Advantages of amending the articles of incorporation under the new system

The ministry outlines online procedures on business.sa for amending articles of incorporation and encourages companies existing before January 19, 2023 to take the initiative.
Ministry of Commerce - Saudi Companies

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The Ministry of Commerce has revealed the steps to amend the articles of incorporation of companies according to the new Companies Law, calling on existing companies that were established “before its implementation on January 19, 2023” to take the initiative to amend their articles of incorporation.

Steps to amend the articles of incorporation

The Ministry urged companies to visit the “Business Platform”: business.sa and access the “Amendment of the Memorandum of Association / Articles of Association” service, choose the reason for the amendment “Harmonization” and submit the request electronically, to take advantage of (no financial charge for publication fees) at the present time, and to enable companies to take maximum advantage of the electronic services provided to companies from all government agencies.

The Ministry urged companies to visit the "Business Platform": business.sa and access the "Amendment of the Memorandum of Association / Articles of Association" service.

Benefits of the Articles of Incorporation

The main advantages of amending the Memorandum of Association are: A small and micro company that meets the criteria can benefit from the requirement to exempt the appointment of an auditor according to the law, the data of the memorandum of association / articles of association can be verified electronically by the public and private sectors, the company can amend all articles of the current memorandum of association / articles of association by requesting the amendment of the memorandum of association, companies with manual and electronic contracts, and companies issued with a license from the Ministry of Investment can amend the memorandum of association.

Most of the advantages of amending the memorandum of association are.

Request to amend the Memorandum of Association

The Ministry of Commerce Ministry of Commerce explained that the request to amend the memorandum of association is submitted by: (Partner/Director/Authorizer), and requires the existence of an extraordinary general assembly resolution for joint stock companies, and simplified shareholding, and the request is submitted for the main records of companies only.

Ministry of Commerce <A request to amend the Memorandum of Association cannot be submitted in the following cases: There are existing applications for renewal or amendment of the commercial register under processing, there is an existing application to amend the memorandum of association for the same company, and when the status of the company's commercial register has been terminated.

About the main highlights of the application. <Regarding the most important articles that are amended in the Memorandum of Association / Articles of Association, depending on the type of the company's entity, some articles are subject to total or partial amendment or remain the same, the most prominent articles are: Partners, company name, company purposes, capital, management of the company.