199 dated 14/7/1422H), Commercial Information Law, (Decision No. M/3 "The Law of Private Laboratories" of 21 April 2002, The List of Utilities, Economic Activites and Services to be Privatized issued by Council of Ministers Decision No. 84 of 3 July 2000 (Unofficial Translation), Import Licensing Procedures, Council of Ministers' Resolution No. M/37 "The Negotiable Instruments Law" of 11/10/1383H, Royal Decree No. 10:33am Tuesday, June 16th, 2020. The de-restriction of documents is a key component of the transparency obligations of the Multilateral Trading System. 21st economy that joined the WTO pursuant to Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement. Al-Tuwaijri was the Kingdom’s Minister of Economy and Planning between 2016 and 2020, where he oversaw part of Kingdom’s ambitious economic transformation plan. 78 dated 9/3/1423H), GCC Money Laundry Unified Indicative Law, (Decision No. 46 dated 19/2/1424H), Law of Property Ownership and Property Investment for Non-Saudis, (Decision No. M/46, "The Law of Commercial Books", Royal Decree No. While Saudi Arabia did not present the Panel with any arguments formulated in terms of the Panel's “jurisdiction” or the “justiciability” of the dispute, several third parties construed Saudi Arabia's arguments as implying that Saudi Arabia regarded the matter as “non-justiciable”. It could have huge repercussions for the proposed £300 million Magpies takeover, and the Daily Telegraph’s Newcastle United correspondent Luke … M/15 of 20 November 1999 (Official Translation), The Law of Copyrights, Royal Decree No. The Panel first addressed Saudi Arabia's request that the Panel decline to make any findings or a recommendation in this dispute. showUpdateDate(dsNumber); M/15 of 20 November 1999, "The Law of Trademarks", Royal Decree No. 1640 dated 22 June 2005, "Copyright Law" Royal Decree No. On 9 November 2018, Qatar requested the establishment of a panel. GATT Terms of reference & accession Working Party membership, WTO application received & WTO accession Working Party established, WTO terms of reference & accession Working Party membership, Law for the Protection and Encouragement of National Industries of 23/12/1381H, Law and Regulations for Commercial Agencies of 1961-81, Decree No142 :General Objectives and Strategic Principles of the Sixth Development Plan (2A), Law for the Protection and Encouragement of National Industry (3A), Saudi Industrial Development Fund Law(3B), Investment of Foreign Capital Regulation (3C), Rules for the Coordination of Industrial Establishments in the Gulf Cooperation Council States (3D), Ministerial Resolution by the Ministry of Communications concerning Applications The Panel further found that Qatar had established that Saudi Arabia had not provided for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied to beoutQ despite the evidence establishing prima facie that beoutQ was operated by individuals or entities under the jurisdiction of Saudi Arabia, and thus, Saudi Arabia acted inconsistently with Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement. 50 as Amended by his Excellency's Decision No. On 1 October 2018, Qatar requested consultations with Saudi Arabia concerning Saudi Arabia's alleged failure to provide adequate protection of intellectual property rights held by or applied for entities based in Qatar. Recognizing that there was a degree of overlap between the third parties' arguments presented in terms of “justiciability”, on the one hand, and the arguments presented by the parties and third parties in relation to Saudi Arabia's argument that the Panel should decline to make any findings or recommendation based on Articles 3.4, 3.7 and 11 of the DSU, on the other hand, the Panel proceeded to address the specific arguments which had been presented by Saudi Arabia. M/21 of 7 August 2001 (Official Translation), Guide to Import Licensing, Council of Ministers' Resolution No. On 16 June 2020 a Panel established by the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body released a 125-page report (“the Report”) in respect of claims by Qatar against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) for KSA’s alleged breaches of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (“the TRIPS Agreement”). M/15 of 25 June 2002 (Official Translation), The Law of Trade Names, Royal Decree No. A total of three women and two men bidding to become the next director-general of the WTO advanced to the second round of the selection process, the Geneva-based body said on Friday.The other four to go through to the next round are Kenyan minister Amina Mohamed, former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee and British ex-minister Liam Fox. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Amanda Staveley and the Reuben Brothers could soon learn about the fate of their bid to buy Newcastle United with the World Trade Organization expected to release their report on beoutQ today.. On 28 July 2020, Saudi Arabia notified the DSB of its decision to appeal to the Appellate Body certain issues of law and legal interpretations in the panel report. 88 of 1 July 2002 (Unofficial Translation), SPS Procedures, Council of Ministers' Resolution No. The summary below was up-to-date at Saudi Arabia’s former Minister of Economy and Planning Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri advanced to the second round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) leadership race, Reuters reported on Friday. M/39 of 23 August 2003, "Principles of Value Determination for Customs Purposes", "Implementing Regulations of Copyright Law", "Implementing Regulations of Trademarks Law", "Implementing Regulations of the Law of Commercial Data", Border Procedures for Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Regarding Trademarks and Copyrights, Cooperative Insurance Companies Control Law, Royal Decree No. 85 dated 01/04/1421H, "Import Licensing Guidelines" of the Council of Ministers, Resolution No. However, the Panel found that the requirements for invoking Article 73(b)(iii) were not met in relation to the inconsistency with Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement arising from Saudi Arabia's non-application of criminal procedures and penalties to beoutQ. M/11 "Combat of Commercial Fraud Law" dated 29/5/1404H, Royal Decree No. The WTO has said it wants to select the winner by early November. for Licences by Maritime Companies and Firms for Carrying on Maritime Carriage 2015 "Trade Names Implementing Regulations" dated 20.12.1420H, Resolution 11 "The Functions of the Board of Grievance's Circuits" of 11/1406H, Council of Ministers Resolution No. On 5 August 2019, the Chair of the panel informed the DSB that the panel expected to issue its final report to the parties in the first quarter of 2020. The basics: how disputes are settled in WTO, Computer based training on dispute settlement, Text of the Dispute Settlement Understanding. Al Arabiya English's Matthew Amlôt contributed to this report. Paragraphs 1 and 2(e) of the Ministerial Council Decision WT/L/452 of 14 May 2002 provide that “documents relating to working parties on accession shall be restricted and shall be automatically de-restricted upon the adoption of the report of the working party” by the Ministerial Conference/General Council. 1688/1 and Amended by his Excellency's Decision No. This page gathers key information on Saudi Arabia's negotiations to join the WTO. Saudi Arabia cut all ties with Qatar in 2017 and the WTO report also found it had blocked all attempts by beIN to pursue civil enforcement procedures through the Saudi legal system. documents on the accession of Saudi Arabia in Documents Online by date of circulation. General Council Decision WT/L/160/Rev.1 of 26 July 1996), which only affect documents circulated prior to 2002. 7/B/16941 of 15 March 1997 Saudi Ports Authority Public Tender, The Veterinary Quarantine Law in the Cooperatin Council for the Arab States of the Gulf of 2003 and The Council of Ministers Decision No. Home  |  About WTO  |  News & events  |  Trade topics  |  WTO membership  |  Documents & resources  |  External relations, Contact us  |  Site map  |  A-Z  |  Search. If so, please contact webmaster@wto.org giving details of the operating system and web browser you are using. In the light of these findings, the Panel found that it was unnecessary to make findings on Qatar's additional claims under Parts I and II of the TRIPS Agreement. WTO Report On Saudi Arabia Is No Surprise – Premier League Needs To Show Some Courage. 109 dated 30/4/1424H (Quarantine Law), Guide to the Licensing of Foreign Investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of 1992, Non-Oil Exports To Gulf Cooperation Council States (1B), Recent Foreign Investments Granted Licences (4B), Saudi Industrial Development Funds Loans (4C), Agricultural Subsidies Disbursed through the Agriculture Bank (4E), Replies by Saudi Arabia to the Questionnaire on Import Licencing Procedures (document L/5640) (16), The Quarterly Statistics Bulletin for 1995 (4th Qtr. The time of completion of the de-restriction process depends on the amount and complexities of the documents involved. 140 dated 26/5/1423H), Copyright Law, (Decision dated 9/4/1424H), The Law of Commercial Data, Royal Decree No. It is the scheduled date that the World Trade Organization’s report on the Saudi regime’s link to broadcast piracy should be finalized. M/15 "The Law of Trade Names" of 20 November 1999, Ministerial Resolution No. M/32 of 31 July 2003, SASO Technical Directive – Part One: "Standardization and Related Activities – General Vocabulary", SASO Technical Directive – Part Two: "Policy for the Preparation of Saudi Mandatory Standards (Saudi Technical Regulations) and Saudi Voluntary Standards", SASO Technical Directive – Part Three: "Conformity Assessment Procedures", SASO Technical Directive – Part Four: "Preparation of SASO's Information Center to Work as an Enquiry Point", The Executive Rules of the Foreign Investment Act, Implementing Regulations of the Trade Names Law, SASO Technical Directive – Part One: "Standardization and Related Activities – General Vocabulary", D8-19-7-2005, SASO Technical Directive – Part Two: "Policy for the Preparation of Saudi Mandatory Standards (Saudi Technical Regulations) and Saudi Voluntary Standards", D10-19-7-2005, SASO Technical Directive – Part Three: "Conformity Assessment Procedures", D13-19-7-2005, SASO Technical Directive – Part Four: "Preparation of SASO's Information Center to Work as an Enquiry Point", D6-19-7-2005, "Establishment of a Technical Standing Committee" of the Council of Ministers, Decision No.