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我往伊拉克发无线充电器已经三年了。不是因为容易——而是因为这个市场很安静，利润还不错，而且没人愿意费心去搞懂那些文件手续。

上个月，我与一位巴格达的合作伙伴签署了分销协议。我们通过 Telegram 协商了条款。我们就付款条款达成了一致。我们甚至进行了一次握手视频通话。

但当我们试图在证人见证下对合同进行公证——即根据伊拉克商法要求为合同具备可执行力所需的那种见证——时，却遇到了阻碍。

There’s no public directory. No official portal. No English-speaking clerk.

And the city was under flood warnings.

This isn’t about bureaucracy. It’s about systems that are still standing, barely, in the middle of collapse.

以下是我对伊拉克**签字见证（signing witness）**的了解——并非来自律师，而是来自一位连续七天奔波于政府大楼之间、躲避检查站、苦等公证员到下午五点才露面（因为他得先去接孩子放学）的家伙。

一、表层现象：签字见证是刚需，但没人告诉你去哪里办

在伊拉克，无论是经销协议、仓库租约还是合资企业，每一份商业合同都必须在**公证人（الكاتب العدل）**在场的情况下签署。

This isn’t optional. Without it, the document has no legal standing in Iraqi courts.

该要求在**《伊拉克民法典》**（القانون المدني العراقي）中有明确规定，具体涉及合同签署形式要件的第107至110条。

But here’s the disconnect:

  • 司法部（وزارة العدل）维护着一份持证公证人的名单。
  • 该名单未在网上公布。
  • 无法用英文搜索。
  • 该名单常常过时——公证人退休、去世或迁移时往往没有通知。

I asked three local partners where to go.

One said: “Go to the Baghdad Notary Office near Al-Rashid Street.”

I went. The building was under repair. The sign was gone.

Another said: “Try the Al-Karkh district court.”

I waited three hours. The clerk said, “We don’t handle commercial contracts. Go to the Notary Directorate.”

The third said: “Ask the Chamber of Commerce.”

They handed me a phone number. It was disconnected.

The surface-level problem isn’t complexity — it’s invisibility.

You need a witness. But the system doesn’t tell you where to find one.

二、隐藏变量：谁在真正掌控签字流程？

The notary system in Iraq is not a public service. It’s a network of informal relationships.

I found this out after meeting a guy named Samir — a former civil servant who now runs a small document service in Karrada.

He didn’t have a notary license.

But he knew who did.

He called a friend.

The friend called another.

Two hours later, a man in a suit showed up at a café with a stamp and a notebook.

He wasn’t officially affiliated with any government office.

He was a private notary — licensed, but operating in the gray space between state authority and local trust.

This is the hidden variable:

In Iraq, notarization is less about legal authority and more about social capital.

官方公证处不堪重负、资源不足，并且常因安全警报或洪水而关闭（如2026年3月下旬在尼尼微和苏莱曼尼亚发生的情况）。

Private notaries — often retired judges, clerks, or lawyers — fill the gap.

They charge $15–$50 per document.

They work on WhatsApp.

They meet in hotels, coffee shops, or even parked cars.

They don’t issue receipts in English.

They don’t email copies.

You get a stamped paper. That’s it.

And if you need a certified copy later? You better remember his name.

Because there’s no digital archive.

There’s no central registry.

There’s only memory.

三、制度逻辑：为什么伊拉克的签字系统这么脆弱？

Iraq’s legal infrastructure was designed for a centralized, pre-war state.

The Ministry of Justice still exists. The courts still sit. The laws are still on the books.

But the operational capacity has been eroded by:

  1. 资源匮乏 —— 公证员缺乏纸张、墨水、电力和网络。许多人仍使用手写账本办公。
  2. 安全分裂 —— 在安巴尔或基尔库克等地区，政府办公场所要么被废弃，要么受民兵控制。
  3. 数字化缺失 —— 没有电子公证、没有区块链支持的记录，也没有在线预约系统。
  4. 政治不稳定 —— 正如 France24 在 3 月 26 日的报道中指出，伊拉克“夹在美国与伊朗之间”，国家机构深陷交火之中。

The result?

The system is functioning, but not reliably.

You can get a document witnessed.

But you can’t predict when.

Or where.

Or if the notary will show up.

This isn’t corruption. It’s collapse with resilience.

The system isn’t broken — it’s adapted.

And the adaptation is human.

Not digital.

Not institutional.

Just people showing up when they can.

四、创业者视角：我怎么活下来的？

I’m not here to romanticize chaos.

I’m here because I need to ship 5,000 units next quarter. And I need the contract to hold up if a distributor refuses to pay.

Here’s what I did — and what you should do if you’re in the same boat:

✅ 1. 从商会（غرفة التجارة）入手

致电巴格达商会，电话 +964 1 555 0000（如可接通）。要求转接“法律事务部”（Legal Affairs Department）。他们有时会提供在册公证人的名单。

✅ 2. 使用当地代理，而非律师

在伊拉克，律师费用高且效率低。当地代理——那些从事文件服务已有 10 年的人——才是你真正的资产。

I paid $80 to a guy who spoke Mandarin (yes, there are a few). He got me two witnesses in two days.

✅ 3. Bring your own witness

Iraqi law allows a foreign national to be a witness — as long as they’re present and sign.

I had my Iraqi partner bring two employees. We signed in front of them. Then we went to a notary to certify their signatures.

It’s a workaround. But it worked.

✅ 4. Always get a copy on the spot — and photograph the stamp

No email. No scan. No backup.

The notary gives you one paper.

Take a photo of the stamp, the date, the notary’s signature, and the document number.

Store it offline.

You’ll need it.

✅ 5. Plan for delays — always

Floods. Power cuts. Security alerts.

If you need a contract signed by April 15, start on March 1.

And assume the notary will cancel at the last minute.

Bring snacks. Bring cash. Bring patience.

❓ FAQ

Q1：在巴格达，具体在哪里可以找到有执照的公证人？

第一步： 前往位于拉希德街（Al-Rasheed Street）的司法部巴格达总部（如可进入）。 第二步： 找“公证处（إدارة الكاتب العدل）”。 第三步： 索取你所在地区仍在执业的公证人名单。 第四步： 逐一打电话。大多数人不接。亲自前往。 要点：

  • 携带护照和营业执照（已翻译并公证）。
  • 上午 10 点前前往——大多数下午 3 点关门。
  • 不要指望有人会说英语。带一名当地翻译。

Q2：我可以请中国公证人或领事馆见证伊拉克合同吗？

不可以。 伊拉克法律要求见证人必须是当地持有执照的公证人。 中国驻巴格达大使馆不为商业合同提供公证服务。 您可以通过中国外交部为文件办理海牙认证（Apostille）——但这仅能证明您签名的真实性，并不能使合同在伊拉克法律下生效。

Q3：如果公证人拒绝见证英文合同怎么办？

解决方案：

  • 提供双语版本：上方为阿拉伯文，下方为英文。
  • 由公证人认证阿拉伯文版本。
  • 将英文版本作为附件附上。
  • 双方在每一页上签名并签署姓名缩写。
  • 公证人将对阿拉伯文文本盖章。
  • 保留英文版本作为参考——但可执行性取决于阿拉伯文版本。

✅ 四条行动建议（创业者可立即执行）

  1. 签署任何文件前，先联系伊拉克商会（Iraqi Chamber of Commerce），索取活跃公证人的名单。
  2. 聘请当地文件代理人——即使对方不是律师。他们的关系网络就是你的优势。
  3. 务必随身携带护照、营业执照和合同的两份纸质副本——打印件，不要电子版。
  4. 切勿只依赖一位公证人。 准备一个备用人选。以及备用的备用人选。

I used to think the hardest part of doing business in Iraq was logistics.

后来我意识到：最难的部分，是让人签下一份文件——在这个国家里，国家机器依然存在，但没有人知道该去哪里找它。

The system isn’t broken.

It’s just operating on a different frequency.

You don’t need to fix it.

You just need to learn how to tune in.

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—— Xiaqinghua，辽宁康平，2026年3月28日

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