Law No 10/1998
regarding
Industrial Estates and Industrial Free Zones

CHAPTER THREE

Board of Directors

Article (6)

A)      The Authority shall have a Board of Directors consisting of eleven members, as follows: 

1. Minister of Industry                                                    Chairman

2. A Representative of each of:

a)   Ministry of Economy and Trade                                  Vice Chairman

b)   Ministry of Finance                                                   Secretary

c)   Ministry of Industry                                                   Member

d)   Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation       Member

e)   Ministry of Local Government                                     Member

f)    Ministry of Environmental Affairs                                Member

3.      Four representatives, two (2) of them representing the developers and two (2)  representing the chambers of commerce and industry and industrial federations. 

B)      Representatives of developers, chambers of commerce and industry and industrial federations shall be appointed by their own organizations. The President of the Palestinian Authority, based on the appointment made by the Council of Ministers, will announce the names of the Board members.

Article (7)

The representatives of developers, chambers of commerce and industry, and industrial federations shall be on the Board of Directors for a two-year term.  Their replacements shall be nominated at the end of the term.  Members may be reelected by the organizations they represent, providing that a board member whose membership expired retains his board membership pending nomination of another person in his place.

Article (8)

A Board member shall lose his board membership if he is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, honest, declared bankrupt or convicted of any crime pursuant to the company laws in force.

Article (9)

The board members and the staff of PIEFZA while carrying out their duties shall observe confidentiality of work progress.

Article (10)

With the purpose of carrying out its mandate, the PIEFZA Board of Directors shall have the following responsibilities: 

1.      Endorse the PIEFZA work plan within the framework of its general policy.

2.      Supervise industrial estates and industrial free zone lands, and public entities there located and publish periodic reports.

3.      Promote industrial estates and industrial free zones, locally and internationally, with the aim of attracting investment. Cooperate with the appropriate authorities in this regard.

4.      Develop PIEFZA regulations in relation to financial, administrative and technical matters inside industrial estates and industrial free zones.

5.      Nominate the PIEFZA Director General.

6.      Create a general policy for personnel recruitment and establish salary scales.

7.      Approve the employment of consultants and experts.

8.      Issue various debentures within the general conditions applicable under the law.

9.      Take decisions pertinent to the tasks of PIEFZA.

Article (11)

a)      PIEFZA’s Director General shall be appointed by decision of the Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Board of Directors.

b)      The Director General shall participate in the meetings and discussions of the Board of Directors without having the right to vote.

c)      The Director General shall be considered the executive official of PIEFZA and shall carry out the following duties:

1.         Implement policies as determined by the Board of Directors.

2.         Organize and supervise daily operations.

3.         Submit operation and performance reports to the Board of Director on a regular basis.

4.         Participate in local and overseas activities related to PIEFZA work.

d)      The Board of Directors shall determine the salary and other financial benefits of the director general.

e)      The Director General may not be a party to, or have any interest, directly or indirectly, in any manufacturing project, licensed project or any contract subscribed by PIEFZA.

Article (12)

The Board of Directors may delegate some of its duties to the Director General of PIEFZA and may seek the assistance of any other specialized committees or experienced people.

Article (13)

The Board of Directors shall meet at least once every month at the request of the Chairman of the Board, or his deputy in the event of his absence. The meeting will be considered valid if attended by a majority of two thirds of its members, including the chairman or his deputy.  Decisions of the Board shall be taken by a majority of votes and in case of a tie; the side of the chairman shall have the deciding vote. The Board may convene for an emergency meeting at the invitation of the Director General of PIEFZA, after approval from the Chairman of the Board.

Article (14)

If any member of the Board of Directors has, directly or indirectly, an interest in any application submitted to PIEFZA by a qualified person or a developer for allocation or developing of an industrial estate and/or industrial free zone or for licensing of any project in it, he must declare this in writing to the Board and he may not participate in any decision or recommendation adopted by PIEFZA as far as this application is concerned. 

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