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Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law Extending the Trial Deadline for the Law on Improving Health of the Administrative System and Combating Corruption. -

Adoption: 2015-12-21 | IRN-2015-L-105848

The law includes only 1 article which extends the Law on Improving Health of the Administrative System and Combating Corruption (pilot law) for three and a half years.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law on Supporting Commercial and Knowledge-based Companies and Institutions for Research and Innovation. -

Adoption: 2015-11-21 | IRN-2015-L-103154

Defines the scope of companies and institutions covered by this Law and grants some privileges such as exemption from taxes, customs duties, low-interest or interest-free loans, right to work in special economic zones, etc.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law on Extension of the Deadline for the Patents, Industrial Designs and Trade Marks Registration Act. -

Adoption: 2015-08-05 | IRN-2015-L-103246

The law states the expiration date of the implementation of Patents, Industrial Designs and Trade Marks Registration Act, approved on 20.10.2007, and extends it for another

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law allowing the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in the IMF Programs for Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. -

Adoption: 2015-07-15 | IRN-2015-L-103228

The government will be allowed to participate in the programmes for poverty reduction and growth promotion (PRGT) initiated by the International Monetary Fund.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law removing barriers to competitiveness and improving the production of financial systems (No. 777). -

Adoption: 2015-03-22 | IRN-2015-L-103256

The law introduces tax exemption for natural and legal persons active in the free zones and other areas of the country. The law contains also several exemptions for foreign investors.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Statute of the National Environmental Fund. -

Adoption: 2014-11-09 | IRN-2014-L-103150

Chapter 1: General Provisions
Chapter 2: Funding and Activities
Chapter 3: Pillars
Chapter 4: Other Provisions

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law on Acceleration of Reconstruction of Areas Damaged by Disaster. -

Adoption: 2014-04-21 | IRN-2014-L-103298

The Law provides a set of measures for reconstruction of areas damaged by disasters and grants a moratorium for loans for two years period for the affected people in cities and villages.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law on Provision of Basic Commodities for Vulnerable Groups. -

Adoption: 2013-05-29 | IRN-2013-L-103140

This law provides basic commodities (consumer basket composed of essential food products) for persons covered by Imam Khomeini Relief Committee and the State Welfare Organization.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law for the Continuous Improvement of Business Environment. -

Adoption: 2012-02-05 | Date of entry into force: 2012-03-18 | IRN-2013-L-94652

Within the framework of implementation of Article 123 of the Constitution (continuous improvement of the business environment), this Law aims at reducing the role of the Government in the economy, providing guarantees for investments and empowering the private sector.
According to Article 2, the Government is to review the opinions of the Chamber of Commerce,as well as employers and workers and, if needed, shall hold meetings with them.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law on Targeted Subsidies. -

Adoption: 2010-01-05 | Date of entry into force: 2010-01-13 | IRN-2010-L-91714

Defines the Government obligations and competences to target the energy subsidies in order to rationalize energy consumption (gasoline, gas oil, fuel oil, kerosene), to reduce the proportion of social groups with high incomes and to increase the share of subsidies for groups with low-incomes.

Article 7, inter alia, authorizes the Government to spend maximum 50% of net proceeds resulting from the implementation of the Law for running a comprehensive social security system providing health care, housing costs and employment services.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law No. 25274/680 on Amendment of Specific Articles of the Fourth Five-Year Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Implementation of General Policies of Principle 44 of the Constitution. -

Adoption: 2008-01-28 | Date of entry into force: 2008-06-14 | IRN-2008-L-91849

Chapter 1. Definitions
Chapter 2. Domains of Public, Cooperative and Private Sector Activity
Chapter 3. Development Policies of the Cooperative Sector
Chapter 4. Reorganizing State-Run Companies
Chapter 5. Ceding Process of State-Run Companies
Chapter 6. Distribution of Justice Shares
Chapter 7. Ceding Board and Its Duties
Chapter 8. Supreme Council for Implementation of General Policies of Principle 44 of the Constitution and Its Duties
Chapter 9. Facilitating Competition and Preventing Monopoly
Chapter 10. Miscellaneous Articles

This Law defines the scope of activities of public, private, and cooperative sectors and introduces provisions for ensuring fair competition and preventing monopoly and anti-competitive activities.

Chapter 9, inter alia, makes provisions on privatization and prohibition of anti-competitive activities, discriminatory pricing and abuse of a dominant position.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law on the Fourth Five-Year Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran [2004-2009]. -

Adoption: 2004-09-01 | Date of entry into force: 2004-09-01 | Date of end of application: 2009 | IRN-2004-L-91720

PART I - KNOWLEDGE-BASED GROWTH OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY IN INTERACTION WITH GLOBAL ECONOMY
Chapter 1. Laying the Ground for Rapid Economic Development
Chapter 2. Proactive Interaction with the Global Economy
Chapter 3. Economic Competitiveness
Chapter 4. Knowledge Based development
PART II - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, TERRITORIAL SPATIAL PLANNING, REGIONAL BALANCE
Chapter 5. Environmental Protection
Chapter 6. Territorial Spatial Planning, Regional Balance
PART III - ENHANCEMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SECURITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Chapter 7. Enhancement of Health and Improvement of Quality of the Life
Chapter 8. Enhancement of Human Security and Social Justice
PART IV - SAFEGUARDING ISLAMIC-IRANIAN IDENTITY AND CULTURE
Chapter 9. Cultural Development
PART V - STRENGTHENING NATIONAL SECURITY
Chapter 10. National Security
Chapter 11. Judicial System Development
PART VI - GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
Chapter 12. Good Governance and the Modernization of the State
Chapter 13. Management and Operation of the Plan
Chapter 14. Re-validation of the Law and the Government Financial Regulation
Chapter 15. Supervision and Monitoring
PART VII - QUANTITATIVE TABLES OF THE FOURTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations concerning the Article 180 of the Act on the Third Plan of Economic, Social and Cultural Development. -

Adoption: 2001-03-28 | IRN-2001-R-84306

Regulates the procedures with respect to the entry and visas of foreign nationals and refugees.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

The Law of the Third Five-Year Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran [2000-2004]. -

Adoption: 2000-04-05 | Date of entry into force: 2000-04-05 | Date of end of application: 2004-09-01 | IRN-2000-L-91673

Provides for implementation of administrative reforms, reduction of state-owned enterprises, improvement of human recourses management and organization of Governance structure of the country.

Article 56, inter alia, provides for allocation of 70% of saving deposits with no interests to individuals and non-governmental legal identities for creation of new jobs. The same Article provides for loans to jobless and legal identities residing in rural areas, self-supporting women as well as those who have already acquired some technical and vocational skills.
Article 190 provides for improvement of conditions in prisons and aids to families of prisoners and the executed convicts.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation concerning the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) 1995 Scientific Foundation.

Adoption: 1996-04-05 | Date of entry into force: 1996-04-21 | IRN-1996-R-46990

Provides for the creation of ECO, a permanent regional foundation for scientific, technical, medical and economic research based in Islamabad.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law for the attraction and protection of foreign investment in Iran.

Adoption: 1995 | IRN-1995-L-57566

Applies to persons, companies, and private firms of foreign nationality investing in Iran either in cash or in the form of factories, machinery and parts, equipment, patent rights, expert services, for development, rehabilitation, and productive activities in industry, mining, agriculture and transport. Establishes that capital imported into Iran in accordance with this law, as well as profits accrued therefrom, shall enjoy the legal protection of the government and that all rights, exemptions, and facilities accorded to domestic capital and private productive enterprises shall also apply to foreign capital and firms. Provides for compensation where the enactment of special legislation deprives the foreign investor from ownership. Also provides for implementing regulations.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law on the Second Five-Year Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran [1994-2000]. -

Adoption: 1994-12-11 | Date of entry into force: 1994-12-11 | Date of end of application: 2000-04-05 | IRN-1994-L-91667

Defines qualitative and quantitative macroeconomic policies and policy objectives of the Development Plan. Allocates 4,800 billion rials to be paid directly in a monthly basis to low-income families including those of married soldiers, who are incapable of providing for their families, as well as families, women and children without guardians, families who are headed by those incapable of working and also families of needy prisoners.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - Economic and social policy - Law, Act

Law on the Administration of Free-Trade Industrial Zones. -

Adoption: 1993-09-12 | IRN-1993-L-42161

Establishes the Kish Island free zone, the Qeshm Island free zone and the Chah Bahar free zone. The zones shall be administered by a board of directors, chosen by the Cabinet (s. 6). Rules regarding employment, insurance and social security, and the issuance of visas shall be governed by working procedures approved by the Cabinet (s. 12).