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APPENDIX I
Privileges Granted to Iraqi and
Foreign Investors under the
Second Amendment (2015) of
the National Investment Law
No. 13 of 2006
On October 27th, 2015, the Iraqi Parliament
passed the second amended law of the above
(Investment) Law. This amendment deals
with most of the provisions under the current
Law: primarily the administrative and
regulatory aspects of both the National
Investment Commission (NIC) and the
Provincial Investment Commissions (PICs).
In addition, the amendment deals with the
rights and privileges of investors, which will
be covered here. As such, we will focus on
the provisions that encourage and attract
investors to come into the Iraqi market.
After careful study and review of the
amendments on rights of investors or those
issues regarding their activities, it is clear
that these amendments go in two directions:
first, the addition of new concepts of the
Law not previously provided for, and
second, the amendment of many existing
provisions, along with attempts to remove
the ambiguity appearing in some of them.
We will attempt to clarify the above in the
following points:
First: Addition of the concepts of
“developer” and “secondary developer” to
the Law, since these concepts were not
common/familiar before. Article 1/Twelve
of the amendment defines the developer as:
“every natural or legal person that obtains a
permit to enter into strategic investment
projects in the sectors of urban housing,
investment zones, or any other development-
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1 ‫اﻟﻤﻠﺤﻖ‬
‫أﺑﺮز اﻻﻣﺘﯿﺎزات اﻟﻤﻤﻨﻮﺣﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ‬
‫اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﯿﻦ واﻷﺟﺎﻧﺐ إﺳﺘﻨﺎدا اﻟﻰ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن‬
13 ‫اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر رﻗﻢ‬
2006 ‫ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬
‫ﻟﻘﺪ أﻗﺮ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻨﻮاب اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن‬
‫ وذﻟﻚ ﺑﺘﺎرﯾﺦ‬2006 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬13 ‫اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر رﻗﻢ‬
‫ ﺣﯿﺚ ﺗﻄﺮق ھﺬا اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ اﻟﻰ اﻏﻠﺐ اﺣﻜﺎم‬.2015/10/27
‫ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻛﺎن ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻛﺒﯿﺮ ﻣﻦ ھﺬا اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ‬،‫اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ‬
‫ﻣﻦ ﻧﺼﯿﺐ اﻟﺠﻮاﻧﺐ اﻻدارﯾﺔ واﻟﺘﻨﻈﯿﻤﯿﺔ ﺳﻮاء ﻟﻠﮭﯿﺌﺔ‬
‫ أﻣﺎ‬.‫اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻼﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر أو ھﯿﺌﺎت اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺎت‬
‫اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ اﻵﺧﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ ﻓﻘﺪ ﺗﻨﺎول اﻣﺘﯿﺎزات وﺣﻘﻮق‬
‫ وھﺬا اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ ھﻮ اﻟﺬي ﯾﻌﻨﯿﻨﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﺪرﺟﺔ‬، ‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ‬
‫ ﺣﯿﺚ ﺳﯿﺘﻢ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻨﺼﻮص اﻟﺘﻲ‬،‫اﻷﺳﺎس‬
‫ﺗﻀﻤﻨﺖ ﺣﻘﻮق أو اﻣﺘﯿﺎزات ﺗﺴﮭﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺸﺠﯿﻊ وﺟﺬب‬
.‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ إﻟﻰ اﻟﺪﺧﻮل إﻟﻰ اﻟﺴﻮق اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ‬
‫وﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل اﻟﺘﻤﻌﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻼت اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺤﻘﻮق‬
‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ او اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﻨﺸﺎطﮭﻢ ﻧﺠﺪ ھﺬا‬
‫ اﻷول إﺿﺎﻓﺔ ﻣﻔﺎھﯿﻢ‬:‫اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻼت ﻗﺪ ﺳﺎرت ﻓﻲ اﺗﺠﺎھﯿﻦ‬
‫ واﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﺗﻌﺪﯾﻞ‬،‫ﺟﺪﯾﺪة ﻟﻠﻘﺎﻧﻮن ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﻣﻨﺼﻮﺻﺎ ﻋﻠﯿﮭﺎ ﺳﺎﺑﻘﺎ‬
‫اﻟﻜﺜﯿﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺼﻮص اﻟﻘﺎﺋﻤﺔ ﻣﻊ ﻣﺤﺎوﻟﺔ إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﻠﺒﺲ‬
‫ وھﺬا ﻣﺎﺳﻨﺤﺎول ﺑﯿﺎﻧﮫ‬،‫واﻟﻐﻤﻮص اﻟﺬي ﻛﺎن ﯾﻌﺘﺮي ﺑﻌﻀﮭﺎ‬
:‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﻨﻘﺎط اﻟﺘﺎﻟﯿﺔ‬
‫ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ ﻣﻔﮭﻮﻣﻲ اﻟﻤﻄ ّﻮر واﻟﻤﻄ ّﻮر اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻮي اﻟﻰ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن‬:‫أوﻻ‬
‫ ﻓﻘﺪ‬.‫ ﺣﯿﺚ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ھﺬه اﻟﻤﻔﺎھﯿﻢ ﻣﻌﺮوﻓﺔ ﺳﺎﺑﻘﺎ‬،‫اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
:‫ﺛﺎﻧﻲ ﻋﺸﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ اﻟﻤﻄﻮر ﺑﺄﻧﮫ‬/1 ‫ﻋ ّﺮﻓﺖ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬
‫)ﻛﻞ ﺷﺨﺺ طﺒﯿﻌﻲ أو ﻣﻌﻨﻮي ﺣﺎﺻﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ إﺟﺎزة اﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻻﺳﺘﺮاﺗﯿﺠﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻄﺎﻋﻲ ﺑﻨﺎء اﻟﻤﺪن اﻟﺴﻜﻨﯿﺔ‬
‫واﻟﻤﻨﺎطﻖ اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ او أي ﻗﻄﺎع ﺗﻨﻤﻮي آﺧﺮ ﺗﻘﻊ ﺧﺎرج‬
‫اﻟﺘﺼﻤﯿﻢ اﻷﺳﺎس ﺗﻘﺘﺮﺣﮫ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ وﯾﻮاﻓﻖ ﻋﻠﯿﮭﺎ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ‬