Council of Ministers decision

No. (311) for the year 2012 AD

Establishment of the National Industry Promotion Authority

And some judgments

Council of Ministers

After perusal of the provisional constitutional declaration.

And the Law of the State’s Financial System, and the Budget, Accounts, and Warehouse Regulations and their amendments.

And Law No. (22) of 1989 AD regarding the industrial organization and its executive regulations.

And Law No. (12) of 2010 AD, promulgating the Labor Relations Law and its executive regulations.

And Law No. (23) of 2010 AD. regarding commercial activity.

And National Transitional Council Resolution No. (184) of 2011 AD regarding the adoption of the transitional government.

And the decision of the General People’s Committee (formerly) No. (296) for the year 2009 AD regarding the reorganization of the Local Industries Support Fund.

And Cabinet Resolution No. (25) for the year 2012 AD regarding the organization of the administrative apparatus of the Ministry of Industry and the report of some provisions.

And based on what was presented by the Minister of Industry in writing No. (2596) on 06/13/2012 AD.

And what was decided by the Council of Ministers at its twenty-seventh ordinary meeting for the year 2012 AD.

decided

Article (1)

By the provisions of this resolution, a public authority called (National Industry Promotion Authority) shall be established under the Ministry of Industry.

Article (2)

The Authority shall have a legal personality and an independent financial nation, and its headquarters shall be in the city (Tripoli), and it may establish branches or offices inside for it, in respect of which decisions are issued by the Minister of Industry.

Article (3)

The authority is responsible for implementing the state’s strategies and policies related to the advancement of the national industry by the approved plan prepared by the Ministry of Industry, and in particular, it may do the following: –

Conducting technical and economic studies and research for the targeted industrial activities by the approved plan.

Develop plans, programs, and mechanisms that will advance the national industry.

Granting good loans to the targeted industrial projects and activities by the Authority’s plan and the Ministry’s strategy.

Encouraging and developing industrial initiatives, transforming them into industrial projects, and providing the necessary support for them.

Providing various consultations for industrial projects at all stages.

Increasing the skills of innovators and creators and enabling them to acquire the skills of establishing and managing industrial projects.

Submitting proposals related to granting exemptions and benefits stipulated in the Industrial Organization Law.

Granting incentives and incentives for distinguished industrial activities by the regulations governing the work of the Authority.

Supporting industrial projects in the fields of training, exhibitions, advertising, research, scientific industrial studies, promotion, marketing, export, integration, industrial participation, and technical consultancy, by the regulations governing the work of the Authority.

Contribute to the rehabilitation of industrial projects.

Assisting industrial projects in the field of innovation, innovation, and technological development.

Assisting small and medium industrial enterprises and traditional industries in obtaining patents in coordination with the relevant authorities.

Cooperation and exchange of experiences with regional and international bodies and organizations related to the Authority’s activity.

Providing support to industrial activities that work to achieve spatial development.

Organizing exhibitions, holding seminars, conferences, and media programs in industrial fields.

Coordination with the competent authorities regarding the development of small and medium industrial projects by the approved programs.

Article (4)

The Authority is managed by a board of directors consisting of a chairman and four members whose formation is issued by a decision of the Council of Ministers based on a proposal from the Minister of Industry, and it has a term of four years, subject to renewal.

Article (5)

The Board of Directors of the Authority has the necessary powers to manage and manage the affairs of the Authority by the legislation in force, and in particular, it has the following: –

Work on the implementation of the general policy in the field of work of the Authority.

Follow up on the authority’s resources with the competent authorities.

Approving the annual plans and programs necessary to achieve the objectives of the Authority and following up on their implementation.

Considering the periodic reports submitted on the work progress of the Authority and taking the necessary decisions in this regard.

Approval of the draft budget and final accounts.

Suggesting the annual training plan for the authority.

Approving the documentary session and following up on its implementation.

Approval of granting loans, benefits, and incentives by the approved principles and controls.

Approving the organizational structure and staffing of the authority and submitting them to the Minister of Industry for approval.

Suggesting procedures for transferring between budget items to meet the needs and priorities of the work requirements of the authority within the framework of the approved budget by the legislation in force.

Consider what the Chairman of the Board of Directors presents in matters related to the work of the Authority.

Article (6)

The Chairman of the Authority’s Board of Directors shall assume his powers by the legislation in force to achieve the Authority’s objectives, and in particular, he has the following: –

Calling meetings of the Board of Directors, presiding over it, signing its resolutions and minutes of its meetings.

Follow up the implementation of the decisions and instructions of the Board of Directors to ensure the progress and development of work.

Follow up the implementation of the Authority’s plans and programs to support and advance industrial activities.

Considering periodic reports on the Authority’s activity and presenting them to the Board of Directors.

Presenting the draft budget estimate to the Board of Directors for approval and referring it to the Ministry of Industry for approval.

Presenting memos related to the work of the Authority to the Board of Directors.

Preparing periodic reports on the activities of the Board of Directors and referring them to the Minister of Industry.

Article (7)

The Director-General of the Authority is responsible for managing the daily work, supervising its employees, and implementing the decisions of the Board of Directors and its Chairman, and in particular, he has the following: –

Supervising the preparation of plans and programs necessary for the workflow of the authority, implementation of approved decisions and policies, and their follow-up.

Supervising the implementation of the programs approved by the Authority concerning support and granting loans, advantages, and incentives for various industrial activities.

3- Supervising the collection of resources from the concerned authorities by the legislation in force.

Supervising the main and subsidiary organizational divisions of the authority by the legislation in force.

Representing the authority in its relations with others and before the judiciary.

Supervising the preparation of the Authority’s project budget and final accounts, and presenting them to the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Preparing for board meetings.

Issuing decisions to form committees and specifying their tasks within the limits of the competencies assigned to him.

Preparing the necessary programs to train and develop human resources to undertake the implementation of special programs in the fields of work of the Fund.

Preparing the organizational structure and staffing and referring them to the Board of Directors.

Issuing referral decisions to the disciplinary board.

Approving the exchange aspects by the financial legislation regulating this

Take the procedures for opening bank accounts for the Authority and authorizing those who have the right to sign by the law.

Article (8)

The Authority is financed from the following resources: –

What is allocated to it in the general budget of the state.

Allocate a percentage of duties on finished imports by the legislation in force.

Any other resources it is authorized to obtain.

Article (9)

The organizational structure of the authority consists of several departments and offices whose organization and determination of their terms of reference is issued by a decision of the Council of Ministers based on a proposal from the Minister of Industry.

Article (10)

The Authority shall have an independent budget prepared by the applicable accounting systems, and its fiscal year begins with the beginning of the state’s fiscal year and ends with its end. The Authority shall not bear any obligations relating to the units benefiting from the loans provided to it.

Article (11)

The Authority shall have one or more bank accounts in local banks in which it deposits its funds by the regulations in force in particular.

Article (12)

The Authority shall have bylaws regulating its work, prepared by the Board of Directors and approved by decisions issued by the Minister of Industry, taking into account the competencies established for the Council of Ministers in the legislation in force.

Article (13)

The authority shall submit quarterly and annual periodic reports on its activities to the Ministry of Industry, in which it addresses the percentage of the achieved goals and the tangible results it has reached in the field of promoting the national industry.

Article (14)

The assets, assets, and balances of the Local Industries Support Fund shall be transferred to the authority established by this resolution, and the employees of the fund shall be transferred to it with the same job statuses. A decision by the Minister of Industry shall form the implementation committee of the provisions of this resolution.

Article (15)

The decision of the General People’s Committee “previously” No. (296) for the year 2009 AD referred to is canceled.

Article (16)

This decision shall be effective from the date of its issuance, and every ruling that violates its provisions shall be rescinded, and the competent authorities shall implement it, and it shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Council of Ministers

Issued on Sha’ban 27, 1433 AH.

Corresponding to 07/17/2012 AD.