President
Based on the Constitution

As approved by the People's Assembly at its meeting held in 181-1429 A.H., on 16-11-2008,

The following are issued:

Door one.

Definitions

Article 1

The following terms shall mean the meanings set forth in each of them:

Ministry of Transport
Minister: Minister of Transport
Directorate: General Directorate of Ports Competent Maritime Administration
Director General: General Manager of the General Directorate of Ports.
Port Authority: The authority of the Directorate in the port.
Ship: Each floating self-propelled floating facility is seaworthy and is an attachment of the vessel necessary for exploitation to be part of it.
The ship "JR": the total size of all blanks in the
The ship is measured in the registered ton and the mobile is determined from the competent directorate based on the rules of the International Convention on the Mobile Account of 1969 and the national rules.
Registered ton: is a portable unit of measurement equivalent to 2.83 m 30.
The weight of the ship Light Shep is the weight of the hull of the ship and its equipment and equipment according to the booklet of the ship adopted by the Directorate
It is the freedom of the machine: to grant the ship the consent to enter the port to exercise its activity through a problem committee to this end.

Part two.

Chapter 1

Building ships

Article 2

The construction of the ship, which is built in the basins and workshops of the national licensed ships, is subject to an official license granted by the directorate upon request by the owner of the relationship, accompanied by technical studies and schemes, according to the type of ship and its mobile, and is satisfied with a licence fee of 500 Syrian pounds for each other. A linear meter of the total length of the ship.

Chapter II
Ship registration, ownership and write-off

Article 3

a: The locally built vessel is registered in the name of the license student at one of the ports of registration approved by the Ministry in accordance with a decision of the Minister.
b: The ship built or sold abroad is registered under the national flag according to documents approved by the Directorate in accordance with a decision issued by the Minister.
C: The ship is registered after having adopted its technical readiness to carry out the necessary technical disclosure at the place of its docking inside Syrian ports or in foreign ports by the relevant professionals in the Directorate or who are authorized by the Director General at the request of the owner of the relationship.

Article 4

A: The ship's ownership of the ship is achieved in the equivalent of 50 Syrian pounds.
About each ton of the portable ship "JR".
b: The ship's registration fee is set to the equivalent of 25 Syrian pounds per ton of the existing mobile to the ship JR.
c: The annual fee shall be determined on ships according to the following:
1. At the equivalent of 35 Syrian pounds per ton of ship, the existing ship, which does not exceed 10,000 tons, is recorded on the basis of which, in all cases, the fee is not less than 1,000 Syrian pounds.
2. The equivalent of 25 Syrian pounds per ton recorded from the ship's existing ship, which exceeds 10,000 tons of registered tons.
d. Unlike each text in force that meets the capital gains tax on vessels that are waived in the manner of assessment, in accordance with:
1-At the rate of 125 hundred and twenty-five Syrian pounds per ton of the weight of the ship Light Sheep in the event of 25-25 years of age and more.
2-The tax is increased by 2 L.C. 2 Syrians per ton of the weight of the ship Light Shep annually when it is less than 25 years old.

Article 5

a: The Directorate issues an interim registration certificate for the ship for one trip or
For a period of not more than three months, renewable by discretion of the Directorate for those who wish to register under the Syrian flag and do not meet any fee for that meeting.
(b) The provisional registration certificate is defused when the ship enters a Syrian port or at the expiration of the period specified in the certificate.

Article 6

Write-off:
a: The ship is written off the register of ships and the Directorate grants a certificate of write-off in the following conditions:
1: If the ship crashed or was confiscated, sunk or burned.
2: If the ship was sold abroad and the owner wanted to write off its registration in Syria and raise a non-Syrian flag.
3: If you are no longer seaworthy.
4: Based on judicial judgment.
b. The fee for the certificate of write-off shall be fulfilled according to the following:
1: Thirty Syrian pounds per ton recorded from the existing ship's 200 tons, without which it is registered.
2: Fifteen Syrian pounds per ton recorded for the existing ship, which ranges from 201 to 500 tons registered.
3: Ten Syrian pounds per ton recorded on the existing ship, which is more than 500 tons registered.

Chapter III

Fees.

Article 7

Each of the five tons of a ship registered as one of the ports of the Syrian Arab Republic, or anchored in its territorial waters, is subject to the following charges:
a: Access fee:
1: One Syrian pound or four US cents or its equivalent in foreign convertible pieces per ton registered up to 1,000 thousand tons registered.
2: Half a Syrian pound or two American years or their equivalent in convertible foreign exchange for each registered ton, which is more than 1,000 thousand tons registered and does not exceed 3000 3000 tons registered.
3: A quarter of the Syrian pound, or one and a half American cents, or its equivalent in foreign exchange, which is convertible for every ton registered, which exceeds 3,000 tons of registered tons.
B: Departure fee:
Each ship will be verified when it leaves a Syrian port or when its anchor is left in the anchoring area, a fee of 100 Syrian pounds or five US dollars or its equivalent in convertible foreign exchange.
C: Drawing of beaks:
1: One Syrian pound, or 5 US cents, or its equivalent in foreign exchange, which is convertible for every ton registered to 1,000 tons registered.
2: Half a Syrian pound, 2.5 years and a half American cent, or its equivalent in foreign convertible pieces for each registered ton, which is more than 1,000 thousand tons registered.

Article 8

a: Syrian vessels with no more than 200 tons of registered tonnage are subject to annual docking at fishing and picnic ports or in the permanent anchoring areas specified by the General Directorate for Ports of 25 Syrian pounds for each registered ton of the existing ship.
b. The annual fee specified in the preceding paragraph of this article shall not be less than 150 Syrian pounds.
c: The annual fee achieved in this article shall be met during the first half of the calendar year in which it is realized and the fee shall be updated beyond that date.
d: Syrian vessels with a mobile increase of 200 hundred tons registered at the time of landing in fishing and picnic ports or in the anchoring areas are subject to a daily fee of one quarter of the Syrian pound per ton registered from the existing mobile, and the day is part of the day.
e: Foreign vessels, regardless of their mobile status at one of the ports of fishing and excursion or in the docking areas, are subject to a fee of 3, 3 US cents, or equivalent to the foreign exchange, for each recorded ton of mobile daily, and part of the day is a full day at the time of the day. Calculate this drawing.

Article 9

The 50-50-percent access fee is reduced to the following vessels:
a: The vessels registered in the Syrian Arab Republic.
b: Foreign vessels coming directly from one of the Syrian ports.
C: Cruises ships provided they are informed by the competent tourism directorate about when they are coming to a Syrian port.
D: Passenger and tourism ships that meet one of the Syrian ports on a regular basis.

Chapter IV

Exemptions

Article 10

A: each of the Syrian ships coming from the duties set forth in Articles 7-8 of this Law:
1. War.
2. For training or scientific research.
3-General bodies operating within the regional waters and between Syrian ports.
4. Fishing, picnic, passengers, transportation, maintenance, supply, etc. licensed to work within the territorial waters.
b: Foreign vessels similar to the ships specified in paragraph A of this
The article of the same fee provided for reciprocity.
c: Foreign vessels that believe in one of the Syrian ports are free from the freedom of the machine and from the arrival and departure fees and the ports provided for in article VII of this Law in the cases of the following:
1. Force majeure and sudden incident due to bad weather conditions.
2-asking for medical help or landing patients or savers from the sea.
3. Perform orders and instructions of port authority or security authorities.
4. The skipper was unable to control the riots and emergency chaos on the ship.
5-The ship forced the departure of a Syrian port to return to it within 24 hours of its departure with a view to controlling the compass or conducting an experiment of engines, machines and equipment due to the failure of its sailing.
These vessels are required not to engage in commercial work at the port in which they are anchored and to be ready to leave the port immediately after the reason for the return of the reason for return.
D: Free from the freedom of the cone and the duties specified in Article 7 of this
The law every ship belongs to the port where it was anchored after it left the territorial waters and before it arrived at any foreign port in the coming cases:
1. The state of force majeure and the sudden incident caused by bad weather conditions.
2. Failures of their tools or engines prevent the pursuit of sailing.
3-Infiltrating citizens or foreigners in order to hand them over to the competent authorities.
4-Request medical help for a patient or drop off patients from the ship's crew.
5. They were rescued by the non-crew of the ship.
These vessels are required not to engage in any commercial work and to be ready to leave the port immediately after the reason for their return to the port.
(e) The ships specified in paragraphs c of this article must advance within 24 hours of their arrival at the port, which is meant by a permit to the port authority, including the reasons for return or the imposition of the investigator fee.

Article 11

It is exempted from the fees of arrival, departure and yachts registered under the Syrian flag, which meets the ports in the event that its gas is not suitable for the bottom of the fishing ports and the picnic.

Article 12

The fees contained in Articles 7-8 of this Law are exempt from each ship licensed to a sports club in the Syrian Arab Republic until the exercise of maritime sport, provided that they are not invested for other purposes.

Article 13

Commercial vessels are exempted by cargo ships transporting people and cargo vessels together with the ships of the tankers covered by the customs items.
8901.0.00-8901.300.00-8904.00.00 of the customs fee including the consolidated tax in which it is integrated and also from the consumption expenditure fee.

Chapter V

Fees for legal documents, certificates, data and ratifications awarded to the ship.

Article 14

It has a cut fee of 1,000 Syrian pounds for the study and approval of any plan or plan for the ship.

Article 15

A flat fee shall be completed for the award of documents and data relating to ships as follows:
A: 100 Syrian pounds for the granting of a statement to the ship, to a mobile list of 200 hundred tons registered.
A: 300 Syrian pounds for a statement to be issued to the ship, which is being carried by a ship exceeding 200 million tons registered.
A: A thousand Syrian pounds for granting a certificate of ownership instead of lost to the ship, which is more than 200 hundred tons registered, and 300 Syrian pounds for the ship, which is 200 hundred tons registered and without a record.
d: Two hundred and fifty Syrian pounds for granting a copy of the ship's movement book to a portable 200-hundred-ton mobile phone book.
: It will be 200 Syrian pounds for the granting of a copy of the ship's journal, which is in excess of 200 200 tons registered by the existing ship.
f: 500 Syrian pounds for a copy of the safe use register for pesticides.
g: 1,000 Syrian pounds to give a copy of the oil record.
h: Two hundred and fifty Syrian pounds to meet a copy of the ship's logbook for the ship, up to 200 hundred tons registered.
A: Four hundred and fifty Syrian pounds for the awarding of a copy of the seafarers' book for the existing mobile ship, which is more than 200 hundred tons registered.
j: 500 Syrian pounds for the approval of the change of the name of the ship, which has a list of 200 hundred tons registered, and 5,000 Syrian pounds for the ship, which is in excess of 200 200 tons registered.
k: 100 Syrian pounds to agree to change the engine of the ship, which is being carried by the existing ship 200 hundred tons and 500 Syrian pounds for the ship, which is more than 200 200 tons of which is registered.

Article 16

a: The Directorate issues all legal documents, certificates and data necessary for the ship after it has been inspected at the place of docking in Syrian or foreign ports by the relevant professionals in the Directorate or from those authorized by the Director General at the request of the owner of the ship and located. Compensation and transfer of inspections to the owner of the ship.
b. The Minister shall issue a decision on the basis of the Directorate's proposal to:
1. Examples of legal documents, certificates and statements granted to the ship, its validity, the fee of the award, the compensation of the reviewers and all types of inspections and measurements required for the vessel in conformity with the relevant international maritime conventions and their amendments The Syrian Arab Republic

2 - The control mechanism for the control of the port authority over foreign vessels that comply with the Syrian ports and the names and tasks of the competent inspection commissioners and their compensation in line with the relevant international maritime agreements. ( Amended by Legislative Decree No. 19 of 2013 .

Section III

Licenses for Trades, Maritime Business and Careers, which require the rise of their owners to ships.

Rule 17

a: Each person whose working conditions shall require the exercise of one of the maritime professions provided for in paragraph B of this article shall require prior authorization from the Directorate.
b. To be licensed by the Directorate and the following maritime professions:
1. Maritime navigation.
2. Ships management.
3. Ship supply.
4. Collection of ship waste of types.
5. Technical consultations and maritime services.
6. Representatives of ship classification bodies.
7. Protection clubs.
8-Offshore Business Operators-Construction of Ship-Maintenance Ships-Repair of Ships' Supplies, etc.
9. Experts to detect and inspect vessels and cargo.
10. Any other profession related to maritime activity except those provided for in Legislative Decree No. 55 of 2002, where the decision to authorize the Maritime Agency is issued by the Minister in particular.
c: The boarding pass shall be subject to the vessels:
1-Different service professionals shave, clean, so, vendors, insurance agents, and those in their judgment.
2. Any other work that requires the practice of boarding the ship.
(d) Each licence granted for the conduct of a business in this article shall have a flat fee, as follows:
1-10,000 Syrian pounds when the license was granted for the first time by doing business and occupation specified in the paragraph of this article and 5000 Syrian pounds for the annual renewal of the license.
2-500 Syrian pounds for the granting of permission to rise to the ships for the business owners and professions listed in the paragraph of this article and meet the same fee at the annual renewal.

Rule 18

Minister based on the Directorate's proposal to decide on conditions
Licensing, renewal, operation, suspension and revocation of all professions and business specified in Article 17.

Rule 19

a: The license provided for in article 17, paragraph d, shall be renewed upon request from the author of the relationship at least one month prior to the expiry date and the fee shall be completed a month after the expiration of the annual renewal date.
b: It is not possible to combine more than two professions mentioned in paragraph B of Article 17 of this Law with the payment of the special fee for each of these professions.
c: If the licence is lost or is damaged, the applicant must apply for a allowance after the payment of half of the licence fee stipulated in section 17 of this Act.

Rule 20

a: The Directorate opens an official record of the names of the licendoes and the work of each of them, in which the other emergency occurrence is authorized.
b: The model of this record and the style of work is determined by the Directorate.
C: The Directorate sends the financial services a monthly schedule with the licenses granted.

Section IV

Sanctions

Rule 21

Taking into account the most severe penalties in the laws in force, everyone who contravenes the provisions of this law is punished with the penalties specified in this section.

Rule 22

A penalty of twenty-five thousand Syrian pounds is punishable under an organized regulation in violation of all those that proceeded before obtaining the license to perform the following acts:
1. The construction or transfer of a ship is contrary to this law.
2. Exercise of any of the acts subject to authorization.
The fine is doubled in the event of repetition.

Rule 23

The navigational offences committed by the ship in Syrian territorial waters when entering the port and when they are loaded and when standing in the port or waiting area under an orderly seizure in accordance with the following cases shall be punishable by a fine of a financial penalty.
A: Forty thousand Syrian pounds when the Syrian ship does not comply with the designated shipping lanes for entry into and out of Syrian ports and 4,000 US dollars or its equivalent in foreign exchange for the foreign ship.
b: 10,000 Syrian pounds for the Syrian ship and 1,000 US dollars or its equivalent in foreign exchange convertible to the foreign ship when it practices commercial work prior to granting it the freedom of the cone.
A: A thousand Syrian pounds for the Syrian ship and $30 dollars, or its equivalent.
The foreign ship's convertible foreign exchange for the violation of the entry or departure of the port ship for each ton of overloading is due to the flooding of the regular shipping line and requires the removal of the violation.
A: Ten thousand Syrian pounds for the Syrian ship and a thousand dollars or its equivalent in foreign exchange convertible to the foreign ship about entering the port of arrival before giving it a prior permission from the port authority or entering port basins without a guide.
H: 10,000 Syrian pounds for the Syrian ship, $1,000, or its equivalent in foreign exchange, for the foreign ship, about providing the ship with incorrect data to the port authority or delaying its submission and doubling the fine for the foreign ship in case there is a criminal intent. This offence is referred to the judiciary.
And: 10,000 Syrian pounds for the Syrian ship and $1,000, or its equivalent in foreign exchange, for the foreign ship, about not lighting the ship at night according to international rules.
g: Fifteen thousand Syrian pounds for the Syrian ship, two thousand dollars, and $500, or its equivalent in foreign exchange convertible foreign exchange for each of the following violations:
1-Unrepair the main engine of the ship or repair the hull of the ship before obtaining permission from the port authority.
2-Direct the diving work by ship sailors to detect their bottom before getting permission from the port authority.
3-A partial or total replacement of the ship's crew before the approval of the port authority.
4-Loading the ship with containers or goods above the level of obstructing visibility from the command tower.
5. Perform a fumigation or disinfection of the ship or the goods prior to obtaining prior approval from the port authority where the ship is anchored.
h: Ten thousand Syrian pounds for the Syrian ship and a thousand dollars or its equivalent in foreign exchange convertible foreign exchange for direct repair, painting, and anchorage on the hull of the ship from the outside before the approval of the port authority.
A: Five thousand Syrian pounds for the Syrian ship and a thousand dollars or its equivalent in foreign exchange convertible to the foreign ship for any of the following violations:
1-A technical detection procedure on the ship by the expertise offices before obtaining the prior consent of the port authority.
2. Use of experts on technical status or ship documents prior to the approval of the port authority.
3. Landing any boat from the ship before the approval of the port authority.
4-There is no security ladder for the ship.
5. The ship does not restrict the installation of rodent barriers.
: 2,000 Syrian pounds for the Syrian ship and $500, or its equivalent.
The foreign ship's convertible foreign exchange for each of the following offences:
1. The ship does not restrict the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic to the vessel when it enters Syrian territorial waters and until its departure.
2-The ship does not restrict the notification of international signals indicating the status of the ship when entering, docking and leaving.
3-The ship is not notified of the date of arrival at the port, which it wishes to dock at least 24 hours ago.
4-The ship has been delayed in the notification of any emergency that has been exposed to it for more than six hours.

Section V

General provisions

Rule 24

The fees and fines incurred under this Act are met in the national currency of Syrian vessels and in foreign exchange of foreign vessels.

Rule 25

A: The fees and fines provided for in this law shall be granted in accordance with the law on the collection of public funds and the financial penalties incurred if they cannot be collected by the Directorate.
b. The Directorate has the right to prevent the departure of any vessel before the other fees and fines under the organization have met assets unless their owners or licensed agents have provided assets with an acceptable financial guarantee to ensure that they are met.

Rule 26

The Minister shall issue the Secretary-General's proposal:
a: A decision to name two competent officials of the Directorate who have the status of the judicial officer and swear before the President of the Civil Start Court the following legal oath:
"I swear to God, I will do my job honestly, with honor and honesty."
b: Decision to determine the mechanism of operation of the above-mentioned judicial officer.

Rule 27

a: The competent staff of the judicial officer to meet their distinguished efforts shall be granted remuneration not exceeding 10 % of the value of the fines collected in application of the provisions of this Law.
b. To be determined by decision of the Minister in agreement with the Minister of Finance, the rules of distribution of the remuneration mentioned and the beneficiaries.

Rule 28

Fees, fines and payments are recorded under this provision
The law is in the restrictions of the Directorate and is transferred to the treasury of the State.

Rule 29

Under the Minister's proposal, the fees and fines stipulated in this Act may be increased or decreased whenever the need arises.

Rule 30

It shall be terminated by Legislative Decree No. 68 of 1973, its amendments, Legislative Decree No. 12 of 1976, Legislative Decree No. 63 of 1970, and all provisions in contravention of this Law wherever it is contained in other laws and regulations.

Rule 31

This Act is published in the Official Journal and is considered effective from the date of its promulgation.

Damascus on 21-11-1429 A.H., 19-11-2008, my birth.

President
Bashar al-Assad

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