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| Iraq – Fact File | | Country name | Republic of Iraq | | Population | 27.5 million - July 2007 estimate | | Languages | Arabic [official], English widely spoken | | Currency | Iraqi Dinar [ID] = 1,000 fils | | Official Religion | Islam | | Capital | Baghdad | | Business Hours | Government Offices & States Enterprises:
08:00 to 14:00 [Saturday to Wednesday]
08:00 to 13:00 [Thursday]
Banks: 08:30 to 12:30 [Saturday to Wednesday]
08:30 to 11:00 [Thursday] |
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| Embassy requirements and legalisation fees |
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 | All shipments to Iraq must be covered by an Arab-Irish Certificate of Origin and along with an Invoice must certified by the JA-ICC. If legalisation is required then our Chamber will arrange legalisation by the Iraqi Embassy in London. |
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| All documents which are submitted for Certification and Legalisation must be stamped by the Department of Foreign Affairs - this includes all Certificates of Origin and Invoices. Our Chamber can undertake this at the Department of Foreign Affairs. |
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| A Halal Certificate stating that slaughter was according to Muslim law must accompany fresh, frozen meat and poultry. |
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| Health and Radiation Certificates are often required for food, meat and poultry consignments. |
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| Exporters are reminded that there are some restrictions on trading with Iraq, though many have been relaxed. Contact the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment - Export Licensing Unit,
Phone: [01] 661 4444 for full details. |
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| Fees |
| | | Original | Copy | | Certificate of Origin | € 125.00 | € 125.00 | | Invoice | € 125.00 | € 125.00 | | Health & Safety Certificates | € 125.00 | € 125.00 | | Agency Agreements, Power of Attorney/
Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product/
Certificate of Incorporation/Change of
Name/Minutes of Meeting/Board Resolution/
Memorandum & Articles of Association/
Financial Report |
€ 199.00 |
€ 60.00 | | All other documents e.g. Manufacturing
Licenses, CPPs and Health Certificates | € 199.00 | € 60.00 |
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Please note that the Iraqi Embassy have been instructed by their own Ministry of Trade to legalise every single page which is sent for legalisation e.g. if you have a four page Invoice each page must now be legalised and a legalisation fee will be charged for each page, whether or not you require each page to be legalised. |
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| Please note that Embassies rules and regulations can and do change overnight. We bear no responsibility for any such changes. Any changes that do take place will be passed directly to our customers. |
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| We regret that we cannot under any circumstances, intercede or take responsibility for any transactions initiated directly between an exporter and an Embassy. |
