Operating in the AFZ

Preliminary approval for an investment project is granted with minimal delay. Investors can then complete procedures for leasing land or building, concluding services contracts, registering the company at the AFZ trade, and preparing for production, after which a license is issued.

Professional licenses are also granted directly to those who wish to practice a specific occupation in the AFZ provided they comply with vocational specifications.

Procedure for Registering Companies in AFZ

No	A. Documents Required
1	Preliminary project permission
2	Business contract
3	Valid company registration certificate
4	List of board members, nationality, and personal details
5	Board resolution establishing a branch in the AFZ
6	Company commitment to the AFZ to operate branch
7	Branch manager specimen signature and passport copy
8	Receipt of capital deposited in a bank dealing with AFZ
9	Company annual balance sheet (last two years)
	(New firms do not provide documents 3 and 9)

Procedures to obtain license

No	The Procedures	Investor	AFZ Administration	Developer companies
1	Obtain investment file and fix mobilization date	x
2	Officially receive application and finalize application data		x
3	Send memorandum to developer company and servicing parties to confirm availability of required services		x	x
4	Assurance of environmental pollution control		x
5	Report to investment committee		x
6	Investment Committee decision		x
7	AFZ approval		x
8	Payment of preliminary approval fees	x
9	Issuance of preliminary approval to establish project		x
10	Register company at zone administration	x
11	Sign lease and services contracts, make payment, and receive site	x	x	x
12	Construction permission and fee payment	x	x
13	Recruit labor, import equipment	x	x
14	First follow-up report		x
15	Contract completion certificate		x
16	Operation fitness certificate		x
17	Final license for conducting activity		x
18	Final follow-up report		x