Update Company Data
This service allows a general partnership or a limited partnership to make the required amendment and have it recorded in the company’s contract and statement in its file at CCD, once the legal requirements are met and the necessary approvals are obtained. It covers: the company’s name or head office; the ratios for distributing profits and losses; the addition or removal of objectives; special provisions; a change in a partner’s status from general partner to limited partner or the reverse; changes to the company’s authorized signatories; and written delegation of authority.
Who can use this service
General partnerships and limited partnerships.
Before using this service
Prepare the following information and documents before submitting the certificate or extract request through the official service channel.
Requirements
Submit the application and the required documents through the Department’s electronic services.
Obtain the consent of all general partners to the requested amendment.
Observe the provisions of the Investment Environment Regulation regarding restrictions on ownership percentages and economic activities.
Where the amendment requires approval from official authorities, the Department shall communicate electronically with the relevant authorities, unless prior approval is required to be submitted by the applicant.
Comply with the National Classification of Economic Activities (ISIC 4).
Comply with the rules governing company names and addresses where a change to the company’s name is requested.
A letter issued by the authorized signatory to the delegate, specifying the full or partial delegation of the authorized signatory’s powers.
Where a partner is a minor who has not attained the age of majority, the documents must be signed on their behalf by their legal guardian or custodian, as applicable. A guardianship instrument or decision issued by the competent authority must be attached, bearing an official stamp and a recent date not exceeding thirty (30) days.
Documents and supporting information
The following documents must be attached to implement the requested amendment:
Amendment application in accordance with Form No. (10).
A special power of attorney granted to the lawyer, bearing the required document presentation fee stamp, if the document is signed before a lawyer, together with a copy of the lawyer’s Bar Association ID card.
Where a partner is subject to a court-ordered legal guardianship, the documents must be signed on their behalf by their legal guardian. A guardianship instrument or decision issued by the competent authority, as applicable, bearing an official stamp and dated no more than thirty (30) days prior to submission, must be attached.
Where a partner is represented by virtue of a general or special power of attorney, the relevant power of attorney must be attached.
Application for prior approvals for general partnerships and limited partnerships, in accordance with Form No. (1).
Where any of the following amendments is proposed: change of the company’s name or head office, change in the profit and loss distribution ratios, addition and/or deletion of business activities, amendment of special provisions, or change in a partner’s status from general partner to limited partner or vice versa, the application must be approved electronically, the agreement must be signed by all partners, and an undertaking letter must be attached in accordance with Form No. (12).
Note
The above-mentioned forms are available under: Services / Form Directory / Legal and Financial Filings and Amendments Directorate Forms.
Steps to complete
Review the steps below to understand where each part of the certificate or extract request process is completed.
Submit the amendment application
E-Services Portal
The applicant logs in to Existing Company Services, selects Filings and Legal Amendments, and uploads the required documents.
Review the amendment application and obtain the necessary approvals
E-Services Portal
CCD reviews the application and the attached documents, verifies that the proposed amendment complies with the applicable requirements, and completes the procedures for the necessary approvals, as the case may be.
Pay the fees due on the amendment
E-Services Portal
Once the application is accepted and the procedures are complete, the applicant pays the fees through the electronic payment system.
Record the amendment and update the company’s data
E-Services Portal
CCD records the amendment and updates the company’s data in its Company Information Record and file. The company can then obtain an updated Company Information Record reflecting the amendment.
Fees and processing time
Service fees
- Filing documents: JOD 10 per document
- Filing the amended company contract and statement: JOD 20
- Changes fee: JOD 20
- Changes publication fee: JOD 10
- Announcement fee: JOD 10
Processing time
One working hour, once all documents and approvals are complete and the fees are paid.
Overall completion depends on the following stages:
- Filing the amendment application and required documents.
- Obtaining the necessary approvals, where required.
- Paying the fees due.
- Recording the amendment and updating the company’s record.
What you receive
Recording the requested amendment for general partnerships and limited partnerships in the company’s record and file maintained by the Companies Control Department, and enabling the issuance of an updated Company Information Record reflecting the new amendment.
Additional Note
- Where a signature is provided pursuant to a general or special power of attorney executed outside the Kingdom, the power of attorney must expressly specify the legal powers required for the intended purpose and be duly authenticated.- Depending on the nature of the legal amendment, the company’s business activities, or the licensed activity, additional approvals from the competent authorities may be required. The Department shall communicate electronically with the relevant authorities to obtain the necessary approvals and complete the requested amendment procedures, unless the applicant is required to submit prior approval.
- Any document executed or signed outside the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan must be authenticated by the competent legal authorities in the country where it was executed, the representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in that country, where applicable, and the competent Jordanian authentication authorities, in the same manner as if the document had been executed within the Kingdom.
- Written delegation must fall within the delegator’s powers, and the delegator must have the authority to sub-delegate such powers in writing.
- An undertaking letter signed by the partners confirming their approval of the requested amendment (which must be specified) and confirming that the signatures appearing on the amendment application are genuine and belong to them.
- The amendment shall not take effect in the Department’s records until the required documents have been completed, the applicable fees have been paid, and the amendment has been duly recorded by the Department.
Ready to proceed? Use the official e-services portal to submit or continue your application.
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