Jordan Certificate of Amendment Attestation

Updating Jordanian Records After a Name or Charter Change

U.S. companies change names after rebranding, acquisitions or restructurings, and sometimes change their purpose, capital or legal form. In Jordan, every record that carries the company’s details stays as it was until the change is proven with a certificate of amendment carrying Embassy of Jordan legalization. For companies with regulated products in Jordan, that can affect far more than the company register.

Product registrations at JFDA

Manufacturers with medicines, medical devices, foods or cosmetics registered at the Jordan Food and Drug Administration face the biggest impact. A change of the manufacturer’s or license holder’s name is usually handled as a variation of each registration, and JFDA generally expects the legalized amendment together with updated regulatory documents, such as a new FDA certificate or COPP showing the new name. Until the variation is approved, importers may have difficulty clearing products labeled with the new name. Plan the amendment, the new regulatory certificates and the variation filings together.

Other Jordanian records

The registration of the company’s branch or regional office with the Companies Control Department, the agency registration at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, trademarks at the Industrial Property Protection Directorate, tax registrations, customs records of importers, bank mandates and contracts with government entities may all show the old details. Make a list with your Jordanian lawyer and agent, and order enough certified copies of the amendment for each office that needs its own legalized original.

Conversions and redomestications

When a corporation converts to an LLC, or a company moves its state of incorporation, U.S. law usually treats the entity as continuing, but Jordanian offices see a new legal form or a new state. Provide the certificate of conversion or domestication, the new formation documents and a current good standing certificate, all legalized, so the continuity is clear.

Legalization

Certified amendments come from the Secretary of State and need no notary. Each copy is authenticated by that state and the U.S. Department of State, then legalized by the Embassy of Jordan in Washington, D.C. Jordan is outside the apostille system. We open the embassy request on the Jordanian Foreign Ministry’s site, pay there, and supply the copy the embassy keeps, splitting larger sets across envelopes as the embassy requires. Expect about five working days at the embassy.