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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SAU/59/Add.1 
2 August 2004 
 (04-3295) 
Working Party on the Accession 
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Original:   English   
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 
 
Legislation  
 
Addendum  
 
 The following submission from the Delegation of  the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is available 
for consultation from the Secretariat (Accessions Division, Room 1126)1. 
 
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1. The General Objectives of the Seventh Development Plan Strategy (1420/1421-
1424/1425H); 
2. Royal Order No. A/91 "The Basic Law of Governance" of March 1992; 
3. Royal Order No. A/191 "The Law of the Shura Council" of March 1992; 
4. Royal Order No. A/13 "The Law of the Council of Ministers" of August 1993; 
5. Royal Decree No. M/1 "The Law of Commercial Register" of 17 July 1995; 
6. Council of Ministers Resolution No. 88 "Import Licensing Procedures" of 06.04.1423H; 
7. Council of Ministers Resolution No. 84 "Import Licensing Guide" of 01.04.1421H; 
8. Royal Decree No. M/11 "Combat of Co mmercial Fraud Law" dated 29/5/1404H; 
9. Royal Decree No. M/37 "The Negotiable Instruments Law" of 11/10/1383H; 
10. Royal Decree No. M/15 "The Law of Trade Names" of 20 November 1999; 
11. Ministerial Resolution No. 2015 "Trade Names Implementing Regulations" dated 
20.12.1420H. 
12. Resolution 11 "The Functions of the Board of Grievance's Circuits" of 11/1406H; 
13. Council of Ministers Resolution No. 16 "Professional Companies Law" dated 16/2/1412H; 
14. Telecommunications Act; 
                                                      
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15. Royal Decree No. M/21 "Labor and Workmen Law" of 6/9/1389; 
16. GCC Patent Law; 
17. GCC Unified Economic Agreement; 
18. GCC Common External Tariff 
19. Royal Decree No. M/46 "Arbitration Law" of 12/7/1403H; 
20. Royal Decree No. M/3 "The Law of Private Laboratories" of 21 April 2002; 
21. SASO 672, GS 144/1991 "Motor Vehicles – A llowable Limits of Gaseous Pollutants 
Emitted to the Atmosphere from Heav y Duty Diesel Engined Vehicles"; 
22. SASO 674, GS 145/1991 "Motor Vehicles – Met hods of Testing Gaseous Pollutants Emitted 
to the Atmosphere from Heavy Duty Diesel Engined Vehicles – Part 1:  Determination of 
Exhaust Gaseous Pollutants"; 
23. SASO 674, GS 146/1991 "Motor Vehicles – Met hods of Testing Gaseous Pollutants Emitted 
to the Atmosphere from Heavy Duty Diesel Engined Vehicles – Part 2:  Determination of Smoke Density"; 
24. The List of Utilities, Economic Activites and Serv ices to be Privatized issued by Council of 
Ministers Decision No. 219 dated 11 November 2002; 
25. Royal Order No. 7/B/16941 of 15 March 1997 Saudi Ports Authority Public Tender; 
26. The Veterinary Quarantine Law in the Cooperatin  Council for the Arab States of the Gulf of 
2003 and The Council of Ministers Decision No. 109 dated 30/4/1424H (Quarantine Law); 
27. SASO Technical Journal, First Edition, April 2004; 
28. SASO Part II:  List of Saudi Standards; 
29. SASO Part VI:  International Standa rds Adopted as Saudi Standards; and 
30. SASO Part VII:  Dates of Approval, Publis hing and Enforcement of the Saudi Standards. 
 
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