Homs Chamber of Commerce and
Industry
HCCI
Homs CCI was established in 1928. Its members numbered:
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7250
in the commercial sector.
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1550 in the industrial sector.
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1150 in the services sector.
The enrollment in the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry is not obligatory. Every citizen can enroll in the chamber if he or
she meets the following conditions:
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Being registered in the
commercial register, for a commercial, industrial or service profession.
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Practicing
his work in a private office, shop or factory.
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Have good reputation in the
field of his work.
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Have a defined financial
credit rating.
The chamber’s services to its
members:
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Issue certificates of origin
for the exported material.
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Certify the authenticity of
its member’s signatures.
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Certify
the financial ability of a member as a commercial guarantor.
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Issue membership certificates
and cards.
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Issue introduction letters of
the chamber’s members.
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Arbitrate in commercial and
industrial disputes.
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Nominate experts and
representatives to participate in governmental economic committees.
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Define the commercial
practice.
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Represent the members with the
government departments.
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The Social Solidarity Fund
which provides a substantial grant on a member’s death.
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The
Information Center which provides information about the
various national and international economic activities.
Also the Chamber provides with a lot of
activities that contribute in improving the level of the commercial and
industrial activities of its members such as:
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Setting-up training courses in
different scopes of administration.
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Arranging
different lectures and symposia.
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Arranging meetings between
businessmen.
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Arranging the cooperation with
many Arab and foreign chambers.
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Arranging meetings between the
members of the chamber’s members and representatives of the Arab and
foreign embassies.
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Receiving delegations of
businessmen from different Arab and foreign countries.
Information Center
The success of an establishment or a commercial
company and the soundness of its decision relies on the correctness of its
available information. As a contribution in supporting the national economy
and in order to supply establishments with an up-to-date data base complying
with the explosion of information in the modern world, the Homs Chamber Of
Commerce & Industry established the Information Center to be the direct
access for the various economic sectors ( private, public and joint) to
their requirements and needs of information . The Information Center aims
also to be the data base of the local activities in the service of the
international companies wishing to do business with the Homs – based
activities .
Objectives of the center:
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Strengthening the ties between
the Homs Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the international and foreign
chambers of commerce keeping in mind the future option of joining the
international information networks .
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Assembling a database covering
both local and international trading activities .
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Supporting the interested
local entities in the adoption of modern information networks.
The services which the center
offers:
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To furnish information and
contact addresses of various international industrial and commercial
companies.
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To provide information about
various services in foreign countries.
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To provide addresses of
embassies, consulates, banks, and service institutions all over the world.
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To furnish information
about the laws governing trade and industry, customs classifications of
goods and other relevant information in
Syria.
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To initiate contacts between
interested members of the Chamber and commercial sections in embassies
and foreign chambers of commerce.
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To
arrange meetings with representatives of commercial sections in embassies.
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To offer detailed information
about commercial, industrial and service companies through the Internet.
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To compile commercial
opportunities bulletin about companies willing to do business with
Syria or to appoint agents in Syria.
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To furnish information about
the Chamber members for interested parties contributing in the promotion
of business relations.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Nafe’e Atassi
Information Center Director
Tel.: +963-31-462023 / 471000
Fax: +963-31-464247
Email:
info@homschamber.org
Web: www.homschamber.org
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