Legal Consulting To Support The Kurdisan Region Of Iraq

The services provided include, inter alia:

• Identify all relevant government agencies participating in the licensing process.
• Map all the steps of the licensing process as handled by the different departments at BOI, and the General Directorate of Investment.
• Map the process conducted by all other government agencies at national or sub-national levels related to the licensing process (related ministries; Tourism, Health, Agriculture, Industry, Social and Labor Affairs, Education, Housing, concerned municipality, and departments of civil defense, environment, archeology, electricity, water and sewage, income tax, and relevant entities).
• Identify the legal instruments that serve as basis for the different steps in the licensing process.
• Identify the specific steps that are not covered by any legal instrument (gap analysis exercise).
• Assess the land allocation process within all relevant government agencies (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture, Municipalities).
• Provide case study of the licensing process in the following sectors: renewable energy, construction materials, livestock and dairy, and fruits and vegetables.
• Provide recommendations for streamlining and improving the investment licensing and land allocation process and related legal basis based on best international practices in investment.