The Iraqi government issues new decisions
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Today, Tuesday (March 12, 2024), the Council of Ministers issued new decisions during its session held today, in addition to discussing the general situation in the country.
The media office of the Prime Minister said, in a statement received by “Baghdad Today”, that “Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani held the eleventh regular session of the Council of Ministers, during which service and economic files were reviewed, in addition to deliberating on the topics on the agenda and making decisions.” necessary regarding it.
During the session, the Minister of Defense also reviewed the aid convoys conducted by the Ministry of Defense in implementation of the decision of the Council of Ministers taken in its session held on February 27, 2024, and in continuation of the official popular campaign launched by the Prime Minister to collect aid and send it to the Palestinian people in Gaza, who They are suffering due to the siege, hunger, and constant aggression by the occupation forces. The materials were delivered to the Al-Ghabawi warehouses in Jordan, in the presence of a representative of the Jordanian Charity Organization and a representative of UNRWA. The aid includes flour and other food supplies.
During the course of the session, the Council of Ministers agreed to continue authorizing the Prime Minister to grant exceptions to the instructions for implementing government contracts (2 of 2014), and the controls attached to them according to his discretionary authority, and the decision will be implemented starting from the date of the formation of this government.
In continuation of the infrastructure projects and the results of the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Basra Governorate, the following was decided:
1- Authorizing the Governor of Basra to negotiate and sign the framework agreement with the coalition of companies implementing the seawater desalination project in the governorate; So that the consortium of companies can complete plans and designs and conduct preliminary surveys for the project, provided that this does not entail financial obligations for the governorate.
2- Presenting the results of the negotiations to the Council of Ministers to take the appropriate decision.
3- Transferring the contractual obligations for the consultancy work for the project mentioned in Paragraph 1 above, with the consultant (ILF- Consultant), from the Ministry of Construction and Housing, to Basra Governorate; So that the consulting company can complete its contractual duties regarding the project, and authorize the Governor of Basra to add the legal consulting component if required, in coordination between it and the Ministry of Planning.
As part of the government's efforts to develop the service reality of the capital, the Council of Ministers approved granting the mayor of Baghdad the authority to directly implement and divide up single work for projects to develop shops and streets, as an exception to the budget implementation instructions.
With the aim of organizing the supply of gas oil and fuel oil products to the Lebanese Republic, the Council of Ministers approved the proposals of the Ministry of Oil in this regard, as follows:
1. The Ministry of Oil shall provide the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Iraq with monthly estimates of the exported quantities, in accordance with the decisions of the Council of Ministers, as revenue for the benefit of the public treasury, to settle financial dues with the Lebanese Republic.
2. Deducting production costs for the benefit of the companies of the Ministry of Oil, for the quantities in question, from the Ministry of Finance’s share of the proceeds from the sale of exported petroleum products, and informing the aforementioned ministry of that; To carry out the settlement, by describing these costs as debts owed by the Ministry of Finance for the benefit of oil companies, and by carrying out clearing in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Law (40 of 1951) amended from the share of the state treasury.
In the field of supporting and strengthening the Iraqi market for livestock and sheep, the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for the Economy (24082 Q) was approved, which included reducing the amount of customs duties on live animals imported for slaughter or breeding purposes (calves, sheep, and cows) by (50%) of the current duties, to become ( 2%) with regard to (calves, sheep and cows) imported for slaughter purposes, and it becomes (5%) with regard to (calves, sheep and cows) imported for breeding purposes, provided that it is reviewed after one year, and this decision is implemented starting from the date of its issuance.
The Council of Ministers agreed to provide academic seats in the Police College for friendly countries, based on the principle of mutual respect and common interests, at a rate of (10) students, based on the amended Police College Law No. (37) of 2000, and the Ministry of Interior shall bear the costs of housing, food, and equipment.
In the same vein, the Council agreed to issue the first amendment to the Staff College System No. (2) of 2020, which was reviewed by the State Council, based on the provisions of the Constitution, and the provisions of the Defense University for Military Studies Law No. (4) of 2016, with the article first amended, to be: (Holding a bachelor’s degree from one of the Iraqi military colleges, or the Iraqi police college, after preparatory study, or its equivalent in recognized foreign colleges).
In order to expedite the treatment of problems related to the education sector, the Council of Ministers agreed to authorize the Opinion Authority, in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the authority to make exceptions from instructions related to the work of the aforementioned ministry. To address necessary and critical cases that require urgent treatment, based on the provisions of the Opinion Commission Law (9 of 2011).
In the process of supporting the House of Representatives elections for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the Council of Ministers agreed that the Independent High Electoral Commission would continue to disburse the region’s elections process, within the estimates of 2024, according to the details confirmed in Council of Ministers Resolution (23722) for the year 2023.
The Council of Ministers approved the draft law on the first amendment to the Notary Law No. 33 of 1998, which was reviewed by the Council of State and referred to the House of Representatives, based on the provisions of the Constitution, taking into account the observations of the Legal Department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, including the amendment of Article ( 16) of the law, to read as follows:
(First): The Arabic and Kurdish languages shall be official languages for submitting and documenting bonds
(Second): The notary public may authenticate documents written in a foreign language, after reviewing their content by an oath-sworn translator.
In the context of completing the lagging projects, the Council of Ministers decided the following:
Firstly/
1- Increasing the cost of the project (Increasing Export Capacity), to become (5,532,106,037,842) dinars.
2- Cabinet directive regarding the violation described in the Ministry of Planning’s letter dated February 28, 2024.
Second: Increasing the total cost of the project (completion of suspended canals and field facilities for an area of 21.5 thousand dunums/supporting the agricultural sector, so that the contract can be completed, to become 27,070,428.00 dinars.
Third: Increasing the total cost of the project (students’ apartments No. 3), to become (10,990,603,852) dinars.
The Council of Ministers discussed other topics on the agenda and took the following decisions:
First / Approval of the sale by the Ministry of Industry and Minerals (130) of machinery and equipment to the Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works, at an amount of 50% of the total cost, stated in the letter of the General Company for the Automotive and Equipment Manufacturing Company, dated February 19, 2024, amounting to (17,872,097,588) dinars. The team will receive the machinery and equipment ready to work, according to the request it submitted to the aforementioned company, regarding determining the specialization of each mechanism, and as an exception to the instructions for implementing government contracts (2 of 2014).
Second: Approval of the reopening of the Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Republic of Iraq, based on the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations in 1961, and the provisions of the Foreign Service Law (45 of 2008), noting that Iraq has resident representation at the embassy level in the Sri Lankan capital in Colombo.
Third: Approval of the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for the Economy (24080 Q), which recommends what was confirmed by the Ministry of Finance, on January 16, 2024, and March 5, 2024, regarding contributing to the optional and general increase in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Fourth: Approving the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Energy (24016 I) of 2024, regarding the agreement to employ associated gas to generate electric power, with the addition of authorizing the Minister of Electricity to sign a similar agreement with Siemens.
Fifth: Authorizing the head of the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority to contract with international experts.
Sixth: Amending Cabinet Resolution (23062 of 2023), according to the following:
Merging Al-Farouk General Construction Contracting Company with Saad General Company, so that its name becomes: (Al-Farouk General Contracting Company).
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