Companies Registration Department

The Companies Registration Department is operating under the Jordanian Law of Companies No. 12 of 1964.

Registration of Companies

Following are the procedures applicable for the registration of companies by type of company:

Public and Private Shareholding Companies

1. Choose a name for the company to be registered, fill it in the special form used for verification of names and obtain the approval if the name is not identical with the name of another company on the register.
2. Fill in three copies of the company's registration form with the required data, signed by the shareholders in the presence of the Companies' Controller or Notary Public.
3. Submit three copies of the company's Articles of Corporation and company's By-laws prepared by an attorney registered at the Palestinian Bar Association and signed by the shareholders.
4. Submit copies of the shareholders' identity cards and an attorney's proxy.
5. Pay the following required fees:
   1. 285 NIS: Registration fees
   2. 87 NIS: Fees for the verification of the company's name
   3. 84 NIS: Fee per shareholder in case of signature in the presence of the Companies Controller
   4. 1% Fee based on stated capital

Ordinary Companies

Registration Procedures

1. Choose a name for the company to be registered, fill it on the prescribed form used for verification of names and obtaining the approval in case the name is not identical with the name of another company on the register.
2. Fill in three copies of the company's registration form with the required data, signed by the partners in the presence of the Companies' Controller or Notary public.
3. Submit three copies of the company's Articles of Corporation and company's By-laws prepared by an attorney registered at the Palestinian Advocate Syndicate and signed by the partners.
4. Submit copies of the shareholders' identity cards and an attorney's proxy.
5. Pay the following required fees:
   1. 493 NIS: Registration fees
   2. 87 NIS: Fees for the verification of the company's name
   3. 84 NIS: Fee per partner in case of signing in the presence of the Companies Controller.

Foreign Shareholding Companies and Ordinary Companies

Registration Procedures:

1. Obtain a work permit for the foreign partners if they are residents in the territories within the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority or the company to be registered at the Palestinian National Authority;
2. Submit all the company's documents issued in the company's country of origin;
3. The Companies' Controller shall study the company's documents and give approval.
4. Pay the following required registration fees:
   1. 500 Jordanian Dinars if the company's capital in the country of origin is one million Jordanian Dinars and over and 250 Jordanian Dinars if the company's capital is less than a million Dinars;
   2. 87 NIS: Fees for the verification of the company's name;
   3. 285 NIS: Registration fees;
   4. 84 NIS: Signature fees.

Requirements for the Modification of a Company

1. Minutes of meeting for partners about the required modification;
2. Submit a petition for the Companies' Controller about the required modifications;
3. Copies of the new and old partners' identity cards if the modification is regarding the shareholders or the partners;
4. The company's last budget;
5. Shares transfer bonds if the modification is in relation of the shareholders in case of shareholding companies. In case of ordinary companies, it is necessary to submit a notarization and deed of assignment.

* Note: Modifications are subject to the Companies' Controller approval, publication and registration in accordance with the Law of Companies.

** Required fees:

• 173 NIS: Modification fees in relation of the shareholding company;
• 122 NIS: Modification fees in relation of the ordinary companies.

*** For the authentication of any company's document, the following must be attached:

1. A petition submitted to the Companies' Controller stating the required modification;
2. The last company's budget;
3. Required Fees
   1. 111 NIS: For the shareholding company
   2. 88 NIS: For the ordinary companies.