The most important legal news in local newspapers
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:
70 Days are Left for Amending the Articles of Association of Firms
Ministry of Commerce announced at X-Website that the period for amending the articles of association of firms according to the rules of the firm’s regulations issued on (01-12-1443H), which is two years from the stated date, is approaching to end, as the remaining period is only 70 days, so firms which haven’t amended them, should amend their articles of association, otherwise a sanction will be applied on them.
Preventing Commercial Use of Symbols or Signs
His Highness, the Minister of Commerce, Dr. Maged Alqasaby, issued a decree that aims at preventing the commercial use of symbols or signs related to states or religious or ethnic signs, to ensure not misuse them.
The commercial use prohibition for signs and symbols came as follows:
Signs and symbols of states.
Religious and ethnic signs and symbols
Prohibition of using the flag of the KSA that includes the name of Allah, the monotheism word and the state sign (two swords and a palm tree)
The prohibition includes the photos of leaders and officials, and their names in commercial treatments, including printings, goods, products, newsletters, and special gifts.
Discipline and Sanctions:
The disciplinary procedures of the sanction rules related to the municipality violations, while the sanctions include using those signs for commercial purposes by the commercial foundations.
Enforceability and validation:
The decree is enforceable upon the passing of 90 days from the date of its publishing at the official journal. So that the commercial establishments can adapt to its requirements.
Requirements for Licensing Medical Equipment and Supplies- “MDS-REQ9″
Food and Medicine Public Authority announces the requirements for licensing medical equipment and supplies. Those requirements are applicable on all establishments with legal identity in the KSA. They include 28 requirements for licensing those establishments.
The general requirements for licensing medical equipment and supplies:
A legal identity
The establishment should have a legal identity according to the applicable regulations in the KSA.
Attaining the license:
Binding the establishment that intends to practice the activities covered by this system, including the electronic activities to have a license for the establishment and its branches, and stores from the authority, according to the requirements.
Marketing permission:
No medical equipment or supply shall enter the KSA unless with a valid marketing permit from the authority
The Electronic System (Ghad System):
Making an account at the electronic system :Ghad” to have the establishment number
Providing detailed information about handling medical equipment and supplies of the establishment, including information of supply, distribution and the customers.
Competence and Compliance:
Providing the required human and material resources to ensure compliance with the authority professional and ethical standards (transparency, unbiased, and fairness)
Not to market or advertise equipment and supplies without the authority approval.
Notifying the authority with the changes:
Notifying the authority with any changes in the presented information to have the license in 10 days from the date of the change occurrence.
Inspection and Quality Requirements:
Compliance with the requirements of inspection and quality control system,
Empowering the inspector to revise documents and to verify the information during the inspection visits.
Requirements for local factories
A valid industrial license
Having a license from the ministry of industry and minerals that includes an approved economic activity in the field of medical equipment and supplies (in the exception of developing medical software)
Compliance with after-sale service:
Providing maintenance services and spare parts for the medical equipment and supplies through the equipment life span.
Samples of Experiments:
Defining the manufactured products as experimental samples to have the certificate of quality control
Branches of factories:
Attaining a separate license for each branch of the local factories.
Clinical Study Requirements:
Compliance with the requirements of “Clinical Study Requirements for Medical Equipment and Supplies “MDS-REQ2”
Not to start any clinical study unless by a prior consent from the authority.
Sorting and Compliance:
Sorting establishments:
Sorting is made upon an electronic survey that includes establishment category, its activities and number of its workers.
Transportation and storing:
Compliance with the manufacturer instructions and the standards for transporting and storing stated in “MDS-REQ12”
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