Order 70: Amendments to Reconstruction Levy

COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER NUMBER 70

AMENDMENTS TO RECONSTRUCTION LEVY

Pursuant to my authority as Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and under the laws and usages of war, and consistent with relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions, including Resolutions 1483 and 1511 (2003),

Recognizing that the effective administration of Iraq requires funding for improvements to its infrastructure and capital public investment,

Noting that the reconstruction levy was imposed under CPA Order Number 38,

Noting that the effective date for imposition of the reconstruction levy was delayed until March 1, 2004, pursuant to CPA Order Number 47,

Noting further that the effective date for imposition of the reconstruction levy was again delayed until April 1, 2004, pursuant to CPA Order Number 54, Section 7,

Determined that the collection of said levy be undertaken efficiently and effectively without disrupting trade relations or impeding reconstruction efforts or import flow,

I hereby promulgate the following:

Section 1 Amendments

1) Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 38 (CPA/ORD/19 September 2003/38), Reconstruction Levy, Section 1, Article 4, is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“4) Unless exempted under this Order, the Reconstruction Levy shall be imposed on all goods imported into Iraq from all countries beginning April 15, 2004.”

2) Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 54 (CPA/ORD/24 February 2004/54), Trade Liberalization Policy 2004, is hereby amended by deleting Section 7 in its entirety and redesignating existing Section 8 as Section 7.

Section 2 Rescission

CPA Order Number 47 (CPA/ORD/31 December 2003/47), Amendment to Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 38, is hereby rescinded.

CPA/ORD/3 April 2004/70