"Law of Private Investment in Crude Oil Refining"

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 "SOMO'S MEASUREMENT POLICY"

 "Announcement for Pre-qualification

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The declaration of Iraq as a member in EITI.

 

     The secretary general of EITI in Iraq Mr.Alaa Mohieddin declared the acceptation of Iraq as a member in the initiative. "Said Mr. Alaa Mohieddin that the International Secretariat of the Initiative in Oslo issued an official statement confirming the admission of Iraq by the members of the Board of Directors which consists of twenty members representing the five permanent countries and its supporters and civil society organizations and international extractive companies. Mohieddin also said that Iraq is one of the bigger ones among the members of the Initiative in terms of oil reserves owned as well as the rates of daily production of oil as well that one of the first countries in the region and the countries of OPEC in terms of joining the initiative.

 

     The spokesman of the oil ministry Mr. Assem Jihad said that the announcement is the outcome of the tireless efforts made by the ministry to meet the requirements of accession represented by the Government's desire to work with civil society organizations as well as the nomination of the secretary general for the initiative, also He added that this initiative is concerned with the commitment of governments and extractive companies    to deploy transparently the proceeds and payments relating to mining of natural resources from the ground and matching them by the presence of  representatives of civil society. And he mentioned that the oil ministry, represented by the efforts of the oil minister and the other formations of the ministry contributed to solve all the obstacles to succeed the council of the initiative which was held lately in Baghdad by the sponsorship of the Prime Minister Mr. Noori Al-Maliki.

 

     It is noteworthy that the total number of the members in the initiative is 32 countries and is hoped to raise the number when another 3 countries completes the procedures of joining which begun two years ago.

 

     After the admission of the Iraqi formal membership, the Iraqi government and the oil ministry and the IEITI received congratulation letters from some permanent members in this initiative as well as some international organizations.