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(domestic or foreign) to do business in Iraq.            ‫ ﺳﻮاء ﻛﺎﻧﺖ وطﻨﯿﺔ أم‬،‫اﻟﺘﺠﺎري ﻣﻄﻠﻮب ﻟﻠﺸﺮﻛﺔ‬
The Ministry of Trade has jurisdiction over          ‫ وﺗﺘﻮﻟﻰ‬.‫ ﻟﻜﻲ ﺗﺰاول ﻋﻤﻼً ﺗﺠﺎرﯾﺎً ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬،‫أﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ‬
the establishment and registration of
companies and businesses, the requirements               ‫وزارة اﻟﺘﺠﺎرة ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ ﺗﺄﺳﯿﺲ وﺗﺴﺠﯿﻞ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ أو‬
for which vary based on the nature of work           ‫ وھﻮ ﯾﺘﻨﻮع ﺣﺴﺐ طﺒﯿﻌﺔ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺬي‬،‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺘﺠﺎري‬
the company will perform. An investment              ‫ أﻣﺎ رﺧﺼﺔ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﮭﻰ ﻣﻄﻠﻮﺑﺔ‬.‫ﺳﺘﺰاوﻟﮫ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ‬
license is required for an investor to qualify
for the incentives provided by the National            ‫ﻟﻜﻲ ﯾﻜﻮن اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ ﻣﺆھﻼً ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺤﻮاﻓﺰ‬
Investment Law for an individual                           ‫اﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﻘﺪﻣﮭﺎ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ ﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬
investment project. Investment licensing is               ‫ وﺗﺘﻮﻟﻰ "اﻟﻨﺎﻓﺬة اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة" ﺑﺎﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ‬.‫اﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻣﻌﯿّﻦ‬
managed by the “One-Stop Shop” at the
NIC.                                                   .‫اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر إدارة ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ رﺧﺼﺔ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬

        See Iraq’s Investor Guide of 2015 or          ‫ أو ﺻﻔﺤﺘﻲ‬2015 ‫أﻧﻈﺮ دﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
        the “FAQ” or “Contact Us” pages on               ‫"أﻛﺜﺮ اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﺗﺮدداً" أو "إﺗﺼﻞ ﺑﻨﺎ" ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ‬
        the NIC Website.                                                       ‫اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬

11. What are the minimum requirements                  ‫ ﻣﺎ ھﻮ اﻟﺤﺪ اﻷدﻧﻰ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت ﻟﻠﺘﺄھﯿﻞ ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل‬.11
    to qualify for an investment license?                                        ‫ﻋﻠﻰ رﺧﺼﺔ اﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر؟‬

For an investment project to receive a               ‫ﻟﻜﻲ ﯾﺤﺼﻞ ﻣﺸﺮوع إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎري ﻋﻠﻰ رﺧﺼﺔ إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
license, the value of the business must be at             ‫ أﻟﻒ دوﻻر‬250 ‫ﻻﺑﺪ أن ﺗﻜﻮن ﻗﯿﻤﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬
least USD $250,000.                                                                .‫أﻣﺮﯾﻜﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷﻗﻞ‬
For requirements for a National Strategic
Project, please see Part I, “Investors &               ‫ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺰﯾﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت ﻋﻦ ﻣﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت‬
Investments” of Section III.                               ‫ﻣﺸﺮوع إﺳﺘﺮاﺗﯿﺠﻲ وطﻨﻲ أﻧﻈﺮ اﻟﺠﺰء اﻷول‬

        Source: Investor Guide 2015, NIC                .3 ‫"اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮون واﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات" ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻠﺤﻖ رﻗﻢ‬
        Strategic Projects, p. 12, available
        at http://investpromo.gov.iq/wp-                  ‫ "اﻟﻤﺸﺮوﻋﺎت‬،2015 ‫ دﻟﯿﻞ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬:‫اﻟﻤﺼﺪر‬
        content/uploads/2015/06/english-              ،12 ‫اﻹﺳﺘﺮاﺗﯿﺠﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر" ﺻﻔﺤﺔ‬
        invester-guide-.pdf.
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                                                                 http://investpromo.gov.iq/wp-
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                                                                             ;invester-guide-.pdf

12. What are the steps involved in                   ‫ ﻣﺎ ھﻰ اﻟﺨﻄﻮات اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺘﻀﻤﻨﮭﺎ ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﻘﺪﯾﻢ‬.12
    obtaining an investment license?                              ‫ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ رﺧﺼﺔ إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر؟‬

Applications submitted by investors to               ‫اﻟﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﻘﺪﻣﮭﺎ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ رﺧﺼﺔ‬
obtain an investment license must                                   :‫إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻻﺑﺪ أن ﺗﺤﺘﻮي ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ‬
contain the following:

• An investment license application                  ‫• ﺗﻘﺪﯾﻢ طﻠﺐ رﺧﺼﺔ إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر وﻓﻖ اﺳﺘﻤﺎرة ﺗﻌ ّﺪھﺎ‬
    form prepared by the NIC or the                        ‫ھﯿﺌﺔ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬/‫اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
    relevant PIC.                                                                     .‫ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ‬

• A funding plan for the project,

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