Amman, July 21 (Petra) – The Lower House of Parliament on Tuesday
approved a government-backed bill to repeal the Civil Service
Consumer Corporation Law, paving the way for the abolition of the
Civil Service Consumer Corporation and its merger into the Military
Consumer Corporation.

Under the legislation, the Military Consumer Corporation will become
the legal and de facto successor to the Civil Service Consumer
Corporation, assuming all its rights, obligations, assets, contracts
and ongoing legal cases. The law will take effect 120 days after its
publication in the Official Gazette.

Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul-Moneim Oudat
stressed that the merger will not affect employees’ rights, adding
that a ministerial committee will oversee the transition to safeguard
workers’ rights.

Minister of State for Legal Affairs Fayyad Qudah said the Military
Consumer Corporation will assume all obligations toward employees,
suppliers and contractors.

The bill also provides for the formation of a committee to manage the
transfer of the corporation’s employees, with the Cabinet to issue
instructions governing its work. Employees will retain their
employment and financial rights under the Public Sector Human
Resources Management System and will be transferred to the civilian
employee system of the Military Consumer Corporation through legal
and regulatory procedures designed to ensure continuity of employment
and preserve institutional expertise.

The merger is intended to improve operational efficiency by unifying
the logistical and administrative capabilities of the two
corporations, streamlining purchasing, supply, storage and
distribution operations, reducing costs and improving services to
citizens.

The move supports the government’s public sector modernization agenda
by enhancing institutional efficiency, optimizing financial and human
resources, and strengthening Jordan’s food security system through a
single entity better equipped to maintain strategic reserves and
ensure the sustainable supply of basic commodities across the
Kingdom.

Chairperson of the House Economy and Investment Committee Khaled Abu
Hassan said the committee supported the merger after reviewing its
legal, administrative and economic implications. He said the
government assured lawmakers that none of the Civil Service Consumer
Corporation’s 1,002 employees would lose their jobs or benefits as a
result of the merger.

//Petra// AJ