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Memorandum of Understanding/agreements signed by countries
Jordan has created an extensive list of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with other countries,
including its neighbouring countries. An extensive overview is presented by the Government of
Jordan41; we have selected a number of agreements that are relevant to our case, as presented below.
With Lebanon:
 An Economic Cooperation and Free Trade Agreement was signed on 31 October 2002;
 A Cooperation Agreement in the field of Maritime Transport was signed on 9 March 1997
An Agreement on International Road Transport was signed on 19 April 1995;
 An Agreement on Air Transport was signed on 3 February 1961;
 A Cooperation Agreement between Jordan Investment Board and the Lebanese Trade Information
Centre was signed on 22 January 2006;
 A Free Trade Area Agreement was signed on 1 October 1992.
With Syria:
 A Free Trade Area Agreement was signed on 8 October 2001;
 An Agreement of Mutual Administrative Cooperation for Application of Custom Legislation,
Avoidance, Detection and Control of Custom Violation was signed on 8 October 2001;
 A Cooperation Agreement on Standardization was signed on 18 August 2000;
 An Agreement on International Road Transport was signed on 3 August 1999;
 An Agreement on Air Services was signed on 21 April 1976;
 An Agreement on Economic Cooperation and Commercial Exchange was signed on 6 April 1975;
 An Amending Agreement of the Economic Exchange and Transport and Transit Regulation
Agreement was signed on 26 April 1965;
 An Agreement to Regulate the Economic Exchange, Transportation and Transit was signed on 18
February 1953.
With Iraq:
 An Agreement on International Road Transport and Goods was signed on 23 November 1989;
 An Agreement of Technical and Economic Cooperation was signed on 1 May 1980;
 An Agreement on Transport, Movement and Trade was signed on 10 November 1960;
 An Agreement on Air Transport was signed on 4 November 1953;
 A Trade Agreement was signed on 30 September 1953;
 An Agreement on Free Trade Zone was singed on 6 February 2003;
 An Agreement on International Road Transport was signed on 30 March 2000;
 An Agreement on Sea Trade and Seaport was signed on 19 February 1995.
With Saudi Arabia:
 An Agreement on International Road Transport was signed on 26 November 2001;
 An Amendment to the Agreement on the Economic Cooperation was signed on 22 November 1966;
 An Agreement for the establishment of Scheduled Air Services was signed on 20 November 1963;
 An Economic Cooperation Agreement was signed on 30 October 1962.
With Egypt:
 A Memorandum of Understanding between the Jordan Information Centre and the Egypt State
Information Service was signed on 16 November 2006;
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