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Relevant Iraqi Laws Relevant on
Environment, Safety, and Cultural
Requirements:
• Ministry of Environment Law No. 37
of 2008 on studying the environmental
impact of the project and the degree to
which it conforms to the environmental
conditions required.
• Antiquities and Heritage Law No. 55
of 2002 on investigating and digging
for antiquities on the land designated
for the investment project.
• Ministry of Oil Law No. 101 of 1976,
Ministry of Oil/Technical
Directorate/Environment Section
requires that licensing only be granted
after verification that there are no oil
pipeline restrictions within the land
area of the project.
• Ministry of Industry and Minerals No.
38 of 2011, which emphasizes the
implementation of scientific methods
and quality control, to ensure optimum
mineral investment through effective
exploitation while preserving natural
resources, protecting the environment
and improving quality; for the purpose
of encouraging extraction- and
transformation-based industries in the
public, mixed and private sectors; to
facilitate and clarify procedures; and to
remove legal obstacles and secure the
state’s rights in natural mineral
resources.
F. DISPUTES AND SETTLEMENTS
If there is a conflict between a provision of
the National Investment Law and a
provision of another Iraqi law that pertains
to investment, then the National Investment
Law shall govern.50
50 See id. at Article 34 (“No text shall be valid which contradicts the provisions of this law.”).
‫اﻟﻘﻮاﻧﯿﻦ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺼﻠﺔ ﺑﻤﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ‬
:‫واﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ‬
2008 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬37 ‫• ﻗﺎﻧﻮن وزارة اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ رﻗﻢ‬
‫اﻟﺨﺎص ﺑﺪراﺳﺔ اﻷﺛﺮ اﻟﺒﯿﺌﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺮوع وﻣﺪى‬
.‫ﻣﻄﺎﺑﻘﺘﮫ ﻟﻠﺸﺮوط اﻟﺒﯿﺌﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺤﺪدة‬
2002 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬55 ‫• ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻵﺛﺎر واﻟﺘﺮاث رﻗﻢ‬
‫ﺑﺨﺼﻮص اﻟﺘﺤﺮي واﻟﺘﻨﻘﯿﺐ ﻋﻦ اﻵﺛﺎر‬
.‫ﺿﻤﻦ أرض اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎري‬
،1976 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬101 ‫ﻗﺎﻧﻮن وزارة اﻟﻨﻔﻂ رﻗﻢ‬ •
‫ ﯾﺸﺘﺮط‬،‫ﻗﺴﻢ اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ‬/‫اﻟﺪاﺋﺮة اﻟﻔﻨﯿﺔ‬/‫وزارة اﻟﻨﻔﻂ‬
‫أن ﻻ ﺗﻤﻨﺢ اﻻﺟﺎزة إﻻ ﺑﻌﺪ اﻟﺘﺤﻘﻖ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺪم‬
‫وﺟﻮد ﻣﺤﺮﻣﺎت أﻧﺎﺑﯿﺐ ﻧﻔﻂ ﺿﻤﻦ أرض‬
.‫اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬
38 ‫ﻗﺎﻧﻮن وزارة اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﺔ واﻟﻤﻌﺎدن رﻗﻢ‬ •
‫ اﻟﺬي ﯾﺆﻛﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻨﻔﯿﺬ اﻷﺳﺎﻟﯿﺐ‬2011 ‫ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬
‫اﻟﻌﻠﻤﯿﺔ واﻟﺴﯿﻄﺮة اﻟﻨﻮﻋﯿﺔ ﻟﻀﻤﺎن ﺟﻮدة‬
‫اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻌﺎدن ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل اﻹﺳﺘﻐﻼل‬
،‫اﻷﻣﺜﻞ ﻟﻠﻤﻮارد اﻟﻄﺒﯿﻌﯿﺔ واﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﻋﻠﯿﮭﺎ‬
‫ ﻷﻏﺮاض‬،‫وﺣﻤﺎﯾﺔ اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ وﺗﺤﺴﯿﻦ اﻟﻨﻮﻋﯿﺔ‬
‫ﺗﺸﺠﯿﻊ اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫اﻹﺳﺘﺨﺮاج واﻟﺘﺤﻮﯾﻞ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﻄﺎع اﻟﻌﺎم‬
‫ وﺗﯿﺴﯿﺮ اﻹﺟﺮاءات‬،‫واﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻂ واﻟﺨﺎص‬
‫وﺗﻮﺿﯿﺤﮭﺎ ﻹزاﻟﺔ اﻟﻌﻘﺒﺎت اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﺔ وﺗﺄﻣﯿﻦ‬
.‫ﺣﻘﻮق اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻮاردھﺎ اﻟﻤﻌﺪﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﻄﺒﯿﻌﯿﺔ‬
‫ ﻓﺾ اﻟﻤﻨﺎزﻋﺎت وﺗﺴﻮﯾﺘﮫا‬:‫ﺳﺎدﺳﺎ‬
‫إذا ﻛﺎن ھﻨﺎك ﺗﻨﺎﻗﺾ ﺑﯿﻦ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫واﻟﻘﻮاﻧﯿﻦ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ اﻷﺧﺮى ذات اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺔ ﺗﻜﻮن‬
.‫اﻷوﻟﻮﯾﺔ ﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
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