Alexandria One Stop Shop

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1 Alexandria One Stop Shop

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3 Structure of Alexandria OSS Alexandria OSS was developed by the General Authority of Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) in Egypt, based on the GAFI OSS in Cairo to serve three governorates; Alexandria, Beheira and Marsa-Matrouh. Application & Licensing Registration Information Desk and Guidance Governorates / Cities Representations Utilities Representation Representation Offices

4 Scope of Alexandria OSS Services Industrial Zones ¾ Merghem (South) ¾ Merghem (North) ¾ Al Nahda ¾ SEPCO ¾ Agami Small Industries Area ¾ Seven up ¾ Omm- Zegheiw ¾ Al Nassireya ¾ Al Mansheya Al Gadidah ¾ Wadi Al KamarPetrolium Area Industrial Cities ¾ New Borg Al Arab City Industrial Zones Under Constr. Free Zones ¾ Monkar El Hodhod ¾ Alexandria General Free Zone ¾ Kasr Kortaj ¾ New Borg Al Arab Private Free

5 Authorities and Offices represented at Alexandria OSS Commercial Commercial Register Register Notarization Notarization Office Office Investment Investment Tax TaxOffice Office Sales SalesTax Tax Office Office Social SocialInsurance Insurance Office Office Customs Customs Authority Authority Export-Import Export-Import Control Control Lawyers Lawyers Syndicate Syndicate Chambers Chambersofof Commerce Commerce Union Union Occupational Occupational Safety Safety&&Health Health Ministry Ministryofof Agriculture Agriculture Ministry Ministryofof Tourism Tourism Ministry Ministryofof Environment Environment Social SocialDev. Dev. Fund (Credit Fund (Credit unit) unit) Foreigners ForeignersWork Work permit Office permit Office General General Authority Authorityfor for Water Water Egyptian Egyptian Electricity Electricity Company Company Telecom TelecomEgypt Egypt Company Company Gas GasCompany Company Sewage Sewage&& Sludge Sludge Matrouh Matrouh Governorate Governorate Beheira Beheira Governorate Governorate Alexandria Alexandria Governorate Governorate Borg BorgAl-Arab Al-Arab rep. rep. AlAlNobareya Nobareya North NorthCoast Coast

6 Enterprises registered at Alexandria OSS Alexandria Alexandria EL ELBeheira Beheira Matrouh Matrouh

7 Services offered by Alexandria OSS (1/3) 1- company association ( under law no.8 of 1997 & law no. 159 of issue contract amendment decrees / articles of association 3- approval of minutes of board of directors meeting 4- approval of general assembly ordinary / extraordinary meeting minutes 5- post association services for companies / sole proprietorship 6- check of amendment requests association 7- process capital increases / decreases for companies & sole proprietorship 8- approval of import / export invoices 9- issue recommendation letters to custom authority request application of unified tax tariffs 10- assign committees for determining activity startup date for projects related to the oos

8 Services offered by Alexandria OSS (2/3) 11- process liquidation of companies and permission of liquidation 12- issue recommendation related to non- citizen work permits 13- issue recommendation related to passports & immigration visas 14- approval of registering branches for foreign companies / representative offices according to law #159 of addition of administrative centers / show room for products of companies/ sole proprietorship 16- processing companies association and shares of new or existing companies 17- origination of authorized capital or capital increases for joint stock and limited partnership 18- amendment of share value for joint stock and limited partnership 19- shares movement during / after initial two- fiscal years for joint stock and limited partnership 20- determine execution status for projects with regards to 5 years residence or affiliate

9 Services offered by Alexandria OSS (3/3) 21- issue temporary / final licenses ( building / operation ) for investment projects 22- preliminary valuation of assets and liabilities for in-kind sharing 23- exempting contracts from notary and authentication fees 24- sale of capital assets 25- looking into merger application 26- expansion by adding new activities increase of production / services capacity

10 Service time reduced / saved by Alexandria OSS Steps New business establishment: incl. legal affairs, lawyer s syndicate, real estate publicity dept, tax ID, commercial registry) after delegated authority * Tax ID (until final Tax ID, a temporary tax paper is issued to facilitate for investor) Licensing/approvals: Environmental approval (concurrent, four entity committee) Industrial safety approval (concurrent, four entity committee) Civil defense (concurrent, four entity committee) Social security Sales tax registration Foreigner work & residency permit, visa issuance & associated approvals Industrial project approval (Ministry of Industry and Trade) Agricultural project approval (Ministry of Agriculture) Tourism project approval (Ministry of Tourism) Telecom/technology project approval (Ministry of Communications & IT) Pharmaceutical project approval (Ministry of Health) Locating & registering a land parcel and issuance of building permit: Option 1: Inside Alexandria City/Zimam: Amlak Agency Tanzim / District (concurrent, four entity committee) Building permit / District Option 2: New Borg Al Arab City: New Borg Al Arab Authority Land Dept Building Permit / New Borg Al Arab Authority Engineering Dept Land registration (unless if Takhssiss) Utility hook-ups: water supply, sewerage, electricity, industrial Issuance of project activity start decision & notification of tax dept Total (estimated) number of days Num of days (previously) Num of days (currently) ???? days each 5-15 days each 20 7

11 Achievements For the year 2005

12 1. Establishment Establishment of 110 Companies Under Law # 8 (61 companies) Under Law # 159 (49companies) Limited Partnership (17 companies) Joint Stock (39 companies) Joint Liability (13 companies) Limited Liability (10 companies) Sole Ownership # 8 (31 companies) ¾ Amendment of Company Contract (31 companies) ¾ Authorization of Board of Directors Minutes (72 companies) ¾ Authorization of ordinary General Assembly Minutes of Meeting (16 companies) ¾ Authorization of extraordinary General Assembly Minutes of Meeting (15 companies)

13 2. Start up and Licensing ¾ Business / Production Projects Start-up / Commencement Committees (47) ¾ Memos and communications to projects and foreign parties (1,780) ¾ Approval of Import Invoices (2,750) ¾ Approval of Export Invoices (250) ¾ Responding to licensing inquiries (23) 3. Visas and Work Permits Services ¾ Recommendation to issue visas (3) ¾ Recommendation to issue Work permits to foreigners (1) ¾ Recommendation to proceed with start-up procedures while concluding National Security approvals (1) ¾ Recommendation to Security Checks (1) ¾ Issuance of work permits (in progress) (1) ¾ Issuance of Form # 1 Work Permit for Foreigners (8)

14 4. Notarization Services ¾ Signatories (221) ¾ Forms (148) ¾ Commercial Records (722) ¾ Dates (3) ¾ Official Copy Request (16) ¾ Certificate of Signatories (1) 5. Investment Tax Services ¾ Issuance of tax cards (324)

15 6. Commercial Registration Services ¾ Copies of Commercial Register (2238) ¾ Company registration (1112) ¾ Recording (5056) ¾ Renewals (52) ¾ Deletion (7) 7. Chamber of Commerce Services ¾ Issuance of Certificates of activity (21) ¾ Issuance of Certificates of approval (62) ¾ Issuance Exporter Certificate (254)

16 8. Lawyers Syndicate Services ¾ Ratification of Establishment Contracts (57) ¾ Ratification of Contract Amendments (15) 9. Customs Services ¾ Responses to related inquiries (675) ¾ Issues presented (54) ¾ Review of Customs applicants forms (15) 10. Sales Tax Services ¾ Registration of companies (8) ¾ Responses to inquiries and complaints (21) ¾ Notifications to investors (35)

17 11. Occupational Safety & Health Office Services ¾ Review of safety precautions (211) ¾ Awareness workshops (14) 12. Environmental Affairs Services ¾ Primary environmental approvals (12) ¾ Final environmental approvals (4) ¾ Inquiries and complaints (18)

18 13. Social Security Services ¾ Form # S1 (2708) ¾ Form # S6 (1471) ¾ New subscriptions (20) ¾ Cards inquiries (173) ¾ Medical insurance inquiries (629) ¾ Insurance Number registration and inquiries (482) ¾ Registration of period purchase (31) ¾ Registration of forms (847) ¾ Registration of insurance certificates (17) ¾ Checks and Port entry permits (121) ¾ Registration of dates

19 Objectives of Alexandria OSS (2006) Complete the representation of the missing authorities / offices at GAFI Capital Capital Market Market Authority Authority Commercial Commercial Syndicate Syndicate Fire Fire&&Civil Civil Defense Defense Immigration & Immigration & Nationality Nationality Activate and streamline the Licensing services at the OSS (IFC) Promote the improved investment climate (Alexandria Beheira - MarsaMatrouh) Leverage the Alexandria OSS efficiency following Cairo model (IFC) Increase (add) more services example (land cataloguing) Advance customs clearance