In addition to the definitions in the Mining Investment Law, the following terms and expressions wherever they appear hereunder shall have the meaning shown opposite each, unless the context otherwise dictates:

Royal Decree No. (M / 18) dated 28-1-1439H regarding the approval of the regulation for trading in petroleum products

Cabinet Decision No. 180 dated 1-4-1439H on approving that "Saudi Arabian Oil Company - Saudi Aramco" to be a joint stock company in accordance with its Articles of Association

For the purposes of this Law, the following terms and expressions wherever stated in this Law shall have the meanings given respectively indicated below, unless the context indicates otherwise

We decided the following:approving the commercial franchise law, in the accompanying form

The committee shall decide on objections submitted by the government authorities to requests for the allocation of the areas of the mining complexes and for granting of mining licenses to the territories and areas specified in Paragraph (2) of Article (7) of the Law.