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SIM
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FY
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MATTERS
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Sam
Ja
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Att
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L IN
TRO
DU
CTI
ON
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he
st g
as
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s in
th
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orld
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ng
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tra
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ne
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rke
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st
mid
dle
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om
e p
op
ula
tion
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op
olit
ica
lly im
po
rta
nt:
to
th
e N
ort
h C
asp
ian
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e a
nd
to
the
So
uth
Pe
rsia
n G
ulf
-St
rate
gic
loc
atio
n -
Stra
it o
f Ho
rmu
za
s a
ma
in m
arit
ime
pa
thw
ay
for c
rud
e o
il tr
an
spo
rtR
eg
ion
al p
ow
er
4th
ric
he
st c
ou
ntr
y in
th
e w
orld
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spe
ct t
o n
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ral m
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sM
ain
exp
ort
s: O
il, G
as,
Pe
tro
ch
em
ica
l, A
gric
ultu
ral p
rod
uc
ts 273
POLI
TIC
AL
SYST
EM A
ND
PO
WER
ST
RU
CTU
RE
Ac
om
ple
xp
olit
ica
lsy
ste
mc
om
bin
es
ele
me
nts
of
de
mo
cra
cy
an
dre
ligio
n/t
he
oc
rac
yBa
sed
on
the
Feb
rua
ry19
79Is
lam
icR
evo
lutio
na
nd
co
nst
itutio
ne
na
cte
din
1979
an
dre
vise
din
1989
The
Isla
mic
go
vern
me
nt
ism
od
ele
da
fte
rA
yato
llah
Kh
om
ein
isid
ea
on
rule
of
the
juris
pru
de
nt
(Ve
laya
t-e
-Fa
gh
ih)
me
an
sth
at
the
sta
teto
be
gu
ide
db
ya
lea
rne
dre
ligio
us
juris
t.A
bso
lute
po
we
ro
ver
the
sta
te.P
rote
cto
rof
the
Isla
mic
law
an
dso
cie
tyU
niq
ue
form
of
go
vern
me
nt
Isla
mic
an
dR
ep
ub
lica
nst
ruc
ture
sru
np
ara
llelt
oe
ac
ho
the
rSu
pre
me
Lea
de
r(Sa
yye
dA
liH
oss
ein
iKh
am
en
ei)
Go
vern
me
nt
Pre
sid
en
t(R
ou
ha
ni)
an
da
ca
bin
et
of
22m
inis
ters
(4ye
art
erm
/lim
ito
f2c
on
sec
utiv
ete
rms)
/exe
cu
tive
po
we
rPa
rlia
me
nt
(Ma
jles)
&G
ua
rdia
nC
ou
nc
ilPa
rlia
me
nt
intr
od
uc
es
an
dp
ass
es
law
sBU
T!!!
Ca
nb
ed
ism
isse
db
yth
eG
ua
rdia
nC
ou
nc
il 274
POLI
TIC
AL
SYST
EM A
ND
PO
WER
ST
RU
CTU
RE
Exp
ed
ien
cy
Co
un
cil
Gu
ard
ian
Co
un
cil
Ass
em
be
lyo
fExp
ert
sR
evo
lutio
na
ryG
ua
rdA
ctu
al
&re
al
(pa
ra)m
ilita
rya
nd
ec
on
om
icp
ow
er
ho
use
ofI
RA
NM
od
era
tes
(Pre
sid
en
tR
ou
ha
ni&
Min
iste
ro
fFo
reig
nA
ffa
irsZa
rif)
vs.
Co
nse
rva
tive
ha
rd-li
ne
rsSu
pre
me
Lea
de
r;H
igh
est
au
tho
rity/
relig
iou
s&
po
litic
al
lea
de
rA
lle
co
no
mic
,m
ilita
ry,
jud
icia
l,re
ligio
us
an
dm
ed
iap
ow
er
(co
ntr
ol)
vest
ed
inh
imb
yth
ec
on
stitu
tion
.D
irec
tlya
pp
oin
tsth
eh
ea
do
fth
eJu
dic
iary
etc
.A
sse
mb
lyo
fEx
pe
rts;
ap
po
ints
&m
oni
tors
&re
mo
ves
The
Sup
rem
eLe
ad
er.
Ass
em
ble
yo
fEx
pe
rts
ele
cte
db
yp
eo
ple
svo
te.
Mu
stb
eM
ulla
hs
The
Pre
sid
en
t;N
ext
toth
eSu
pre
me
Lea
de
r,th
ePr
esi
de
nt
isd
efa
cto
the
hig
he
sto
ffic
ial
au
tho
rity.
Sig
ns
an
dsu
pe
rvis
es
the
imp
lem
en
tatio
no
fla
ws
pa
sse
db
yth
ePa
rlia
me
nt
He
ad
sth
ec
ab
ine
ta
nd
ap
po
ints
an
dd
ism
isse
sm
inis
ters
Ha
sth
ee
xec
utiv
ep
ow
er
275
POLI
TIC
AL
SYST
EM A
ND
PO
WER
ST
RU
CTU
RE
The
Pre
sid
en
tis
the
Ch
airm
an
toth
eSu
pre
me
Na
tion
al
Sec
urit
yC
ou
nc
ila
nin
flue
ntia
lc
om
mitt
ee
tha
tsu
pe
rvise
sa
llg
ove
rnm
en
ta
ctiv
itie
sre
late
dto
de
fen
se,f
ore
ign
po
licy
an
dth
elik
e
The
Gu
ard
ian
Co
un
cil;
An
up
pe
rh
ou
seo
fPa
rlia
me
nt
(Ma
jles)
tha
tc
an
vote
ou
tth
elo
we
rh
ou
ses/
Pa
rlia
me
nt
law
sa
nd
reso
lutio
ns.
All
leg
isla
tion
mu
stfir
stb
ea
pp
rove
db
yth
eP
arli
am
en
ta
nd
the
nra
tifie
db
yth
eG
ua
rdia
nC
ou
nc
il.Th
eG
ua
rdia
nC
ou
nc
ilc
he
cks
all
law
sp
ass
ed
by
the
Parli
am
en
tfo
rc
om
pa
tibili
tyw
ithth
ec
on
stitu
tion
an
dth
eIs
lam
icte
ne
ts.
12m
em
be
rs(6
cle
rica
lIs
lam
ica
pp
oin
ted
by
the
Sup
rem
eLe
ad
er
with
the
po
we
rto
rule
on
the
co
mp
atib
ility
of
all
leg
isla
tion
with
Isla
mic
prin
cip
les
via
sim
ple
ma
jorit
yo
fth
ese
6)R
est
ele
cte
db
yth
ePa
rlia
me
nt
tho
ug
ha
pp
rove
db
yth
eh
ea
do
fJu
dic
iary
(ap
po
inte
db
yth
eSu
pre
me
Lea
de
r)
The
Pre
sid
en
ta
nd
the
Parli
am
en
ta
ree
lec
ted
by
the
pe
op
le
276
POLI
TIC
AL
SYST
EM A
ND
PO
WER
ST
RU
CTU
RE
Exp
ed
ien
cy
Co
un
cil;
pe
rma
ne
nt
inst
itutio
ne
sta
blis
he
db
ya
me
nd
ing
the
co
nst
itutio
nin
1989
.To
reso
lve
an
yd
isp
ute
sb
etw
ee
nth
ePa
rlia
me
nt
an
dth
eC
ou
nc
ilo
fG
ua
rdia
ns
an
da
dd
ed
toits
du
ties
an
ad
viso
ryro
leth
eSu
pre
me
Lea
de
r
Exp
ed
ien
cy
Co
un
cil;
on
eo
fth
em
ost
imp
ort
an
ta
cto
rsin
the
de
cisi
on
-m
aki
ng
pro
ce
sso
fIra
n.
Ma
ye
ven
toso
me
ext
en
do
verr
ule
the
co
nst
itutio
n,
ifit
ise
xpe
die
nt
an
dd
ee
me
din
the
inte
rest
of
the
co
un
try.
The
Re
volu
tion
ary
Gu
ard
wa
sc
rea
ted
by
Aya
tolla
hKh
om
ein
iin
ord
er
top
reve
nt
am
ilita
ryc
ou
pa
nd
top
ple
the
reg
ime
.
Bett
er
ed
uc
ate
d,
eq
uip
pe
da
nd
hig
he
rsa
larie
sth
an
the
mili
tary
.p
rote
cto
ro
fth
ere
gim
e.A
pp
rox.
300.
000
Ma
jor
ec
on
om
icp
ow
er
ho
use
.D
irec
tlyo
rin
dire
ctly
ow
ns
ma
jor
Iran
ian
en
titie
s,e
.g.M
AP
NA
Gro
up
an
dM
ah
an
Air
etc
.
277
LEG
AL
SYST
EM &
LEG
ISLA
TIO
N
The
Iran
ian
leg
als
yste
mis
ac
ivil
law
syst
em
wh
ich
isfo
un
de
do
nth
eFr
en
ch
law
an
dIs
lam
icju
risp
rud
en
ce
The
Co
mm
erc
ial
Co
de
of
Iran
ha
sa
do
pte
dth
eFr
en
ch
,Sw
issa
nd
Belg
ium
co
mm
erc
iall
aw
sa
nd
wa
se
na
cte
din
Ma
y19
32
The
Iran
ian
Civ
ilC
od
e;
co
mp
rise
so
f3
volu
me
sa
nd
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art
icle
s(e
na
cte
db
etw
ee
n19
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rge
lyin
tac
tw
itho
nly
min
or
am
en
dm
en
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ad
esin
ce
toits
pro
visio
ns
pe
rta
inin
gto
the
rule
so
fe
vid
en
ce
)
The
Iran
ian
co
urt
sre
fer
toth
eC
ivil
Co
de
as
the
ma
inso
urc
eo
fla
wfo
rd
ete
rmin
ing
the
leg
al
an
dc
om
me
rcia
lrig
hts
of
na
tura
la
nd
leg
alp
ers
on
s
Oth
er
imp
ort
an
tla
ws;
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ab
ility
Co
de
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om
me
rcia
lA
rbitr
atio
n,
Fore
ign
Inve
stm
en
t,Fr
ee
Tra
de
Zon
es,
Insu
ran
ce
inIra
n,
Lab
or
Law
,R
igh
tso
ffo
reig
nn
atio
na
ls,Ta
xatio
na
nd
Sto
ck
Exc
ha
ng
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8
LEG
AL
SYST
EM &
LEG
ISLA
TIO
N
Co
urt
syst
em
inIra
n:
Cla
ssifi
ed
ac
co
rdin
gto
are
ao
fju
risd
ictio
n,
civ
ilo
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rimin
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(litig
atio
no
rc
rime
)In
an
Iran
ian
co
urt
the
jud
ge
ac
tsa
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rose
cu
tor,
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an
dth
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rbite
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qu
isito
rials
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m)
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jud
ge
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lds
ab
solu
tep
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er
an
da
llju
dg
es
are
ce
rtifi
ed
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de
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icla
wa
nd
mo
sta
rem
em
be
rso
fth
eru
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cle
rgy
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urt
sa
nd
Ma
jorD
isp
ute
Re
solu
tion
Inst
itutio
ns
ofI
ran
:C
ou
rts
of
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sta
nc
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ub
licc
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rts
with
juris
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tion
ove
rc
ivil
an
dth
em
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rity
ofc
rimin
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ase
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pp
ella
teC
ou
rts
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Sup
rem
eC
ou
rtTR
AC
(Th
eTe
hra
nR
eg
ion
alA
rbitr
atio
nC
en
tre
est
ab
lish
ed
2004
)Th
eIra
nia
nC
ha
mb
er
of
Co
mm
erc
ee
sta
blis
he
dth
eA
rbitr
atio
nTr
ibu
na
lla
wa
do
pte
din
2000
279
LEG
AL
SYST
EM &
LEG
ISLA
TIO
N
Arb
itra
tion
Iran
isp
art
yto
the
Ne
wY
ork
Arb
itra
tion
Co
nve
ntio
n19
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ithm
ore
tha
n15
0w
orld
wid
esig
na
torie
s.A
nA
rbitr
atio
nc
lau
sep
reve
nts
the
co
urt
sfr
om
tryi
ng
the
co
nfli
ct.
Co
mm
erc
ialp
art
ies
are
fre
eto
ag
ree
tose
ttle
exi
stin
go
ffu
ture
co
nfli
cts
with
ina
spe
cifi
ed
are
a,
suc
ha
sth
eu
nd
ers
tan
din
go
rp
erf
orm
an
ce
un
de
ra
spe
cifi
cc
on
tra
ct
thro
ug
ha
rbitr
atio
n.
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ua
lify
un
de
rth
eN
ew
York
Co
nve
ntio
nth
ea
rbitr
atio
na
gre
em
en
tm
ust
be
ma
de
inw
ritin
g,e
ithe
ra
sp
art
of
the
co
mm
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iala
gre
em
en
to
rin
ase
pa
rate
ag
ree
me
nt.
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pa
rtie
sm
ay
de
sign
ate
the
ven
ue
for
the
arb
itra
tion
,th
en
um
be
ro
fa
rbitr
ato
rsa
nd
the
ap
plic
ab
leru
les
for
the
arb
itra
tion
or
refe
rto
an
exi
stin
ga
rbitr
atio
nfo
rum
,su
ch
as
the
ICC
Arb
itra
tion
or
alo
ca
lC
ha
mb
er
of
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mm
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eo
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ilar
arb
itra
tion
pa
ne
l.C
om
mo
nn
eu
tra
la
rbitr
atio
ns
are
he
ldin
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ha
nd
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ckh
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cia
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dsh
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ing
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tion
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eld
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.
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llow
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efo
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tea
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ign
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itra
tor
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atio
na
lity
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the
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ign
co
ntr
ac
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art
y .
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plic
ab
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wis
de
term
ine
de
ithe
rb
ya
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em
en
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the
co
mm
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ial
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ac
to
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fere
nc
eto
ge
ne
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nte
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tion
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law
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isa
lso
po
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refe
rto
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ne
ral
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cip
les
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LEG
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283
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SYST
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284
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AL
SYST
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LEG
ISLA
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285
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286
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288
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291
LEG
AL
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em
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292
LEG
AL
SYST
EM &
LEG
ISLA
TIO
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Fore
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nt
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ate
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ca
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bra
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rain
293
LEG
AL
SYST
EM &
LEG
ISLA
TIO
N
Intelle
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nt
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nd
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Ma
drid
Pro
toc
olf
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he
Inte
rna
tion
alR
eg
istra
tion
of
Ma
rks.
294
LEG
AL
SYST
EM &
LEG
ISLA
TIO
N
In20
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njo
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nA
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mm
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ct
(200
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295
LEG
AL
SYST
EM &
LEG
ISLA
TIO
N
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ot
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om
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yo
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cts
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s5)
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ad
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am
es
7)In
dic
atio
no
fso
urc
eo
rap
pe
llatio
ns
ofo
rigin
296
LEG
AL
SYST
EM &
LEG
ISLA
TIO
N
Ma
drid
Co
nve
ntio
na
nd
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toc
ol
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on
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ree
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nt
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vest
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nt
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atie
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nt
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gis
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gu
latio
ns
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the
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ark
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gist
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ct
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ct
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on
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om
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mm
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tern
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Ap
pe
llatio
no
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ct
(200
4)
Isla
mic
Pe
na
lCo
de
(199
8)
Civ
ilLi
ab
ility
Ac
t(1
960)
297
FIPP
A
The
Fore
ign
Inve
stm
en
tPr
om
otio
na
nd
Pro
tec
tion
Ac
t(F
IPP
A)
2002
pro
vid
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rote
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tag
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tofo
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ity p
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e2)
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vest
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3)C
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/or c
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kin
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)
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rela
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rs M
ulti
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try
Visa
3)3
yea
rs re
side
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e p
erm
it4)
Wo
rk p
erm
it
298
FIPP
A
Bro
ad
de
finiti
on
of
fore
ign
inve
stm
en
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ap
ital;
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sho
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sm
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,pa
rts,
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cia
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ctu
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fin
vest
me
nt,
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pro
fita
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ca
pita
lre
pa
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on
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ee
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rity
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ain
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ha
reg
en
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on
-c
om
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rcia
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pa
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prin
cip
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ca
pita
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pita
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ain
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ase
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atio
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tion
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tion
inc
ase
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sin
ess
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up
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go
vern
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nt
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ara
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ed
No
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s-a
-vis
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sto
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fac
ilitie
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ptio
ns
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da
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rec
ord
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ca
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ors
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ua
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xte
nd
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vest
ors
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ign
inve
stm
en
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dm
itte
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ac
co
rda
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rovi
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so
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sha
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ties
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rote
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ns
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nd
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IPPA
.
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ct
inve
stm
en
t(e
qu
ityp
art
icip
atio
n)
ina
lla
rea
so
pe
nto
Iran
ian
priv
ate
sec
tor.
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irec
tin
vest
me
nt/
inve
stm
en
tth
rou
gh
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ge
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nts
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ng
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en
ts
Civ
ilPa
rtn
ers
hip
BOT
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em
es
(Bu
ild-O
pe
rate
-Tra
nsf
er)
299
FIPP
A
Fore
ign
ca
pita
lma
yb
eim
po
rte
din
toth
ec
ou
ntr
yb
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ay
of
on
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ra
co
mb
ina
tion
of
the
follo
win
gm
an
ne
rs;
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fun
ds
tob
ec
on
vert
ed
into
Ria
ls
2)C
ash
fun
dn
ot
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ec
on
vert
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into
Ria
ls,
bu
tto
be
use
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tlyfo
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ep
urc
ha
ses
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do
rde
rsre
late
dto
fore
ign
inve
stm
en
ts
3)N
on
-ca
shite
ms,
aft
er
valu
atio
nb
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om
pe
ten
ta
uth
orit
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The
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om
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stm
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tion
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s
301
DO
S A
ND
DO
NTS
(PIT
FALL
S)
Tho
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302
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time
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be
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303
DO
S A
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305
US
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306
US
& E
U S
AN
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S
US
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307
US
& E
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AN
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US
sec
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sanc
tions
relie
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Iran
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May
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sitio
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ot
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310
SPEC
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