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INTRODUCTION
“We want to move from a centrally-planned
economy to a global economic system. We want
to open ourselves to other countries and make
all facilities available in order to encourage
investors to invest. If we want to work with the
outside world then we must engage in business
in the international way.”
~ Dr. Sami Al Araji – Chairman of the Iraq
National Investment Commission (2015)
The purpose of this Legal Guide is to
provide lawyers, public sector officials and
investors with a comprehensive guide on
the subject of investment contracts, and, in
order to encourage investment and facilitate
investor access, to provide uniform rules
for the drafting of such contracts and to
introduce investors to the way the Iraqi
legal system operates.
With a skilled workforce and high demand
for investment in housing, manufacturing,
power and other infrastructure projects,
Iraq offers considerable investment
opportunities.
In recognition of the important role that
private-sector investment will play in the
reconstruction and development of Iraq and
its economy, the Government of Iraq has
put arrangements in place for the promotion
of investment activities and mechanisms to
facilitate investment.
This has been accomplished by significant
changes to the legal regime governing
investment in Iraq in order to attract and
streamline investment. These changes
include the creation of the National
Investment Commission (NIC) and
provincial investment commissions (PICs)
as a “One-Stop Shop” for investors in order
to facilitate and streamline the investment
process. In addition, there are new
provisions of the Second Amended
National Investment Law No. 13 of 2006,
‫ﻣﻘﺪﻣﺔ‬
‫"ﻧﺮﯾﺪ أن ﻧﺘﺤﻮل ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎدي اﻟﻤﺮﻛﺰي إﻟﻰ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم‬
‫ وﻧﺮﯾﺪ أن ﻧﻨﻔﺘﺢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺪول اﻻﺧﺮى وأن‬.‫اﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎدي اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻲ‬
‫ ﻓﺈذا‬.‫ﻧﻮﻓﺮ ﻛﻞ اﻟﺘﺴﮭﯿﻼت ﻟﺘﺸﺠﯿﻊ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫ﻛﻨﺎ ﻧﺮﯾﺪ أن ﻧﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ اﻟﺨﺎرﺟﻲ ﻓﻼﺑﺪ أن ﻧﺘﻌﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﻊ‬
".‫اﻷﻋﻤﺎل اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﺔ ﺑﺄﺳﻠﻮب ﻋﺎﻟﻤﻲ‬
‫ رﺋﯿﺲ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬،‫اﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮر ﺳﺎﻣﻲ اﻷﻋﺮﺟﻲ‬
(2015)
‫اﻟﮭﺪف ﻣﻦ ھﺬا اﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ ھﻮ ﺗﻮﻓﯿﺮ دﻟﯿﻞ ﺷﺎﻣﻞ‬
‫ﻟﻠﻌﺎﻣﻠﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﯿﺎﻏﺔ اﻟﻌﻘﻮد اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﻄﺎع‬
‫ ﺑﻐﯿﺔ‬،‫اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺟﮭﺔ واﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺟﮭﺔ أﺧﺮى‬
‫ﺗﺸﺠﯿﻊ وﺗﺴﮭﯿﻞ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻋﻦ طﺮﯾﻖ إﯾﺠﺎد‬
‫ﻗﻮاﻋﺪ ﻣﻮﺣﺪة ﻟﺼﯿﺎﻏﺔ اﻟﻌﻘﻮد اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ وﺗﺴﮭﯿﻞ ﻓﮭﻢ‬
.‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ ﻟﻄﺮﯾﻘﺔ ﻋﻤﻞ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ‬
‫وﻣﻊ ﺗﻮﻓﺮ ﻣﺰﯾﺞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﻮة اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﺔ اﻟﻤﺎھﺮة واﻟﻄﻠﺐ اﻟﻤﺮﺗﻔﻊ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ ﻗﻄﺎﻋﺎت اﻻﺳﻜﺎن واﻟﺘﺼﻨﯿﻊ واﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ‬
ً‫ ﯾﻘﺪم اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻓﺮﺻﺎ‬،‫وﻏﯿﺮھﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻟﺒﻨﻰ اﻟﺘﺤﺘﯿﺔ‬
.‫ھﺎﺋﻠﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫وإدراﻛﺎً ﻷھﻤﯿﺔ اﻟﺪور اﻟﻜﺒﯿﺮ ﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات اﻟﻘﻄﺎع اﻟﺨﺎص‬
‫ دأﺑﺖ اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ‬،‫ﻓﻲ إﻋﺎدة ﺑﻨﺎء واﻋﻤﺎر اﻟﻌﺮاق وإﻗﺘﺼﺎده‬
‫اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ وﺿﻊ اﻟﺨﻄﻂ اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﺮوﯾﺞ ﻟﻸﻧﺸﻄﺔ‬
.‫اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ وﺗﺴﮭﯿﻞ آﻟﯿﺎت ﻋﻤﻠﮭﺎ‬
‫وﻗﺪ ﺗﺤﻘﻖ ذﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل اﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮات اﻟﮭﺎﺋﻠﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ أدﺧﻠﺖ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ اﻟﺬي ﯾﻨﻈﻢ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻣﻦ‬
‫ وﺷﻤﻠﺖ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮات‬.‫أﺟﻞ ﺟﺬب وﺗﺮوﯾﺞ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات‬
‫ﺗﺄﺳﯿﺲ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر وھﯿﺌﺎت إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺎت ﻟﺘﻜﻮن "اﻟﻨﺎﻓﺬة اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة" ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ ﻟﺘﺴﮭﯿﻞ‬
‫ وﻛﺬﻟﻚ اﻷﺣﻜﺎم اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة‬،‫وﺗﻌﺰﯾﺰ اﻷﻧﺸﻄﺔ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ‬,
‫اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻀﻤﻨﮭﺎ اﻟﺘﻌﺪﯾﻞ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ اﻟﺘﻲ‬
‫ﺗﻘﺪم ﻣﺰاﯾﺎ وﺿﻤﺎﻧﺎت وإﻋﻔﺎءات ﻋﺪﯾﺪة ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات‬
:‫ ﺗﺸﻤﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺒﯿﻞ اﻟﻤﺜﺎل اﻻﺗﻲ‬،‫اﻟﻤﺆھﻠﺔ‬
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