IP/N/1/SAU/9  
IP/N/1/SAU/O/6  
 
1 July  2022 
(22-5111) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA : IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS  
OF THE COMPETITION LAW  
Notifying Member  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Implementing Regulations of the Competition Law  
Subject matter  Other  
Nature of 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/SAU/22_4450_00_x.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Implementing Regulations of the Competition Law (the "Implementing Regulations ") were 
issued by the Board of Directors (the "GAC Board ") of the General Authority for Competition ( "GAC") 
and came into force on 25/01/1441 Hijri (corresponding to 24 Septe mber 2019). The Implementing 
Regulations apply to:  
 
all entities within the Kingdom, including establishments and companies, engaged in economic,  
activity in the Kingdom, whatever their legal forms, nationalities, sizes, and ownership; whether 
their licen ce to practice the activity is still valid or otherwise; and whether they practice the licensed 
activity or a different one; an individual engaged in an economic activity whether or not he has 
obtained a licen ce to practice his activity; all forms of entiti es and groupings when engaged in 
economic activities; and e -platforms, whether or not they are licensed to practice their activity; and 
practices occurring outside the Kingdom that have an adverse effect on fair competition within the 
Kingdom.  
 
The Competi tion Law and the Implementing Regulations will not apply to a public establishment or 
state-owned company if it is solely authorized by the Saudi Government to provide goods or services 
in a particular field.  
 
Such exemption must be granted by a royal dec ree or a resolution of the Council of Ministers that 
authorized the relevant public establishment or state -owned company to be the sole provider of 
goods or services in a particular field.  IP/N/1/SAU/9 • IP/N/1/SAU/O/6  
 
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  However, the provisions of the Competition Law and the Implementing  Regulations apply to a state -
owned company in fields other than the one in which it is solely authorized by the Saudi Government 
to provide goods or services.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  26 September 2019  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  29 June 2022  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  The General Authority for Competition  
Email: info@gac.gov.sa  
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.