{"version":"1","article":{"id":"istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation","slug":"istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation?lang=en","title":"Saudi Istitlaa platform opens 31 regulatory drafts from 19 agencies for comment","summary":"Saudi Arabia’s Istitlaa consultation platform opened 31 economic and development drafts from 19 government entities on 5 October. They include proposed rules for listed-company earnings calls, satellite filings and passenger-bus entry into Makkah; none is described as an adopted regulation.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-05","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA)","url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2693545","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/istitlaa-31-economic-regulatory-drafts-consultation?lang=es"}],"data_types":["table"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"consultation-drafts","type":"table","title":{"tr":"Kamu görüşüne açılan taslaklardan örnekler","en":"Examples of drafts opened for comment","ar":"أمثلة على المسودات المطروحة للتعليق","fr":"Exemples de projets soumis à consultation","es":"Ejemplos de borradores sometidos a consulta"},"description":{"tr":"SPA'nın 5 Ekim 2026 tarihli haberinde verdiği taslak amaçları ve yorum son tarihleri.","en":"Draft aims and comment deadlines reported by SPA on 5 October 2026.","ar":"أهداف المسودات ومواعيد التعليق التي أوردتها واس في 5 أكتوبر 2026.","fr":"Objectifs et échéances rapportés par SPA le 5 octobre 2026.","es":"Objetivos y plazos comunicados por SPA el 5 de octubre de 2026."},"methodology":{"tr":"Öneriler taslak ve danışma aşamasında olarak gösterilir; yürürlükte düzenleme gibi sunulmaz.","en":"Proposals are identified as drafts under consultation, not as regulations in force.","ar":"تُعرض المقترحات بوصفها مسودات قيد التشاور لا لوائح نافذة.","fr":"Les propositions sont présentées comme des projets en consultation, non comme des règles en vigueur.","es":"Las propuestas se presentan como borradores en consulta, no como normas vigentes."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2693545"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T12:05:31Z","columns":[{"key":"project","label":{"tr":"Taslak","en":"Draft","ar":"المشروع","fr":"Projet","es":"Proyecto"},"type":"text"},{"key":"deadline","label":{"tr":"Görüş son tarihi","en":"Comment deadline","ar":"الموعد النهائي للتعليق","fr":"Date limite","es":"Fecha límite"},"type":"date"},{"key":"purpose","label":{"tr":"Amaç","en":"Purpose","ar":"الهدف","fr":"Objectif","es":"Objetivo"},"type":"text"}],"rows":[{"project":"Listed-company earnings calls","deadline":"2026-10-29","purpose":"Disclosure and periodic investor communication"},{"project":"Satellite filings","deadline":"2026-10-21","purpose":"Rules for filing, coordination, maintenance and use of satellite network filings"},{"project":"Passenger buses entering Makkah","deadline":"2026-10-20","purpose":"Permits and requirements, including environmental and safety considerations"},{"project":"Consultation platform total","deadline":null,"purpose":"31 projects with 19 government entities"}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"consultation-drafts","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; 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The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) says the Saudi Competitiveness and Business Center operates the platform, which lets stakeholders submit comments and proposals before projects are approved. The announcement therefore concerns draft measures at consultation stage, not rules already in force. The topics span capital markets, space and urban transport, among other areas. SPA details three projects and their comment deadlines.","The Capital Market Authority’s draft provisions for holding earnings calls was open for feedback through 29 October. SPA says the project aims to improve disclosure and transparency and regulate periodic communication between listed companies and their investors and analysts about financial results and performance. A final rule could shape common expectations for investor communications, but the announcement does not describe the full proposed obligations or identify shortcomings in current practice. The provisions remain a draft while feedback is being collected; the publication does not say whether the proposal will be adopted unchanged.","The Communications, Space and Technology Commission’s proposed Regulations for Satellite Filings had a 21 October feedback deadline. The draft aims to set rules for filing, review, coordination, maintenance, transfer and bringing satellite-network filings into use under Saudi Arabia’s name. A separate proposal by the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites would regulate passenger buses entering Makkah and the Holy Sites. Its 20 October consultation deadline was intended to cover permits for buses meeting approved requirements, while considering environmental and safety factors. These are proposals open for comment, not final operating requirements.","For businesses, consultation can offer an opportunity to identify implementation questions and possible compliance costs before a rule is finalised; that is a general implication of the process. Companies and organisations affected by a draft would need to review its text, submit comments within the stated window and track any final version published later. SPA provides no estimate of costs per company, the number of organisations that would be covered or the probability of adoption. Nor does the total of 31 projects mean that they all concern one sector or share a single implementation date. The verified development is the number of drafts opened and the aims and deadlines SPA reports for three examples."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Saudi Arabia’s Istitlaa consultation platform opened 31 economic and development drafts from 19 government entities on 5 October. They include proposed rules for listed-company earnings calls, satellite filings and passenger-bus entry into Makkah; none is described as an adopted regulation.\n\nSaudi Arabia’s unified electronic Public Consultation Platform, Istitlaa, opened 31 projects related to economic and development affairs on 5 October 2026 in cooperation with 19 government entities. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) says the Saudi Competitiveness and Business Center operates the platform, which lets stakeholders submit comments and proposals before projects are approved. The announcement therefore concerns draft measures at consultation stage, not rules already in force. The topics span capital markets, space and urban transport, among other areas. SPA details three projects and their comment deadlines.\n\nThe Capital Market Authority’s draft provisions for holding earnings calls was open for feedback through 29 October. SPA says the project aims to improve disclosure and transparency and regulate periodic communication between listed companies and their investors and analysts about financial results and performance. A final rule could shape common expectations for investor communications, but the announcement does not describe the full proposed obligations or identify shortcomings in current practice. The provisions remain a draft while feedback is being collected; the publication does not say whether the proposal will be adopted unchanged.\n\nThe Communications, Space and Technology Commission’s proposed Regulations for Satellite Filings had a 21 October feedback deadline. The draft aims to set rules for filing, review, coordination, maintenance, transfer and bringing satellite-network filings into use under Saudi Arabia’s name. A separate proposal by the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites would regulate passenger buses entering Makkah and the Holy Sites. Its 20 October consultation deadline was intended to cover permits for buses meeting approved requirements, while considering environmental and safety factors. These are proposals open for comment, not final operating requirements.\n\nFor businesses, consultation can offer an opportunity to identify implementation questions and possible compliance costs before a rule is finalised; that is a general implication of the process. Companies and organisations affected by a draft would need to review its text, submit comments within the stated window and track any final version published later. SPA provides no estimate of costs per company, the number of organisations that would be covered or the probability of adoption. Nor does the total of 31 projects mean that they all concern one sector or share a single implementation date. The verified development is the number of drafts opened and the aims and deadlines SPA reports for three examples.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}