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The Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority is a Saudi governmental authority concerned with collecting zakat, taxes, and customs duties. It also regulates all activities related to customs work and customs ports. Previously, it was composed of the General Authority of Zakat and Tax and the General Authority of Customs. On May 4, 2021, a decision by the Council of Ministers was issued to merge the General Authority of Zakat and Tax and the General Authority of Customs to become the Zakat, Tax, and Cu...

The Visual Arts Commission is the entity concerned with activities related to visual arts, their establishment, preparation, production and development, and the publication of their content in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It involves paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and calligraphy to preserve the Kingdom's historical heritage, celebrate its present, and cooperate to build a future rich in culture and full of creativity. Establishment of the Visual Arts Commission The Visual A...

The Local Content and Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA) is the entity responsible for developing local content in all its components at the national economic level in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its responsibilities include developing local opportunities and leveraging government purchasing power in partnership with the public and private sectors. Additionally, it is responsible for developing strategies and policies and proposing laws related to local content development. It was establ...

The Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority, abbreviated as (ECZA), is a regulatory and development entity for economic cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is tasked with the full financial and administrative supervision of economic cities, establishing the organizational structure, and issuing regulations, policies, and standards regulating economic cities. The authority has a legal personality and is financially and administratively independent. Its headquarters is based in King Abd...

The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) is a governmental scientific advisory authority responsible for the domains of geosciences and natural resource exploration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. SGS was founded in 1999 and its regulation was issued in the same year. It falls directly under the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources. The SGS has a legal personality and full competence in conducting its activities. The SGS provides government entities, concerned parties, and members of society wit...

The Architecture and Design Commission is the entity responsible for activities related to architecture and design, as well as their development and preservation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This includes architectural, interior, urban, and civil design, in addition to gardening, afforestation, landscaping, and all related services and activities. Established in 2020, it stands as one of eleven cultural commissions whose simultaneous establishment was approved by the Council of Ministers. It...

Council of Senior Scholars is the entity responsible for issuing religious edicts on what is referred to by the King of Saudi Arabia, government entities, and individuals. It examines and formulates these opinions based on Islamic evidence. It was established in 1971 during the reign of King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and it has not undergone any name changes, mergers, or cancellations since its establishment. The responsibilities include providing advice on religious matters related to the ...

The Libraries Commission is the entity concerned with activities related to public, private and non-profit libraries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including their establishment, development, rehabilitation, and care of their services, possessions and basic equipment. Established in 2020, it stands as one of eleven cultural commissions whose simultaneous establishment was approved by the Council of Ministers. It operates under the Ministry of Culture. The commission oversees the libraries sect...

The Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization, known as Saudi Standards and abbreviated as SASO, is the entity responsible for ensuring public health, environmental protection, and public safety. It protects markets from counterfeit and adulterated goods by establishing technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. It ensures the quality of national products by adopting appropriate Saudi standards, enabling them to compete in international and local markets. It was esta...

The Capital Market Authority is a governmental authority tasked with overseeing and supervising the development and regulation of the capital market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The essence of its work is to protect dealers and investors in securities from unfair and unsound practices. Establishment of the Capital Market Authority The Capital Market Authority was established by a law issued by a Royal Decree on August 1, 2003, and it has financial and administrative independence, and is dire...

The General Authority of Media Regulation  is the entity responsible for regulating the audiovisual and written media sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It monitors and controls advertising activities for individuals, companies, and institutions. This includes all types of digital media content across various media outlets and social media platforms. Established under the name of the Authority for Audiovisual Media in the year 2012, the Council of Ministers approved changing the name to...

The Film Commission is the entity responsible for film-related activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including the creation, production, development, and distribution of movies and their content, as well as writing scripts and ideas, and producing films and videos, among others. Established in 2020, it stands as one of eleven cultural commissions whose simultaneous establishment was approved by the Council of Ministers. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture. Regulation of the Film ...