• 1- The following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth opposite each of them unless the context requires otherwise:

  • Kingdom: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Authority: Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority.
  • Council: The Board of Directors of the Authority.
  • Statute: The Statute of the Authority issued pursuant to Royal Order No. (A/19) dated 10/3/1431 AH, and any amendments thereto.
  • Regulation: The Regulatory Regulation for the Special Economic Zone of (Jazan, Ras Al-Khair, King Abdullah Economic City, Cloud Computing and Informatics), issued pursuant to Council of Ministers Decision No. (468) dated 10/7/1447 AH, and any amendments thereto.
  • Rules: The Companies Register Rules in the Special Economic Zones.
  • Concerned Entity: The entity stipulated in Council of Ministers Decision No. (233) dated 29/3/1444 AH, establishing the zone.
  • Zone / Zones: The Special Economic Zone of (Jazan, Ras Al-Khair, King Abdullah Economic City, Cloud Computing and Informatics) established pursuant to Council of Ministers Decision No. (233) dated 29/3/1444 AH.
  • Other Kingdom Regions: All regions of the Kingdom except the Special Economic Zones.
  • Activities: The activities qualified to obtain exemptions, incentives, and exceptions approved for the zone.
  • Licensed Establishment / Establishment: Any company or branch of a company licensed to practice a qualified activity in the zone pursuant to the Special Economic Zones legislations, excluding supporting activities.
  • Investor: Any natural or legal person investing in the zone, whether Saudi or foreign.
  • Beneficial Owner: The natural person(s) who ultimately owns or exercises direct or indirect final actual control over the company.
  • Competent Authority: The government agency with jurisdiction, as required by the context in the rules.
  • Companies Register: A register containing company data in the zone through a centralized electronic database specific to the Special Economic Zones in the Kingdom supervised by the Authority, documenting commercial register certificates issued in the zone.
  • Registrar: The executive administration at the Authority assigned with the tasks of managing and supervising the Companies Register.
  • License: An approval document issued by the concerned entity allowing the establishment to practice a qualified activity in the zone after fulfilling the specified regulations.
  • Commercial Register Certificate: A certificate issued to the licensed establishment that meets the registration requirements in the Companies Register according to the rules, including the electronic code of the establishment.
  • Electronic Code of the Establishment: An electronic means through which the establishment’s data is displayed enabling others to view it.
  • Committee: The committee specialized in considering violations related to companies, as defined by the Companies Rules, Companies Register Rules, and Trade Names Rules in the zones.

• 2- In the absence of a specific provision in the rules, the same meanings set forth in the Statute of the Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority and the Regulatory Regulation for the Special Economic Zones shall apply to the words and phrases stipulated in the rules.

The rules aim to regulate and facilitate the registration procedures in the Companies Register in accordance with the data specified in the rules, to facilitate the conduct of business, and to achieve transparency and reliability.

• The provisions of the rules apply to all of the following:

  • 1- Companies established in the zone.
  • 2- Saudi companies established in other regions of the Kingdom, whose branches are registered within the zone.
  • 3- Branches of Gulf companies registered in the zone.
  • 4- Branches of foreign companies registered in the zone.

• 1- The registrar shall undertake the following tasks and competencies:

  • A- Registering trade names directly followed by the letters (SEI) or (SEZ), investor data, and issuing commercial register certificates, with the authority having the discretion to exempt the inclusion of the letters (SEI) or (SEZ) in the trade name of companies and their branches, as deemed appropriate.
  • B- Providing recommendations regarding matters related to the companies register to the relevant authorities.
  • C- Developing registration procedures in the companies register by benefiting from best practices.
  • D- Making any necessary corrections to the data registered in the companies register in accordance with Article (Twenty-Two) of the rules.
  • E- Enhancing technical linkage between the companies register and the relevant government entities.

• 2- The registrar shall issue the commercial register certificate for applications that meet the requirements set forth in the rules.

No licensed establishment is permitted to engage in any economic activity within the zone except after registration in the Companies Register and fulfillment of the requirements stipulated by the regulations.

• The establishment must comply with the following:

  • 1- Disclose the ultimate beneficial owner to the Authority and provide the data and documents required by it, in accordance with the requirements, mechanisms, and standards determined by the Authority in coordination with the competent entity.
  • 2- The company establishment application must include the ultimate beneficial owner data stipulated within the requirements issued by the Authority.
  • 3- Prepare a special register to record sufficient, accurate, and updated data about the ultimate beneficial owner according to the requirements determined by the Authority, including all supporting documents, recording any change or amendment thereto, and keep this register at the establishment, and provide such data and information to the Authority.
  • 4- Take procedures and measures commensurate with the level of risks that may be faced, to ensure the accuracy of the data of each ultimate beneficial owner, relying on documents and information from a reliable and independent source.
  • 5- Submit to the Authority a confirmation of the ultimate beneficial owner data, with the due date for submitting the confirmation being the due date for renewing the commercial register certificate. This confirmation may be submitted up to thirty (30) days before the specified submission date, and the Authority may, at its discretion, request confirmation at any time.
  • 6- Provide the Authority with any update to the ultimate beneficial owner data within fifteen (15) days from the date of the amendment or change, stating the reasons.
  • 7- Provide sufficient, accurate, and updated data about the ultimate beneficial owner to financial institutions or specified non-financial businesses and professions when providing services and business on behalf of the establishment.
  • 8- Fully cooperate with the Authority in providing documents and information and responding to requests aimed at verifying the accuracy of the ultimate beneficial owner identification.

• 1- The registration application must include the following data - as applicable -:

  • A- Name of the applicant and his address, and his identity number, residence permit, or passport.
  • B- The trade name reserved for conducting the commercial activity.
  • C- The legal form of the company, whether it is a single-owner limited liability company, a multi-owner limited liability company, or a branch of any form of companies.
  • D- The amount of capital.
  • E- The name of the manager or managers or board members and their authorities; in case of a branch, the name of the branch manager or branch board of directors.
  • F- The address of the main headquarters where the establishment conducts its business.
  • G- The type of activity the establishment wishes to practice, related to the qualified economic activities specified for the region.
  • H- The mobile phone number of the applicant, his email, and website if available.
  • I- The license of the concerned authority.
  • J- The incorporation documents for foreign, Gulf, or Saudi companies established in other regions of the Kingdom that wish to register their branches in the region.
  • K- Any other data determined by the authority.

• 2- The licensed establishment must submit within ninety (90) days from the date of registration in the companies register to the registrar the bank account data through which it conducts its commercial activity, and any updates thereto.

• 3- All data referred to in this article submitted by the applicant must be identical to the data submitted to the concerned authority and stated in the license of the concerned authority.

When applying for registration in the Companies Register, branches of companies must attach the license issued by the competent authority to which they belong, in addition to the company's incorporation documents with an accredited Arabic translation, and any other data or documents requested by the registrar.

1- The application for registration in the Companies Register shall be submitted to the Registrar through the platform designated for providing services, or by any other method determined by the Registrar.

2- The Registrar shall decide on the application that meets the required data within five (5) days from the date of submission, and the Registrar may extend this period for a similar duration or durations if necessary.

3- In case of rejection of the application, the decision must be justified, and the applicant shall be notified thereof in accordance with the rules. The applicant has the right to appeal before the Authority within sixty (60) days from the date of notification of the rejection.

4- The Registrar shall determine the forms related to registration applications, updates, renewals, cancellations, extracts, copies of certificates, required documents for registration, and any other related form, in accordance with the rules.

5- In the event that the service cannot be provided through the designated service platform, the Registrar may establish alternative mechanisms to facilitate obtaining the Commercial Register certificate.