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circumstances and of the same nature as the          ‫ ھﻮ ﻗﯿﺎس ﻟﻠﻮﻗﺖ ﯾﺸﯿﺮ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎدة إﻟﻰ أي ﯾﻮم‬:‫ﯾﻮم ﻋﻤﻞ‬
acting party.                                        ‫ وﻻ ﯾﺸﻤﻞ ﻋﻄﻼت ﻧﮭﺎﯾﺔ‬،‫ﯾُﺰاول ﻓﯿﮫ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺘﺠﺎري اﻟﻌﺎدي‬
                                                     ‫ وﯾﻌﺘﺒﺮ ذﻟﻚ ﻋﻤﻮﻣﺎً ﻣﻦ‬.‫اﻷﺳﺒﻮع واﻟﻌﻄﻼت اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺴﺔ‬
Business Day: A measurement of time that             ‫ وﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻨﺔ ﺻﺒﺎﺣﺎً ﺣﺘﻰ‬، ‫اﻷﺣﺪ ﺣﺘﻰ اﻟﺨﻤﯿﺲ‬
typically refers to any day in which normal          ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺮاﺑﻌﺔ ﺑﻌﺪ اﻟﻈﮭﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻮﻗﯿﺖ اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
business is conducted, excluding weekends            ‫ واﻹﺛﻨﯿﻦ ﺣﺘﻰ اﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ‬،‫وﺑﺎﻗﻲ دول ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺸﺮق اﻷوﺳﻂ‬
and major public holidays. In Iraq and the           ‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺘﺎﺳﻌﺔ ﺻﺒﺎﺣﺎً ﺣﺘﻰ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺴﺔ ﻣﺴﺎءاً ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻮﻗﯿﺖ‬
rest of the Middle East, this is generally           "‫اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻷﻣﺎﻛﻦ اﻷﺧﺮى ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ وﺗُﻌ ّﺮف "أﯾﺎم اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬
considered to be Sunday through Thursday             ‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎدة ﻟﺘﺸﻤﻞ دوﻟﺔ إﺧﺘﺼﺎص أو أﻛﺜﺮ )ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺒﯿﻞ‬
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time, and          ‫ وﯾﻮم ﻋﻤﻞ ﻓﻲ‬،‫ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬،‫ ﯾﻮم ﻋﻤﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻐﺪاد‬،‫اﻟﻤﺜﺎل‬
elsewhere in the world, this is generally            ‫ﻧﯿﻮﯾﻮرك ﺑﻮﻻﯾﺔ ﻧﯿﻮﯾﻮرك ﺑﺎﻟﻮﻻﯾﺎت اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة أو ﯾﻮم ﻋﻤﻞ‬
considered to be Monday through Friday
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. A                                                .(‫ ﺑﺎﻧﺠﻠﺘﺮا‬،‫ﻓﻲ ﻟﻨﺪن‬
“Business Day” is usually defined as
including one or more jurisdictions (e.g.,           ‫ ھﺬا اﻹﺻﻄﻼح ﯾﻌﻨﻲ اﻟﺘﺼﺮف ﺑﻨﯿﺔ‬:"ُ‫"ﻣﻌﻘﻮل ﺗﺠﺎرﯾﺎ‬
Business Day in Baghdad, Iraq; Business                      .ً‫ﺣﺴﻨﺔ وطﺒﻘﺎً ﻟﻠﻤﻤﺎرﺳﺎت اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﺔ اﻟﻤﻘﺒﻮﻟﺔ ﻋﻤﻮﻣﺎ‬
Day in New York, NY, USA; Business Day
in London, England).                                 ‫ ھﺬا اﻹﺻﻄﻼح ﯾﻌﻨﻲ اﻟﺠﮭﻮد اﻟﺘﻲ‬:‫ﺟﮭﻮد ﻣﻌﻘﻮﻟﺔ ﺗﺠﺎرﯾﺎ‬
                                                     ً‫ﺗُﺒﺬل ﺑﻨﯿﺔ ﺣﺴﻨﺔ وطﺒﻘﺎً ﻟﻠﻤﻤﺎرﺳﺎت اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﺔ اﻟﻤﻘﺒﻮﻟﺔ ﻋﻤﻮﻣﺎ‬
Commercially Reasonable: This term                   ‫ وﺗُﻘﺎس اﻟﺠﮭﻮد اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﺔ اﻟﻤﻌﻘﻮﻟﺔ‬.‫ﻓﻲ ﻣﻮﻗﻒ ﻣﻌﯿﻦ‬
means conducted in good faith and in                 ‫ﺑﺎﻹﺟﺮاءات اﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﺘﺨﺬھﺎ ﺷﺨﺺ ﻣﻌﻘﻮل ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺲ اﻟﻈﺮوف‬
accordance with commonly accepted                    ‫وﻧﻔﺲ اﻟﻄﺒﯿﻌﺔ ﻣﺜﻠﻤﺎ ﯾﺘﺨﺬھﺎ اﻟﻄﺮف اﻟﻤﺘﺼﺮف ﺣﺴﺐ ﺣﻜﻢ‬
commercial practices.                                ‫ واﻟﻄﺮف اﻟﻤﻠﺘﺰم‬.‫اﻟﻤﻌﺎﯾﯿﺮ اﻟﻨﺎﻓﺬة ﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻷﻋﻤﺎل اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﺔ‬
                                                     ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎل اﻟﺠﮭﻮد اﻟﻤﻌﻘﻮﻟﺔ ﺗﺠﺎرﯾﺎً ﯾﺠﻮز ﻟﮫ أن ﯾﻀﻊ‬
Commercially Reasonable Efforts: This                ‫ﻣﺼﺎﻟﺤﮫ وأن ﯾﻤﺎرس ﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮه ﻓﻲ إطﺎر ﻧﻮاﯾﺎه اﻟﺤﺴﻨﺔ ﻓﻲ‬
term means efforts conducted in good faith           ‫اﻷﻋﻤﺎل اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﺔ وﺣﻜﻤﮫ اﻟﺴﻠﯿﻢ ﻓﻲ وﺿﻊ إﺳﺘﺮاﺗﯿﺠﯿﺔ‬
and in accordance with commonly accepted             ‫ وﯾﻨﺒﻐﻲ أن ﺗﺘﻼءم اﻟﺠﮭﻮد اﻟﻤﻌﻘﻮﻟﺔ‬.‫ﻟﺘﺤﻘﯿﻖ اﻟﮭﺪف اﻟﻨﮭﺎﺋﻲ‬
commercial practice for the particular               ‫ وﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻔﮭﻮم‬.‫ﺗﺠﺎرﯾﺎً ﻣﻊ اﻟﻘﺮارات اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﺔ ﺑﻨﻮاﯾﺎ ﺣﺴﻨﺔ‬
situation. Commercially reasonable efforts           ‫ﻋﻤﻮﻣﺎً أن ھﺬا اﻹﺻﻄﻼح ﯾﻔﺮض إﻟﺘﺰاﻣﺎً أﻗﻞ ﻣﻦ "أﻓﻀﻞ‬
are measured by the measures that a
reasonable person in the same circumstances                                                        ."‫اﻟﺠﮭﻮد‬
and of the same nature as the acting party
would take as judged by the standards of the
applicable business community. A party
obligated to use commercially reasonable
efforts may give reasonable consideration to
its own interests, exercising discretion
within its good faith business judgment, in
devising a strategy for achieving its ultimate
goal. Commercially reasonable efforts
should be consistent with good faith
business judgments. It is generally
understood to impose a lower obligation
than “best efforts.”

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