية:

يمكن للمستثمرين الأجانب بدء الاستثمار في المملكة العربية السعودية من خلال مؤسسات فردية أو شركات وكيانات ضخمة، وتختلف تكاليف بدء الاستثمار وفقاً لنوع النشاط التجاري والمجال أو القطاع الذي يتم الاستثمار فيه.

• الحد الأدنى للاستثمار: يبدأ الحد الأدنى للاستثمار في السعودية من 100,000 ريال سعودي للمشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة، وقد يصل إلى 24 مليون ريال سعودي أو أكثر للمشاريع الكبيرة والشركات ذات الأنشطة الضخمة.

تختلف هذه الرسوم حسب القطاع، حيث تتطلب بعض القطاعات استثمارات أعلى مثل القطاعات التكنولوجية أو الصناعية الكبرى، بينما قد تكون قطاعات أخرى أقل تكلفة.

تتضمن التكاليف المرتبطة برسوم الاستثمار الأجنبي في السعودية:

• رأس المال المطلوب لتأسيس النشاط.
• الرسوم الإدارية مثل التراخيص والتصاريح الصادرة من الجهات المعنية، بما في ذلك البنك السعودي للاستثمار.
• التكاليف التشغيلية المرتبطة بفتح وتشغيل الشركة.
• الرسوم الحكومية المرتبطة بالأنشطة التجارية الخاصة بالمستثمرين الأجانب.

تعتبر هذه التكاليف معقولة مقارنة بالفرص الاستثمارية الكبرى التي تقدمها المملكة في إطار رؤية 2030، والتي تشهد تطوراً سريعاً في القطاعات المختلفة.

رأس مال شركة شخص واحد في السعودية لمستثمر أجنبي:

عند تأسيس شركة شخص واحد في السعودية، لا يوجد حد أدنى أو أعلى محدد لرأس المال وفقاً للأنظمة السعودية  وأنظمة وزارة الاستثمار السعودية، ومع ذلك يتراوح رأس المال غالباً بين 250,000 و500,000 ريال سعودي، بناءً على طبيعة النشاط الاستثماري.

وفقاً لـ شروط الاستثمار في السعودية للأجانب، يجب أن يكون رأس المال كافياً لتغطية احتياجات الشركة وتحقيق أهدافها التجارية، مع الامتثال لأنظمة هيئة الاستثمار السعودية والأنظمة الأخرى ذات الصلة، يمكن إيداع رأس المال في البنك السعودي للاستثمار لتسهيل العمليات التجارية وضمان استدامة الأعمال.

أنواع الشركات التجارية للمستثمر الأجنبي في السعودية

في المملكة العربية السعودية، يتاح للمستثمرين الأجانب العديد من الخيارات لتأسيس شركات تجارية تتناسب مع احتياجاتهم وأهدافهم الاستثمارية، إليك الأنواع المختلفة للشركات التجارية مع نبذة عن كل نوع:

1. شركة التضامن:

شركة التضامن هي شركة تجارية تُؤَسَس من شخصين أو أكثر، سواء كانوا أفراداً طبيعيين أو كيانات اعتباريّة. في هذه الشركة، يكون جميع الشركاء مسؤولين عن أموال وديون الشركة بشكل شخصي، وبالتضامن فيما بينهم.

• المسؤولية: مسؤولية الشركاء تكون تضامنية وغير محدودة.
• الإدارة: تتم إدارة الشركة من قبل الشركاء أنفسهم أو من خلال تعيين مدير بالاتفاق بينهم.
• رأس المال: يتم تمويل رأس المال من حصص يقدمها الشركاء على هيئة أموال أو حصص عينية، ولا يمكن تقديم صكوك قابلة للتداول.

2. شركة المساهمة:

شركة المساهمة هي شركة تجارية من شركات الأموال، ويمكن تأسيسها من شخص واحد أو أكثر سواء كانوا طبيعيين أو اعتباريين.

• المسؤولية: مسؤولية الشركاء تكون محدودة بقيمة الأسهم التي يمتلكونها.
• رأس المال: يتكون من أسهم قابلة للتداول، ويتم الاكتتاب العام أو الخاص في هذه الأسهم، ويجب أن يكون رأس المال المصدر لا يقل عن 500 ألف ريال سعودي.
• الإدارة: تُدار من قبل مجلس إدارة لا يقل عن ثلاثة أعضاء.
• الحد الأدنى للمساهمين: من 2 إلى 5 مساهمين، ولا يوجد حد أقصى.

3. شركة المساهمة المبسطة:

شركة المساهمة المبسطة هي نوع من شركات الأموال التي تُؤَسَّس من شخص واحد أو أكثر، دون اشتراط حد أدنى لرأس المال.

• المسؤولية: مسؤولية الشركاء محدودة بقيمة الأسهم التي يمتلكونها.
• الإدارة: الشركاء أنفسهم يديرون الشركة، ويتم تحديد طريقة الإدارة في النظام الأساس.
• رأس المال: يمكن أن يكون رأس المال مرناً ولا يُشترط حد أدنى.

4. الشركة ذات المسؤولية المحدودة (LLC)

الشركة ذات المسؤولية المحدودة تجمع بين خصائص شركات الأموال وشركات الأشخاص، ويمكن تأسيسها من قبل شخص واحد أو أكثر، وتكون للشركة شخصية اعتبارية مستقلة حيث إنها يكون لديها ذمة مالية خاصة بها وتكون مسئولة عن ديونها والتزاماتها وتقتصر مسئولية الشركاء فقط في حدود حصتهم المقدمة.

• المسؤولية: مسؤولية الشركاء محدودة بحصصهم في رأس المال.
• عدد الشركاء: يتراوح بين 25 و50 شريكاً.
• رأس المال: يتطلب رأس مال كافٍ يتناسب مع حجم النشاط.
• الإدارة: يمكن أن تُدار الشركة من قبل الشركاء أو من خلال تعيين مدير.

5. شركة التوصية البسيطة

شركة التوصية البسيطة هي شركة تجارية تتألف من نوعين من الشركاء:

• الشركاء المتضامنون: يتحملون المسؤولية بشكل غير محدود عن ديون الشركة.
• الشركاء الموصون: يكون مسؤوليتهم محدودة بحصصهم في رأس المال.
• يتم تأسيس هذه الشركة في أغلب الأحيان من قبل أفراد يمتلكون خبرات مختلفة أو يهدفون إلى المشاركة في مشروع معين، مع تقسيم المسؤوليات بشكل واضح.

6. الشركة الأجنبية

الشركة الأجنبية هي شركة يتم تأسيسها بواسطة مستثمرين أجانب بالكامل أو بالشراكة مع مستثمرين سعوديين.

• المسؤولية: تكون مسؤولية الشركاء وفقاً للقوانين المحلية، على حسب شكل الشركة ونوع النشاط.
• التراخيص: يجب على الشركات الأجنبية الحصول على التراخيص اللازمة من الجهات الحكومية المختصة لممارسة النشاط التجاري في المملكة.

7. شركة الشخص الواحد:

هي شركة تُؤَسَس من قبل فرد واحد فقط، ويكون هذا الشخص هو المالك الوحيد لجميع حصص الشركة.

• المسؤولية: المسؤولية تكون محدودة بمقدار رأس المال الذي يقدمه صاحب الشركة.
• الإدارة: يديرها صاحب الشركة، ويُسمح له باتخاذ جميع القرارات المتعلقة بالأعمال التجارية.

بالنهاية، يمكن للمستثمرين الأجانب اختيار الشكل الأنسب من الشركات وفقاً لغرض الشركة والنشاط التجاري، والمسؤولية القانونية، وحجم رأس المال المتاح لديهم.

إذا كنت تفكر في الاستثمار في السعودية، فإن هذا المقال يوفر لك نظرة تفصيلية على أهم الشروط والإجراءات التي يجب على المستثمرين الأجانب اتباعها، بدءاً من شروط تأسيس الشركات في المملكة، مروراً بـ أنواع الشركات المتاحة، وصولاً إلى رسوم الاستثمار الأجنبي والمتطلبات المالية المختلفة. هذا الدليل يساعدك في فهم كيفية تأسيس شركتك في السعودية وفقاً لـ التنظيمات المحلية والفرص المتاحة بالمملكة.

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We in Ben Arafa Law Group Consulting & Legal Legitimacy L.L.C likes to provide you of the most important legal news in the local newspapers for this week, which related to your business and commercial, labor and procedural activities, and accordingly we provide you with the most important news as follows:

Administrative Judiciary Council Approves the Application of Territorial Jurisdiction Floating in Administrative Courts

 Under the presidency of Dr. Khalid Alyousef, the Administrative Judiciary Council approves the digital litigation rules, and forming (114) digital judiciary circuits in the administrative courts, that was at the hearing of the 27^th of May, 2025. The most prominent elements of the hearing include applying the floating territorial Jurisdiction, where it is not necessary to define the court at filing the claim through “Moen” website, as the claim is transferred directly to a concerned digital judiciary circuit. That contributes in facilitating procedures and achieving prompt justice. That transformation represents a critical step towards developing judiciary work and raising the competence of administrative courts system.

Saudi Central Bank Issues updated Rules for Issuing and Operating Credit Cards to Reinforce Transparency and Decreasing Costs

Saudi Central Bank “SAMA” announces issuing the rules for issuing and operating credit cards in its updated edition, upon the supervisory and controlling role on the financial sector. Those rules will replace “the rules for issuing and operating credit cards and monthly payment” which were applicable previously. The updates rules aim at reinforcing the levels of disclosure and transparency in the credit cards related treatments and decreasing the expenses which the customers pay. That is in accordance with the sector developments and agrees with the variety of credit products, according to the best international practices. The rules include detailed judgments that regulate the mechanism of issuing and operating cards, they explain the related financial procedures, contribute in raising the financial awareness level of customers, in addition to adapting a regulatory environment that supports creativity in the payments sector. In that context,   the Central Bank points out that it has coordinates with the international payment companies to reassess the expenses related to credit cards operations and working for reducing them, for supporting digital payments system, and providing flexible and varied payment options for customers and beneficiaries in the KSA, according to the Saudi Vision 2030.

Ministry of Finance Approves a New Amendment of the Executive Bylaw for Collecting Zakat

Minister of finance issues a decree for approving the amendment of article number seventy three of the executive bylaw for collecting Zakat. That is through the efforts for developing Zakat system to match the reality of the economic activities, especially in the real estate sector and on map sale projects. The decree – which becomes enforceable from the fiscal year the commences from the 1^st of January, 2025- amends the method of treating Zakat of property projects which are being established and on-map sale projects, through approving new calculation mechanisms that depend on defined portions of sale costs, assets sorting, and total fiscal additions through the year.

The amendment includes:

 Allocating the annual percentage of 25% as a minimum for calculating the sale costs of properties which are being established and which are sorted as non-current assets. Also it includes permitting the settlement of the value of on-map sale projects- which are licensed by the concerned authority- from Zakat fund, according to a defined accounting equitation, in a condition of the result being positive. Also it includes approving detailed rules for the distribution of current and non-current assets settlement according to their financial sorting, in addition to granting the authority of Zakat, Taxes and Customs the authority for revising sales cost percentage and amending it according to market conditions. Also, it includes obliging the authority to prepare a study for the new treatment assessment after the completion of one year of application, then filing it the board of directors. That amendment aims at improving business environment and providing more flexibility and transparency for tax payers in the real estate sector that reinforces compliance and achieves balance between Zakat rights and sustainability of investment projects, according to the KSA vision of 2030.

Legal Information:

In a case you fails to use your car which is covered by security because of the agent delay, you will deserve compensation, in the following cases:

In a case that the agent fails to provide another car during the maintenance works period.

In a case he fails to provide spare parts on the defined time.

In a case he delays the completion of maintenance works than the agreed time.

In the above stated cases, the agent undertakes to compensate you with an amount (equals 1% to 400 riyals) of the car value per each delay day where you cannot use it.

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Standards for similarity between trade names

Ministry of Commerce launches the approved standards for inspecting the applications for reserving or registering trade names, as they justify rejection of application in a case of similarity with another reserved, registered or internationally well-known trade name. The trade name is considered similar to another name in a case of similarity in the spelling form that includes:

Similar spelling but there is a difference in word order.

Similarity with adding, deleting or changing pronouns, using plural form or using “The” as a definite article.

Similarity in pronunciation of numbers or letters with the utterance and vice versa.

Similarity of English names opposite their Arabic translation.

According to article number seven of the executive bylaw for trade names, the period for inspecting application shall be (10) days from the date of filing it after the completion of information. The applications shall be responded through that period. The registrar may extend that period to (30) days in a case it is required to have approvals from the concerned authorities.

Ministry of Commerce Allocates the Conditions for Commercial Register Transfer of an Individual Establishment

Ministry of commerce launches the regulations and the procedures for transferring the commercial register of an individual establishment from a person to another, in addition to the case of the establishment owner death, that is through the electronic services which are available at business website of the Saudi Business Center in the following conditions:

Regulatory conditions for property transfer:

The commercial register should be active.

The new owner shouldn’t be a governmental official.

The new owner shouldn’t be younger than 18 years.

The new owner shouldn’t own another commercial register of an individual establishment.

The commercial register shouldn’t be related to the personal name of the previous owner.

In a case of the present owner death:

Heirs inventory document.

Guardianship document in a case there are minors.

A legal power of attorney from all heirs for the establishment assignment.

A sale and assignment contract from the heirs, including the commercial register number.

Capital Market Authority Launches the Regulations for International License of Stock Market Business Practice

Capital Market Authority regulates the international license for practicing stock market business, with the aim of attracting international identities and facilitating their approach of the Saudi market through a separate license that consider operational demands and ensures optimal compliance to the international practices.

Objectives of regulations:

Launching a new international license for practicing stock market business in the KSA.

Developing a regulatory framework that allocates the regulations and the demands for each license group.

Operational and Structural Facilitations:

The regulatory framework includes a number of facilitations for international identities, which include:

Decreasing the demands of the legal structure.

Decreasing minimum paid capital.

Facilitating the conditions of financial competence and the registered functions.

Regulating the permitted activities according to the national regulations.

Binding behavioral principles:

Framework number 11 applies behavioral principles on the establishments which have the international license, to include:

Fairness and transparency.

Providing services with the due diligence, care and considering the customer interests.

Competent management and effective internal control system.

Protecting assets of customers and providing an organized operational environment.

Disclosure of material changes and cooperating with controlling authorities.

Requirements of license and identity:

Filing the application form and the regulatory information.

Confirming technical and operational competence.

Availability of management experience, financial policies and risk management systems.

The identity office should be located in the KSA.

Attaining the license for a regional office from the ministry of investment.

The paid capital shouldn’t be less than the operation costs for an entire year.

Regulating customer capital:

The organizational framework imposes accurate duties on establishments related to the capital of customers that include:

Opening accounts at national or international banks when required.

Notifying customers when their money is transferred outside the KSA.

Weekly settlement of accounts to ensure accurate balances.

Revenues of money may be provided by a written approval from the customer.

Money which isn’t sorted as customer capital:

The bylaw points out that the due amounts as expenses or commissions for the establishment shall not be considered as customer capital, unless they are transferred to separate accounts in the customer name.