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Saudi Bar Association in cooperation with the ministry of justice launches “The Unified Attorney Fees Contract” the new charter for attorney contracts
Unified attorney fees contract: is an electronic contract that regulates the contracting relationship between the legal establishment and the client that acquires the position of the executive deed. It is treated through the enforcement courts in the ministry of justice.
It aims at preserving the rights and reinforcing reliability between the legal establishment and its clients.
Raising the organization level of professional practices.
Facilitating contracting process and automation of its procedures.
Decreasing disputes and acceleration of procedures through the enforcement justice.
Scope of services:
Representation and pleading.
Providing legal consultations.
Other legal services.
Approving the amendments of the executive bylaw for VAT Law
Zakat, Taxes and Customs Authority announces issuing its board of directors decree number (01-06-24), dated to 17th Gmady Awla, 1446H, for approving material amendments of the executive bylaw for VAT. The decree is published in number (5082) of the official journal in the KSA, to be enforceable from the date of publishing.
Those amendments came in the authority efforts to apply the best international practices in the tax filed, to reinforce the optional compliance and upgrading the related organizational procedures for applying VAT in the KSA.
The amendments include a number of basic elements including registration of tax groups, where the conditions for joining the group are pointed out and updated, including the necessity that at least 50% of the identities should be owned be the same legal identity, while no one of its members participates in another tax group or a special zones which are governed by the customs suspension.
Also, the procedures for appointing the tax representative for the group and allocating his legal responsibility towards the authority, were regulated.
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Article number forty four of the companies’ law allocated shares of shareholders and their transfer.
Shares of shareholders shouldn’t be represented in current instruments.
A shareholder shouldn’t transfer his shares whether entirely or partly unless through considering the limitations mentioned at the company articles of association or through the approval of other shareholders. Each agreement for shares transfer without considering the limitations or the shareholders’ approval shall be null. That transfer shall be registered at commercial register.
The shareholder may transfer the financial rights related to his share in the company to others, while that transfer shall not has any influence except between its parties.
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The Human Resources Issues the Executive Bylaw for Regulating Work Inspection and Reinforcing Rights and Safety of Facilities
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Issued the new executive bylaw for regulating work inspection, that aims at reinforcing the control competence and ensuring compliance with work regulations and rules, in addition to providing secure and
healthy work environment
That bylaw asserts the authorities of work inspectors to inspect the following:
Materials, machines and installations inside facilities.
Follow up the presence of protective and health conditions that ensure operation safety.
Protecting labor from risks
Conditions of the bylaw are as follows:
The inspector should be a Saudi nationality.
He should have a university degree or an experience of not less than two years.
In addition to passing the training and qualification period.
He should sign an undertaking to keep the information and date confidential before, during and after the performance of his duties.
The bylaw points out that the inspector practices his duties upon a formal accreditation card, which is issued by the ministry and is returned to it upon his service termination. It also asserts that he shall not by assigned with tasks beyond the scope of the control unless with a decree from the concerned agent, in a condition of not contradicting with his original duties.
The ministry asserts that the inspection visits shall be made according to an accurate plan that includes all parts of the facility, at the work hours without the necessity of the employer or his representative attendance. The visits shall be made upon a prior notification, except in the urgent cases. The inspection duties include inspecting records, files and documents related to the work, and the possibility of taking copies of them to verify compliance with the regulations.
The bylaw obliged the inspectors to file regular and yearly reports about the visits, to include data of employees, statistics, violations and sanctions. It asserts the necessity of coordinating with the related governmental authorities to unify the control efforts and to reinforce the performance competence.
In a case of discovering a material violation, the employer shall be notified electronically to correct it in three work days, but it a case of not responding, a report shall be made and the disciplining sanction shall be applied, while the employer or his representative shall be granted another opportunity for responding through the same period.
The bylaw is concluded by asserting that the inspection efforts aims at ensuring complete compliance with the regulations, without affecting the rights of employers or workers, while prohibiting providing any contradicting suggestions by the inspectors while they perform their control duties.
Ministry of Commerce: Allocating the Actual Beneficiary in Companies According to the Voting Rights Percentage
Ministry of commerce asserts to allocate the actual beneficiary in companies according to the voting rights percentage, even if in a case of owning a direct or a large portion of the capital.
The ministry states at a pamphlet that when a person owns 30% of the voting rights in the company, that will be considered an indicator of being an actual beneficiary, even if his capital share is less than 25%, considering him actually influential in the company’s decrees.
The ministry asserts the importance of disclosing the actual beneficiary through transparent undertakings and according to the requirements of governance. The ministry invites all investors and entrepreneur to undertake with the related regulations, and to be responsible officially in that regard. That is made according to the ministry efforts to reinforce the business environment, and to raise the standards of fairness and transparency in commercial and financial treatments, that contributes in protecting the rights and achieving stability in the private sector.
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Cases of Commercial franchise Agreement Transfer
Commercial franchise agreement transfer is of the franchisor rights according to the commercial franchise regulations, issued by the royal bylaw number (M/22), on 9-2-1441H, where the transfer is made upon the approval of the franchisor, who shall not object unless in defined cases regulated by article number thirteen of the regulations, which include for example but not limited to:
When it is improbable that the transferee owns enough financial resources that enable him to complete the franchise agreement undertakings, on in a case of the transferee inability to complete the requirements of the transfer and the approved standards of the franchisor, or in a case that the transferee doesn’t agree- in writing- to be responsible for the undertakings of the franchisor according to the franchise agreement from the date of transfer, or in case that the franchisee fails to pay the due amounts to the franchisor or any other case defined by the regulations.
Paragraph Number (3) of Article Number (79)- BIS of the Labor Law
An employee shall not withdraw his application of resignation in a case of seven day period passes from the date of applying, also in a case the employer accepts the application before the period completion.
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Zakat, Taxes and Customs Authority Approves the Real Estate Tax system as 5% on all operations
Zakat, Taxes and Customs authority approves the real estate tax system which applies a tax of 5% on all real estate actions, without any exception, whether for the property type, state or use at the time of action taken.
The new system is one of the state efforts to regulate the real estate market, reinforce transparency and tax compliance, as it includes all real estate operations, including sales and purchases, grants and exchanges, etc., regardless the property location or the purpose of its use.
The authority has presented the executive regulations draft for the system through “istitlaa website” to enable the citizens and the professionals give their points of view and observations. The draft includes a detailed explanation of the concepts related to the real estate tax, scope of its application, and the methods of its payment, in addition to the exceptions and the regulations of those exceptions.
The draft also includes the regulations related to repaying the tax paid by mistake or in an increase. The authority is given the control on reassessing the tax when there are regulatory justifications.
The pilot period was completed on the 15th March, 2025, according to the authority efforts to reinforce the community participation and raising the competence of the KSA tax regulations applicability.
Ministry of Justice Studies Regulating the Procedures for Preventing Dealing with the Respondent in the Direct Enforcement Claims
Currently, the ministry of justice studies the suggested amendments to the executive regulations of the enforceability rues, that aim at regulating the procedures that prevent governmental authorities and financial facilities to deal with the respondent, that is in the context of developing the enforcement justice.
Through that amendment, the ministry seeks to reinforce protective justice, reinforce contracts enforceability, improve business environment and competition in the KSA, in addition to achieving balance between the rights of the enforcer and the respondent, and the community interests.
The suggested amendments include terminating the court department authority to prevent governmental authorities and financial facilities to deal with the respondents in a case of objecting direct enforcement, opposite being limited to “travel objection” as a tool to ensure enforcement, in a case of amendment approval. The amendments also include preventing dealing objection with the representatives of legal identities who cause hinders to the enforcement.
For the claims related to the guardianship, the amendments include a suggested article that enable the court department to take the direct enforcement actions against a parent or others in a case of objecting the enforcement of guardianship sentence or in a case of hiding the minor or deceiving, as the harder actions shall be terminated, including imprisonment or preventing financial and governmental dealing, when the amendment is approved.
Those steps agree with the ministry of justice objectives to develop the enforceability justice, and they include:
Raising the competence of enforceability justice.
Reinforcing protective justice.
Improving contracts enforceability
Reinforcing the KSA competition and business environment
Achieving complete justice.
Acceleration of providing rights to their holders
Considering the basic rights of the respondent.
Ministry of Interior: A fine up to 100 thousand riyals imposed on the companies that delay reporting delayed departure of pilgrims
Ministry of Interior asserts the compliance of pilgrims’ service companies and establishments with all regulations for pilgrim affairs in the KSA.
The ministry states in an official statements that it will apply financial fines up to 100 thousand riyals on any company or establishment that delays reporting the concerned authorities about the delayed departure of pilgrims after the regulatory residence date.
It states that the fines will be imposed separately on each violator, as fines will be doubled by the number of violating pilgrims. That is made according to the ministry efforts to limit the violations and to reinforce regulations in the sector of pilgrims.
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From Bankruptcy System:
Halting Claims
Halting claims is one of the critical legal consequences of commencing bankruptcy actions:
“Commencing any of bankruptcy actions- for example: financial reorganization or dissolution- results in halting claims against debtors, and halting the enforceability of sentences and decrees issued against him”
That means in a case of commencing bankruptcy actions against the debtor (whether upon his demand or the demand of a creditor), no creditor shall claim a debtor to pay his debts at the court not claim enforceability through the period of the action, and shall not enforce the preceding sentences on his money.
In conclusion: that provides the debtor with the required protection to organize his financial position without any pressures from individual claims.
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Deletion of Property Developer
Property Public Authority defines five cases where the property developer is deleted from the developers register, according to the executive guidelines for selling and leasing property projects on the map.
Cases of deleting property developers:
bankruptcy
A decree is issued for his sanction opposite a material violation to the property development regulations.
Not commencing the constructions works in 6 months from the license date without an acceptable excuse.
Repeated delay or difficulty in completing projects or violating completion quality.
Not correcting his position upon suspending the registration in the defined period.
Role of Property Public Authority
Verifying the above stated cases and taking the deletion decree upon the completion of its conditions.
Regulating the procedures for selling and leasing property projects on the map according to the approved regulations.
Dealing with the applications for increasing or decreasing units:
An official application attached with the documents should be filed, including:
Approval of purchasers or lessees in a case the property is affected.
Reasons of change and its effect on the project
A report about the project current state.
A surveying report for the updated area
The updated schedule and the new units information
Approvals of the concerned authorities, including the landlord, the consultant office, updated feasibility study, and a construction license
Extending the period for Manpower Offices
Minister of human resources and social development issued a decree for the current manpower offices continuity to provide their services, while they are granted an extended period for two years to correct their situations and to be transferred to commercial identities according to the rules for practicing manpower activity and providing labor services.
The decree includes the following articles:
A grace period for two years for correcting their positions
Transferring offices to small manpower companies with a capital of 5 million riyals.
The possibility of depositing half the capital in two payments through two years of the transfer date.
The option of merging the intended offices, according to the procedures defined by the ministry.
Objective of the decree:
The decree aims at developing manpower processes and improving the quality of services to meet the demands of the beneficiaries perfectly.
Amending critical crimes that necessitate stoppage
The public prosecutor issues a decree for considering all criminal descriptions related to Methamphetamine (Shaboo) as one of the critical crimes that necessitate stoppage
Details of the decree:
The decree is made according to article 112 of the sanction procedures system
An agreement is made with the ministry of interior and the state security presidency to define the critical crimes that necessitate stoppage.
A paragraph for sorting all crimes related to “Shaboo” as crimes that necessitate stoppage.
Importance of the decree:
It aims at hardening the control and the sanctions for the crimes of manufacturing, promoting, and addicting shaboo, to overcome its spread and to protect the community.
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According to article number (69) of the labor law
An employee shall not be accused with a violation which is discovered for more than thirty days, and not sanction shall be imposed in a case of more than thirty days period passes after the date of the investigation completion and affirming the violation of the employee.
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Deletion of Property Developer
Property Public Authority defines five cases where the property developer is deleted from the developers register, according to the executive guidelines for selling and leasing property projects on the map.
Cases of deleting property developers:
bankruptcy
A decree is issued for his sanction opposite a material violation to the property development regulations.
Not commencing the constructions works in 6 months from the license date without an acceptable excuse.
Repeated delay or difficulty in completing projects or violating completion quality.
Not correcting his position upon suspending the registration in the defined period.
Role of Property Public Authority
Verifying the above stated cases and taking the deletion decree upon the completion of its conditions.
Regulating the procedures for selling and leasing property projects on the map according to the approved regulations.
Dealing with the applications for increasing or decreasing units:
An official application attached with the documents should be filed, including:
Approval of purchasers or lessees in a case the property is affected.
Reasons of change and its effect on the project
A report about the project current state.
A surveying report for the updated area
The updated schedule and the new units information
Approvals of the concerned authorities, including the landlord, the consultant office, updated feasibility study, and a construction license
Extending the period for Manpower Offices
Minister of human resources and social development issued a decree for the current manpower offices continuity to provide their services, while they are granted an extended period for two years to correct their situations and to be transferred to commercial identities according to the rules for practicing manpower activity and providing labor services.
The decree includes the following articles:
A grace period for two years for correcting their positions
Transferring offices to small manpower companies with a capital of 5 million riyals.
The possibility of depositing half the capital in two payments through two years of the transfer date.
The option of merging the intended offices, according to the procedures defined by the ministry.
Objective of the decree:
The decree aims at developing manpower processes and improving the quality of services to meet the demands of the beneficiaries perfectly.
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According to article number (69) of the labor law
An employee shall not be accused with a violation which is discovered for more than thirty days, and not sanction shall be imposed in a case of more than thirty days period passes after the date of the investigation completion and affirming the violation of the employee.
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The Transport: Commencing the Regulations for Foreign Trucks for Regulating the Sector and Reinforcing Competition
Public Transport Authority commences the application of the regulations for road transport, according the cabinet decree, for regulating the violating foreign trucks that transport goods in the KSA.
Strict sanctions for the violators
The authority states that the sanctions include:
Financial fines from 10,000 riyals to 5 million riyals
Withholding the violating truck for the period from two weeks to two months
Seizure the truck in a case of repeated violation
Dismissal of non-Saudi that practices the transportation activity without a license.
The authority asserts that it will continue its efforts for field control and inspection for violations, and taking the required actions to ensure regular and secure transport environment, that support the economic development, reinforce the chains of supply and upgrade the competitiveness of the logistic sector in the KSA.
Regulations for Operating Foreign Trucks
The authority prevents contracting with foreign trucks for transportation in or between the cities of KSA, while the internal transportations shall be limited to the licensed national transporter. It points out that the foreign trucks shall be limited to:
Transporting goods from outside the KSA to the allocated destination city.
Transporting goods to be returned to their country of origin, whether from the destination or the cities located at the return road.
The authority invites all foreign transporters to undertake with the regulations and the legislations through the official channels to have the regulating licenses, that ensures their work continuity, and reinforces the authenticity of the transportation sector in the KSA to be more competent and sustainable.
Mechanisms for regulating foreign transport and supporting the national transporter
The authority asserts that those regulations support the national transporter, achieve competitive justice, create attractive investment environment, in addition to raising awareness about traffic safety, and preserving the infra-structure of roads.
New system regulations:
Obliging trucks to operate according an official transportation document issued from the authority
Defining in advance the load information and in the way of voyage.
Preventing access of foreign vacant vehicles
Allocating the period which the foreign trucks stay in the KSA, and not exceeding it.
Limiting the contracting of Saudi transporters to national firms, factories and foundations.
Enforcing technical connection to prevent violated drivers or assistants access.
Those regulations are of the public transportation authority for regulating the road transport sector, and achieving the market balance, in addition to reinforcing the logistic system competence according to the KSA vision 2030.
Ministry of Commerce: Suspending the Services of the Commercial Register and Trade Names for 7 days
Ministry of commerce announces suspending the services related to the commercial register and the trade names for 7 days, from Thursday, the 27th of Ramadan, 1446H to Thursday, the 5th of Shwal, 1446H.
The ministry explains through its official account on “X” website, that the action is made in preparation for enforcing the new systems of commercial registration and the trade names, as they shall include material changes in the procedures, services, electronic systems and databases.
Services which will be suspended:
Issuing commercial register
Amending, renewing and deleting commercial registers
Commercial register transfer
Associating companies and amending their contracts
Reserving trade names
Services which will remain available:
Commercial reporting
Discounts licensing
Commercial franchise
Commercial statements
The ministry of commerce asserts that this step aims at improving the services which are provided to the commercial sector, and updating the systems to reinforce the electronic operations effectiveness, that achieves the inspirations of the economic sector of the KSA.
“Musaned”: Transferring house labor is conditional with the absence of an escaping report
Musaned website asserts that transferring house labor from a person to another requires the absence of the labor escaping report. It indicates that those procedures are made electronically through the website, as the present employer files an application for service transfer, then it is sent to the concerned parties to be approved, documents and completing the regulating procedures.
Regulations for transferring house labor:
Current transferring of services from an establishment to an individual is limited only to the house labor.
Services are transferred only to the establishments which work in the activity of manpower and leasing house labor.
No application shall be accepted in a case of traffic violations made by the applicant.
Steps for transferring the house labor services through “Musaned” website:
The present employer shall file an application for service transfer through the website.
Information of the employee and the new employer shall be entered.
The application is sent to the employee for approval.
Upon the employee approval, the application is sent to the new employee for approval and paying the transfer charges payment.
Facilitations for disabled people:
“Musaned” website states that the disabled people may benefit from the electronic contracting service through their accounts at the website, in a condition of having an active account in “Absher” website, while in a case of not having an account in “Absher”, contracting shall be made through manpower offices or firms through office contracting. That updating is made through the efforts of “Musaned” to reinforce job market flexibility and to ensure regulating the transfer of house labor according to the approved regulations.
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Regulations for Advertising Food Products according to the Executive Regulations for the Foods
The executive regulations for foods require having the approval of Food and Medicine Public Authority before advertising any foods in media. The advertised food should be registered at the authority and should agree with its technical regulations. The regulations assert the necessity of the advertisement information authenticity and correctness, and it shouldn’t include any nutrition or health allegations that contradict the regulations.
Also, the regulations prohibit any misleading information or pictures to the consumer, including alleging contents which aren’t found at the product. The regulations prohibit encouraging bad nutrition habits, especially for the children. The advertisements shouldn’t include any aggressive scenes.
Also, using the authority name or icon shouldn’t be used in advertisements, while no other food product shall be defamed. The product picture in the advertisement should reflect its actual picture in the markets, to ensure transparency and authenticity of food advertisements.
Executive Regulations of the Saudi Personal Affairs System
The executive regulations for the personal affairs system are issued by a royal decree. They include 40 articles for regulating marriage contracts, family rights and legacies. The regulations indicate to the documentation of non-Muslims marriage contracts according to the documentation system, and permit showing acceptance in a language other than Arabic in a case it is clear in the language of both parties.
The regulations assert the possibility of making marriage contracts through technological means. They oblige the court to verify the impossibility of the agent to attend, and allow authorizing an authorized person to complete the marriage contract for the female whose father is not recognized. Also, they indicate not asking to confirm the presence of an engaged party, as the court shall transfer the guardianship when affirmed.
The regulations define the effects of the marriage contract which doesn’t meet the conditions and how to correct it.
It points out the cases that deserve a housing allowance for the guardian and the minor, also the regulations regulate the rights of the guardian, following up the affairs of the minor, and entry of digital applications. The right of the wife to terminate the marriage contract for a defect in the husband shall not fall because of her silent, and accepting the explanation certificate for confirming damages.
The court is allowed to terminate the marriage contract when the wife is afraid of not performing the marriage duties and the husband objection to divorce or separation.
For the all spousal expenses, the ministry of justice prepares forms for its estimation, and an electronic application shall be made for guardianship, visit or expenses, while an executive rule shall be issued in that regard.
The heirs have the right of revising the money of their deceased. The concerned authorities shall supply them with the financial statements after the death.
Regulations for Purchasing and Leasing Vehicles by Governmental Authorities
The cabinet defines eight regulations for purchasing and leasing civil and security non-equipped vehicles by the governmental authorities, with the exception of the vehicles of ministers, excellent grade and fifteen grade officials, in addition to the vehicles of governmental authorities outside the KSA.
Upon those regulations, the governmental authorities may purchase vehicles upon an approval from the expending competence authority, in a condition of preparing a feasibility study and presenting it according to the system of governmental auctions and purchases. The authority also pays all operation expenses of purchased vehicles considering quality and economic competence.
The regulations oblige governmental authorities to approve the most fuel economical vehicles, according to a list that is issued by the Saudi Center for energy competence, while the standards are revised annually.
The regulations exempted security and military vehicles from the minimum limit for fuel competence, in addition to some categories, such as Jeep and Pick Up.
Vehicles are leased to receive guests according to the term of the visit, while the contract shall include insurance, maintenance, spare parts, and providing substitute vehicles when there is a break down. Also, the governmental authorities are encouraged to transfer from purchasing to leasing in a case its technical and economic feasibility is affirmed, while the lessor undertakes with maintenance and insurance through the contract term.
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Enforceability of the Executive Regulations for Lawyers in the KSA
It is an important step towards developing the legal and professional environment in the KSA. It aims at updating the regulatory framework of lawyers’ profession according to the best international practices that reinforces the Kingdom competition and improves its business environment.
The new regulations include:
Terminating prior regulations:
Terminating the rules of seizure and filing the disciplinary claim in addition to its deliberation (issued in 1443H)
Terminating the executive regulations for licensing foreign lawyer offices (issued in 1444H)
Terminating the rules that limit conflict of interests for the individuals who have worked in the judiciary filed (issued in 1444H).
Adding new regulations:
New conditions for acceptable experience to practice the profession of lawyers
Creating new conditions for the lawyer registration and enrollment board secretariat
Regulating the cases where lawyers are transferred to the non-practitioners table.
Establishing new regulations for profession office and the mechanisms of stopping its practice
objectives of the regulations:
Improving the legal services provided to the investors and businessmen.
Reinforcing professional performance level and ensuring the quality of legal practices.
Raising awareness about professional duties and ethics
Effect of those amendments:
they will support the legal sector in the KSA, that contributes in achieving the vision of 2030, especially improving the investment environment and attracting foreign investments.
Also, regulating lawyers will contribute in raising confidence in the legal sector, whether by investors or citizens.
Public Prosecutor: Child protection system reinforcing his/her safety and health through comprehensive arrangements
The public prosecutor asserts that the system of child protection in the KSA aims at reinforcing his/ her safety and health through comprehensive arrangements in cooperation with the related authorities. The system represents an integrated legal framework for protecting the child and ensuring his/ her physical, psychological and social welfare.
The system includes:
Proactive arrangements:
Raising awareness about child rights and protection from any probable harms
Concentrating on health and dietary guidance, including natural feeding and its benefits.
Mental and physical safety:
Raising the community awareness about child safety and protection from negative effects
Protection from accidents, facing the harms of smoking, especially at pregnancy.
Media Role:
* Guiding media outlets to be a tool for raising awareness about child rights, and the risks resulted from negligence or harmful practices.
System Objectives:
Reinforcing child rights and ensuring secure and healthy environment for child
Supporting governmental efforts for protection of child risks
Cooperating with the concerned authorities to ensure the effective applicability of the system.
Those efforts aim at achieving the integration of protecting fragile groups according to the KSA vision 2030.
A Project for Analyzing Legal Judgments Issued against Governmental Authorities
The Saudi ministry of finance works for applying a project that aims at analyzing the information of judgments issued against the governmental authorities. That is according to the project of judiciary information analysis. Through that project, the ministry works for recording causes of judgments in details and working for improving related financial and legal policies and procedures.
Project objectives:
Analyzing repeated causes that result in issuing judgments against governmental authorities.
Defining legal and administrative gaps that result in judicial expenses.
Connecting judicial expenses to the balance:
* Developing the mechanisms for connecting expenses of judicial judgments with the governmental balances.
* Suggesting regulatory tool that permits the ministry to deal with the balances of the authorities that cause financial burdens to the public treasury.
3- Developing International Practices:
Benefiting from experience houses in preparing standard studies that depend on the best international practices.
Improving financial and judicial operations according to the standards of competence and sustainability.
Green Governmental Procurements
The ministry works for applying a new form of governmental procurements that reinforces environmental sustainability.
The initiative aims at transferring from the traditional type to the sustainable type at governmental projects and production.
The initiative aims at achieving the environmental goals of the KSA, according to the vision of 2030.
Role of Grievances Department
Department of grievances works neutrally to issue the judgments, including the judgments against governmental authorities.
Some ministries allocate financial allocations for judgments enforceability, while other authorities ask for support from the ministry of finance for final judgments enforceability.
Effect of the initiative:
The initiative shall improve the general expenditure competence and shall lessen financial losses resulted from administrative and legal mistakes.
Reinforcing compliance with law and regulations to avoid future judgments.
Supporting sustainable environmental objectives according to the KSA vision 2030.
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Passports Public Department Defines the Regulations for Final Exit Visa
Passports Department asserts that the residents’ IDs should be valid not less than 30 days to issue the final exit visa. It stresses the importance of renewing the residents ID in a case that its validity is less for less than 30 days before applying for the visa.
Details of the required validity:
In a case that the ID of the resident is valid is from 30 to 60 days, the final exit visa is issued for the remaining validation.
In a case that the validity is for 60 days or more, the visa is issued for 60 days.
Employers and parents may issue the visa through the websites “ABSHER and MUQEEM” for free.
Saudi Health Board Approves the Medicine Glossary System for Coding Medicine
The Saudi Health Board approves the medicine glossary system for coding medicine, asserting that the medical authorities should use that system for exchanging medical information in 120 days from the date of the decree issuance. That was announced at the speech of the Saudi Chambers Union, in reference to paragraph (1) of the third article for the regulations of the National Center for Health Information, that is related to the necessity of providing medical information and facilitating its exchange between the concerned medical authorities by using advanced technological systems.
Also, the concerned medical authorities are invited to approve the new system and to submit their plan and schedule for the completion of the system connection. The medicine glossary aims at reinforcing the systems of medicine coding, supporting digital transformation through developed technical solutions to upgrade medical information exchange capacity.
Transportation Public Authority Approves the Executive Regulations for Protecting Marine Environment
Transportation Public Authority approves the executive regulations for the international treaty of 2001 for controlling the system of harmful impurities adhesion resistance ship, according to the KSA efforts to protect the marine environment and its compliance with the international standards.
The regulations aim at:
Regulating the environmental standards for using the ship impurities adhesion resistance systems.
Reinforcing the competence of marine transport and decreasing environmental harms resulted from impurities adhesion to ships.
Protecting marine creatures and humans from pollution resulted from those systems.
The contents of the regulations include:
Defining the systems and scope of application.
Ship owners and operators compliance
Legal procedures for compliance and control
Conditions of maintaining concerned facilities.
That decree agree with the international marine organization treaty which is enforceable from 2008, and reflects the KSA compliance with applying the best environmental practices according to the vision 2030 for achieving sustainability and protecting marine environment.
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Amending the executive regulations for environmental service providers to enhance governance and sustainability
The Saudi Cabinet approves the new amendment to the executive regulations for environmental service providers, which aims at enhancing environmental protection and developing sustainability practices in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
The most amendments include:
Accurate classification of environmental services: updating activities to include environmental consultation, project management, training, and quality control.
Conditions for environmental licenses: new requirements to ensure service providers adherence to environmental standards.
Clear performance standards: Defining precise standards to ensure the quality of environmental services.
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms: introducing continuous evaluation mechanisms to enhance environmental commitment.
Deterrent penalties: Imposing strict penalties for violators to ensure the protection of natural resources.
This amendment is a strategic step to support sustainable development in the Kingdom, as it balances economic and environmental demands, and strengthens the Kingdom’s commitment to protecting its resources for future generations.
.2- Extending the implementation of the initiative to cancel financial fines: supporting taxpayers and enhancing tax compliance
The Minister of Finance extends the “Cancellation of Fines and Exemption from Financial Penalties for Taxpayers” initiative for an additional period of six months, starting from January 1, 2025.
Initiative details:
Exemption from fines:
o Exemption from fines for late registration and payment, provided that the declarations are submitted and the original debt is paid.
o Exemption from unpaid fines related to VAT with the obligation to submit statements.
Payments plan: Taxpayers’ commitment to approved payments plan to benefit from exemptions.
Tax evasion exception: Fines associated with tax evasion violations are excluded from the exemption.
Initiative objectives:
Relieving the financial burdens on taxpayers.
Enhancing tax compliance and improving the business environment.
Supporting the stability of commercial activities in line with the economic trends of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
