Establishing Well Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFBs)
In the OIC Member States
86
making recommendations to the Council of Ministers as to ways to deal with them, the feasibility of
joining them, and showing their effect on the national economy.
• Ministry of Interior (MoI):108 This ministry creates the appropriate environment for investment at
all levels and strengthens cooperation between public and private sectors, follows up on the
implementation of development projects and their compliance with time-specified stages, addresses
the causes of stalled development projects through all legal and administrative means, with full
accountability, and also prepares capital budgets for the provinces with the participation of executive
and investment councils, including the preparation of capital budgets to ensure that they meet the
needs of citizens, wherever they may reside.
• Land Transport Regulatory Commission: Responsible for regulating land transport services and
their control, and encouraging investment in the land transport sector in compliance with economic
and social development objectives.
• Public Security Directorate–Borders & Residence Department: The Public Security Directorate
organizes foreign arrivals and departures to and from the territory of the Kingdom of Jordan. It also
enforces laws and regulations relating to this matter while supervising border crossings (land, sea,
and air), given that it is directly affiliated with Ministry of Interior regulations in term of employees,
laws, regulations, and instructions applicable to public security forces, and is associated with the
Assistant Director of Public Security of the Judicial Police in terms of specific regulations.
• Aqaba Development Corporation: Launched by the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority and the
Jordanian government, the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) is a publicly owned enterprise
that controls Aqaba’s seaport, airport, and strategic parcels of land, and is responsible for
development and management rights for these assets, as well as key infrastructure and utilities. ADC
is developing the Aqaba Special Economic Zone by building new infrastructure or expanding the
existing one, creating business opportunities, and managing or operating its key facilities.
• Aqaba Port Corporation: This is an independent governmental body responsible for establishing,
developing, maintaining, and operating port activities (receiving ships, handling and storing cargo).
• Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA): This is the financially and administratively
autonomous institution responsible for the management, regulation, and development of the Aqaba
Special Economic Zone. ASEZA is a service-oriented organization offering one-stop assistance
covering all investment needs.
• Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission: This is a financially and administratively independent body
responsible for regulating all matters pertaining to civil aviation, including safety, security, economy,
and environment.
• Jordan Customs Centres: These entities are responsible for promoting investment and enabling
industry to be competitive in order to enhance the national economy, facilitate trade exchange
between Jordan and other countries, collect revenues for the treasury, combat smuggling, protect
108 Description of the ministry on its official website