These procedures apply to all agreements concluded by the state or the government or any of its agencies in their official capacity with similar entities, regardless of the designation of these agreements, as well as to agreements concluded with international organizations. This does not include memoranda, executive programs, or joint cooperation programs as long as those memoranda or programs fall within the scope of framework agreements and do not include any obligations other than those stated in the original agreement.

The official representing the state or government may not express the Kingdom's position on any Agreement in any form, whether by initiating negotiations, signing in initials, final signing, adopting the text, declaring, or taking any action related to the Agreement, unless provided with compensation that authorizes them to do so.

The concerned authority submits the Agreement (or its draft) to the Diwan of the Council of Ministers, accompanied by the following documents:

1- A report regarding it that includes the following:

• A- Justifications for concluding the Agreement, ratifying it, or joining it.

• B- A summary of its most important provisions and the obligations arising from it.

• C- A list of the countries that have signed, ratified, or joined it.

• D- The views of the concerned authority regarding it.

2- The final copies in the approved languages if it is bilateral, and in both Arabic and English if it is multilateral, along with a certified copy of it.

3- An accurate translation of it if it is not in Arabic, stamped by the authority that submitted it.

The Agreement is referred to the Council of Ministers for study; if approved, a Decision will be issued to delegate the responsible party to sign it. If there are any amendments or reservations to be included, this will be indicated in the Decision issued for the delegation, or the amendments will be included in the accompanying draft of the Agreement.

If the Agreement is concluded as deemed by the Council of Ministers, the concerned authority shall submit the final signed original copy to complete the necessary legal procedures.

If the other Party does not agree to the amendments proposed by the Council of Ministers, or if that Party requests substantial amendments to the Agreement, the concerned entity must submit this to the Council of Ministers along with its observations in this regard.

If formal amendments that do not affect the content and provisions of the Agreement occur at the time of signing, the responsible party may proceed with the Signature, and they must clarify this when submitting it.

The agreements are referred to the Shura Council for study and opinion, in accordance with the provisions of Articles (Fifteen) and (Eighteen) of its system.

The original copies of agreements and the related certification documents, as well as the minutes of their exchange, are preserved at the National Center for Archives and Records, and the Ministry or the relevant authority retains a certified copy of them.

The Agreement shall be published in the official gazette, unless otherwise stated in the Agreement or the regulatory instrument issued in approval thereof, and the lack of publication shall not prevent the application of the provisions contained in the Agreement in any case.