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Jordan News
14-04-2025
- Business
- Jordan News
Lower House Approves Senate Amendments to 'Statistics' and 'Civil Aviation' Laws - Jordan News
Lower House Approves Senate Amendments to 'Statistics' and 'Civil Aviation' Laws The House of Representatives approved, by majority vote, the 2024 General Statistics Law and the 2025 Amended Civil Aviation Law, agreeing to the amendments introduced by the Senate on both draft laws. اضافة اعلان This came during a legislative session held on Monday, chaired by Speaker Ahmad Al-Safadi, with members of the government team in attendance. The Senate had returned both bills—the General Statistics Law and the Civil Aviation Law—to the Lower House on April 8 after making several amendments. General Statistics Law One key amendment made by the Senate allows non-governmental entities to conduct studies to market their products or services and collect statistical data for their own use or on behalf of another party, provided they obtain prior written approval from the Director General of the Department of Statistics, according to a special regulation issued for this purpose. This replaces the original government proposal that allowed such studies only under terms set by the Statistics Department. The House also recommended that the government provide clear definitions of key terms such as statistics, data, information, analysis, processing, and data extraction when drafting regulations and guidelines. This aims to clarify the roles of various institutions, such as the Department of Statistics, the National Information Center, the Ministry of Digital Economy, and private sector institutions. The justifications for the new General Statistics Law align with the executive program of the Economic Modernization Vision and the Public Sector Modernization Roadmap, aiming to diversify sources of statistical data by relying more on administrative records from ministries, government institutions, and the private sector. The law also seeks to improve efficiency by using non-traditional data collection methods. Other goals include: Providing a comprehensive statistical database across economic, demographic, and social sectors; Supporting decision-makers and meeting data users' needs; Establishing an interactive National Data Center for collecting, processing, analyzing, producing, and publishing data and information; Allowing broader access to electronic data while ensuring information security and the confidentiality of individual responses; Strengthening the role of official statistics as a key tool for both governments and citizens; Reflecting the true state of society and the economy through standardized methodologies aligned with global statistical standards; Creating statistical units in ministries and official institutions to support national efforts and assist the Department of Statistics in its mission. Amended Civil Aviation Law The Senate's amendments grant the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC) the authority to approve or reject land use within airports and surrounding areas that could impact the safety and security of civil aviation operations. This replaces a previous clause requiring Cabinet recommendation for such decisions, as proposed by the Lower House. The Senate also reinstated Article 18, which had been deleted by the House. The article classifies all documents issued by the CARC—including licenses, certificates, accreditations, communications, and reports—as official documents, whether issued in paper or electronic form. The objectives of the amended Civil Aviation Law include: Strengthening institutional governance by defining the roles of the Commission's Board of Commissioners and enhancing the powers of the executive branch; Allowing the state of registration to delegate some or all of its responsibilities related to an aircraft under a lease or operational agreement to the state of operation, and exempting the registration state from transferred duties; Regulating the preparation of the National Civil Aviation Security Program, including who is responsible for its development and approval; Reorganizing the process of investigating aviation accidents and serious incidents to ensure the independence of investigations.
Jordan News
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Jordan News
Senate Approves 3 Bills as Received from the House of Representatives - Jordan News
The Senate approved three bills as received from the House of Representatives, while returning the General Statistics Law and the Civil Aviation Amendment Law to the House after making amendments to them in its session today, Tuesday, chaired by Senate President Faisal Al-Fayez, with the presence of the Cabinet members. اضافة اعلان The Senate made an amendment to the General Statistics Law, which allowed non-governmental entities to conduct studies for marketing their products or services and collect statistical data for their own use or for others, provided they obtain prior written permission from the Director-General of Statistics, in accordance with a special system issued for this purpose. This amendment differs from the original bill, which had required approval from the Department of Statistics, as agreed by the House of Representatives. Additionally, the Senate recommended that the government clarify the concepts of (statistics, data, information, analysis, processing, and information extraction) and establish specific definitions for them in the preparation of regulations and instructions to better understand the roles of concerned institutions such as the Department of Statistics, the National Information Center, the Ministry of Digital Economy, and private sector institutions. The Senate's amendments to the Civil Aviation Amendment Law granted the Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority the right to approve or reject the study and evaluation of land and area uses within airports and surrounding areas that may affect the safety or security of civil aviation operations, without the need for Cabinet approval, as had been stipulated by the House of Representatives. Additionally, the Senate approved Article 18, which had been deleted by the House, declaring all documents issued by the Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority as official documents, whether paper-based or electronic, including licenses, certifications, accreditations, and communications. The Senate also approved the Amended Law for the Restructuring of Government Institutions and Departments as received from the House of Representatives, with a recommendation to establish an organizational separation between higher education and technical education to prevent any encroachment by higher education in the new authority (the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission), which resulted from the merger of the Vocational Skills Development Commission and the Higher Education Institutions Accreditation Commission. It also considered the recommendations of the Senate's Academic System Update Document to enhance the role of scientific research in achieving sustainable development and meeting community needs, especially regarding the transfer of the Scientific Research Fund to the Higher Council for Science and Technology. The Senate also recommended the development of an integrated system to update the media sector's structure based on the principles of the 2003 Royal Vision for Media, strengthening media freedom and independence, adhering to professionalism, keeping pace with technological developments, and engaging with society. The Senate approved the Agricultural Risk Mitigation Fund Law as received from the House of Representatives, aiming to promote solidarity and cooperation between farmers and fund members to mitigate agricultural risks and their impacts, encourage agricultural investment, and compensate farmers who are not members of the fund for damage caused by frost risks. Finally, the Senate approved the Amended Customs Law as received from the House of Representatives, aiming to develop the Customs Department's operations and enable it to carry out customs clearance procedures through staff exercising the powers of relevant regulatory authorities under the applicable prohibition and restriction laws. It also allows for post-clearance audits according to the World Customs Organization's methodologies and permits the use of electronic means for notifications related to decisions and documents issued by the Customs Department.
Ammon
27-01-2025
- Politics
- Ammon
Lower House approves 2024 General Statistics Law
Ammon News - The Lower House on Monday approved the 2024 draft General Statistics Law, as it came from the Parliamentary Economics and Investment Committee. None of the MPs' proposals succeeded during the session under the dome, including one that called for the law to be rejected, and thus the law was approved as it came from the committee.
