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• Ability to provide labor and other ‫• ﺗﻮﻓﯿﺮ اﻟﻌﻤﺎﻟﺔ واﻟﻤﺪﺧﻼت اﻷﺧﺮى ﺑﺄﺳﻌﺎر‬
inputs at competitive prices; and .‫ﺗﻨﺎﻓﺴﯿﺔ‬

• Established sales networks and work ‫• ﺷﺒﻜﺔ ﻣﺒﯿﻌﺎت وﻋﻼﻗﺎت ﻋﻤﻞ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺠﮭﺎت‬
.‫اﻟﻤﻌﻨﯿﺔ ﻛﺎﻟﻤﺼﺎرف واﻟﻮﻛﻼء اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﯿﻦ‬
relations with others, i.e., banking and
distribution.37

5. Bilateral and Multilateral :‫ اﻹﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺎت اﻟﺜﻨﺎﺋﯿﺔ وﻣﺘﻌﺪدة اﻷطﺮاف‬.5
International Agreements:

Foreign investors will benefit from Iraq’s ‫ﺳﯿﺴﺘﻔﯿﺪ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮون اﻷﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻣﻦ إﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺎت‬
‫اﻟﻌﺮاق اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ وﻣﺴﺎﻋﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق اﻟﺤﺎﻟﯿﺔ‬
international agreements and current ‫ﻟﻺﻧﻀﻤﺎم ﻹﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺎت ﺟﺪﯾﺪة ﺳﯿﻜﻮن ﻟﮭﺎ اﻷﺛﺮ ﻓﻲ‬

accession attempts related to the promotion .‫ﺗﺮوﯾﺞ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات وﺣﻤﺎﯾﺘﮭﺎ‬
and protection of investments:38

• Iraq currently has multilateral trade ‫• ﯾﺮﺗﺒﻂ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﺑﺎﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺔ ﺗﺠﺎرة ﻣﺘﻌﺪدة ﻣﻊ‬
agreements with the Arab League, as ‫ وﯾﺮﺗﺒﻂ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺑﺈﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺎت‬،‫اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ‬
well as other countries.
.‫ﺗﺠﺎرة ﻣﻊ دول أﺧﺮى‬

• Iraq has bilateral investment treaties ‫ﯾﺮﺗﺒﻂ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﺑﺈﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺎت ﺛﻨﺎﺋﯿﺔ ﻟﺘﺸﺠﯿﻊ‬ •
‫اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻣﻊ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻮﻻﯾﺎت اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة‬
with countries including the United ‫اﻻﻣﺮﯾﻜﯿﺔ وﻓﺮﻧﺴﺎ واﻟﯿﺎﺑﺎن واﻟﻜﻮﯾﺖ‬

States, France, Japan, Kuwait, Jordan, .‫واﻷردن وأرﻣﯿﻨﺎ ودول أﺧﺮى‬
Armenia and other countries.39

E. INVESTOR OBLIGATIONS ‫ إﻟﺘﺰاﻣﺎت اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ‬:ً‫ﺧﺎﻣﺴﺎ‬

There are certain Investor Obligations in terms ‫ﺗﻮﺟﺪ إﻟﺘﺰاﻣﺎت ﻣﻌﯿﻨﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺣﯿﺚ ﺗﻨﻔﯿﺬ‬
of project implementation and commercial ‫اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع واﻟﺘﺸﻐﯿﻞ اﻟﺘﺠﺎري ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﻨﺢ إﺟﺎزة‬
operation after the investment license is ‫ واﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﻤﻜﻦ أن ﺗﻘ ّﺴﻢ إﻟﻰ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ أﻧﻮاع ﻣﻦ‬،‫اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
granted, which can be broken down into three
major types of requirements: :‫اﻟﻤﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯿﺔ‬

• Notification and Reporting ‫• ﻣﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻹﺑﻼغ واﻟﺘﻘﺎرﯾﺮ‬
Requirements

• Employment and Labor Requirements ‫• ﻣﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻟﺘﻮظﯿﻒ واﻟﻌﻤﺎﻟﺔ‬

37 See Investor’s Guide, Local Partnerships, p. 19, available at
http://investpromo.gov.iq/nic_flash/investors_guide/english.
‫ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺮاﺑﻂ‬،19 ‫ ص‬،"‫ "اﻟﺸﺮاﻛﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻠﯿﺔ‬،‫أﻧﻈﺮ دﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ‬: http://investpromo.gov.iq/nic_flash/investors_guide/english
38 See Investor’s Guide, Iraq’s Bilateral and Multilateral Agreements, p. 20, available at
http://investpromo.gov.iq/nic_flash/investors_guide/english.
،20 ‫ ص‬،"‫ "إﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺎت اﻟﻌﺮاق اﻟﺜﻨﺎﺋﯿﺔ وﻣﺘﻌﺪدة اﻷطﺮاف‬،‫أﻧﻈﺮ دﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ‬
http://investpromo.gov.iq/nic_flash/investors_guide/english
39 Id.; see also NIC Investor’s Guide to Iraq 2015, Table of Multilateral and Bilateral Treaties, p. 20.
20 ‫ ص‬،"‫ "ﺟﺪول اﻟﻤﻌﺎھﺪات ﻣﺘﻌﺪدة اﻷطﺮاف واﻟﺜﻨﺎﺋﯿﺔ‬،2015 ‫ أﻧﻈﺮ دﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬.‫اﻟﻤﺮﺟﻊ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ‬.

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