The Iraqi government issues a number of decisions
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The Council of Ministers, in its meeting held today, Tuesday (August 22, 2023), issued a number of service and economic decisions.
The Prime Minister, Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani, chaired the regular session of the Council of Ministers, during which developments in the general situation in the country were discussed, and the main files that top the government’s priorities were discussed, in addition to discussing the topics on the agenda and making decisions and recommendations in their regard.
Al-Sudani directed the adoption of the recommendations of the Diwani Affairs Committee (23512 of 2023), regarding addressing the problem of distributing top students and holders of higher degrees among ministries, in line with the laws in force.
In the course of implementing the administrative reform, the Council of Ministers decided the following:
1- Oblige all ministries and government formations to complete the entry of their employees' data within the employee registration and retirement contributions collection program of the State Employees Pension Fund, while updating the changes that occur to employees periodically and continuously.
2- The State Employees Pension Fund notifies the Council of Ministers of the formations that are refusing and reluctant to register and update the data of their employees.
3- The Federal Bureau of Financial Supervision reviews the names of the formations referred to in Paragraph 2 above, and approves the extent of response to registering employee data within the performance evaluation indicators for ministries and general managers.
The session witnessed a discussion of the agricultural plan, the best ways to support farmers and the national production of primary crops, and confirm the government's endeavor to support the outputs of the agricultural sector, in a way that contributes to providing food security for the country.
In this regard, the Cabinet approved the following:
1- Transferring fertilizer subsidies allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture to subsidizing the project for the use of modern irrigation techniques.
2- Excluding compound fertilizers (Dap, MAP, NPK), foliar, liquid and organic fertilizers from the instructions for importing hazardous materials.
3- Adopting electronic correspondence, for communication between the relevant authorities; To speed up the procedures for entering fertilizers, transporting them between governorates, and storing them.
4- Emphasizing the implementation of Cabinet Resolution (23111 of 2023), approving the border crossings mentioned therein, and the approved mechanisms, taking into account the implementation of Cabinet Resolution (13 of 2019).
5- Allowing the General Company for Southern Fertilizers to sell its fertilizer products to the General Union of Agricultural Associations, agents and the private sector, as an exception to the previous instructions.
6- Establishing a working cell headed by the National Intelligence Service, with membership in the Ministry of Agriculture, other relevant authorities and representatives of the General Union of Agricultural Associations and the private sector, to follow up on the implementation of Cabinet decisions and instructions for importing and trading local fertilizers and their prices.
7- Approval of the certificate of conformity and its accompaniments issued by the approved foreign examination companies, for the prior chemical, biological and radiological examination of the consignments exported to Iraq, in accordance with the Iraqi standard specifications approved by the Testing, Inspection and Certification Council (TIC), as examination documents with the relevant authorities to facilitate the work of The customs clearing.
8- All relevant authorities shall prepare and provide all necessary facilities for entering, transporting, storing and selling fertilizers locally; To make the agricultural season a success and achieve food security.
9- The Ministerial Council of the Economy determines the purchase price of the wheat crop for the next season, based on the decision of the Council of Ministers (70 of 2020), according to a price equation that adopts international prices with an appropriate support margin, provided that this includes granting an additional encouraging price advantage when purchasing the crop irrigated with techniques. Modern irrigation, and reduce the margin of support for the crop irrigated with traditional irrigation techniques.
10- Continuing to support seeds and pesticides, as in the previous winter season (2022-2023), and not requiring the use of modern irrigation techniques to be included in the aforementioned support, and in the agricultural plan for the next season (2023-2024).
In the education file, and in support of students wishing to take external exams, the Council of Ministers agreed to exclude external students for those who have completed (28) years of age, from the years of waiting to take the external exam, from the periods stipulated in paragraphs (a, b) of item first of the provisions Article Nine of the Amended Examinations Regulation No. (18) of 1987, provided that obtaining the certificate in accordance with this article does not result in a change in the job title of those who were employed, whether civil or military.
And to confirm the support provided to the shelters for people with disabilities and to enhance the care provided to their beneficiaries, the Council agreed to change the point of contact for Dar Al Hanan for the severely handicapped, and the rest of the shelters from the governorates, and re-link them to the Department of Care for People with Special Needs, which is one of the formations of the Authority for the Care of Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs.
And in implementation of the provisions of Article (15) of the State’s Federal Budget Law for the three fiscal years, and Paragraph (9) of Instructions No. (1) for the year 2023, it was decided to facilitate the implementation of the State’s Federal General Budget Law No. (13) for the fiscal years, which includes:
1. The accounting department audits and confirms the amounts of advances disbursed in its records, in coordination with the concerned departments.
2. Classification of the amounts returned from these advances according to the aspects of disbursement and according to the applicable classification within the Federal General Budget Law for the year 2023, and coordination is made with the Ministry of Planning regarding checking the amounts of advances related to investment projects that have allocations included in the budget for the years in question.
3. The concerned departments audit the trial scales, supported by evidence, to the Accounting Department.
4. The Accounting Department at the Ministry of Finance provides the Budget Department with detailed audited tables, showing the amounts of advances and the parties to which they are disbursed. This confirms the correctness of the data contained therein and the allocations for them included within the federal general budget for the fiscal years, for each year separately.
5. The budget department in the Ministry of Finance submits a recommendation to the Council of Ministers to take a decision to extinguish and add financial allocations to it without entailing an actual disbursement, and for the purposes of the entry settlement.
As part of the government's plans to develop the railway system in Iraq, and with regard to the Basra-Shalamjah railway project, the Council of Ministers approved the following:
1- The Basra governorate obtains the approval of all concerned departments on the path proposed by it, and it is fixed in the basic design of the governorate, in a way that does not conflict with any future activity or projects.
2- Obtaining the fundamental approvals to allocate the land belonging to the state, through which the track passes, for the purposes of the Basra-Shalamcheh railway project.
3- The Basra Governorate removing all encroachments on the new railway track proposed by the Basra Governorate.
4 - The Ministry of Environment / Department of Mine Affairs to identify the areas contaminated with mines on the new route proposed by the province of Basra.
5- The Ministry of Transport shall determine the expropriation amounts to be included in the project with the Ministry of Planning.
In the electricity sector, the Council of Ministers approved the recommendation of the Energy Ministerial Council (23066i) for the year 2023, which includes the exception of chemicals whose details are detailed in the Ministry of Electricity’s letter dated July 17, 2023, which will be supplied by the Chinese company (CMEC), which is contracting with the Ministry of Electricity in implementing The Salah al-Din thermal power station project, which the aforementioned company needs in the process of washing the units, and exempting them from issuing the import license, provided that the import license and the required documents are completed later within (60) working days as a maximum, and the General Company for Electric Power Production Northern Region bears the responsibility In the event that it does not comply with this, the General Authority for Customs, the Directorate of Customs for the Southern Region and its border crossings, and the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, shall expedite the removal of the aforementioned chemicals upon their arrival.
With the aim of strengthening Iraq's role in the field of transparency, meeting international standards, and combating money laundering, the Council of Ministers approved issuing an amendment to the draft system for freezing terrorist funds submitted by the Central Bank of Iraq, based on the provisions of the Constitution and the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law (39 of 2015), provided that it is reviewed. The aforementioned draft law, according to the procedures followed, prior to its issuance.
The Council of Ministers discussed other issues on the agenda, and issued the following decisions:
First: Authorizing the Ministry of Health to negotiate and sign a separate technical agreement with the German Development Bank, so that the Ministry can start implementation, noting that the text of the agreement has been reviewed with the Ministry of Health and the German Development Bank.
Second / Approval of the following:
1. Authorizing the Director General of the General Commission for Taxes at the Ministry of Finance, the authority to negotiate and initial a draft agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent evasion from paying taxes imposed on income and capital, between the government of the Republic of Iraq and the government of the People’s Republic of China, as amended by the State Council, based on to the provisions of the Constitution.
2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs prepares the necessary authorization document on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Iraq to the Director General of the General Commission for Taxes, according to the approved contexts, and submits it to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, in order to obtain the signature of the Prime Minister.
Third / Approval of the following:
1. Granting a subsequent license to initial the draft air transport agreement between the government of the Republic of Iraq and the government of the Kingdom of Spain, based on the provisions of Treaty Contracting Law No. (35) of 2015.
2:
A. To authorize the Director General of the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, the authority to negotiate and sign a draft air transport agreement between the government of the Republic of Iraq and the government of the Kingdom of Spain, based on the provisions of the Constitution, taking into account the notes of the legal department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.
B. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs prepares the necessary authorization document on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Iraq for the Acting Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority, according to the approved contexts, and submits it to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, in order to obtain the signature of the Prime Minister.
Fourth / Approving the recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the reopening of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Iraq, based on the provisions of Foreign Service Law No. 45 of 2008, and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963.
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