Jordan introduced a new secured transactions law which broadened the scope of assets that may be used as collateral. They also launched a unified, notice-based collateral registry.

See below for the Law and Regulation in Arabic:

• Click here for a PDF version of The Secured Transactions Law – Law No. 20 Year 2018 in Arabic
• Click here for a PDF version of The Secured Transactions Regulations

See below for an English translation of the Law:

• Click Here for a PDF version of an English Translation of The Secured Transactions Law – Law No. 20 Year 2018 
• Click here for a PDF version of an English Translation of The Secured Transactions Regulations

To access the online registry, click here

Further Reading:

• https://petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerPage.jsp?ID=19115&lang=en&name=en_news

Last Checked August 2020

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