Laws of Iraq

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Act on National Determinants for the use of treated wastewater in agriculture irrigation No.3 of 2012

Regulation · Made 2012-12-07

Agrarian Reform Law No. 117 of 1970

Act · Made 1970

Agricultural Bank (Regulation No. 13 of 1959)

Regulation · Made 1959-03-22

Agricultural Land Lease Law No. 24 of 2024

Act · Made 2024-10-07

Agricultural Research and Water Resources Center (Regulation No. 13 of 1981)

Regulation · Made 1981-03-17

Amendment to the Law on Farmers Cooperative Societies No. 43 of 1977 (No. 29 of 1996)

Act · Made 1996-12-10

Animal Health Act No. 32 of 2013

Act · Made 2013-09-17

Animal Health Institute Bylaw No.7 of 1968

Regulation · Made 1968-02-21

Animal Health Institute Law No. 22 of 1968

Act · Made 1968-02-21

Announcement of the Minister of Health on meat import controls (No. 1 of 1992)

Act · Made 1992-05-11

Cabinet Resolution No.102 of 2015 promulgating the Biosafety System of Genetically Modified Organisms and their Products No.2 of 2015

Regulation · Made 2015-06-24

Communicable Disease Control Law No.121 of 1963

Act · Made 1963-09-09

Constitution of Iraq

Constitution · Made 2005

Consumer Protection Law No.1 of 2010

Act · Made 2010-04-01

Cooperation Law (No. 15 of 1992)

Act · Made 1992-06-15

Customs Law No.23 of 1980 (amended)

Act · Made 1984-02-19

Decision No. 1 of 1991 of the Chief of the Environmental Protection Board concerning the cutting of trees

Regulation · Made 1991-11-11

Decision No. 463 of 1989 banning the deer hunting in Iraq

Regulation · Made 1989-07-22

Establishment of Animals' Genus Law No.116 of 1976

Act · Made 1976-09-22

First amendment to the Instructions No. 1 of 1992 concerning the transport and supply of potable water in basin tankers (Instructions No. 3 of 1992)

Other · Made 1992-08-24

Food Act No.29 of 1982

Act · Made 1985-05-27

Forest Law (No. 75 of 1955)

Act · Made 1955-05-26

Repealed

Forestry Law No.10 of 2012 of Iraqi Kurdistan region

Act · Made 2012-11-22 · Kurdistan Region

Forests and Woodlands Law No. 30 of 2009

Act · Made 2009-01-01

Instructions for Registration and Approval of Pesticides No.2 of 2015

Other · Made 2015

Instructions for the use of treated sludge in agriculture No.1 of 2016

Other · Made 2016-09-26

Instructions issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform No.56 of 1983 regarding the Veterinary Quarantine

Other · Made 1982-01-01

Instructions issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform regarding the Sanitary and Technical Conditions for the Establishment of hatcheries and poultry farming

Other · Made 1984-01-01

Instructions No.1 for the year 2013 the Environmental Protection Fund

Other · Made 2013-07-08

Instructions No.1 of 2011 on digging water wells

Other · Made 2011-08-01

Instructions No.1 of 2014 - Associations of users of a shared water source

Other · Made 2014-02-03

Instructions No.1 of 2015 implementing Law No.59 of 2012 about Modern Farming Villages

Other · Made 2015-02-09

Instructions No. 10 of 2000 - Instructions to facilitate Resolution No. 30 of 2000

Other · Made 2000

Instructions No. 117 of 1987 regarding the regulation of grazing in natural pastures

Other · Made 1987-01-01

Instructions No.14 of 1980 on Health and Technical Conditions for Establishing and Managing Animal Breeding and Fattening projects

Other · Made 1980-01-01

Instructions No. 2 of 2014 on Environmental Protection from Municipal Waste

Other · Made 2014

Instructions No.26 of 1971 issued by the Supreme Agricultural Council regarding the limits of pastures

Other · Made 1971-01-01

Instructions No.3 of 2015 on Hazardous Waste Management

Other · Made 2015-10-19

Instructions No. 33 of 1983 to prohibit the sheltering and raising of animals of all kinds in residential neighborhoods

Other · Made 1983-01-01

Instructions No.4 of 2010 – Conditions for the import of live animals to the Kurdistan Region

Other · Made 2010-05-17 · Kurdistan Region

Instructions No. 4 of 2010 - Health conditions in desalination plants and drinking water disinfection through the system of spiral membranes and reverse osmosis

Other · Made 2010-09-20

Instructions No. 4 of 2015 - First Amendment of Instructions No.1 of 2013 for the Environmental Protection Fund

Other · Made 2015-01-12

Instructions No.6 of 2010 - Sanitary conditions for the import of animal fat and grease

Other · Made 2010-05-17

Instructions on Conditions for importing medicines, biological materials and other veterinary supplies

Other · Made 2010-05-17 · Kurdistan Region

Instructions on implementing the Animal Genus Reform Law No.58 of 1940

Other · Made 1976-01-01

Instructions regulating procedures and conditions for importing live animals

Other · Made 2010-06-28

Integrity Commission Law No.30 of 2011

Act · Made 2011-10-27

Internal Regulation of the State Organization for Land Reclamation

Regulation · Made 1980-11-03

Investment Law No.13 of 2006 as amended with Law No.2 of 2010 and Law No.50 of 2015

Act · Made 2006

Iraq Action Plan of Antimicrobial Resistance (2018-2022)

policy · Made 2018

Iraq Reconstruction and Investment (2018-2030)

policy · Made 2018-02

Iraq’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2015-2020)

policy · Made 2015

Iraq vision 2030

policy · Made 2019

Iraqi Company for Contracts for Land Reclamation (Law No. 116 of 1981)

Act · Made 1981-11-23

Iraqi Products Protection Law No.11 of 2010

Act · Made 2010-03-09

Iraqi Standard Specifications, First Amendment N. 37, Wheat products, Wheat flour for bread industry

Other · Made 1989

Irrigation Law No. 6 of 1962

Act · Made 1962-01-20

Repealed

Irrigation Law No.83 of 2017

Act · Made 2017-12-20

Joint Minutes concerning the provisional division of the waters of the Euphrates River

Treaty · Made 1989-04-17

Kurdistan Region of Iraq 2020: A Vision for the Future

policy · Made 2013-01 · Kurdistan Region

Law concerning Ports (No. 27 of 1995)

Act · Made 1995-11-20

Law establishing the Agricultural Supplies Company (No. 19 of 1996)

Act · Made 1996-10-26

Law No.1 of 2007 establishing Ministry of Agriculture in Iraqi Kurdistan

Act · Made 2007-04-03 · Kurdistan Region

Law No. 10 of 1981 concerning the first amendment of Law No. 48 of 1976 on fishing, exploitation and protection of living aquatic species

Act · Made 1981-07-01

Law No. 105 of 1989 amending the Law No. 22 of 1972 on the slaughtering of animals

Act · Made 1989-11-30

Law No. 106 of 1965 on Ranges and their Protection

Act · Made 1965-06-30

Repealed

Law No.11 of 2012 - Fourth Amendment of Law No. 12 of 1995 relative to maintenance of networks of irrigation and drainage

Act · Made 2012-02-13

Law No. 112 of 1976 regulating butchering

Act · Made 1976-09-16

Law No.15 of 2013 on Registration, Adoption and Protection of agricultural varieties

Act · Made 2013-05-12

Law No. 17 of 2010 on the Protection of Wild Animals

Act · Made 2010-02-15

Law No.18 of 2019 on the Supreme Iraqi Maritime Authority

Act · Made 2019-08-28

Law No. 2 of 1983 on pasture

Act · Made 1983-01-05

Law No. 2 of 2001 on Conservation of Water Resources

Act · Made 2001-07-25

Law No.2 of 2022 on the Emergency Support for Food Security and Development

Act · Made 2022-06-08

Law No.20 of 2021 to amend the Public Health Law No.89 of 1981

Act · Made 2021-04-06

Law No. 22 of 1972 on the slaughtering of animals

Act · Made 1972-03-20

Law No. 27 of 1999 concerning the establishment of the General Authority for Water and Sewage

Act · Made 1999-08-12

Law No. 27 of 2009 on the protection and improvement of the environment

Act · Made 2009-12-13

Law No. 29 of 2012 - The Law on the Republic of Iraq’s Accession to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Act · Made 2012-04-15

Law No.29 of 2016 – Accession by the Republic of Iraq to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Act · Made 2016-02-22

Law No. 3 of 1997 on the protection and improvement of the environment

Act · Made 1997-03-10

Repealed

Law No. 3 of 2010 establishing the Authority for Environmental Protection and Improvement in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Act · Made 2010-07-08 · Kurdistan Region

Law No.3 of 2020 - First amendment of the Agricultural Quarantine Law No.76 of 2012

Act · Made 2020-01-26

Law No. 30 of 2013 - First Amendment to the Law of the Agricultural Credit Fund for peasants and small farmers No.28 of 2009

Act · Made 2013-09-16

Law No. 37 of 2008 establishing the Ministry of Environment

Act · Made 2008-10-09

Law No. 4 of 2008 on the protection and development of agricultural production in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Act · Made 2008-05-05 · Kurdistan Region

Law No. 4 of 2018 regarding the Iraqi National Oil Company Law

Act · Made 2018-03-05

Law No.45 of 2015 - Accession by the Republic of Iraq to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Act · Made 2015-12-21

Law No. 46 of 2012 regulating Agricultural Materials Handling

Act · Made 2012-07-12

Law No. 47 of 2012 on Registration and Certification of Pesticides

Act · Made 2012-05-22

Law No.49 of 2012 on the exemption of peasants and farmers borrowers from the interests of previous loans incurred by them

Act · Made 2012-05-22

Law No.49 of 2015 - Confirm ownership of the agricultural lands and orchards excluded from the adjustment acts

Act · Made 2015-12-06

Law No. 50 of 2012 on Seeds and Seed Tubers

Act · Made 2012-08-27

Law No.51 of 2015 concerning the Sailor’s Identity Card

Act · Made 2015-12-09

Law No. 53 of 2017 - Ministry of Electricity Law

Act · Made 2017-03-16

Law No.59 of 2012 on Modern Farming Villages

Act · Made 2012-10-15

Law No. 61 of 1985 amending the Law No. 68 of 1936 on animal diseases

Act · Made 1985-07-13

Repealed

Law No. 68 of 1936 on animal diseases

Act · Made 1936-04-22

Repealed

Law No.7 of 2021 of the Second Amendment to the Veterinary Medical Progression Law No.136 of 1980

Act · Made 2021-03-04

Law No. 71 of 1958 delimiting Iraqi Territorial Waters

Act · Made 1958

Law No. 73 of 2001 amending the Law on the protection and improvement of the environment

Act · Made 2001-08-30

Law No. 78 of 1972 amending the Law No. 68 of 1936 on animal diseases

Act · Made 1972-06-18

Repealed

Law No.8 of 2008 Environmental Protection and Improvement in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Act · Made 2008-07-24 · Kurdistan Region

Law No. 8 of 2023 regarding the management of animal genetic resources

Act · Made 2023-05-11

Law No.9 of 2011 for the establishment and management of natural reserves in the Kurdistan Region

Act · Made 2011-12-11 · Kurdistan Region

Law of 2017 - First amendment of the Law of Agricultural Quarantine No.76 of 2012

Act · Made 2017

Law of the Agricultural Credit Fund for peasants and small farmers No.28 of 2009

Act · Made 2009-12-13

Law of the Ministry of Water Resources in the Kurdistan Region No.9 of 2006

Act · Made 2006-11-06 · Kurdistan Region

Law on environmental protection and improvement (No. 76 of 1986)

Act · Made 1986-08-04

Repealed

Law on Farmers Cooperative Societies (No. 43 of 1977)

Act · Made 1977-03-17

Law on the protection of wild animals and birds (No. 21 of 1979)

Act · Made 1979

Repealed

Law regulating the exploitation and protection of aquatic life (Law No. 48 of 1976)

Act · Made 1976

Law relative to maintenance of systems for irrigation and drainage (No. 12 of 1995)

Act · Made 1995-08-12

Minerals and Quarries Law No.66 of 1962

Act · Made 1962-12-16

Ministry of Environment Law No. 10 of 2006 in Iraqi Kurdistan region

Act · Made 2006-10-19 · Kurdistan Region

Ministry of Water Resources Law No. 50 of 2008

Act · Made 2008-11-17

National Development Plan 2013-2017

policy · Made 2013

National Development Plan 2024-2028

policy · Made 2024-05

National Development Plan for the Years 2010-2014

policy · Made 2010

National Development Plan (NDP) 2018 - 2022

policy · Made 2018-06

National Development Strategy 2005 - 2007

policy · Made 2005-06-30

National Environmental Strategy and Action Plan for Iraq

policy · Made 2013

National Health Policy 2014 - 2023

policy · Made 2014

National Nutrition Strategy 2012-2021

policy · Made 2012-04-01

National Strategy for Poverty Reduction

policy · Made 2009-11

National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases

policy · Made 2013

National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases 2018 - 2022

policy · Made 2018

National Strategy for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment in Iraq 2024-2030

policy · Made 2024

Nationally Determined Contributions of Iraq (NDC)

policy · Made 2021

Natural Reserves Act No.2 of 2014

Act · Made 2014

Notification No. 5 of 1967

Other · Made 1967-10-02

Official Proclamation regarding exploitation of the maritime zone contiguous to the territorial sea of 23 November 1957

Other · Made 1957-11-23

Order No. 47 of 1965 on wildlife protection and hunting

Regulation · Made 1965-11-09

Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) 2018-2022

policy · Made 2018-01

Private Sector Development Strategy (PSDS) 2014 - 2030

policy · Made 2014-04

Prohibition of plant importation into Iraq (Instructions No. 11 of 1992)

Act · Made 1992-09-14

Public Health Law No. 89 of 1981

Act · Made 1981-08-01

Regulation No. 25 on the preservation of rivers and public waters from pollution

Regulation · Made 1967-07-16

Regulation No. 33 of 1961 on lease of beaches, islands and Miri surf lands on which pastures or liquorice are naturally grown

Regulation · Made 1961

Resolution concerning agricultural land. Unofficial title ( No. 211 of 1991)

Regulation · Made 1991-06-29

Resolution concerning the alienation of real property within the boundaries of the Master Plan of Baghdad (No. 157 of 1994)

Regulation · Made 1994-09-12

Resolution No.1 of 2015 on Rules of Procedure of the Department of Environmental Police

Regulation · Made 2015-09-14

Resolution No. 14 of 1992 concerning the plantation in the city of Baghdad

Regulation · Made 1992-01-11

Resolution No. 150 of 12 October 1997 concerning the sale of plots of land for housing owned by the State to farmers

Regulation · Made 1997-10-12

Resolution No. 152 of 1995 amending Law on the Planning Body (No. 74 of 1995)

Act · Made 1995-09-21

Resolution No. 176 of 1993 promulgating Law No. 18 of 1993 relative to the Body of Administration and Investment of AWQAF Properties

Act · Made 1993-11-24

Resolution No. 191 of 20 December 1997 the Revolution Command Council establishing the State Enterprise for Horticulture and Forests

Regulation · Made 1997-12-20

Resolution No. 193 of 1994 promulgating Law No. 24 of 1994 on the Planning Body

Act · Made 1994-11-07

Resolution No. 216 of 1994 promulgating Law No. 27 of 1994 on the first amendment to the Cooperation Law (No. 15 of 1992)

Act · Made 1994-12-26

Resolution No. 30 of 2000 to preserve fish wealth and regulate fishing

Regulation · Made 2002-02-20

Resolution No. 333 promulgating Law No. 42 of 1987 concerning the re-organization of agrarian ownership under reclamation projects

Act · Made 1987-05-16

Resolution No. 40 of 1995 concerning the marketing of wheat, barley, rice, maize and seeds of sunflower

Regulation · Made 1995-04-19

Resolution No.622 of 1984 of the Revolutionary Command Council establishing inadmissibility of digging Water Wells and operate Machines to drill wells except under special permit

Regulation · Made 1984-06-18

Resolution No. 64 of 1994 promulgating Law No. 9 of 1994 concerning the Aba'a Centre for Agricultural Research

Act · Made 1994-06-11

Resolution No. 652 of the Revolutionary Command Council promulgating Law No. 99 of 1980 on protection against ionizing radiation

Regulation · Made 1980-05-04

Resolution No. 67 of 1993 promulgating Law No. 7 of 1993 establishing the Ministry of Agriculture

Act · Made 1993-04-14

Repealed

Resolution No. 67 of 1995 creating the General Body for Operating and Maintaining Saddam River

Regulation · Made 1995-08-07

Resolution No. 68 of 1993 promulgating Law No. 8 of 1993 establishing the Ministry of Irrigation. (Law No. 8 of 1993)

Act · Made 1993-04-14

Repealed

Resolution No. 766 of 1974 issuing the Third Amendment to the Irrigation Law No. 6 of 1962

Act · Made 1974-07-13

Repealed

Resolution No. 77 of 2012 promulgating the Agricultural Quarantine Law No.76 of 2012

Act · Made 2012-10-18

Resolution No. 9 of 2013 promulgating Law No. 10 of 2013 establishing the Ministry of Agriculture

Act · Made 2013-05-20

Resolution No. 995 of 1985 relative to the establishment of pisciculture farms

Regulation · Made 1985-08-24

Resolution on the disconnection of the Central Organisation for Standardization and Quality Control from the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and attaching this institution to the Planning Body (No. 58 of 1996)

Regulation · Made 1996-06-16

Resolution on the power of Governors to confiscate sheep (No. 11 of 1997)

Regulation · Made 1997-02-17

Resolution relative to corporeal compensation for appropriated real estates and amortization of the right of disposal of vacant agricultural reform lands (No. 90 of 1996)

Regulation · Made 1996-08-21

Resolution to prevent alienation of estate property of Iraqi citizens who left Iraq (No. 21 of 1996)

Regulation · Made 1996-02-14

Social Protection Law No. 11 of 2014

Act · Made 2014-03-19

Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority Law No. 32 of 2023

Act · Made 2023-11-29

Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Planning 2022-2025

policy · Made 2022

Strategic Response Plan

policy · Made 2014

Supreme Agricultural Council Law No.116 of 1970

Act · Made 1970-05-21

System No. 10 of 2021 regarding the Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Act · Made 2021-02-24 · Kurdistan Region

The future we want - Iraq vision for Sustainable Development 2030

policy · Made 2019-02

Transport and supply of potable water in basin tankers (Instructions No. 1 of 1992)

Regulation · Made 1992-02-17

Veterinarians Union Law No.210 of 1980

Act · Made 1980-12-14

Veterinary Medical Progression Law No. 136 of 1980

Act · Made 1980-07-23

Veterinary System No.84 of 1937

Act · Made 1937-12-12