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The Iraqi Council of Ministers took a number of decisions related to health, investment and heritage, in a second session this week.
A statement from the office of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the latter chaired the twenty-sixth regular session of the Council of Ministers, the second this week, to compensate for the session that was postponed due to the Eid al-Adha holiday.
The session witnessed the discussion of all general issues in the country, and the follow-up of service and economic files, especially those related to the implementation of the government program. The items listed on the agenda were also discussed, and the necessary decisions were taken regarding them.
During the session, the Prime Minister directed the formation of a committee from the Investment Authority, the Council of Advisors in the Prime Minister’s Office, the Governorate Affairs Coordinator, and the Legal Department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, to study the proposed amendments to the investment system.
Al-Sudani also directed the ministries to activate the memorandums of understanding that were signed with Turkey during the visit of the President of the Turkish Republic, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to Iraq.
Within the framework of the government’s treatment of the electricity file and the development of direct solutions, approval was given for the Ministry of Electricity to contract with private sector companies to provide an additional amount of energy, due to the summer peak load, using the “Take and Pay” method, according to the equation proposed by the Ministry of Electricity, for a period of 3 months, extendable according to the system’s needs, and according to financial powers.
As well as approving the exception of the petroleum products distribution company, for the purpose of contracting with a tanker company to transport operational fuel to private sector stations; In order to be able to begin transporting fuel as quickly as possible, and to begin preparing electrical energy for the national system, and based on the government’s approach to completing lagging projects, and to prevent wasting public money, the Council of Ministers approved the following:
First: Changing the name of the project (Rehabilitation of the original unified Al-Khalidiya water project with a capacity of 250 m3/hour in Anbar Governorate/ Emergency World Bank Loan/ Additional Financing) to become (Rehabilitation of the original unified Al-Khalidiya water project with a capacity of 250 m3/hour, and expansion with a capacity of 200 m3/hour in Anbar Governorate/ Emergency Loan - Additional Financing), with an increase in the total cost of the project.
Second: Creating a component (completing the establishment of scientific departments in the Technical Agricultural College/University of Mosul), and increasing the total cost of the project.
In order to complete the requirements of the strategic joint seawater project, the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Energy (24054 T) for the year 2024 was approved as follows:
1. Excluding the joint seawater project tenders and the project consultant tender (CSSP) of ILF Company from the contracting methods stipulated in the Government Contracts Implementation Instructions (2 of 2014) and excluding them from the application of the standard document.
2. Excluding the tenders for the Joint Seawater Project and the tender for the Project Consultant (CSSP) ILF Company and the consultants from the instructions to facilitate the implementation of the federal general budget for the years (2023-2024-2025).
3. Including the project in paragraphs (1 and 2) mentioned above in Cabinet Resolution (23700 of 2023). Within the framework of the government’s special work to care for heritage landmarks, the Council approved the recommendations of the Joint Committee for Heritage Schools indicated in the Ministry of Education’s letter on November 27, 2023, as follows:
1. Referring the two schools (Al-Futowa and Quraish) to demolition and reconstruction, in the traditional form and style specified by the joint committee.
2. Including Al-Kadhimiya Elementary School, Al-Mufid Elementary School, Al-Kadhimiya Intermediate School for Boys, and Al-Kadhimiya Intermediate School for Girls in maintenance and restoration work.
3. Coordination between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance to provide the required amounts for (12 schools) included in the plan to develop the holy city of Kadhimiya, by carrying out the required transfer in accordance with the Federal General Budget Law for the fiscal years (2023 - 2024 - 2025).
In line with the government’s policy of caring for all components in Iraq, the Council voted on the following: First: Approval of the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Social Services (24018 Kh) regarding the transfer of ownership of the properties whose details are listed below to the Endowments Office of the Christian, Yazidi, and Mandaean Religions, as follows:
1. Transfer of ownership of real estate (2/6716 Al-Katoun – Diyala/Mandi of the Sabean-Mandaean sect), (10/2 Al-Sikka wa Al-Kaf/Al-Muqdadiya – Diyala cemetery of the Sabean-Mandaean sect), (1/473 especially Temari – Kirkuk Mandi of the Sabean-Mandaean sect) without allowance. Based on the provisions of the Law of the Religious Endowments Bureau (58 of 2012).
2. Transfer of ownership of real estate (2/456 Al-Khar/Baghdad Mandaean Community Cemetery), (48/24 Abu Tararid Al-Diwaniyah Mandaean Community Cemetery), (34/3 Al-Zubair/Basra Mandaean Community Cemetery) without compensation, based on the provisions of the Land and Building Ownership Law (3 of 1960).
3. The Minister of Construction, Housing and Municipalities shall transfer the ownership of the two properties (180/54990/Al-Nasiriyah, Mandaean Sabean Cemetery), (1/123 Souq Al-Shuyukh/Al-Nasiriyah, Mandaean Sabean Cemetery) without compensation, based on Legislative Resolution (693 of 1973).
4. Transfer of ownership of the property (13/430 Al-Karkh/Baghdad) for a fee, based on the provisions of the State Property Sale and Lease Law (21 of 2013) as amended.
Second: The transfer of the above ownership shall be in accordance with what was previously established, restricted by the conditions of the endowment lands, while adhering to the uses of the lands without changing them.
Third: The Ministry of Finance shall, within a maximum of (30) working days from the date of issuance of this decision, submit a study to the Council of Ministers to settle the rights resulting from the two properties numbered (3/6578 Waziriyah/Baghdad Social Acquaintance Club), and (1/Al-Sayadah/Kirkuk). Cemetery of the Sabian-Mandaean sect), and a statement of the possibility of transferring their ownership to the Office above.
In support of the government for the work of the private sector, Paragraph (4) of the recommendation of the Advisory Board was approved regarding addressing problems and obstacles to work in the private industrial sector, which includes taking the necessary measures to grant a period of (6) months to all industrialists who have previous debts to any government agency. To review and settle debts and benefit from Cabinet Resolution (23188 of 2023). Failure to pay debts within a period of (6) months is not considered an obstacle to promoting their transactions. This decision shall be implemented as of the date of its issuance.
In the field of health care and its projects, the Council of Ministers approved what was stated in the letter of the Ministry of Health dated June 27, 2024, excluding Nineveh Governorate from the instructions for implementing government contracts (2 of 2014), and granting the Governor of Nineveh the authority to direct a direct invitation to a consulting office for the purpose of auditing and approving designs, and supervising. To implement the (Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital) project, implemented within the emergency support budget.
Approval of what was stated in the letter of the Ministry of Health regarding the settlement of the amounts related to the special commitment agreement for Iraq with the (COVAX) facility, which was canceled in exchange for paying the fees for terminating the agreement with the manufacturers (GAVI), as all amounts due to Iraq are paid in one payment within 20 days from Inform GAVI of this, provided that the payment is 78.5% of the total amount due, which is equivalent to $6.546 million, according to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization voluntarily.
The Council of Ministers approved the recommendations of the Diwani Order Committee (23603), which was formed under the direction of the Prime Minister, in light of what was presented in the session held on June 4, which included reviewing the lawyers’ fees stipulated in the amended Lawyers’ Law (173 of 1965), to become as follows:
First: Keeping the text of Paragraph (2/First/A) of Article (63) of the current Lawyers’ Law as stated in the text.
Second: Amending paragraphs (b, c, d) of the aforementioned text in (First) to read as follows:
B. Not less than (25 thousand dinars) only, and not more than (150 thousand dinars) in the lawsuit of unlimited value, and the criminal lawsuit in which there is a civil plaintiff.
C. An amount of (5%) of the value of the compensation awarded in expropriation lawsuits, provided that it is not less than (25 thousand dinars) only, and not more than (150 thousand dinars).
Dr . Not less than (25 thousand dinars) only, and not more than (75 thousand dinars), borne by the state treasury for the assigned lawyer in accordance with the provisions of Article (144) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (23 of 1971).
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A statement from the office of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the latter chaired the twenty-sixth regular session of the Council of Ministers, the second this week, to compensate for the session that was postponed due to the Eid al-Adha holiday.
The session witnessed the discussion of all general issues in the country, and the follow-up of service and economic files, especially those related to the implementation of the government program. The items listed on the agenda were also discussed, and the necessary decisions were taken regarding them.
During the session, the Prime Minister directed the formation of a committee from the Investment Authority, the Council of Advisors in the Prime Minister’s Office, the Governorate Affairs Coordinator, and the Legal Department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, to study the proposed amendments to the investment system.
Al-Sudani also directed the ministries to activate the memorandums of understanding that were signed with Turkey during the visit of the President of the Turkish Republic, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to Iraq.
Within the framework of the government’s treatment of the electricity file and the development of direct solutions, approval was given for the Ministry of Electricity to contract with private sector companies to provide an additional amount of energy, due to the summer peak load, using the “Take and Pay” method, according to the equation proposed by the Ministry of Electricity, for a period of 3 months, extendable according to the system’s needs, and according to financial powers.
As well as approving the exception of the petroleum products distribution company, for the purpose of contracting with a tanker company to transport operational fuel to private sector stations; In order to be able to begin transporting fuel as quickly as possible, and to begin preparing electrical energy for the national system, and based on the government’s approach to completing lagging projects, and to prevent wasting public money, the Council of Ministers approved the following:
First: Changing the name of the project (Rehabilitation of the original unified Al-Khalidiya water project with a capacity of 250 m3/hour in Anbar Governorate/ Emergency World Bank Loan/ Additional Financing) to become (Rehabilitation of the original unified Al-Khalidiya water project with a capacity of 250 m3/hour, and expansion with a capacity of 200 m3/hour in Anbar Governorate/ Emergency Loan - Additional Financing), with an increase in the total cost of the project.
Second: Creating a component (completing the establishment of scientific departments in the Technical Agricultural College/University of Mosul), and increasing the total cost of the project.
In order to complete the requirements of the strategic joint seawater project, the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Energy (24054 T) for the year 2024 was approved as follows:
1. Excluding the joint seawater project tenders and the project consultant tender (CSSP) of ILF Company from the contracting methods stipulated in the Government Contracts Implementation Instructions (2 of 2014) and excluding them from the application of the standard document.
2. Excluding the tenders for the Joint Seawater Project and the tender for the Project Consultant (CSSP) ILF Company and the consultants from the instructions to facilitate the implementation of the federal general budget for the years (2023-2024-2025).
3. Including the project in paragraphs (1 and 2) mentioned above in Cabinet Resolution (23700 of 2023). Within the framework of the government’s special work to care for heritage landmarks, the Council approved the recommendations of the Joint Committee for Heritage Schools indicated in the Ministry of Education’s letter on November 27, 2023, as follows:
1. Referring the two schools (Al-Futowa and Quraish) to demolition and reconstruction, in the traditional form and style specified by the joint committee.
2. Including Al-Kadhimiya Elementary School, Al-Mufid Elementary School, Al-Kadhimiya Intermediate School for Boys, and Al-Kadhimiya Intermediate School for Girls in maintenance and restoration work.
3. Coordination between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance to provide the required amounts for (12 schools) included in the plan to develop the holy city of Kadhimiya, by carrying out the required transfer in accordance with the Federal General Budget Law for the fiscal years (2023 - 2024 - 2025).
In line with the government’s policy of caring for all components in Iraq, the Council voted on the following: First: Approval of the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Social Services (24018 Kh) regarding the transfer of ownership of the properties whose details are listed below to the Endowments Office of the Christian, Yazidi, and Mandaean Religions, as follows:
1. Transfer of ownership of real estate (2/6716 Al-Katoun – Diyala/Mandi of the Sabean-Mandaean sect), (10/2 Al-Sikka wa Al-Kaf/Al-Muqdadiya – Diyala cemetery of the Sabean-Mandaean sect), (1/473 especially Temari – Kirkuk Mandi of the Sabean-Mandaean sect) without allowance. Based on the provisions of the Law of the Religious Endowments Bureau (58 of 2012).
2. Transfer of ownership of real estate (2/456 Al-Khar/Baghdad Mandaean Community Cemetery), (48/24 Abu Tararid Al-Diwaniyah Mandaean Community Cemetery), (34/3 Al-Zubair/Basra Mandaean Community Cemetery) without compensation, based on the provisions of the Land and Building Ownership Law (3 of 1960).
3. The Minister of Construction, Housing and Municipalities shall transfer the ownership of the two properties (180/54990/Al-Nasiriyah, Mandaean Sabean Cemetery), (1/123 Souq Al-Shuyukh/Al-Nasiriyah, Mandaean Sabean Cemetery) without compensation, based on Legislative Resolution (693 of 1973).
4. Transfer of ownership of the property (13/430 Al-Karkh/Baghdad) for a fee, based on the provisions of the State Property Sale and Lease Law (21 of 2013) as amended.
Second: The transfer of the above ownership shall be in accordance with what was previously established, restricted by the conditions of the endowment lands, while adhering to the uses of the lands without changing them.
Third: The Ministry of Finance shall, within a maximum of (30) working days from the date of issuance of this decision, submit a study to the Council of Ministers to settle the rights resulting from the two properties numbered (3/6578 Waziriyah/Baghdad Social Acquaintance Club), and (1/Al-Sayadah/Kirkuk). Cemetery of the Sabian-Mandaean sect), and a statement of the possibility of transferring their ownership to the Office above.
In support of the government for the work of the private sector, Paragraph (4) of the recommendation of the Advisory Board was approved regarding addressing problems and obstacles to work in the private industrial sector, which includes taking the necessary measures to grant a period of (6) months to all industrialists who have previous debts to any government agency. To review and settle debts and benefit from Cabinet Resolution (23188 of 2023). Failure to pay debts within a period of (6) months is not considered an obstacle to promoting their transactions. This decision shall be implemented as of the date of its issuance.
In the field of health care and its projects, the Council of Ministers approved what was stated in the letter of the Ministry of Health dated June 27, 2024, excluding Nineveh Governorate from the instructions for implementing government contracts (2 of 2014), and granting the Governor of Nineveh the authority to direct a direct invitation to a consulting office for the purpose of auditing and approving designs, and supervising. To implement the (Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital) project, implemented within the emergency support budget.
Approval of what was stated in the letter of the Ministry of Health regarding the settlement of the amounts related to the special commitment agreement for Iraq with the (COVAX) facility, which was canceled in exchange for paying the fees for terminating the agreement with the manufacturers (GAVI), as all amounts due to Iraq are paid in one payment within 20 days from Inform GAVI of this, provided that the payment is 78.5% of the total amount due, which is equivalent to $6.546 million, according to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization voluntarily.
The Council of Ministers approved the recommendations of the Diwani Order Committee (23603), which was formed under the direction of the Prime Minister, in light of what was presented in the session held on June 4, which included reviewing the lawyers’ fees stipulated in the amended Lawyers’ Law (173 of 1965), to become as follows:
First: Keeping the text of Paragraph (2/First/A) of Article (63) of the current Lawyers’ Law as stated in the text.
Second: Amending paragraphs (b, c, d) of the aforementioned text in (First) to read as follows:
B. Not less than (25 thousand dinars) only, and not more than (150 thousand dinars) in the lawsuit of unlimited value, and the criminal lawsuit in which there is a civil plaintiff.
C. An amount of (5%) of the value of the compensation awarded in expropriation lawsuits, provided that it is not less than (25 thousand dinars) only, and not more than (150 thousand dinars).
Dr . Not less than (25 thousand dinars) only, and not more than (75 thousand dinars), borne by the state treasury for the assigned lawyer in accordance with the provisions of Article (144) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (23 of 1971).
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