• Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission.

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Unit.

• Governmental Procurement Service.

Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law No. 46 of 2007 and its amendments

Government Procurement Regulations

 

October 2020

Jordan has ratified many agreements that enable activating the exchange of information about corrupt companies and individuals involved in international procurement operations and making information related to them such as judicial convictions available and exchanging them with counterparts.

The number of Memoranda of Understanding concluded by the Kingdom with other countries is increasing significantly, and the reason is that the mechanisms to activate this commitment at the international level must pass through a cooperation and exchange of information agreement as a major way in this area. For example, the Anti-Money Laundering Unit has concluded more than 20 Memoranda of Understanding with international counterparts in this field.

May 2020

The Jordanian legal framework and institutional structure can be developed and utilized in order to build a national reference that effectively contributes to black lists of companies and persons suspected of being involved in corruption, for example, the following references:

1.Article 19 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Law No (46) Of 2007.

2.The set of regulations and instructions issued under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Law No 46 of 2007, that address measures in areas that are directly related to information about companies and individuals involved in corruption in public procurement.

3.The Integrity and Anti-Corruption Law No. 13 of 2013, specifically Article 8/A/4, which states the following: “Cooperation and coordination with local, regional and international bodies similar to the work of the commission.”

4.Governmental Procurement Law No. 28 of 2019, which replaced the Supplies Law No. 32 of 1993.

5.Databases of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Unit.

6.Coordination mechanisms between the supervisory authorities in accordance with the legislation in force (each according to its competence), as well as memoranda of understanding between them, allowing an opportunity to exchange information about suspicions of corruption.

7.Jordan became a member in the Egmont Group in 2012 through the Anti-Money

Laundry Unit.

1. 1.Establishing, developing and maintaining a common platform and databases – nationally and internationally – that provides an opportunity to exchange information or exclude and deny corrupt entities so that the lists include the following data:

   -The names of companies and people.

   -Judicial convictions.

   -Investigations (internal) or external.

   – Information related to the network of cross-border relations. It can be accomplished by the mentioned Egmont Group.

   – It is possible to link the proposed record for foreign companies with this commitment.

   2.Complete the conclusion of memoranda of understanding with the local authorities mentioned later in order to collect, compile and compute information and data related to companies and people involved in corruption and money laundering from all relevant national bodies such as:

   -elimination.

   -Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission.

   -Money Laundering Unit.

   -Ministry of Justice.

   -Corporate Control Department.

   -General Supplies Department.

   -Governmental Procurement Service.

   -Accounting Office.

   -Directorate of general security.

   -The Securities Commission.

   -Investment Authority.

   • -Income Tax Department.

   -Customs Service.

    

   3Forming a national team through these entities (liaison officers) to undertake the task of building, developing and modernizing these rules to be available to implement this commitment.

   4. Launching a secure platform so that the list of companies and people involved in corruption in procurement and public works is updated.

   5. Exchanging information based on bilateral agreements in a way that ensures that this information will be used for the stated purposes in fighting corruption.