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The laws, regulations and conventions on arbitration and commerce in Palestine, readable and downloadable.

Interim Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the PLO for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority (2004) — Agreements and protocols
Protocol on Economic Relations (Paris Protocol), 1994 (1994) — Agreements and protocols
Summary of the Declaration on Free Trade between the United States of America and the West Bank and Gaza Strip (1996) — Agreements and protocols
Trade Agreement between the PLO, for the benefit of the Palestinian National Authority, and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt (1998) (1998) — Agreements and protocols
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958) (1958) — Agreements and protocols
Agreement on Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation between the Government of the State of Palestine and the Government of the People's Republic of China (2005) (2005) — Agreements and protocols
Arab Customs Cooperation Agreement (Riyadh, 2015) (2015) — Agreements and protocols
Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on Trade and Cooperation (EU–Palestinian Interim Association Agreement) — Agreements and protocols
Agreement on the Liberalisation of Trade in Services among Arab States — Agreements and protocols
Interim Agreement between the EFTA States and the PLO for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority (1996) — Agreements and protocols
Agreement on Facilitation and Development of Trade among Arab States (1981) (1981) — Agreements and protocols
Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Russian Federation and the State of Palestine — Agreements and protocols
Declaration of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (1997) (1997) — Agreements and protocols
Summary of the Economic Agreement between the PLO and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Trade and Investment — Agreements and protocols
Executive Programme of the Agreement on Facilitation and Development of Trade among Arab States for the Establishment of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (1997) — Agreements and protocols
Rules of Origin for Arab Goods within the Greater Arab Free Trade Area — Agreements and protocols
Decree-Law No. (9) of 2011 on Chambers of Commerce and Industry (2011) — Laws and decree-laws
Council of Ministers Decision No. (2) of 2013 on the Regulation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (2013) — Regulations and instructions
Arbitration Law No. (3) of 2000 (2000) — Laws and decree-laws
Council of Ministers Decision No. (39) of 2004 on the Executive Regulation of Arbitration Law No. (3) of 2000 (2004) — Regulations and instructions
Instructions on the Criteria and Conditions for the Accreditation of Arbitrators by the Ministry of Justice (2025) (2025) — Regulations and instructions
Law of the Palestinian Federation of Industries and the Specialised Industrial Unions No. (2) of 2006 (2006) — Laws and decree-laws
Internal Regulation of the Palestinian Federation of Industries No. (10) of 2006 (2006) — Regulations and instructions
Decree-Law No. (11) of 2011 amending the Law of the Palestinian Federation of Industries and the Specialised Industrial Unions No. (2) of 2006 (2011) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (6) of 2024 on the Separation of the Industry and National Economy Sectors (2024) — Laws and decree-laws
Criminal Procedure Law No. (3) of 2001 (2001) — Laws and decree-laws
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce with Guide to Enactment (1996) (1996) — Model laws and guides
Commercial Law No. (12) of 1966 (1966) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (10) of 2011 on the Industry Law (2011) — Laws and decree-laws
Labour Law No. (7) of 2000 (2000) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (42) of 2021 on Companies (2021) — Laws and decree-laws
Law No. (3) of 1996 on Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (1996) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (8) of 2014 on Public Procurement (2014) — Laws and decree-laws
Council of Ministers Decision No. (16/28/CM/RH) of 2014 designating the authorities competent for supervising and inspecting compliance with the mandatory technical instructions for petroleum products (2014) — Regulations and instructions
Israeli Value Added Tax Regulation — Regulations and instructions
Customs and Excise Law No. (1) of 1962 (1962) — Laws and decree-laws
Agriculture Law No. (2) of 2003 (2003) — Laws and decree-laws
Law No. (11) of 2005 amending certain provisions of Agriculture Law No. (2) of 2003 (2005) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (22) of 2016 amending Agriculture Law No. (2) of 2003 and its amendments (2016) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (14) of 2018 amending Agriculture Law No. (2) of 2003 and its amendments (2018) — Laws and decree-laws
Law No. (10) of 1998 on Industrial Estates and Free Industrial Zones (1998) — Laws and decree-laws
Law No. (1) of 2004 amending certain provisions of Law No. (10) of 1998 on Industrial Estates and Free Industrial Zones (2004) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (9) of 2010 on Banks (2010) — Laws and decree-laws
Law No. (2) of 1997 on the Palestine Monetary Authority (1997) — Laws and decree-laws
Law No. (18) of 2004 amending certain provisions of Law No. (2) of 1997 on the Palestine Monetary Authority (2004) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (34) of 2021 amending Law No. (2) of 1997 on the Palestine Monetary Authority and its amendments (2021) — Laws and decree-laws
Capital Market Authority Law No. (13) of 2004 (2004) — Laws and decree-laws
Palestinian Standards and Metrology Law No. (6) of 2000 (2000) — Laws and decree-laws
Law No. (3) of 2004 amending certain provisions of the Palestinian Standards and Metrology Law No. (6) of 2000 (2004) — Laws and decree-laws
Law No. (1) of 1998 on the Encouragement of Investment in Palestine (1998) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (33) of 2020 amending Law No. (1) of 1998 on the Encouragement of Investment in Palestine and its amendments (2020) — Laws and decree-laws
Law on the Encouragement of Investment in Palestine — consolidated text with amendments — Laws and decree-laws
Consumer Protection Law No. (21) of 2005 (2005) — Laws and decree-laws
Council of Ministers Decision No. (13) of 2009 on the Executive Regulation of the Consumer Protection Law (2009) — Regulations and instructions
Decree-Law No. (27) of 2018 amending Consumer Protection Law No. (21) of 2005 (2018) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (8) of 2011 on Income Tax (2011) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (4) of 2014 amending Decree-Law No. (8) of 2011 on Income Tax (2014) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (5) of 2015 amending Income Tax Decree-Law No. (8) of 2011 (2015) — Laws and decree-laws
Decree-Law No. (14) of 2016 amending Income Tax Decree-Law No. (8) of 2011 and its amendments (2016) — Laws and decree-laws
Trade Marks Regulation No. (1) of 1952 (1952) — Regulations and instructions
Council of Ministers Decision No. (3) of 2012 on an Amending Regulation to the Trade Marks Regulation No. (1) of 1952 (2012) — Regulations and instructions
Palestinian Official Gazette, Issue 33 (30 June 2000) (2000) — Official Gazette
Internal Regulation of the Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre of the Gaza Governorate Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (2025) (2025) — Regulations and instructions
Draft Procedural Rules of the Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre of the Gaza Governorate Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture — Regulations and instructions
AAOIFI Shari'ah Standard No. 32 — Arbitration — Model laws and guides
UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration — extract, articles 1–8 (2014) — Model laws and guides
Overview of the Arbitration Rules and Procedures of Selected International Arbitral Institutions: the ICC and the American Arbitration Association (2019) — Model laws and guides
Practical Training Course in Arbitration (2026) (2026) — Model laws and guides
Gaza Governorate Chamber of Commerce and Industry Centre for Arbitration and Consultancy — Profile, Vision, Mission and Objectives (2020) — Model laws and guides
Evidence Law in Civil and Commercial Matters No. (4) of 2001 (2001) — Laws and decree-laws
Civil and Commercial Procedure Law — Laws and decree-laws