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Table of Contents Legal Guide to Investment in Iraq ﻣﺣﺗوﯾﺎت اﻟدﻟﯾل اﻟﻘﺎﻧوﻧﻲ TABLE OF CONTENTS LEGAL GUIDE TO INVESTMENT IN IRAQ محتويات الدليل القانوني لﻹستثمار في العراق مقدمات FOREWORDS DR. SAMI-AL ARAJI, CHAIRMAN OF IRAQ’S NATIONAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION ............................................................................................................................... i مقدمة بقلم الدكتور سامي اﻷعرجي /رئيس الهيئة الوطنية لﻹستثمار في العراق SECRETARY PENNY PRITZKER, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE .............................................................................................. ii مقدمة بقلم السيدة بيني برتزكر/وزيرة التجارة في الوﻻيات المتحدة اﻷمريكية FOREWORD BY THE CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS .............................................................. iii مقدمة من قبل المؤ لفين المشاركين CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS ..................................................................................................... iv المؤلفون المشاركون vi ............................................................................................................. مقدمة INTRODUCTION SECTION I. INVESTING IN IRAQ .......................................................................................... 1 القسم اﻷول اﻹستثمار في العراق Legal System and Litigation in Iraq............................................................................................... 1 النظام القانوني والتقاضي في العراق The Importance of the Private Sector and the Iraqi Investment Law ............................................ 4 أهمية القطاع الخاص وقانون اﻹستثمار في العراق Iraqi Laws Relevant to an Investment ........................................................................................... 6 القوانين العراقية ذات الصلة بالنشاط اﻹستثماري Procedures for Granting an Investment License ............................................................................ 8 إجراءات منح اﻹجازة اﻻستثمارية SECTION II. INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONTRACTS .................................... 17 القسم الثاني :عقود اﻹستثمار الدولية Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 17 مقدمة Suggestions for Drafting an Investment Contract ........................................................................ 18 إقتراحات لصياغة عقد اﻹستثمار Suggestions for Negotiating an Investment Contract .................................................................. 20 ii إقتراحات للتفاوض على عقد اﻹستثمار Construction (FIDIC) Contracts: Overview and Drafting Practices ............................................ 21 عقود البناء )فدك(: نظرة عامة وممارسات الصياغة SECTION III. INVESTING, LICENSING AND THE KEY LAWS IN IRAQ .................. 24 القسم الثالث: اﻻستثمار و التراخيص والقوانين اﻻساسية في العراق A. Investors & Investments.......................................................................................................... 24 أوﻻً: المستثمرون واﻹستثمارات B. Procedures of the NIC and PICs ............................................................................................. 28 ثانياً: إجراءات الهيئة الوطنية لﻹستثمار وهيئات اﻻستثمار في المحافظات C. Owning and Leasing Land ...................................................................................................... 33 ثالثا : تملك اﻷرض وايجارها D. Incentives and Guarantees for Investors ................................................................................. 38 رابعا: المزايا والضمانات للمستثمرين E. Investor Obligations ................................................................................................................ 45 خامساً: إلتزامات المستثمر F. Disputes and Settlements ......................................................................................................... 50 سادسا: فض النزاعات وتسويتها Procedures for Establishing a National Company, Branch Office or Representation Office for a Foreign Company ............................................................................................................... 54 إجراءات تأسيس شركة وطنية أو فتح فرع أو مكتب تمثيل لشركة أجنبية Procedures for Granting an Investment License ......................................................................... 56 اجراءات منح اجازة اﻻستثمار SECTION IV. MODEL INVESTMENT CONTRACT ......................................................... 58 القسم الرابع : نموذج عقد إستثمار SECTION V. MODEL INVESTMENT CONTRACT COMMENTARY ....................... 102 القسم الخامس: تعليقات على نموذج عقد اﻹستثمار SECTION VI. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) ........................................ 112 القسم السادس: أسئلة مكررة Overall Investment Climate ....................................................................................................... 112 المناخ العام لﻹستثمار Project Logistics......................................................................................................................... 115 الجوانب اللوجستية للمشروع Investor Rights, Incentives and Obligations .............................................................................. 116 iii حقوق المستثمر وامتيازاته والتزاماته Operational Conditions, Infrastructure and Business Support ................................................... 127 شروط التشغيل والبنية التحتية والدعم المق ّدم للعمل التجاري APPENDIX I - Main Privileges Granted to Iraqi and Foreign Investors as per the Second Amended Law of Investment Law No. 13 of 2006 ................................................... 133 الملحق 1 : ابرز اﻻمتيازات الممنوحة للستثمرين العراقيين واﻻجانب استنادا الى قانون التعديل الثاني لقانون اﻻستثمار رقم 13 لسنة 2006 145 ........................................................................................................... الملحق APPENDIX II - 2 A. Iraqi Laws Relevant to the Investment Process .................................................................... 145 القوانين العراقية ذات العﻻقة بعملية اﻹستثمار B. List of Relevant Investment Resources ................................................................................. 145 قائمة بالمراجع ذات العﻻقة باﻹستثمار في العراق iv FOREWORD BY DR. SAMI-AL ARAJI CHAIRMAN OF IRAQ’S NATIONAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION مقدمة بقلم الدكتور سامي اﻷعرجي رئيس الهيئة الوطنية لﻹستثمار في العراق تعلّق حكومة العراق أهمية بالغة على قطاع The Government of Iraq attaches great اﻹستثمار، وتنظر إليه بإهتمام وإرتياح كبيرين. importance to the investment sector and views ويجب أن يُع ّد ذلك رسالة مشجعة إلى جميع .it with tremendous interest and satisfaction ً This should convey to all investors an المستثمرين بأن الطريق قد أصبح سالكا للعمل encouraging message: the path to working and واﻹستثمار في العراق، وذلك في أعقاب التحسن investing in Iraq is now wide open following الكبير الذي طرأ على المناخ السياسي والقانوني the improved political, legal and economic واﻹقتصادي في العراق بعد حصول حدثان مهمان، climate in Iraq, including two notable وهما اقرار التعديل الثاني لقانون اﻻستثمار العراقي milestones: the enactment of the Second Amendment to the National Investment Law رقم )13( لسنة 2006 الذي يمنح بدوره المزيد من No. 13 of 2006, granting further privileges to اﻻستثمارات للمستثمرين الدوليين، وانضمام العراق investors, as well as Iraq’s recent accession to مؤخرا الى اتفاقية تسوية منازعات اﻻستثمار بين the Convention on the Settlement of الدول ومواطني دول أخرى )اتفاقية تسوية منازعات Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention). اﻻستثمار(. As a result of this promising new environment, ونتيجة لهذه البيئة الجديدة الواعدة، يشهد العراق Iraq is witnessing greater momentum toward a توجهاً قوياً نحو اﻹقتصاد الحر عبر آليات عدة، من free economy through a variety of بينها تمكين القطاع الخاص من القيام بدور رائد في mechanisms, including enabling the private sector to assume a leading role in running the إدارة الشأن اﻹقتصادي للبﻻد. ويعزز هذه البيئة affairs of the national economy. Further الجديدة في البﻻد جملة من اﻷفكار والمبادرات strengthening this new environment is a host of الجديدة المنبثقة من الروح الجديدة للبيئة اﻹقتصادية new ideas and initiatives spawned by a new الحرة، مثل حرية الحركة والكفاءة في تخصيص spirit of free enterprise, such as greater الموارد وإعتماد مبدأ الربحية كمؤشر من مؤشرات freedom of movement, efficiency in allocating ً resources, and utilizing profitability as an اﻷداء اﻹقتصادي الرشيد. وفضﻻ عن ذلك، تعتبر .indicator of sound economic performance هذه الروح الجديدة بمثابة عامل محفز للتوسع في Moreover, this new spirit is acting as a catalyst اﻹستثمارات، وهو اﻷمر الذي سيخفف من أعباء for expanding investment, which will also help الحكومة. alleviate the burdens on the national government. وتسعى حكومة العراق، من خﻻل تبني عملية The Government of Iraq seeks to promote and التحول نحو القطاع الخاص، إلى تشجيع وتنويع diversify investment of every kind and create an attractive investment climate in the broadest اﻹستثمارات من مختلف اﻻتجاهات وخلق مناخ sense by embracing the shift toward the private إستثماري جاذب لها. وبذلك، فإن الرؤية الحالية sector. By doing so, the present and future والمستقبلية للحكومة العراقية تعتمد على حقيقة أن vision of the Government of Iraq rests on the العراق أصبح دولة ديمقراطية تعمل من أجل بناء fact that Iraq is now a peaceful and democratic nation that is working toward building a إقتصاد مزدهر، بأسواق تنافسية على المستوى prosperous economy with markets that are competitive on the regional level and fully اﻹقليمي، ومندمج إندماجاً كلياً مع اﻻقتصاد العالمي. integrated into the global economy. د. سامي رؤوف اﻷعرجي Dr. Sami Al-Araji i FOREWORD BY SECRETARY PENNY PRITZKER SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE مقدمة بقلم السيدة بيني برتزكر وزيرة التجارة في الوﻻيات المتحدة اﻷمريكية UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
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