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Subtitles - Operating in the AFZ
- Procedure for Registering Companies in AFZ
- Procedures to obtain license
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LicensesOperating 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
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2
Officially receive application and finalize application data
3
Send memorandum to developer company and servicing parties to confirm availability of required services
4
Assurance of environmental pollution control
5
Report to investment committee
6
Investment Committee decision
7
AFZ approval
8
Payment of preliminary approval fees
9
Issuance of preliminary approval to establish project
10
Register company at zone administration
11
Sign lease and services contracts, make payment, and receive site
12
Construction permission and fee payment
13
Recruit labor, import equipment
14
First followup report
15
Contract completion certificate
16
Operation fitness certificate
17
Final license for conducting activity
18
Final followup report