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• “Strategic projects” include:4 ‫"اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻹﺳﺘﺮاﺗﯿﺠﯿﺔ" اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻘﻊ ﺿﻤﻦ‬ •
:‫إﺧﺘﺼﺎص اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ ھﻲ‬
o Infrastructure projects with capital
greater than USD $50 million, ‫ ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﺒﻨﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﺤﺘﯿﺔ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ‬o
‫ ﻣﻠﯿﻮن دوﻻر‬50 ‫ﯾﺰﯾﺪ رأﺳﻤﺎﻟﮭﺎ ﻋﻦ‬
o Joint projects involving more than
one region or province, .‫أﻣﺮﯾﻜﻲ‬
‫ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮﻛﺔ ﺑﯿﻦ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ إﻗﻠﯿﻢ‬o
o Projects related to extracting natural
resources, with the exception of oil .‫أو ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ‬
and gas extraction and production5, ‫ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺮاج اﻟﻤﻮارد‬o
‫ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺜﻨﺎء إﺳﺘﺨﺮاج وإﻧﺘﺎج‬،‫اﻟﻄﺒﯿﻌﯿﺔ‬
o Engineering and metal industries
projects, and those involving .‫اﻟﻨﻔﻂ واﻟﻐﺎز‬
petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals ‫ ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﮭﻨﺪﺳﯿﺔ واﻟﻤﻌﺪﻧﯿﺔ‬o
and vehicle production, with capital ‫واﻟﺒﺘﺮوﻛﯿﻤﯿﺎوﯾﺔ واﻟﺪواﺋﯿﺔ وإﻧﺘﺎج‬
of no less than USD $50 million, ‫اﻟﺴﯿﺎرات أو اﻟﻤﺮﻛﺒﺎت واﻟﺘﻲ ﻻ ﯾﻘﻞ‬
‫ ﺧﻤﺴﯿﻦ ﻣﻠﯿﻮن‬50 ‫رأس ﻣﺎﻟﮭﺎ ﻋﻦ‬
o Projects to develop historical and
archaeological sites, .‫دوﻻر‬
‫ ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ ﺗﻄﻮﯾﺮ اﻟﻤﻨﺎطﻖ اﻷﺛﺮﯾﺔ‬o
o Telecommunications projects,
.‫واﻟﺘﺎرﯾﺨﯿﺔ‬
o Transportation projects with capital .‫ ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻹﺗﺼﺎﻻت‬o
greater than USD $30 million,
‫ ﻣﻠﯿﻮن‬30 ‫ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﻨﻘﻞ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺰﯾﺪ ﻋﻦ‬ o
o Projects established under .‫دوﻻر أﻣﺮﯾﻜﻲ‬ o
agreements to which the Republic
of Iraq is a party, ‫اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﺑﻤﻮﺟﺐ إﺗﻔﺎق ﺗﻜﻮن‬
.‫ﺟﻤﮭﻮرﯾﺔ اﻟﻌﺮاق طﺮﻓﺎً ﻓﯿﮫ‬
o Power projects that generate more
than 30 megawatts, and ‫ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ ﺗﻮﻟﯿﺪ اﻟﻜﮭﺮﺑﺎء اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺰﯾﺪ‬ o
.‫ ﻣﯿﻜﺎ واط‬30 ‫طﺎﻗﺘﮭﺎ ﻋﻦ‬ o
o Dams, reservoirs and irrigation
projects that irrigate an area of no ‫ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﺨﺰاﻧﺎت واﻟﺴﺪود وﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ‬
less than 20,000 donums (approx. ‫اﻟﺮي اﻟﺘﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻘﻞ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻤﺮوﯾﺔ‬
5,000 acres). (‫ )ﻋﺸﺮﯾﻦ أﻟﻒ‬20,000 ‫ﻣﻨﮭﺎ ﻋﻦ‬

Promotion of Specific Sectors, such as .‫دوﻧﻢ‬
Housing Projects:
‫ﺑﺎﻻﺿﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﻰ ﺗﺸﺠﯿﻊ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ ذات اﻟﻄﺎﺑﻊ‬ •
• For example, the proposed Bismayah ‫ ﺗﺨﺘﺺ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ ﺑﻘﻄﺎﻋﺎت ﻣﺤﺪدة‬.‫اﻻﺗﺤﺎدي‬
New City Housing Program (BNCP), ‫وﺑﺎﺟﺎزة ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻹﺳﻜﺎن اذا طﺎﺑﻘﺖ ﻣﻌﺎﯾﯿﺮ‬
located southeast of Baghdad, will
accommodate up to 600,000 occupants ‫ﺧﺎﺻﺔ‬

‫ ﻣﺸﺮوع ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ‬،‫ﻋﻠﻰ وﺟﮫ اﻟﺨﺼﻮص‬ •
‫إﺳﻜﺎن ﻣﺪﯾﻨﺔ ﺑﺴﻤﺎﯾﺔ اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة اﻟﺬي ﺳﯿﻨﺸﺄ ﻓﻲ‬
‫اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺠﻨﻮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﺸﺮﻗﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻐﺪاد‬
100 ‫ أﻟﻒ ﺳﺎﻛﻦ ﻓﻲ‬600 ‫ﺳﯿﺴﺘﻮﻋﺐ ﺣﻮاﻟﻲ‬

4 See Investor Guide to Iraq 2015, Local Registration of Companies in Iraq, p. 19, available at
http://investpromo.gov.iq/nic_flash/investors_guide/english/ (citing Investment Regulation No. 2 for 2009, Art. 4).
‫ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺮاﺑﻂ‬،19 ‫ ص‬،"‫ "اﻟﺘﺴﺠﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻲ ﻟﻠﺸﺮﻛﺎت ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬،2015 ‫أﻧﻈﺮ ﻣﻠﺤﻖ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
http://investpromo.gov.iq/nic_flash/investors_guide/english/2009 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬2 ‫ اﻟﺬي ﯾﺘﻀﻤﻦ إﺷﺎرة إﻟﻰ ﻧﻈﺎم اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر رﻗﻢ‬،.
5 See National Investment Law No. 13 of 2006, as amended (hereafter, the “National Investment Law”), Art.29.
‫ اﻟﻤﻌ ّﺪل‬،2006 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬13 ‫ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ رﻗﻢ‬29 ‫أﻧﻈﺮ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬.

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