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2. With no allowances for housing projects           ‫ﺑﺪون ﺑﺪل ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﺴﻜﻨﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻘﻊ ﺧﺎرج‬.2
    that fall outside the basic schematic            ‫اﻟﺘﺼﻤﯿﻢ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ أن ﻻ ﺗﺤﺘﺴﺐ ﻗﯿﻤﺔ‬
    design, provided that the value of the           ‫اﻷرض ﺿﻤﻦ ﻗﯿﻤﺔ اﻟﻮﺣﺪة اﻟﺴﻜﻨﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺒﺎﻋﺔ‬
    land is not factored into the value of the
    housing units for sale to citizens.                                                   .‫ﻟﻠﻤﻮاطﻦ‬

3. With allowances for other non-housing             .‫ﺑﺒﺪل ﻟﺒﺎﻗﻲ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ ﻏﯿﺮ اﻟﺴﻜﻨﯿﺔ‬.3
    projects.”

Third: Including foreign as well as Iraqi            ‫ ﺷﻤﻮل اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ اﻻﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮوض اﻟﻤﯿﺴﺮة اﻟﻰ‬:‫ﺛﺎﻟﺜﺎ‬
investors in receiving concessional loans            5 ‫ﺟﺎﻧﺐ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﯿﻦ وذﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﻧﺺ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬
through Article 5 of the amendment, which            9 ‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻧﺼﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺬف اﻟﺒﻨﺪ ﺛﺎﻣﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬
provides for deleting the text of Article 9,         ‫ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻛﺎن اﻟﻨﺺ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ ﻟﻠﻤﺎدة ﯾﺸﻤﻞ‬، ‫واﺳﺘﺒﺪاﻟﮫ ﺑﻨﺺ ﺟﺪﯾﺪ‬
Item Eight, and replacing it with a new              ‫ اﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬،‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﯿﻦ ﻓﻘﻂ وﯾﺴﺘﺜﻨﻲ اﻻﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻣﻨﮭﻢ‬
provision; the previous provision included           ‫اﻟﻰ ان اﻟﻨﺺ اﻟﻤﻌﺪل اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪ ﻗﺪ وﺿﻊ اﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﺤﺪدة ﻟﻜﯿﻔﯿﺔ‬
only Iraqi investors while excluding                  :‫ ﺣﯿﺚ ﻧﺼﺖ اﻟﻤﺎدة اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة ﻋﻠﻰ‬، ‫اﻟﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻘﺮوض‬
foreigners. In addition, the new amended
provision establishes a specific mechanism
for how to go about obtaining loans. The
new article provides for:

“Encouraging Iraqi and foreign investors to          ‫) ﺗﺸﺠﯿﻊ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﯿﻦ واﻻﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﺔ ﻣﻊ‬
partner with Iraqis by offering them loans           ‫اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﯿﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﺗﻮﻓﯿﺮ ﻗﺮوض وﺗﺴﮭﯿﻼت ﻣﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻟﮭﻢ‬
and financial concessions in coordination            ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻨﺴﯿﻖ ﻣﻊ وزارة اﻟﻤﺎﻟﯿﺔ واﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﺎت اﻟﻤﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻻﺧﺮى‬
with the Ministry of Finance and other               ‫ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬%25 ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ان ﯾﺮاﻋﻰ اﻧﺠﺎز اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ ﻧﺴﺒﺔ‬
financial institutions, provided the investor        ‫وﺑﻀﻤﺎن ﻣﻨﺸﺄت اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع وﺗﺤﺪد ﻧﺴﺒﺔ ﻓﺎﺋﺪة ﻣﯿﺴﺮة ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ‬
has already completed 25% of the project,            ‫ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﺴﻜﻨﯿﺔ وﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﻔﯿﺪ اﻟﻨﮭﺎﺋﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ان ﯾﺮاﻋﻰ‬
using project installations as collateral, and
establishing an interest rate that is                      .(‫اﺳﺘﺨﺪام أﯾﺪي ﻋﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﻋﺮاﻗﯿﺔ ﺗﺘﻨﺎﺳﺐ وﺣﺠﻢ اﻟﻘﺮض‬
concessional in terms of housing projects
and the end user, provided that the use of
Iraqi labor is consistent with the size of the
loan.”

Fourth: One of the major amendments to               ‫ ﻣﻦ أﺑﺮز اوﺟﮫ اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻼت ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪ ھﻮ ﻣﺎ‬:‫راﺑﻌﺎ‬
the new Law is that contained in Article 6 of        10 ‫ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ ﺣﯿﺚ اﻟﻐﺖ ﻧﺺ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬6 ‫ﺟﺎءت ﺑﮫ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬
the amendment, which cancels the provision           ‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺘﻤﻠﻚ اﻻﺟﻨﺒﻲ واﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ ﻟﻸراﺿﻲ‬
in Article 10 of the Law on foreign and Iraqi        ‫اﻟﻤﺨﺼﺼﺔ ﻻﻗﺎﻣﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ ﻋﻠﯿﮭﺎ واﺳﺘﺒﺪﻟﺘﮭﺎ‬
ownership of land allotted for building              ‫ﺑﻨﺺ ﺟﺪﯾﺪ ﯾﺤﻤﻞ رﻗﻢ اﻟﻤﺎدة ذاﺗﮭﺎ ﺗﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﮭﺎ ﻣﻨﺢ‬
investment projects, and replacing it with a         ‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ واﻻﺟﻨﺒﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺪ ﺳﻮاء ﺣﻖ ﺗﻤﻠﻚ‬
new provision with the same article number,          ‫اﻷراﺿﻲ ﻟﻐﺮض اﻗﺎﻣﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻻﺳﻜﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻻﺿﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﻰ‬
whereby it grants Iraqi and foreign investors        ‫ﺣﻘﮭﻤﺎ ) اي اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ او اﻻﺟﻨﺒﻲ ( ﻓﻲ ﺗﻤﻠﻚ‬
equal rights to own land for the purpose of          ‫اﻷراﺿﻲ اﻟﻤﺨﺼﺼﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﯿﺔ واﻟﻌﺎﺋﺪة ﻟﻠﺪوﻟﺔ‬
building housing projects, as well as the            ‫ وھﺬا ﯾﻌﻨﻲ ان اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪ ﻗﺪ وﺳﻊ ﻣﻦ‬، ‫واﻟﻘﻄﺎع اﻟﻌﺎم‬
right of both (i.e., Iraqi and foreign               ‫داﺋﺮة اﻟﻘﻄﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﺠﻮز ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ واﻷﺟﻨﺒﻲ‬
investors) to own land allotted for industrial       ‫ ﻓﺒﻌﺪ أن ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﺤﺼﻮرة ﻓﻲ ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻻﺳﻜﺎن‬،‫اﻟﺘﻤﻠﻚ ﻓﯿﮭﺎ‬
                                                     ‫أﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﺗﺸﻤﻞ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﯿﺔ أﯾﻀﺎ وھﺬا ﺗﻄﻮر ﻛﺒﯿﺮ‬

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