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Free
Zone considered as a region, free of state customs
territory, and exterior commodities without any customs
formalities and tariff, can be broth into the country,
and after reshaping or extending added value can be
exported again.
According
to the amendment 19 of constitution for the first
project of Economic promotion, the Government was
authorized to establish three industrial-trade free
zones and based on relevant approval by cabinet, three
areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran Kish, Qeshm, and
Chabahar were recognized as Free-Zones.
Foundation
of these three Free-Zones in Iran has been formed in
order to approach the following goals:
·
Acceleration in accomplishing the fundamental affairs,
reconstruction and development
·
Economic development and promotion
·
Investment and Addition the general income
·
Create productive and safe occupation
·
Regulation of labor market and commodities
·
Active participation in the International and Region markets
·
Produce and export 6he industrial and converted commodities and
[providing general services.
Administration
Every
Zone is being run by an organization, which is in the
form of a company or an independent legal person, and
its capital belongs to the government. The organization
is run by an executive board consists of 3 or 5 members.
Managing director of the organization is the management
of the executive board and is elected by president
mandate and the members of the executive board, and
possesses the high position of execution in economic and
fundamental fields in the region. The managing director
and the members of the executive board can be elected
for three years and it is possible for them to be
re-elected.
The
head of Free-Zones is a council entitled ' supreme
council of industrial commercial Free-Zones of Iran'.
Which has the main responsibility of coordinating the
organizations of the Free-Zones. The chairman of this
council is the president. The members of the council
consist of the ministers of Economic Affairs and
Finance, commerce, Interior, Labor and Social Affairs,
Industries, Mines and Metals, Roads and transportation,
oil, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Culture and
Islamic Guidance, and the Plan & Budget organization
Manager, the general manager of central Bank of the
Islamic Republic of Iran, and the secretary of the
supreme council of Industrial-Commercial Free-Zones, of
Iran.
Privileges
of Activities in the Free-Zones of Iran
1.
Exemption from paying the income taxes and finance for any kinds of
Economic Activities since the date of operation and for
15 years
2.
Legal rights guarantee for foreign capitalists
3.
Freedom for investment and total interest, transaction abroad with
no conditions.
4.
Authorized to export the commodities produced from Free-Zones to
the other parts of country, up to the value added of
produced items.
5.
Possibility for activities of foreign banks in the Free-Zones in
the case of regarding standard of cabinet’s approvals
and central Bank certificate.
6.
Non-existence of limitation in the percentage share of each
participant (foreign capitalists can participate, with
any portion, in the economic activities of the zone).
7.
Exemption from customs duties for importing commodities into the
zone
8.
There are Exceptions for the commercial exchange of the zone with
foreign countries, from the Export-Import regulations.
Banking
Facilities
Banking
regulations in the zones are applicable and compatible
with the regulations and standards of the International
banking, foreign banks and financial institutions.
Independently, or co-operatively with their Iranian
country parts, are capable the establish agencies. There
is no foreign exchange control system, and the Iranian
Rial can be exchanged to any other creditable currency
the Minimum investment to establish a branch of foreign
banks or banking institutions is 5 million dollars,
which must be deposited totally in the central bank.
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