Foreign ownership is limited to 50% in engineering services and consultations.
"Chapter One
Incentives and advantages Outside the Development Zones and Free Zones
Article (10)
subject to the provisions of any other legislation:
a- Any Non-Jordanian person shall have the right to invest in the Kingdom through possession, partnership or sharing according to the basis and conditions set out pursuant to a regulation issued for this purpose provided that the economic activities and the percentage within which the non-Jordanian investor may participate or share.
b- subject to the provisions of para (a) hereof the non-Jordanian investor shall be treated as the Jordanian investor.[...]" (Investment Law (No. 30 of 2014), Article 10 [unofficial translation])
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"Article (2)
A- The following words and phrases, wherever mentioned in this system, shall have the meanings assigned to them below, unless the text indicates otherwise: [...]
Non-Jordanian investor: a natural person who holds a non-Jordanian nationality, or a legal person that was established and registered outside the Kingdom.
[...]
Article (3)
Without prejudice to the considerations of national security, public order, public morals, and public health, the non-Jordanian investor may, in any percentage, complete any project in any economic activity, except for the economic activities set forth in Articles (4) and (5) of this system, unless there is a provision in the relevant legislation establishing the relevant legislation.
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Article (4)
A non-Jordanian investor may acquire a percentage of (50%) of the capital of any project in the following economic activities: [...]
B- The following services:-
1 - Engineering services and consultations.[...]" (Regulation of Non-Jordanian Investments (No. 77 of 2016), last amended 16 June 2020, Articles 2, 3 and 4 [google translation])
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"Article 3: Registration condition of engineering work practice:
The engineering consultation work may only be practiced through the offices and engineering companies registered in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Article 4: Conditions of registration in the offices registries
1. The Association member wishing to register an office in his name in the Offices Registry must meet the following conditions:
1. To be a Jordanian national. [...]
2. The engineering company registration must meet the following conditions: [...]
5. To have the shares or stocks of the shareholders who are Jordanian members of the Association dedicated for work therein no less than 50% of the company’s capital or shares thereof.
6. To have Jordanian members no less than half the partners in the company.
7. To have the company’s authorized signatory been one of the Jordanian members dedicated for work therein, and to have his experience in practicing the occupation no less than seven years with three of which in the design works.[...]" (Offices & Engineering Companies Regulation (No. 28 of 2016), Articles 3 and 4 [unofficial translation])
Investment Law (No. 30 of 2014), Article 10
Regulation of Non-Jordanian Investments (No. 77 of 2016), last amended 16 June 2020, Articles 2, 3 and 4
Offices & Engineering Companies Regulation (No. 28 of 2016), Articles 3 and 4
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