Amendment to Coalition Provisional Authority Order

COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER NUMBER 47 AMENDMENT TO COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER NUMBER 38 (CPA/ORD/19 September 2003/38) Pursuant to my authority as Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and the laws and usages of war, and consistent with relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions, including Resolution 1483 (2003), Recognizing that the effective administration of Iraq requires funding for improvements to its infrastructure and capital public investment, Noting that the reconstruction levy was imposed under CPA Order Number 38, Determined that the collection of said levy be undertaken efficiently and effectively without impeding reconstruction efforts or import flow, I hereby promulgate the following:

7, Article 4, on Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 38, Section Reconstruction Levy is amended to read in its entirety as follows: "4) Unless exempted under this Order, the Reconstruction Levy shall be imposed on all goods imported into Iraq from all countries beginning March 1, 2004."

This Order shall enter into force on the date of signature. KulA 1213il03 L. Paul Bremer, Administrator Coalition Provisional Authority CPA/ORD/31 December 2003/47