# Index of Iraqi Laws in the Practice Areas of Al-Taswia Legal Services Company

Author: Othman Al-Juboori

This index lists the Iraqi laws, regulations and instructions in the practice areas of Al-Taswia Legal Services Company, with the Iraqi Gazette (Al-Waqa'i Al-Iraqiya) issue number and date in which each was published, where available. Entries are grouped in three categories: entries whose issue number was matched to the Gazette copy, entries whose issue number is from a government website, and entries marked "Being completed", whose issue and date will be added later. The index is updated as the details are completed.
Index
Issue number matched to the Gazette copy
Labour | Labour Law | Law No. 37 of 2015 | Issue 4386, 9 November 2015 | Iraqi Gazette, issue 4386 | English translation
Companies | Law Amending the Companies Law No. 21 of 1997 | Law No. 17 of 2019 | Issue 4554, 9 September 2019 | Iraqi Gazette, issue 4554 | 
Social security | Retirement and Social Security for Workers Law | Law No. 18 of 2023 | Issue 4734, 28 August 2023 | Iraqi Gazette, issue 4734 | English translation
Foreign branches | First Amendment to the Foreign Companies Branches Regulation No. 2 of 2017 | Regulation No. 4 of 2023 | Issue 4734, 28 August 2023 | Iraqi Gazette, issue 4734 | 
Foreign workers | Instructions on Recruitment, Employment and Licensing of Foreign Workers in Iraq | Instructions No. 1 of 2026 | Issue 4863, 30 March 2026 | Iraqi Gazette, issue 4863 | English translation
Competition | Instructions Facilitating the Implementation of the Competition and Anti-Monopoly Law No. 14 of 2010 | Instructions No. 1 of 2026 | Issue 4863, 30 March 2026 | Iraqi Gazette, issue 4863 | 
Arbitration | Law on Iraq's Accession to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958) | Law No. 14 of 2021 | Issue 4633, 31 May 2021 | Iraqi Gazette, issue 4633 | 
Issue number from a government website
Companies | Companies Law | Law No. 21 of 1997 | Issue 3689, date: Being completed | Iraqi Legislation Database
Commercial agency | Commercial Agency Organization Law | Law No. 79 of 2017 | Issue 4469, 13 November 2017 | Iraqi Ministry of Justice
Investment | Investment Law | Law No. 13 of 2006 | Issue 4031, 17 January 2007 | Iraqi Council of Representatives
Tax | Income Tax Law | Law No. 113 of 1982 | Issue 2917, 27 December 1982 | General Commission for Taxes
Criminal | Law Amending the Penal Code No. 111 of 1969 | Law No. 10 of 2024 | Issue 4776, 27 May 2024 | Iraqi Ministry of Justice
Being completed
Civil | Civil Code | Law No. 40 of 1951 | Being completed | 
Criminal | Penal Code | Law No. 111 of 1969 | Being completed | 
Criminal procedure | Criminal Procedure Code | Law No. 23 of 1971 | Being completed | 
Civil procedure and arbitration | Civil Procedure Law (Arts. 251–276: arbitration) | Law No. 83 of 1969 | Being completed | 
Foreign judgments | Law on the Enforcement of Foreign Courts' Judgments in Iraq | Law No. 30 of 1928 | Being completed | 
Judicial cooperation | Riyadh Arab Agreement for Judicial Cooperation | 1983 Agreement | Being completed | 
Real estate | Real Estate Registration Law | Law No. 43 of 1971 | Being completed | 
Trademarks | Trademarks and Commercial Data Law | Law No. 21 of 1957 | Being completed | English translation
Foreign branches | Foreign Companies Branches Regulation (original) | Regulation No. 2 of 2017 | Being completed | 
Investment | Law Amending the Investment Law | Law No. 2 of 2010 | Being completed | 
Investment | Law Amending the Investment Law | Law No. 50 of 2015 | Being completed | 
Rent | Property Rent Law | Law No. 87 of 1979 | Being completed | 
Execution | Execution Law | Law No. 45 of 1980 | Being completed | 
Commerce | Commercial Code | Law No. 30 of 1984 | Being completed | 
Residence | Foreigners' Residence Law | Law No. 76 of 2017 | Being completed | 
Banking | Banks Law | Law No. 94 of 2004 | Being completed | 
Advocacy | Advocacy Law | Law No. 173 of 1965 | Being completed | 
Kurdistan investment | Kurdistan Region Investment Law | Law No. 4 of 2006 | Being completed | 
Competition | Competition and Anti-Monopoly Law | Law No. 14 of 2010 | Being completed | 
This page provides general legal information and does not replace the text of the law as published in the Iraqi Gazette.

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