The Council of Ministers decided, in its session held today, Sunday, headed by Prime Minister Dr. Bishr Al-Khasawneh, to approve the reasons for a draft law amending the Code of Civil Procedure for the year 2023 AD.

The draft law aims to reduce overcrowding in court corridors, save time and effort, facilitate trial procedures, and shorten litigation. This is by legitimizing the use of electronic means in litigation procedures, including procedures for serving judicial papers, registering lawsuits, and exchanging notes, regulations, and pleadings electronically, while providing all the guarantees and established rights.

The draft law allows for the use of a system based on filing, so that notes assigned to them, or pleadings submitted during court sessions, are exchanged by filing, whether at the court’s registry or electronically, without holding a trial session.

The Council of Ministers also decided to approve the delivery of electric current at the expense of rural fils for a number of projects, namely: the irrigation project north of the Rahma area, the Al-Nakhla tourist camp in Wadi Araba, the mentioned well project, and the candles hotel in Wadi Musa.

The decision comes for the purposes of supporting these projects, reducing their costs, enabling them to be sustainable, and providing job opportunities in those areas.

The Council of Ministers approved the recommendations of the Committee for the Settlement of Outstanding Issues between Taxpayers and the Income and Sales Tax Department, to settle the tax statuses of (872) companies and taxpayers who have obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Law and the General Sales Tax Law.

The Board also approved the recommendations of the Committee for Reviewing Outstanding Claims between Taxpayers and/or Violators, and the Jordanian Customs Department, to settle (15) cases of taxpayers and violators, provided that they commit to paying the full amounts remaining on them along with any fees, taxes, or expenses within a period of two months from the date of issuance. This decision.

On the other hand, the Council of Ministers decided, in accordance with the provisions of Article (8) of the Investment Environment Law No. (21) of 2022 AD, to form the Investment Council headed by the Prime Minister and with the membership of: the Minister of Investment as Vice-President, the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Industry and Trade And Supply, Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Governor of the Central Bank, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jordan Chamber of Industry, and four representatives of the private sector: Bassem Al-Salem, Majd Shweikeh, Ahmed Abu Ghazaleh, and Issam Fakhreddin.