Doing Business in Saudi Arabia - International Franchise Association
Doing Business in Saudi Arabia - International Franchise Association
Doing Business in Saudi Arabia - International Franchise Association
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Contacts Return to top<br />
Mr. Nabil A. Molla, Director General<br />
<strong>Saudi</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong>n Standards Organization (SASO)<br />
P.O. Box 3437, Riyadh 11471, <strong>Saudi</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong><br />
Tel.: (+966-1) 456-9893<br />
Fax: (+966-1) 452-0086<br />
E-mail: molla@saso.org.sa<br />
Web: www.saos.org.sa<br />
Dr. Mohammad A. Al-Kanhal, Executive President<br />
<strong>Saudi</strong> Food & Drug Authority (SFDA)<br />
P.O. Box 84983, Riyadh 11681, <strong>Saudi</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong><br />
Tel.: (+966-1) 275-2665<br />
Fax: (+966-1) 275-1164<br />
E-mail: malcanhal@sfda.gov.sa<br />
Web: www.sfda.gov.sa<br />
Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Jaafari, Governor<br />
Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC)<br />
P.O. Box 75606, Riyadh 11588, <strong>Saudi</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong><br />
Tel.: (+966-1) 461-8330<br />
Fax: (+966-1) 461-8002<br />
E-mail: <strong>in</strong>fo@citc.gov.sa<br />
Web: www.citc.gov.sa<br />
Mr. Saleh M. Al-Khlewi, Director General<br />
<strong>Saudi</strong> Customs Authority<br />
P.O. Box 3483, Riyadh 11197, <strong>Saudi</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong><br />
Tel.: (+966-1) 402-2515<br />
Fax: (+966-1) 405-9282<br />
E-mail: customs_dg@customs.gov.sa<br />
Web: www.customs.gov.sa<br />
Trade Agreements Return to top<br />
<strong>Saudi</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong> is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which consists of Kuwait,<br />
Qatar, Bahra<strong>in</strong>, the UAE, Oman, and <strong>Saudi</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong>. Membership confers special trade and<br />
<strong>in</strong>vestment privileges with<strong>in</strong> those countries. The GCC implemented a Customs Union on<br />
January 1, 2003 that stipulates free movement of local goods with<strong>in</strong> member states. Leaders of<br />
the GCC have approved to allow Yemen gradual entry <strong>in</strong>to their Council. The member states<br />
also agreed that they would switch to a s<strong>in</strong>gle currency by January 1, 2010 at the latest, but the<br />
common market proposal is still be<strong>in</strong>g worked out. <strong>Saudi</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong> is also a member of the<br />
League of Arab States. Recently, the League has agreed to negotiate an Arab Free Trade<br />
Zone.<br />
In 2003, the United States signed a TIFA agreement with <strong>Saudi</strong> <strong>Arabia</strong>. TIFAs are typically the<br />
<strong>in</strong>itial venues for ongo<strong>in</strong>g dialogue between the United States and foreign governments on<br />
economic reform and trade liberalization. The agreement promotes the establishment of legal<br />
protections for <strong>in</strong>vestors, improvements <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>tellectual property protection, more transparent and
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