Politics · Saudi Arabia · 6 hrs ago
Saudi Cabinet approves comprehensive consumer protection system
Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet approved the country’s first comprehensive consumer protection system.
Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi said it is intended to clarify consumer rights and promote fair business practices.
More than 20 government entities will share responsibility for applying it, including oversight of goods and services.
The system covers contracts and compensation for harm, and includes protections for children, older people and people with disabilities.
It also provides measures to limit unusual price rises during crises and exceptional circumstances, which the government says can help keep markets stable.
The system has 76 articles in 10 chapters and will replace three existing systems covering commercial fraud, e-commerce and commercial data.
It will take effect 180 days after publication in the official gazette.
Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has approved a comprehensive Consumer Protection System, the first of its kind in the Kingdom.
The system covers consumer rights in products and services and brings together the responsibilities of more than 20 government entities.
It includes rules on contracts and compensation for damages, protections for children, older people and people with disabilities, and measures to limit unusual price increases during crises.
The system has 10 chapters and 76 articles.
It will take effect 180 days after publication in the official gazette and replace three existing systems.
- Who
- Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet approved the system. The Ministry of Commerce announced details through Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi.
- What
- Approval of the Kingdom’s first comprehensive Consumer Protection System.
- When
- The article was published on November 10, 2026. The approval date is not stated.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- To strengthen consumer rights, improve oversight and promote fair business practices.
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The Cabinet approved the Consumer Protection System.
The system will take effect and replace three existing systems.
- Government entities
- More than 20 involved in implementing the system
- Chapters
- 10
- Articles
- 76
- Implementation period
- 180 days after publication in the official gazette
- Systems replaced
- Anti-Commercial Fraud System, E-Commerce System and Commercial Data System
What people are saying
The system, which is the first comprehensive consumer protection system in the Kingdom, integrates the competencies of more than 20 government entities in its implementation, thereby increasing the efficiency of oversight and enhancing the protection of consumer rights in products and services.