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Cooperation agreement (Word & PDF)
Cooperation agreement in Arabic: اتفاقية تعاون — a limited joint-work contract. Not a company, not a partnership profit-share, and not a memorandum of understanding that only records intent.
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For two existing businesses recording a limited piece of work, and the counsel drafting it. It covers the purpose, the scope, confidentiality and the term. It does not split profit, incorporate a company or settle a dispute.
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What this template includes
The name of the paper does not decide whether it binds
- Civil Transactions Law (KSA)(https://laws.boe.gov.sa/BoeLaws/Laws/LawDetails/655fdb42-8c96-422b-b8c4-b04f0095c94c/1)
- Ministry of Justice legal portal(https://laws.moj.gov.sa/ar/legislation/PBbHmywh1XMp-Kyv3NtQLg)
- UAE Legislation portal(https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/justice-safety-and-the-law/Law/how-are-uae-laws-issued-and-how-to-find-them/where-to-find-uae-federal-laws)
A free bilingual cooperation agreement for two parties in the GCC. No statute is named “cooperation agreement”. Formation follows the Civil Transactions Law, Royal Decree No. M/191 of 29/11/1444H: offer and acceptance (Article 31), essential terms (Article 42), and a promise to contract (Article 43).[4][1] It does not create a company and it is not a partnership profit-share unless the paper meets those articles. This is general information, not legal advice.
When a cooperation agreement is the right draft
Use this page for a limited piece of joint work between two existing parties. Write the scope, who does what, who pays, and the term. If the text is intent before a contract, with no duty to perform, use the memorandum of understanding and mark what is meant to bind. If the point is to share profit, use the partnership agreement.
- Fill in the [placeholders]: parties, scope, each party’s tasks, costs, term.
- Write that neither party signs for the other except under a separate written authorization.
- Out of scope: incorporation, a profit-share partnership, a hire, and an MoU that only records intent.
Formation: Articles 31, 42 and 43
In Saudi Arabia a contract comes into being when offer and acceptance join to produce a legal effect (Article 31). If the parties agree the essential terms and agree to postpone the non-essential ones, that is enough, unless they tied formation to a later agreement on those terms (Article 42). A promise to conclude a contract in the future binds only if the essential terms of the intended contract and the period for concluding it are set (Article 43).[4][1] A paper that states the essential terms and does not say it is non-binding can be held to be a contract, whether it is headed “cooperation agreement” or “memorandum”. UAE formation articles under Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 are under review. No article number is stated.[2][3]
- It does not incorporate a company. Use the memorandum of association or the articles of association and commercial registration.[7][8]
- It is not a partnership profit-share unless the paper meets Articles 31 and 42 and records contributions, profit and exit.
- Personal data, if any is shared, follows the Saudi PDPL or the UAE PDPL. This agreement does not restate those laws.[5][6]
The template
Cooperation agreement
A limited joint-work contract between two parties in the GCC. It does not incorporate a company and it is not a partnership profit-share unless the paper records that. Replace every [placeholder].
This agreement is made on [date] between [Party A: name, ID/CR, address] and [Party B: name, ID/CR, address] (each a “Party”).
Drafting note
Use the name on the ID or in the commercial register.
The Parties cooperate on [describe the work] in [territory]. Out of scope: [●]. “Cooperation in areas of mutual interest” is not enough.
This agreement is a contractual arrangement for the work in clause 2. It does not incorporate a company and it does not share profits as partners unless clause 4 says so in writing.
Drafting note
A company is created by incorporation and registration, not by this paper.[7][8] For a profit-share use the partnership agreement. For intent before a contract use the memorandum of understanding.
Party A shall: [tasks, deliverables, dates].
Party B shall: [tasks, deliverables, dates].
Neither Party signs for the other or binds it except under a separate written authorization.
Each Party pays its own costs, unless a different split is written here: [●].
Option. For [●] months after this agreement ends, each Party keeps confidential the non-public information the other shares for this work, and uses it only for that work.
This agreement runs from [date] until [date or event]. Either Party may end it by written notice of [●] days, unless a deliverable already accepted must still be finished.
- (a) It does not incorporate a company. Use the memorandum of association or the articles of association.
- (b) It does not share profits as partners. Use the partnership agreement.
- (c) If the text is intent only, with no duty to perform, use the memorandum of understanding.
- (d) Capital against an ownership percentage is the investment agreement.
Governed by the laws of [country]. A dispute goes to [the courts of ● / arbitration under ●]. Arabic and English, with Arabic prevailing in Saudi Arabia.
Party A: name [●] · capacity [●] · signature [●] · date [●]
Party B: name [●] · capacity [●] · signature [●] · date [●]
Drafting note
This is a starting point. Have it reviewed by a lawyer licensed in the relevant jurisdiction before you use it.
Saudi Arabia notes
Civil Transactions Law, Royal Decree No. M/191 of 29/11/1444H.[4][1]
| Item | What the text states |
|---|---|
| No named statute | No article is headed “cooperation agreement”. The name of the paper does not decide formation. |
| Article 31 | A contract comes into being when offer and acceptance join to produce a legal effect.[4] |
| Article 42 | Agreement on the essential terms is enough unless the parties tied formation to a later agreement on the rest.[4] |
| Article 43 | A promise to contract binds only if the essential terms and the period are set.[4] |