Dealing with Construction Permits in
Iraq
Listed below is detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse —including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections.
The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.
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Building a warehouse
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Estimated Warehouse Value:
IQD 540,390,021
- City: Baghdad
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Pay paving and inspection fees to municipality
Agency: Municipality
|
3 days
|
USD 100
|
| 2 |
Obtain planning permission and location clearances from Municipal Authority
Agency: Municipality
|
28 days
|
USD 200
|
| 3 |
Obtain location clearances and guidelines for construction from Regional Authority
Agency: Regional Authority
|
14 days
|
USD 100
|
| 4 |
Obtain lot plan with site map from municipal authority
This document is valid for a year.
Agency: Municipality
|
14 days
|
USD 500
|
| 5 |
Obtain project clearance from ministry of communications
Agency: Ministry of Communications
|
30 days
|
USD 400
|
| * 6 |
Obtain project approval from electric power company
The project approval cost is for purchase, supply, transport, and installation of the transformer.
Agency: Baghdad Electricity Company
|
21 days
|
USD 8,000
|
| * 7 |
Obtain project clearance from water and sewage directorate
Agency: Water and Sewage Directorate
|
14 days
|
USD 500
|
| 8 |
Obtain building permit from Municipality
Agency: Municipality
|
30 days
|
no charge
|
| 9 |
Obtain approval of completed project by municipal authority
Agency: Municipality
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 10 |
Obtain approval of completed project by national center of construction laboratory
Agency: National Center of Construction Laboratory
|
30 days
|
no charge
|
| * 11 |
Request and receive final inspection from national center of construction laboratory
Agency: National Center of Construction Laboratory
|
14 days
|
no charge
|
| * 12 |
Obtain water and sewage connection
Agency: Baghdad Water Company
|
65 days
|
USD 500
|
| * 13 |
Obtain telephone connection
Agency: Iraqna Telephone Company
|
30 days
|
USD 600
|
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.