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the most competitive in the region and               .‫اﻟﻤﻌﺪﻻت اﻟﺘﻨﺎﻓﺴﯿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ واﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ‬
globally.
                                                   ‫ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺎﺋﺔ ﯾُﻔﺮض ﻋﻠﻰ‬15 ‫ﻣﻌﺪل ﺿﺮﯾﺒﺔ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﻗﺪره‬
The flat tax of 15% is levied on income           ‫ وﻻ‬.‫اﻟﺪﺧﻞ اﻟﺬي ﺗﻜﺴﺒﮫ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ واﻷﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ‬
earned by Iraqi and foreign companies. No
taxes are imposed on verified income                 ‫ﺗﻔﺮض أي ﺿﺮﯾﺒﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺪﺧﻞ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﻘﻖ ﻟﻠﺠﮭﺎت‬
derived from foreign government sources,            ‫اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ اﻷﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ واﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ واﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺎت‬
international organizations or non-
governmental organizations.                                                          .‫ﻏﯿﺮ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ‬

Personal income tax rates in Iraq are:                ‫أﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻀﺮاﺋﺐ اﻟﺪﺧﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷﻓﺮاد ﻓﺘُﺤﺴﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
    • 3% below Iraqi Dinar (IQD)                                                           :‫اﻟﻨﺤﻮ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ‬
         250,000
    • 5% above IQD 250,000                          ‫ أﻟﻒ دﯾﻨﺎر ﻋﺮاﻗﻲ‬250 ‫ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺎﺋﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺪﺧﻞ أﻗﻞ ﻣﻦ‬3
    • 10% above IQD 500,000-IQD                   ‫ أﻟﻒ دﯾﻨﺎر ﻋﺮاﻗﻲ‬250 ‫ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺎﺋﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺪﺧﻞ أﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻦ‬5
         1,000,000                                ‫ اﻟﻒ دﯾﻨﺎر ﻋﺮاﻗﻲ اﻟﻰ‬500 ‫ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺎﺋﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺪﺧﻞ ﻣﻦ‬10
    • 15% above IQD 1,000,000
                                                                                            ‫ﻣﻠﯿﻮن دﯾﻨﺎر‬
29. Does Iraq monitor product quality             ‫ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺎﺋﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺪﺧﻞ ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﯾﺘﺠﺎوز ﻣﻠﯿﻮن دﯾﻨﺎر ﻋﺮاﻗﻲ‬15
    and food hygiene standards?
                                                     ‫ ھﻞ ﯾﺮاﻗﺐ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻣﻌﺎﯾﯿﺮ ﻧﻮﻋﯿﺔ ﺟﻮدة اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺠﺎت‬.29
Yes. The Central Organization for                      ‫وﺳﻼﻣﺔ اﻟﻤﻮاد اﻟﻐﺬاﺋﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎﺣﯿﺔ اﻟﺼﺤﯿﺔ؟‬
Standardization and Quality Control
(COSQC), a government agency under the                 ‫ ﯾﻘﻮم اﻟﺠﮭﺎز اﻟﻤﺮﻛﺰي ﻟﻠﺘﻘﯿﯿﺲ واﻟﺴﯿﻄﺮة‬.‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬
Ministry of Planning and in coordination                  ‫ وھﻰ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ ﺗﺘﺒﻊ وزارة‬،‫اﻟﻨﻮﻋﯿﺔ‬
with the Ministry of Health, carries out
inspections for product quality and food              ‫وﺑﺎﻟﺘﻨﺴﯿﻖ ﻣﻊ وزارة اﻟﺼﺤﺔ ﺑﻌﻤﻠﯿﺎت‬،‫اﻟﺘﺨﻄﯿﻂ‬
hygiene. In addition, the Ministry of the          ‫ﺗﻔﺘﯿﺶ ﻟﻠﺘﺎﻛﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻧﻮﻋﯿﺔ وﺳﻼﻣﺔ اﻟﻤﻮاد اﻟﻐﺬاﺋﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ‬
Environment conducts radioactive testing.          ‫اﻟﻨﺎﺣﯿﺔ اﻟﺼﺤﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻻﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ دور وزارة اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ ﻓﻲ‬

These procedures are undertaken at food                               . ‫إﺟﺮاء اﻟﻔﺤﻮﺻﺎت اﻻﺷﻌﺎﻋﯿﺔ‬
processing and storage facilities and at
ports of entry. The COSQC inspects local            ‫وﺗﺘﻢ ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺎت اﻟﺘﻔﺘﯿﺶ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻨﺸﺂت ﺗﺠﮭﯿﺰ وﺗﺨﺰﯾﻦ‬
and imported goods to ensure they meet              ‫ ﻛﻤﺎ‬.‫اﻟﻄﻌﺎم وﻓﻲ ﻣﻮاﻧﺊ وﻧﻘﺎط اﻟﺪﺧﻮل إﻟﻰ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
health, safety and quality standards.               ‫ﯾﻔﺘﺶ اﻟﺠﮭﺎز اﻟﻤﺮﻛﺰي ﻟﻠﺘﻘﯿﯿﺲ واﻟﺴﯿﻄﺮة اﻟﻨﻮﻋﯿﺔ‬

Furthermore, the Iraqi Council of                     ‫اﻟﺒﻀﺎﺋﻊ اﻟﻤﺤﻠﯿﺔ واﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮردة ﻟﻠﺘﺄﻛﺪ ﻣﻦ أﻧﮭﺎ ﺗﻠﺒﻲ‬
Representatives passed the Consumer                     .‫اﻟﻤﻌﺎﯾﯿﺮ اﻟﺼﺤﯿﺔ واﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ واﻷﻣﺎن واﻟﻨﻮﻋﯿﺔ‬
Protection Act in 2010. Iraq is a member of
the ISO.                                          ‫ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ ذﻟﻚ أﻗ ّﺮ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻨﻮاب اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن‬
                                                     ‫ واﻟﻌﺮاق ﻋﻀﻮ ﻓﻲ‬.2010 ‫ﺣﻤﺎﯾﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﮭﻠﻚ ﺳﻨﺔ‬
See “Iraq’s Central Organization for                                       .‫اﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻌﺎﯾﯿﺮ‬
Standardization and Quality Control,”
available at http://www.cosqc.gov.iq.                     ‫أﻧﻈﺮ “ﻣﻮﻗﻊ اﻟﺠﮭﺎز اﻟﻤﺮﻛﺰي ﻟﻠﺘﻘﯿﯿﺲ‬
                                                                            ‫واﻟﺴﯿﻄﺮة" اﻟﻨﻮﻋﯿﺔ‬

                                                          http://www.cosqc.gov.iq.

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