The Twelfth Session

The Council of Representatives concludes the reading of five draft laws, among them the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law

At its twelfth session, held today, Monday, chaired by Mr. Adnan Faihan, First Deputy Speaker of the Council, with 183 members present, the Council of Representatives concluded the reading of five draft laws.
The Council completed the first reading of the draft First Amendment Law to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law No. (50) of 2017.
In the session, part of which was chaired by Mr. Farhad Amin Atrushi, Deputy Speaker of the Council, the Council completed the first reading of the draft Arbitration Law.
The Council completed the first reading of the draft Law on Iraq's Accession to the Framework Agreement on the Establishment of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) of 2016.
The Council completed the first reading of the draft Law on the Ratification by the Republic of Iraq of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation.
The Council of Representatives concluded the first reading of the draft Fourth Amendment Law to the Industrial Investment Law for the Private and Mixed Sectors No. (20) of 1998.
Members' interventions focused on applications to the Housing Fund for loans to build residential houses,  the importance of banking services being provided by the banks in which the salaries of employees, retirees and social welfare beneficiaries are domiciled,   and a discussion of the causes of delays in salary payments, which cause economic stagnation in the local market, together with the need for the government to send laws for reading and voting, 
They also addressed the file of job grades for long-standing and top graduates, holders of higher degrees, medical residents and those who donated land for building schools, and emphasised the electricity file so as to improve performance and provide power to citizens.
The Council then adjourned its session until next Wednesday