Main Objectives: 

1. Improve the quality and competiveness of Jordanian industries in local, regional and international markets.
2. Help Jordanian exporters to open new and alternative markets to the traditional export markets.
3. Encourage factories to obtain conformity certificates through providing financial assistance and reducing the relevant costs. 

Conditions that must be fulfilled by factories that may apply for availing of the services of the program:

1. The factory must be registered at the Amman Chamber of Industry and shall have renewed its annual subscription and paid the full value of the donation of community service. 
2. The factory shall be registered with the Social Security Corporation and the number of workers registered with Social Security shall not be in excess of (249) workers. 
3. The registered capital of the factory shall not be in excess of one million JD.

Program Services: 

The program services encompass the following marks and certificates of conformity: 

• Jordan Quality Mark
• European  (CE) Marking 
• American (UL) Quality mark
• Any conformity certificate that is internationally approved which helps and qualifies the factories to export to regional and international markets.

Including the following: 

1. Provide unrecoverable financial support to the single factory of a ratio of 50% of the cost of consulting services and the necessary laboratory tests of the product to obtain the required conformity certificate not inclusive of sales tax and of a ceiling of (5000) JD from the Amman Chamber of Industry, such according to the terms, standards and approval particular to the Chamber.
2. Provide unrecoverable financial support to the single factory of 50% of the cost of consulting services and the necessary laboratory tests of the product to obtain the required conformity certificate not inclusive of the sales tax and of a ceiling of (5000) JD by the National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES), such according to the terms and standards and approval particular to the Fund, where the Amman Chamber of Industry will address the National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES) to request the provision of financial assistance to each factory which complies with the conditions of the Chamber and the Fund and which submits an application to the Chamber. 

Comment: 
The program does not offer financial assistance for the following costs: 

1. Costs related to fees directly related to the quarters and institutions granting the conformity certificates. 
2. The assorted costs borne by the factories and that relate for instance to the procedures and alterations which must be implemented as relates to the specifications of the products, the methods of production, machinery and production lines, infrastructure and other costs necessary for receiving the conformity certificate, and no financial assistance shall be given in this regard:

Work mechanism of the program:

1. The factory which desires to avail of the services of the program shall complete the application form particular to the program (click here CC1) through which the product is specified concerning which a conformity certificate is wanted, and then send the application to the Amman Chamber of Industry- the Bureau section located in the main building of the Chamber in Jebel Amman in proximity to the Second Circle or to the email rose@aci.org.jo while attaching the following: 
   - Copy of the Company registration certificate at the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
   - Copy of the Social Security statement. 
   - Copy of the balance sheet and income statements for the last two years. 
   Comment: In case the factory was recently established, then submitting the balance sheet and income statements is not required.      
2. The Chamber shall ascertain that the factory has met the conditions for applying for availing of the services of the program particular to the Amman Chamber of Industry and the National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES) , and thence to address the factory to commence implementation of the work mechanism of the program. 
3. The factory shall solicit technical and financial offers for consulting services that are at least two from fully or tentatively accredited consulting companies by the National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES), whereby the proposals or offers shall include the following: 
   - Clarification of all the technical aspects. 
   - Determine the laboratory tests which must be performed on the product according to the requirements of the conformity certificate.
   - Final prices for the consulting services particular to the consulting company 
   - Prices of the necessary laboratory tests, such through attaching an offer issued by a laboratory that is internationally accredited to perform the necessary laboratory tests according to the requirements of the conformity certificate.
4. The factory shall perform an analysis of the offers submitted by the consulting companies, and thence address the Chamber in writing while attaching all the offers submitted by the consulting companies including the offers of the laboratories international accredited for performing the necessary laboratory tests, while indicating the offer chosen by the factory whilst stating the justifying reasons for choosing it. 
5. The Chamber shall address the National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES) to request the provision of financial assistance from the Fund to the factory while attaching all the relevant papers submitted by the factory.
6. The National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES) shall study the application and the papers particular to the factory while also undertaking a field visit of the factory and requesting any additional necessary information, and thence to inform the Chamber and the factory in writing of the decision related to offering assistance to the factory, such within a maximum period of one month from the date of the Chamber addressing the Fund. 
7. Subsequently, follow up shall take place as per the main following phases: 
   7.1.1 The Fund shall notify the Chamber and the factory in writing of the value of the support approved by the Fund and the value of the support to be provided by the Amman Chamber of Industry, while indicating the name of the consulting company that will offer consulting services and the fields to be covered through the support. It is worthy of mention that the rate and value of the support will be reckoned based on the costs of the fees of the consulting company and thence the costs of the laboratory tests to the extent possible according to the celling of the support provided by both the Fund and the Chamber. 
   7.1.2 The Fund shall prepare an agreement to be signed by each of the Fund, the Chamber, the factory and the consulting company, whereby the agreement shall include all the responsibilities and duties of each party and the relevant standards, conditions and details. 
   7.1.3 As regards the financial aspects of the fees of the consulting company, the agreement shall define the mechanism and methods of payment required of each party, where it is worthy to allude to some of the relevant main points: 
   - The factory shall upon signing the agreement pay the due sales tax related to the cost of consulting services (if any) to the Fund whereby the Fund shall subsequently pay it to the consulting company. 
   - The Fund shall provide the financial assistance determined by it through making two equal payments to the consulting company whereby the first payment is made upon the signing of the agreement and the second payment upon completing all the requirements and tasks required by the consulting company under the agreement. Moreover, the financial payment to be made by the Fund to the consulting company includes the value of the sales tax due upon all the services (if any). 
   - The Chamber shall provide the financial assistance decided by it through making a single payment to the consulting company, such after the factory receives the required certificate/ mark and the receipt by the Chamber of a letter from the factory indicating non-objection to disbursal of the entitlements of the consulting company. 
   - The factory shall bear and pay the cost of the consulting services not covered by the Fund and the Chamber (if any), such directly to the consulting company as defined by the agreement. 
   7.1.4 The agreement shall be signed between the Fund, the Chamber, the factory and the consulting company. 
   7.1.5 Each party shall implement all its obligations and duties under the agreement including the methods of payment abovementioned. And as relates to the factory, it is worthy to mention that it is incumbent on the factory to provide the necessary moral and material support and the possible assistance, information, resources and facilities necessary for obtaining the required certificate including performing all the laboratory tests necessary for the product, attending all the required meetings and training courses, implementing all the recommendation submitted by the consulting company qualifying the factory to obtain the required conformity certificate/ mark, in addition to bearing all the expenses related to the quarter granting the mark/required certificate. 
   7.1.6 After the consulting company completes implementing all the required tasks under the agreement, it shall furnish the Fund with a report in this regard. 
   7.1.7 The factory shall address the Fund and the Chamber to notify them of the consulting company completing implementation of all the tasks required of it under the agreement. 
   7.1.8 The Fund shall make the second due payment to the consulting company. 
   7.1.9 In case the assistance provided covers the costs of performing the laboratory tests or a part thereof, the factory shall address the Fund and the Chamber to supply them with the successful laboratory tests results and what attests to its payment of the costs of the successful laboratory tests to the accredited laboratory in terms of bills and receipts. 
   Comment: In case the product does not pass the required laboratory tests, it is necessary for the factory to redo the required laboratory tests at its own expense, and thence to submit the abovementioned papers solely related to the successful laboratory tests results. 
   7.1.10 The Fund shall pay the financial assistance that it approved related to the costs of laboratory tests, such directly to the factory. 
   7.1.11 After the factory receives the required conformity Mark/ certificate, the factory shall address both the Chamber and the Fund to attach a copy of the certificate obtained and also to refer in the letter to lack of objection to payment of the entitlements of the consulting company. 
   7.1.12 The consulting company shall provide the Chamber with a copy of the quittance from Income Tax Department which is valid. 
   7.1.13 Thence the Chamber shall pay the financial assistance which it offers through paying one payment to the consulting company according to the agreement. 
   7.1.14 Then the Chamber shall pay the financial assistance related to the costs of laboratory tests directly to the factory. 

Date of beginning and termination of the program: 

Month 1/2016- ongoing to date

Contact Information:

Amman Chamber of Industry
Industrial Development Department
Eng. Rose A. Smadi, 
Quality and Environment Head
Tel.: 0096264643001 Ext. 176 or 174
Fax: 4647852
Email: rose@aci.org.jo
Website: www.aci.org.jo

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