About the Companies Control Department

Overview of the Department

The Companies Control Department is the government authority responsible for registering companies, regulating their operations, and monitoring their compliance with the provisions of Companies Law No. (22) of 1997 and its amendments. This contributes to providing a safe, transparent, and stable business environment, enhancing investor confidence, and supporting the growth of the private sector.

The Department provides a comprehensive range of services related to the establishment and registration of companies, processing amendments made to their records, documenting their transactions, and providing information and data relating to them. It also carries out its supervisory and regulatory responsibilities in accordance with the applicable legislation.

The Department works to improve its services and enhance its institutional efficiency through digital transformation, streamlining procedures, developing legislative and regulatory frameworks, and strengthening partnerships with relevant entities. These efforts aim to keep pace with the requirements of the modern business environment, promote investment, and support sustainable economic development.

Vision

Leading corporate governance that enhances trust, competitiveness, and sustainability on a global scale.

Mission

Enhancing a safe and attractive business environment through the efficient and flexible registration, regulation, and supervision of companies, supported by advanced digital solutions and effective strategic partnerships, in a manner that promotes compliance and ensures sustainability.

Objectives

Contributing to National Priorities

Supporting a safe, transparent, and investment-friendly business environment.
Encouraging investment and private-sector growth, and enhancing investor confidence.
Contributing to sustainable economic development by improving services and developing the regulatory environment.
Supporting digital transformation and leveraging technology to improve government services.

Institutional Objectives

Advancing digital transformation and enhancing the service recipient experience.
Developing the legislative and regulatory framework to support a competitive and investment-friendly business environment.
Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of corporate oversight and improving compliance levels.
Strengthening strategic partnerships and engaging stakeholders in the development of the Department’s operations.
Improving institutional performance, fostering innovation, and building organizational capabilities.
Embedding the principles of transparency, good governance, accountability, and sustainability.

Our Values

Rule of Law

Commitment to the fair and impartial application of governing legislation, ensuring equal treatment for all.

Integrity

Operating in accordance with the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct, and fostering trust in all institutional practices.

Responsibility and Accountability

Taking responsibility for decisions and outcomes, and linking performance to accountability and results.

Digital Effectiveness

Effectively leveraging digital and technological solutions to improve service quality, streamline procedures, and enhance institutional efficiency.

First: Registration Services

The Department is responsible for registering the types of companies stipulated in the Companies Law, including:

General Partnership.
Limited Partnership.
Limited Liability Company (LLC).
Partnership Limited by Shares.
Public Shareholding Company.
Private Shareholding Company.
Civil Companies.
Non-Profit Companies.
Arab Joint Companies.
Foreign Companies operating and non-operating in Jordan, including regional headquarters companies and representative offices.
Companies established pursuant to agreements concluded by the government with other countries.
Joint Investment Companies established in the form of a Public Shareholding Company.
Exempt Companies established in any of the legal forms stipulated in the law.
Holding Companies established in the form of a Public Shareholding Company.

Company registration procedures are completed electronically through the digital services provided by the Department.

Second: Post-Registration Services

The Department provides a range of services and procedures relating to companies following their registration, including:

Processing and documenting amendments to companies’ articles of incorporation and bylaws in accordance with applicable legislation.
Documenting share transfer agreements and the transfer of share ownership through inheritance.
Issuing certificates and official letters based on the documents and information filed with the Department.
Certifying certificates and documents issued by or deposited with the Department in accordance with established procedures.
Responding to inquiries regarding company registration procedures, amendments, mergers, changes in legal status, ownership, and liquidation.
Forming specialized committees for auditing, investigation, changes in legal status, mergers, and other matters in accordance with applicable legislation.
Reviewing and monitoring the status of distressed companies and taking appropriate measures in coordination with relevant authorities.
Preparing and publishing data and statistics relating to registered companies and their capital.
Providing information and data relating to companies to official and judicial authorities in accordance with applicable legislation.

Third: Supervisory and Regulatory Services

The Department carries out its supervisory and regulatory functions to enhance companies’ compliance with applicable legislation. Its key responsibilities include:

Reviewing procedures and transactions to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Companies Law and related legislation.
Forming specialized committees to verify companies’ compliance with the provisions of the law.
Examining and addressing legal issues faced by companies within the scope of the Department’s authority.
Analyzing companies’ financial statements in accordance with approved accounting standards.
Taking the necessary measures to rectify the status of non-compliant companies before referring them to the competent judicial authorities, in accordance with applicable legislation.
Directing companies to rectify legal and financial violations and address instances of non-compliance.
Supervising general assembly meetings of public shareholding companies in accordance with the law.
Establishing investigation and audit committees when necessary and within the limits of the Department’s legal authority.
Conducting on-site inspections of the offices of non-operating foreign companies and exempt companies in accordance with applicable legislation.
Placing restrictions on the disposal of shares or registering restrictions against companies upon receipt of seizure or mortgage notices from the competent authorities.
Maintaining, archiving, and managing company documents and files in accordance with approved systems and procedures.