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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.
ﻣﺘﻮﻓﺮة ﻋﻠﻰ
http://investpromo.gov.iq/wp-
content/uploads/2015/06/english-
;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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