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SECTION III                                         ‫اﻟﻘﺴﻢ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ‬

INVESTING, LICENSING AND                                ‫ ﺑﺪء اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬:‫اﻟﻘﺴﻢ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ‬
   THE KEY LAWS IN IRAQ                              ‫واﻟﺘﺮاﺧﯿﺺ واﻟﻘﻮاﻧﯿﻦ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ‬

                                                                  ‫اﻟﻌﺮاق‬

A. INVESTORS & INVESTMENTS                           ‫ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮون واﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات‬:ً‫أوﻻ‬

Iraq’s National Investment Law enables               ‫ اﻟﻤﻌ ّﺪل‬2006 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬13 ‫ﯾﺴﻤﺢ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر رﻗﻢ‬
individuals and legal persons granted an             ‫ﻟﻸﺷﺨﺎص اﻟﻄﺒﯿﻌﯿﻦ واﻟﻤﻌﻨﻮﯾﯿﻦ اﻟﺤﺎﺻﻠﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
investment license to enjoy the benefits and         ‫إﺟﺎزات اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻤﺘﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺰاﯾﺎ واﻟﻀﻤﺎﻧﺎت اﻟﻮاردة‬
guarantees outlined by the National Investment
Law.                                                                                .‫ﻓﻲ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬

    • Domestic and foreign companies must            ‫ﯾﺘﻢ ﺗﺴﺠﯿﻞ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻠﯿﺔ واﻷﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ‬          •
         be registered with the Ministry of          ‫ ﻟﻜﻲ‬،‫ داﺋﺮة ﺗﺴﺠﯿﻞ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت‬،‫وزارة اﻟﺘﺠﺎرة‬
         Trade, Companies Registration               ‫ﺗﺴﺘﻄﯿﻊ ﻣﺰاوﻟﺔ ﻧﺸﺎطﮭﺎ اﻟﺘﺠﺎري ﻓﻲ‬
         Department, to do business in Iraq.
                                                                                       .‫اﻟﻌﺮاق‬

• Business registration requirements vary            ‫• ﯾﺘﻨﻮع اﻟﺘﺴﺠﯿﻞ ﺣﺴﺐ طﺒﯿﻌﺔ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺬي‬
    according to the nature of activity that                                  .‫ﺳﺘﺰاوﻟﮫ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ‬
    the company will conduct.

1. Investors in Iraq have the choice of one of       ‫ﯾﺨﺘﺎر اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮون ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق واﺣﺪة ﻣﻦ‬                    .1
                                                     ‫ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺧﯿﺎرات ﻣﻦ ﺣﯿﺚ ﻧﻮع اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺘﺠﺎري‬
    three options for the type of business they
    wish to establish in Iraq:2                                   :‫اﻟﺬي ﯾﻮد أن ﯾﺆﺳﺴﮫ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬

a. Representation Office of Foreign                  ‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ ﺗﻤﺜﯿﻞ ﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ أﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق – ﻻ‬      .‫أ‬
    Company in Iraq – cannot engage in               ‫ وﯾﻜﻮن ھﺪﻓﮫ‬،‫ﯾﺰاول أﯾﺔ أﻋﻤﺎل ﺗﺠﺎرﯾﺔ‬
    any business activities. The main                ‫دراﺳﺔ اﻷﺳﻮاق وإﻣﻜﺎﻧﯿﺎت اﻟﻌﻤﻞ واﻹﻧﺘﺎج‬
    purpose of a representation office is            ‫واﻟﺘﻌﺮﯾﻒ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻨﺘﺠﺎت وﺧﺪﻣﺎﺗﮭﺎ وﻟﺘﺴﮭﯿﻞ‬
    to study markets, businesses and                 ‫اﻹﺗﺼﺎل ﺑﻤﺮاﻛﺰ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت أو اﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﺎت‬
    production opportunities, identify               ‫ وﺑﻌﺪ ﺗﺴﺠﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺘﻤﺜﯿﻠﻲ‬.‫اﻷﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ‬
    products and services, and expedite              ‫ﯾﺠﺐ ﺗﻌﯿﯿﻦ ﻣﺤﺎﻣﻲ ﻋﻀﻮ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻘﺎﺑﺔ‬
    contact with the offices of foreign              .‫اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻣﯿﻦ وﻣﺮاﻗﺐ ﺣﺴﺎﺑﺎت وﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﺗﻨﻔﯿﺬي‬
    companies and establishments. The
    representation office must appoint an
    Iraqi attorney, chartered accountant,
    and executive manager.

2 See National Investment Commission, Frequently Asked Questions, available at http://investpromo.gov.iq/.
‫أﻧﻈﺮ اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ اﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﺗﺮدداً ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺮاﺑﻂ‬: http://investpromo.gov.iq/

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