Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade Services (granting and correcting import licenses, canceling import licenses)

Commercial Bank of Syria Services (payment of all fees, allowances and stamps necessary for the procedural process).

Social insurance and labor sector services (opening an insurance facility identity, establishment clearance, worker registration, worker separation, payment of insurance contributions, fines and delay interest).
Industry sector services (industrial license, decisions to amend the industrial license / the beneficiary, the legal form, the project’s home, project data, project implementation period /, certification of the project’s needs page).
Electricity sector services and its subsidiaries / General Corporation for Electricity Transmission, General Corporation for Electricity Distribution, Energy Research Center / (preliminary study of investor requests for licenses and permits and their amendments to establish the station in coordination with the Ministry, study of the possibility of linking the station with the transmission network, study of the possibility of linking the station with the distribution network, Studying project requests for electric power supply, studying project components from a technical point of view, and auditing and approving feasibility studies.
internal trade and consumer protection sector Services(establishment of sole proprietorships and individual companies and granting them their commercial register, establishment of limited liability companies and private joint-stock companies, ratification of commercial registration certificates and all documents issued by the commercial register).

Transport sector services (coordination with the Ministry to grant project approvals).
Services of the real estate development and investment sector (receiving requests for licensing real estate development companies and establishing real estate development areas, verifying them and referring them to the Real Estate Development and Investment Authority) according to Law /2/ of 2023
Services of the media sector and its subsidiaries.
Customs sector services (granting customs exemptions).
Justice sector services (authentication and attestation of power of attorneys, cancellation of power of attorneys).
Oil and mineral resources sector Services(coordination with the Ministry for the allocation of mineral resources sites, coordination with the Ministry to study the issuance of initial approvals).

Tourism sector services (granting licenses to tourist establishments of all kinds (2-3), correspondence with public authorities to complete the necessary documents for granting licensing and employment inside and outside the organizational schemes, mediation to secure a water source for the project, mediation for tourist accommodation facilities to exempt them from income tax, preparation of mediation correspondence for establishments and tourism projects to obtain an import license).
Health sector services (coordination with the Ministry to study granting licenses and initial approvals for projects).
Interior sector services (granting a temporary residence receipt, entry visas for investors or workers who are nationals of Arab and foreign countries, without conviction).
Defense sector services (represented by the permanent committee to grant approval for the project site).
Media sector services (studying the submitted project and its documents and obtaining approvals in coordination with the Ministry).
Agricultural sector and agrarian reform services (issuing initial licenses, granting licenses for agricultural and animal production projects, renewing licenses, amending licenses, canceling licenses).
Water resources sector services (receiving licensing applications and approvals and processing them in cooperation with the Ministry).
 local administration and environment sector Services(receiving licensing applications for projects and following them up with public authorities).

A- There shall be established in each of the Authority and its branches or in the development or specialized areas a center called the “Investors Services Center”, and it includes representatives of the public authorities concerned with investment and all other procedures related to it, and it works as a single window for investment. From the original authority.
B – It is permissible to establish more than one center in the same governorate.

1- Granting an investment license

Required documents
• A request to obtain an investment license submitted by the investor or his legal agent according to the approved form at the Investor Services Center
• A copy of the investor’s personal card or the foreign investor’s passport.
• The legal power of attorney (power of attorney of a notary public) for the applicant (if he is an agent on behalf of the investor or the company) duly certified and registered with an indication of its validity period.
• An economic and technical feasibility study for the project, including a description of the project and a study of all its needs, prepared by an experienced party.
• An extract of a real estate registry, a statement of real estate ownership, or a registered lease contract for the real estate on which the project is to be established (not exceeding 3 months) or an allocation document from cities or industrial areas.
• A satellite image (Google earth) of the site in color, with coordinates, in case the site is outside cities and industrial areas.
• A list of requirements for the assets required for the project, including buildings, machinery, tools, equipment, production lines, and non-tourist means of transportation, as the case may be, including any needs necessary for the development, modernization, or expansion of the project.
• Duration of the project.
• The timetable required for the establishment of the project, including the expected start-up date.
• Project documents implemented by the investor locally and abroad, if any.
• Permission to review the law, instructions and procedures guides, and his responsibility for the validity of the data contained in the application.
• Any other document required by the concerned authority according to the type of activity, as determined by the procedures manual.
• Sign the required undertakings according to the type of activity.
• A written undertaking of the investor’s commitment to pay the fees incurred upon obtaining the license and his commitment to the provisions of Law 18 of the year according to the approved form at the Investors’ Services Center.
Requirements:
• The request must be submitted by the person concerned or his legal representative
• The project should be one of the projects that could be subject to Law No. 18 of 2021
• That the project fulfills a condition (the minimum value of the project’s assets, according to the type of activity).
• To pay the stamp allowance notice and the service allowance notice
• There is no reservation sign on the owner of the project or the property on which the project is to be established

If the project site is outside cities and industrial areas
As a preliminary measure, it is necessary to obtain a recommendation from the Standing Committee, in accordance with its terms of reference, to inspect the project site to determine the suitability of the site for the establishment of the investment project. The recommendation is a document whose issuance is guaranteed by the Investor Services Center within the deadline specified for the committee, as stated in the executive instructions of Law No. /18/ of 2021.
– The total time to complete the service is from 20 days to a month
Fees: (Payable according to payment notes at the Commercial Bank Service Desk in the Investor Services Center)
Detailed fees:
Fees and stamps value
Legal stamps for the application and for certified copies of the license. The value of legal stamps on the application with additions is 120 SP. The value of legal stamps for copies is 30 SP for each copy with additions.
The investment license service allowance is 2 million Syrian pounds
Fees for approval services required for the project, according to the type of service
License fees required for the project according to the type of project and the licenses required for it
2- The project obtained the incentives and facilities provided within the import substitution program (Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade)
The required documents:
• Request an investment license according to the approved form at the Investors Services Center
• Request approval to grant the facilities and incentives included in the import substitution program, the applicant or his legal agent
Fees:
The value of legal stamps is 120 SP for each application (30 SP for financial + 50 SP for war effort + 20 SP for reconstruction on stamp duty and war effort + 20 SP for local administration on stamp duty and war effort)
Service completion period: 7 days
3- Amending the name of the beneficiary or the legal form, or assigning part or all of the project.
Required supporting documents:
Documents secured by the investor
• A request submitted by the person concerned or his legal representative
• A copy of the identity of the investor or his legal agent
• A copy of a passport in case the investor is a foreigner
• Commercial register, if any
Requirements:
• The request must be submitted by the person concerned or his legal agent.
• Attendance of all parties (assignee – assignee)
• In the case of an agency, it is required that the agency be a notary and duly certified with a recent date not exceeding 3 months
• Absence of a reserve reference for the concerned person.
• Clearance from social insurance
• Notification of payment of stamp allowance
• Notification of payment of the service fee
The total time to complete the service: 1 working day
Fees:
Fees and stamps value
Legal stamps for the application (with additions) 120 SP (30 SP for financial stamps + 50 SP for war effort + 20 SP for reconstruction on stamp duty and war effort + 20 SP for local administration on stamp duty and war effort)
Allowance for the service of amending the beneficiary for the first time (when the request is repeated for another time, the allowance is doubled) 600,000 Syrian pounds
4- Modifying the project objective
Required supporting documents:
Documents secured by the investor
• A request submitted by the person concerned or his legal representative
• A copy of the identity of the investor or his legal agent
• A copy of a passport in case the investor is a foreigner
• Commercial register, if any
Documents secured by the Investor Services Center
The approval of the Ministry concerned with the type of activity
Requirements:
• The request must be submitted by the person concerned or his legal agent.
• In the case of an agency, it is required that the agency be a notary public and duly certified with a recent date not exceeding 3 months.
• Absence of a reserve reference for the concerned person
• Clearance from social insurance
• Notification of payment of stamp allowance
• Notification of payment of the service fee
The total time to complete the service: 1 working day
Fees:
Fees and stamps value
Legal stamps for the request (with additions) 120 LBP. s
A service allowance for amending the project’s purpose for the first time (when the request is repeated for another time, the allowance is doubled) m

13 – Establishment of Limited Liability Companies

The minimum capital of a limited liability company: 5,000,000 SP. Only five million Syrian pounds

Documents required:

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• A notification from the Syrian Investment Agency that all the necessary approvals for the project of economic activity that the investor establishes have been completed, including determining the minimum capital of the company.

Documents provided by the investor

• The application for establishment with the internal system according to the form approved by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection is requested from the Investor Services Center.
• A duly certified notary power of attorney in the event that the establishment is under a power of attorney, which includes the establishment of companies of all kinds, signing their articles of association, following up the procedures for establishing the company and declaring it with the competent commercial registry secretariat.
• Copies of the founders’ ID cards for the Syrian founders, or the passports for the non-Syrian founders, translated if they are foreign, or the articles of association and commercial register duly certified by the legal personality. In the event that the company is a Syrian, the articles of association must be duly certified by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, and the commercial registry duly certified by the competent commercial registry secretariats. If the company is not Syrian, it must be duly certified by its source and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants.
• A document appointing directors for the company, signed by the founders.
• A document appointing a legal auditor signed by the founders.
• If part of the company’s capital is in-kind advances, the report that includes a report on the value of the in-kind advances, if any, shall be attached. The report must be prepared in accordance with international evaluation standards from an experienced Syrian accountant or an accountancy firm approved by the concerned ministry, including an estimate of the value of these advances. The assessment report includes the value of the in-kind advances issued by the entity that prepared it, indicating that it has taken note of its responsibility with the owner of the in-kind advances for the correctness of its estimates.

Requirements:

• Applicant: the person concerned or the legal representative
• Complete all documents required for establishment and fees required for the service.
• Application for establishment and articles of association according to the form approved by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, provided that the application includes the following information:
• The names of the founders, their nationalities, their shares in the capital, the value of the share, and the chosen domicile for each of them.
• The name of the company, its purpose, type, term, capital, the specified period for paying the capital, its position and branches.
• A statement of the share or shares in kind in the capital, including its value, according to the assessment report, and the name of the partner who provided it.
• The application may include authorizing one or more persons to sign the articles of association, follow up the establishment procedures, and declare the company.
• The company’s articles of association must include the following information:
• The name, type, duration, objective and position of the company
• The company’s capital and how to pay it.
• How the company is managed and the limits of the managers’ powers, particularly in borrowing, selling, mortgaging and disposing of the company’s assets, assigning its projects, licenses and privileges granted to it, and providing guarantees.
• How to organize the company’s accounts and distribute profits and losses.

Total timeframe: One work day for completed applications

14- Establishment of  one-person limited liability company

The minimum capital of a one-person limited liability company 10,000,000 SYP only ten million SYP.

Documents required:

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center:

A notification from the Syrian Investment Agency that all the necessary approvals for the economic activity project that the investor is setting up have been completed, including setting the minimum capital for the company

 Documents provided by the investor:

• The application for establishment with the articles of association according to the form approved by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection is requested from the Investors Service Center.
• Copies of the founders’ ID cards for the Syrian founders, or the passports for the non-Syrian founders, translated if they are foreign, or the articles of association and commercial register duly attested to the legal personality. In the event that the company is a Syrian, the articles of association must be duly certified by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, and the commercial registry duly certified by the competent commercial registry secretariats. If the company is not Syrian, it must be duly certified by its source and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants.
• A document appointing directors for the company, signed by the founders.
• A document appointing a legal auditor signed by the founders.
• A notary power of attorney for establishment duly certified in case of establishment under an official power of attorney
• If part of the company’s capital is in-kind advances, the report that includes a report on the value of the in-kind advances, if any, shall be attached.

Conditions required for the service

• Applicant: the person concerned or the legal representative
• Complete all documents required for establishment and fees required for the service.
• The name of the company may be derived from the name of its owner or its purpose and in accordance with the relevant legal provisions. The name of the company must be followed by the phrase: (One Person Limited Liability Company).
• – If the founder is a legal person, the approval of the legal person submitting the application is required to establish a one-person limited liability company, provided that it is issued by the parent company or authorized to sign in accordance with the powers granted to him and documented in its commercial registry
• The last balance sheet of the company, provided that it is profitable and certified by the auditor
• The purpose of the company must be specific to one activity or one project in addition to all activities related to or related to this project
• The company’s articles of association must include the powers of the manager in the event that he is not its founder, so that he is not allowed to dispose of its funds except with the approval of the founder in order to guarantee the rights of others.
• The owner of the capital or the manager of the company may not borrow or borrow from it, and it is not permissible to dispose of the company’s funds except to achieve its purposes and at the responsibility of the owner, manager and auditor
• A duly certified notary power of attorney in case the establishment is under a power of attorney: It includes the establishment of companies of all kinds, signing their articles of association, following up the procedures for establishing the company and declaring it with the competent commercial registry secretariat.
• The report must be prepared in accordance with international evaluation standards from an experienced Syrian accountant or an accountancy firm approved by the concerned ministry, including an estimate of the value of these advances. The assessment report includes the value of the in-kind advances issued by the entity that prepared it, indicating that it has taken note of its responsibility with the owner of the in-kind advances for the correctness of its estimates.

Total timeframe: One work day for completed applications

15- Establishment of joint stock companies (private – public – holding)

• The minimum capital of a private joint stock company: 15,000,000 SP fifteen million Syrian pounds.
• The minimum public shareholding capital: 100,000,000 SP A hundred million Syrian pounds.
• The Minimum holding capital: 1,000,000,000 SP, one billion Syrian pounds.

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor:

• The application for establishment with the articles of association according to the form approved by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection is requested from the Investors Service Center.
• Copies of the founders’ ID cards for the Syrian founders, or the passports for the non-Syrian founders, translated if they are foreign, or the articles of association and commercial register duly attested to the legal personality. In the event that the company is a Syrian, the articles of association must be duly certified by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, and the commercial registry duly certified by the competent commercial registry secretariats. If the company is not Syrian, it must be duly certified by its source and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants.
• A document appointing a legal auditor signed by the founders
• A notary power of attorney for establishment duly certified in case the establishment is under a power of attorney.
• If part of the company’s capital is in-kind advances, the report that includes a report on the value of the in-kind advances, if any, shall be attached. The report must be prepared in accordance with international evaluation standards from an experienced Syrian accountancy body or an accountancy firm approved by the concerned ministry, including an estimate of the value of these advances. The assessment report includes the value of the in-kind advances issued by the entity that prepared it, indicating that it has taken note of its responsibility with the owner of the in-kind advances for the correctness of its estimates.
• If part of the company’s capital is in-kind advances, the founders or the company shall attach the application to ratify or amend the articles of association with a report prepared in accordance with international evaluation standards from an experienced Syrian accountancy body or an accountancy firm approved by the concerned ministry that includes an estimate of the value of these advances, and the assessment report must include The value of the in-kind advances issued by the party that prepared it indicates that it has taken note of its responsibility with the owner of the in-kind advances for the correctness of its estimates.

Requirements:

• Applicant: the person concerned or the legal representative.
• Complete all documents and fees required for the service.

Total timeframe: One work day for completed applications

16 – Establishment of individual enterprise

Documents required:

 Documents provided by the investor:

• Application for registration and authorization of professional trade (the unified form) according to the form approved by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection (two copies) requested from the Investors Service Center.
• A pledge to obtain a work card from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (for non-Syrians).
• A copy of the ID card for Syrians, or a passport for non-Syrians, translated if it is foreign.
• Proof of the commercial store, one of the following documents is sufficient: A copy of a recent identical ownership deed (the original is seen by the representative of the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection at the Investors Service Center), or a newly certified copy of the real estate registration, lease or loan contract (authenticated by the Notary Public), investment contract (attested by a notary public or issued pursuant to a court ruling of peremptory degree), investment contract with one of the public authorities, lease contracts with the Endowments Directorate, attached to a letter thereof, or a statement of return from the competent financial directorate attached with a Real estate registration or financial.
• A duly attested notary power of attorney in case the establishment is under a power of attorney, which includes the establishment of a sole proprietorship or the extraction of an individual commercial registry, signing in front of the trade registry trustee, and following up on all establishment and publicity procedures and all related procedures.
• Receipt of publishing the lease, loan or investment contract in a daily newspaper in order to open the store newspaper (Arab Advertising Agency).

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center:

• A notification from the Syrian Investment Agency that all the necessary approvals for the project of economic activity that the investor establishes have been completed, including determining the minimum capital of the company.

Requirements:

• Applicant: the person concerned or the legal representative.
• Complete all documents and fees required for the service.
• Application for registration and authorization of professional trade (the unified form) according to the form approved by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, in two copies, in which the following is mentioned:

1.- His name and family name.

2- His trade name if it differs from his name and commercial address (Property Protection).

3- His date of birth, place and domicile.

4- His original nationality, and if he had obtained another nationality, he shall indicate the method of obtaining it with mentioning the date.

• The ownership of the neck or the branches must be complete (2400 shares),
• The term of the lease, loan or fixed-term investment contract shall not be less than one calendar year duly certified.
• A letter from the Endowments Directorate regarding endowment lease contracts
• The rest of the requirements stipulated in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Law No. 33 of 2007

Total time: one work day

17 – Invitation to the Constituent General Commission

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor:

• An application signed by the Founders Committee that includes the agenda of the Constituent General commission.

Requirements:

• Applicant: stakeholders or legal representative
• The agenda of the constituent general assembly must be in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law issued by Legislative Decree No. 29 of 2011

Total timeframe: One work day for completed applications

18- Granting and certifying the commercial register

Registration of capital companies (limited liability – one person with limited liability – Joint Stock (private – public – holding) with the Secretariat of the Commercial Registry – Internal Trade and Consumer Protection

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Documents required:

 Documents provided by the investor:

• Application for registration and permission to register a company (the unified form) according to the form approved by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, requested from the Investors Service Center (two copies).
• The decision to certify the articles of association and articles of association of the company after being processed by the relevant Finance Directorate.
• Duly certified attorney, in case the establishment is under a power of attorney, which includes the establishment of companies of all kinds, signing their articles of association, following up the procedures for establishing the company and declaring it with the competent commercial registry secretariat.
• Notification of publishing the articles of association in the Official Gazette (from the Ministry of Finance – Directorate of Legal Affairs).
• A document for depositing the company’s capital in the bank duly sealed by the bank, and an assessment of the in-kind share, if any.
• Photocopies of the identity cards of the Syrian founders or passports of the non-Syrian founders, translated if they are foreign.
• A document naming the director, managers or members of the board of directors, as the case may be (for limited liability companies).
• Documents naming the members of the board of directors, the chairman and his deputy, and the name of any person who has powers to represent the company. (Ministry letter issued after the constituent general commission for joint stock companies).
• A declaration signed by each director, managers, members of the board of directors, as the case may be, indicating that they are not working in the state.
• A duly certified criminal record of each director, directors or members of the board of directors, as the case may be.
• A pledge to obtain a work card from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (without Syrian nationality) in the event that a director or authorized signatory of Syrian nationality has not been appointed.
• Identification of the shop, one of the following documents is sufficient: A copy of a recent identical ownership deed (the original is seen by the representative of the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection at the Investors Service Center), or a newly certified copy of the real estate registration, lease or loan contract (authenticated by the Notary Public), investment contract (attested by a notary public or issued pursuant to a court ruling of peremptory degree), investment contract with one of the public authorities, lease contracts with The Endowment Directorate, attached to a letter thereof, or a statement of return from the competent financial directorate attached with a record extract real estate or financial. From the Directorate of Real Estate Interests, Lending and Investment Contracts (Notary Public) – Investment (The Competent Court – One of the Public Entities) – The Endowment Directorate (Endowment Real Estate) – The Competent Directorate of Finance
• Receipt of publishing the lease, loan or investment contract in a daily newspaper in order to open the store newspaper from the Arab Advertising Agency.

Requirements:

• The applicant: the concerned person or the legal agent.
• Complete all documents and fees required for the service.
• Full ownership of the property (2400 shares).
• A fixed-term lease, loan or investment contract for a period of no less than one Gregorian year, duly certified.
• A letter from The Endowment Directorate regarding endowment lease contracts.

Total time to complete the service: One work day

19- Granting a true copy of the commercial records (individuals – companies)

Documents required:

• An application signed by the concerned person or the legal agent and by each summoner that guarantees the application to obtain true copies of the commercial records (individuals – companies)

Requirements:

• The applicant: the person concerned or the legal agent and by each summoner
• Complete all documents and fees required for the service.

Total time to complete the service: working day

20- Granting a true copy of the articles of association of the funds companies and the urgent amendments to the articles of association, documents, books and decisions related thereto,           the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors and the boards of directors of companies, the minutes of assignments of shares or shares and the minutes of the meetings of the Public bodies of funds companies

Documents required:

An application signed by the person concerned or the legal agent that guarantees the application to obtain true copies of the articles of association of the funds companies and the urgent amendments to the articles of association, documents, books and decisions related thereto, the minutes of meetings of the board of directors and boards of directors of companies, the minutes of assignments of shares or shares and the minutes of the meetings of the public bodies of  funds companies.

Requirements:

• Applicant: the person concerned or the legal representative

Total time to complete the service: One work day

31- An industrial licensing decision for an investment project

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor

• Permits for a non-state employee for the owners of the project and a pledge to abide by the instructions of the Ministry of Industry according to the form approved by the Investors Service Center, to be signed by the investor or his legal agent, or to attach the approval of the entity in which he works in the state in accordance with the Basic Law for State Workers No. 50 of 2004.
• Approval of the Industrial City Directorate for subscription (in the industrial cities).
• A company contract duly certified in case the license is for a company or the decision to certify the articles of association of the company’s founding (duly certified – if any)
• The economic feasibility study must include a technical study of the project, explaining the stages of manufacturing – the necessary machinery and equipment – the products to be manufactured – the local and imported raw materials used – the estimated production capacity – the number of daily working hours.
• Syrian or proposed standard specifications for products (required in case of licensing new industries).

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• Investment license application according to the approved form in the investor service center, project data.
• Pre-approval from the relevant ministries according to the nature of the project (health – oil – defense – internal trade – agriculture – communications) representative of the competent ministry at the investor service center (original copy).

Requirements:

• Submitting an application to approve the list of machinery and equipment for the industrial project (service No. 32 according to the guide)
• Approval of the conditions determined by the instructions of the Ministry of Industry for the industry to be licensed (according to the conditions manual for the industry).
• Adoption of the specification proposed by the Syrian Arab Standards and Metrology Authority (in case of licensing new industries)

Fee

• Total license fees: 185070 SYP in the case of the company (+ the number of permit stamps, the number of partners)

Detailed fees

The total period of time for granting the license:

• 1-2 work days if the license is for a circulating industry and has specific instructions.
• 3-4 work days if the license is for a circulating industry and there are no specific instructions.
• 7-10 work days if the license is for a new industry.

32-  Adoption of the list of machinery and equipment for an industrial investment project or any modification thereof

Documents required:

Documents provided by the center

• A summons to be signed by the investor or his legal representative

Documents provided by the investor

• A list of machinery and equipment from the relevant company as mentioned in the project’s technical study.
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company with the notary at the Investors Service Center, duly registered and certified – and a statement of its validity date – and its content being clear to the licensing authority.

Requirements:

• The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.
• Complete all documents.
• Pay the fees

Other requirements

• That the machinery and equipment correspond with the purpose of the project, the production data and the instructions in force of the Ministry of Industry for the industry to be licensed (according to the conditions manual for the industry).

The total time period to complete the service: 3 actual work days from the moment of submitting the summons, securing the requirements, and issuing the instructions for the required industry, provided that it does not exceed 4 work days.

33- Obtaining an industrial licensing decision to amend the licensee of an investment project before obtaining a register

Documents required for the service:

Documents provided by the investor

• A summons according to the form approved by the Investors Service Center, to be signed by the investors or the legal agent.
• A copy of a personal ID or a copy of the passport for non-Syrians for the new owners
• Permits that are not employed by the state for the owners of the project for the new owners according to the form approved by the investor service center to be signed by the investor or his legal agent, or to attach the approval of the entity in which he works in the state in accordance with the basic state workers law No. 50 of 2004.
• A duly certified determination of heirs document with a guardianship issued by the magistrate in the event that there are duly certified minor heirs (when transferring ownership to the heirs).
• A duly certified assignment document, a company contract, a duly certified company amendment contract, or a decision to certify the company’s articles of association (duly certified) that can be secured from the Investors Service Center (a representative of the Companies Directorate).
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, a notary at the Investors Service Center, duly registered and duly certified – and a statement of its validity date – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority.
• A personal photo of the applicant.
• Financial clearance for persons designated for real estate in cities and industrial areas that can be secured from the Investors Service Center (representative of the Ministry of Finance).

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center:

• A valid industrial decision for the investor (original copy).

Conditions required for the service:

• The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.
• Complete all documents.
• Pay the fees.
• The industrial licensing decision is personal and non-negotiable, and the name of the license holder may be changed to heirs or from an individual to a company as long as he is a member of the company and vice versa. It is not permissible to transfer from one group to another without any link between them.
• That the new owner be of Syrian nationality, and in the event that the new owner is not Syrian, this requires obtaining prior approval from the Board of Directors of the Syrian Investment Agency.

Fees:

• The total service fee is 185070 SP in the case of the company (+ the number of permit stamps, the number of partners)
• Detailed fees:

The total time to complete the service: 1-2 work days

34-Obtaining an industrial decision to amend the place of implementation of the investment project before obtaining an industrial registry

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Documents required for the service:

Documents provided by the investor

• A copy of a personal ID of the applicant.
• A summons according to the form approved by the Investors Service Center, to be signed by the investors or the legal agent.
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company a notary at the Investors Service Center, registered and duly certified – and a statement of its validity date – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority
• Documents provided by the Investors Service Center
• Approval of the administrative authority for the new location.
• Approval of the administration of the city or industrial zone from which it is transferred, if the project is located in a city or industrial zone.
• A valid industrial decision (original copy).

Conditions required for the service:

• The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.
• Complete all documents.
• Pay the fees.

Fees:

• The total service fee is 185070 SP in the case of the company (+ the number of permit stamps, the number of partners) (transportation outside the governorate)
• The total service fee is 102570 SP in the case of the company (+ the number of permit stamps, the number of partners) (transportation within the governorate)

Detailed Fee:

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Total time to complete the service: 1-2 work days

35- Obtaining an industrial decision to amend the license data for an investment project before obtaining the industrial registry (for a circulating industry with specific instructions / for a circulating industry and no specific instructions / for a new industry / increasing production capacity).

Documents required for the service:

Documents provided by the investor

• An application to amend the data of an industrial license according to the form approved by the Investors Service Center, to be signed by the investor or his legal agent.
• A pledge to abide by the instructions of the Ministry of Industry according to the form approved by the Investors Service Center, to be signed by the investor or his legal agent Permits of a non-state employee for the owners of the project or attaching the approval of the entity in which he works in the state in accordance with the Basic Law of State Workers No. 50 of 2004 (required in the event that the request is an addition or modification to a traded industry and does not have specific instructions).
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company a notary at the Investors Service Center, registered and duly certified – and a statement of its validity date – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority.
• A technical study to amend the project, provided that it includes the stages of manufacturing – the necessary machinery and equipment – the products to be manufactured – the local and imported raw materials used – the estimated production capacity – the number of daily working hours (3 copies are required in the case of an application to add or modify new industries).
• Syrian or approved standard specifications for products certified by the source and an economic feasibility study for the project, copies of /3/ (required in the event of a request for addition or modification for a new industry).

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• Pre-approval from the administrative authority (original copy)
• Pre-approval from the relevant ministries according to the nature of the project (original copy)

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Conditions required for the service:

• The applicant or the partner authorized to sign on behalf of the company or his legal representative

The conditions and format required to accept the agency, if any.

– The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company

– That the agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the owners of the project to establish the investment project

2. Complete all documents
3. Payment of fees
4. Submitting an application to amend the list of machinery and equipment for the industrial project according to the Investors Service Center guide.
5. Approval of the conditions determined by The Ministry of Industry for the industry to be licensed (according to the conditions manual for the industry).

Fees:

Total service fees: 102,570 SYP in the case of the company (+ number of permit stamps, number of partners)

Detailed Fee:

Total time to complete the service:

• 1-2 working days in the case of an application to add or modify a traded industry with specific instructions.
• From 3-4 working days in the case of an application to add or modify a traded industry that does not have specific instructions.
• From 7-10 working days in the event of an application to add or modify a new industry.
• 1-2working days in case of an application to increase in production capacity.

36- Obtaining the decision to extend the industrial license for an investment project before obtaining the industrial registry.

Documents required for the service:

Documents provided by the investor

• A summons according to the form approved by the Investor Services Center, to be signed by the investors or the legal agent.
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company with the notary at the Investors Service Center, duly registered and certified – and a statement of its validity date – and its content being clear to the licensing authority.
• A personal photo of the applicant.

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• An original copy of the approval of the Syrian Investment Agency for the extension
• Pre-approval from the relevant ministries, according to the nature of the project

Conditions required for the service:

• The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.
• Complete all documents.
• Pay the fees.
• The approval of the Syrian Investment Agency on the extension request.

اFees:

• The total service fee is 28,870 SP

Detailed Fee:

The total time to complete the service: 1-2 work days

37-  Obtaining an industrial registry and the certificate of registration of the industrial establishment.

Documents required for the service:

Documents provided by the investor

• A summons according to the form approved by the Investors Service Center, to be signed by the investor or his legal representative.
• A legal agency if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company with the notary public at the Investors Service Center, duly registered and certified – and a statement of its validity date – and its content being clear to the licensing authority.
• A copy of a personal ID of the applicant.
• A newly certified commercial register (a service available at the Investors Service Center).
• Chamber of Industry certificate for the same year, an original copy.
• Application for obtaining a certificate + industrial certificate (publications).
• Original copy of invoices, pictures or catalogs of machinery purchased from the local market for invoices and stamped with the seller’s seal.
• Copies of import licenses, clearance data, and catalogs for machinery and equipment.

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• A copy of the investment license (newly certified copy).
• An original copy of a valid industrial license decision.
• An original copy of the administrative licensing decision.
• An original copy of a subscription letter to the Social Insurance Institution.
• A list from the General Customs Directorate that includes the imported and actually cleared machinery and equipment out of the original machinery and equipment approved for the project and their import values (in Syrian pounds and foreign currency) / original copy. /

Conditions required for the service:

• The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

Conditions and form required to accept the agency, if any

• The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.
• The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the owners of the project to establish the investment project.
• Complete all documents.
• Pay the fees.

Other requirements

• The facility conforms to the conditions specified by the instructions of the Ministry of Industry for the required industry (according to the conditions manual for the industry).
• As a result of the analysis of production samples in conformity with the Syrian or approved standard specifications, a detection committee is formed in the competent industry directorate from the competent department, and the committee will seek the assistance of whomever it deems appropriate.

Fees:

• Total fees for the service: 77645 SYP.

Detailed Fee:

The total time to complete the service: 3-4 work days

38- Obtaining a letter containing information about the investment project registered in the Industrial Register (raw materials – machinery statement – …..)..

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor

• A summons according to the form approved by the Investors Service Center, to be signed by the investor or his legal representative.
• Chamber of Industry certificate for the same year (original copy).
• A legal agency if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company notary at the Investors Service Center, duly registered and duly certified – and a statement of its validity date – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority.
• A personal photo of the applicant.

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• A subscription letter to the Social Insurance Institution (original copy)

Conditions required for the service:

• The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

. Conditions and form required to accept the agency, if any

• The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.
• The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the project owners to establish the investment project.
• Complete all documents.
• Pay the fees.

Other requirements

The enterprise is identical to what is registered in the industrial registry and is ready for work and production.

The date of the inspection is determined from the moment the service arrives at the department, provided that the appointment is on the next day or the next exclusively – in the case of the absence of a recent disclosure, the facility is inspected and the inspection report is prepared according to the approved form. Check the result of the inspection and the extent of the facility’s conformity with what is contained in the industrial registry And preparing the required, and in case the enterprise conforms to the industrial registry, the procedure is followed up. In the event that the enterprise violates the register, the representative of the Ministry of Industry at the Investors Service Center is informed to take the necessary measures.

Fees:

• Total fees for the service: 11120 SP

Detailed fee:

The total time to complete the service: 3-4 work days

39 – Obtaining a decision on service modes of transport (after obtaining the industrial register)

documents required for the service:

Documents provided by the investor

• A summons according to the form approved by the Investor Service Center, to be signed by the investor or his legal representative.
• A copy of a personal ID of the applicant.
• Chamber of Industry certificate for the same year (original copy).
• A list of the service modes of transportation required for the project by the investor.
• A legal agency if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, notary public at the Investors Service Center, duly registered and certified – and its validity date is indicated – and its content is clear to the licensing authority.
• Copies of pledges according to the approved form at the Investors Service Center[

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

A subscription letter to the Social Insurance Institution (original copy).

Conditions required for the service:

• The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

. Conditions and form required to accept the agency, if any

• The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.
• The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the project owners to establish the investment project.
• Complete all documents
• Pay the fees

Other requirements

-The enterprise is identical to what is registered in the industrial registry and is ready for work and production.

-The list of service modes of transport conforms to the needs of the enterprise and the instructions in force.

– The documents and fees are studied and checked and the disclosure is made after informing the investor of the date of the disclosure and – – The disclosure date is determined from the moment the service arrives at the department, provided that the date is exclusively on the next or following day.

– In the case of absence of a recent inspection, the enterprise is inspected and the inspection report is prepared according to the approved form, checking the result of the inspection, the extent of the enterprise’s conformity with what is contained in the industrial register, and the extent of the compatibility of the list of service modes of transport with the enterprise’s needs and the instructions in force and the preparation of the required. If the enterprise conforms to the industrial register, follow up The procedure. If the enterprise violates the record, the representative of the Ministry of Industry at the Investors Service Center is informed to take the necessary measures

Fees:

• Total service fee: 120 SYP

Detailed fees:

The total time to complete the service: 3-4 work days

40- Obtaining a decision to transfer ownership of an investment project that has an industrial registry.

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor

• Transfer of ownership application to be signed by the investors or the legal agent.
• A copy of a personal ID or a copy of the passport for non-Syrians for the new owners.
• Non-state employee permits for the project owners for the new owners to be signed by the investor or his legal agent or attach the approval of the entity in which he works in the state according to the basic state workers law No. 50 of 2004.
• A duly certified determination of heirs document with a guardianship issued by the judge in the event that there are duly certified minor heirs (when transferring ownership to the heirs).
• A duly certified assignment document, a company contract, a duly certified company amendment contract, or a decision certifying the company’s articles of incorporation (duly certified).
• A legal agency if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, registered and duly certified – and the date of its validity – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority.
• A copy of a personal ID of the applicant.

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• A valid industrial decision (original copy)
• Financial clearance for the old owner or approval of the finance to transfer ownership to the new owner

Conditions required for the service:

The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

Conditions and form required to accept the agency, if any

 The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.

 The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the project owners to establish the investment project.

– Complete all documents.

– Pay the fees.

Other requirements:

• Lifting the signs of mortgage or seizure placed on the industrial registry, if they exist, or the approval of the authority that issued this sign on the process of transferring ownership.
• That the new owner be of Syrian nationality, and in the event that the new owner is not Syrian, this requires obtaining prior approval from the Board of Directors of the Syrian Investment Agency.

Fees:

– The total service fee is 185070 SP in the case of the company (+ the number of permit stamps, the number of partners)

Detailed Fees:

The total time to complete the service: 1-2 work days

41- Obtaining an industrial enterprise registration certificate after the issuance of a decision to transfer ownership of an investment project that has an industrial registry.

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor

• A summons according to the form approved by the Investors Service Center, to be signed by the investor or his legal representative.
• A recent commercial register in the name of the new owner (a newly certified copy).
• Certificate of chamber of industry, the new owner (original copy).
• An original copy of a subscription letter to the Social Insurance Institution in the name of the new owner.
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company notary at the Investors Service Center, duly registered and certified – and a statement of its validity date – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority.
• A copy of a personal ID of the applicant.

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center    

• A newly certified copy of the investment license in the name of the new owner.
• Application for obtaining a certificate + industrial certificate (publications).
• Original industrial enterprise registration certificate for the old owner (original copy).

Conditions required for the service:

The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

The conditions and format required for the agency’s acceptance, if any.

– The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.

– The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the project owners to establish the investment project.

– Complete all documents.

–  Pay the fees.

Other requirements:

• The enterprise conforms to the industrial register.

Documents and fees are studied and checked, and the inspection is conducted after informing the investor of the date of the inspection, amending the industrial registry and preparing the certificate, where the inspection date is determined from the moment the service arrives at the department, provided that the appointment is on the next day or the next exclusively – in the absence of a recent disclosure, the result is checked Examination and the extent of the enterprise’s conformity with the industrial registry. If the enterprise conforms to the industrial register, follow up The procedure. If the enterprise violates the record, the representative of the Ministry of Industry at the Investors Service Center is informed to take the necessary measures.

Fees:

• Total fees for the service: 77645 SYP

Detailed Fees:

Total time to complete the service: 3-4 work days

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42 – Obtaining a decision to transfer the location of an investment project holding an industrial registry from one governorate to another.

Documents required for the service:

Documents provided by the investor

• A copy of a personal ID of the applicant .
• An application to transfer a location to be signed by the investors or the legal agent.
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, registered and duly certified – and the date of its validity – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center    

• Approval of the Directorate of Industry in the governorate or the industrial city from which it is transferred by virtue of a letter from the Investors Service Center (original copy).
• Pre-approval from the administrative authority to which it is transferred (original copy).
• Approval of the administration of the industrial city from which it is transferred if the project is in an industrial city (original copy).
• Financial clearance or financial approval to transfer the location (original copy).
• A copy of a valid industrial license decision (if the industrial registry is partially implemented).

Conditions required for the service:

The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

The conditions and format required to accept the agency, if any.

 The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.

 The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the project owners to establish the investment project.

– Complete all documents.

– Pay the fees.

Other requirements

Lifting the mortgage or seizure signs placed on the industrial register, if they exist, or the approval of the authority that issued this sign on the process of moving the location.

Fees:

The total service fee is 185070 SP in the case of the company (+ the number of permit stamps, the number of partners).

Detailed Fees:

The total time to complete the service: 1-2 work days

43-  Obtaining a decision to transfer the location of an investment project that holds an industrial registry within the governorate.

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor

• An application to transfer a location to be signed by the investors or the legal agent.
• A personal photo of the applicant.
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, registered and duly certified – and the date of its validity – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center    

• Pre-approval from the administrative authority to which it is transferred (original copy/.
• Approval of the administration of the industrial city from which it is transferred if the project is in an industrial city (original copy).
• Financial clearance or financial approval to transfer the location (original copy).
• A copy of a valid industrial license decision (if the industrial registry is partially implemented).

Conditions required for the service:

The applicant concerned or authorized by the partners to sign on behalf of the company or his legal representative.

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The conditions and format required to accept the agency, if any.

 The power of attorney must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.

 The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the project owners to establish the investment project.

Complete all documents.

– Pay the fees  .

Other requirements:

Lifting the mortgage or seizure signs placed on the industrial register, if they exist, or the approval of the authority that issued this sign on the process of moving the location.

Fees:

The total fee for the service is 11120 SP 

Detailed fee:

The total time to complete the service: 1-2 work days

44- Adding complementary machinery to the industrial register.

–Documents required for the service:

Documents provided by the investor

• A summons to be signed by the investor or his legal representative.
• Chamber of Industry certificate for the same year (original copy).
• Catalogs and invoices of complementary machinery to be added or pledged to submit them later.
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, registered and duly certified – and the date of its validity – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority.
• A copy of a personal ID of the applicant .
• A pledge to use the machinery exclusively in his enterprise and not to invest them until after they are added to the industrial registry.

Conditions required for the service:

The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

The conditions and format required to accept the agency, if any.

 The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.

 The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the project owners to establish the investment project.

Complete all documents.

– Pay the fees.

Other requirements:

• The enterprise conforms to the industrial register.
• The required machinery should be (complementary) that improve production and do not increase its production capacity and do not change the purpose of the project.

Total fees: 3570 SP 

The total time to complete the service: 1-2 work days

45- Obtaining approval to import raw materials to conduct experiments before obtaining the industrial registry.

Documents required:

 Documents provided by the investor

• A summons to be signed by the investor or his legal representative.
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, registered and duly certified – and the date of its validity – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority.
• Chamber of Industry certificate for the same year (original copy).
• A copy of a personal ID of the applicant .
• Invoices, pictures or catalogs of machinery purchased from the local market (original copy of invoices and stamped by the seller).
• Copies of import licenses, clearance data, and catalogs for machinery and equipment.
• A pledge to use raw materials exclusively within the enterprise.

  provided by the Investors Services Center

• A copy of the investment license, a newly certified copy.
• A valid industrial license decision (original copy).

Conditions required for the service

• The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

The conditions and format required to accept the agency, if any.

 The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.

 The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the project owners to establish the investment project.

– Complete all documents.

– Pay the fees.

Other requirements:

– The enterprise conforms to the conditions specified by the instructions of the Ministry of Industry for the required industry (according to the conditions manual for the industry).

– Installation of machinery, fixtures and equipment in accordance with the decision of the license granted, their readiness for work and production, and the compatibility of the required materials with the implemented machinery.

Studying the project, checking documents and fees, conducting the inspection, and informing the investor of the date of the inspection.

After the inspection, the result of the inspection is checked and its conformity with what is licensed. In the event of conformity with the license, the procedure is followed up, and in case it is in violation, the representative of the Ministry of Industry at the Investors Service Center is informed of that, and another date is set upon the investor’s request and he prepares the enterprise .

Fees:

The total fees for the service: an application stamp fee with the add-ons 120 SP

Total time to complete the service: 3-4 work days

46- Obtaining an industrial license decision to amend the legal form of the license holder for an investment project with an industrial registry.

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor

• A summons to be signed by the investors or the legal agent.
• A duly certified company contract or company amendment contract or a decision to certify the company’s articles of incorporation (duly certified).
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, registered and duly certified – and the date of its validity – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority

-A copy of a personal ID of the applicant.

provided by the Investors Services Center

• An original copy of a valid industrial decision

Service Requirements:

The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

Complete all documents.

– Pay the fees.

Fees:

The total fee for the service is 27,620 SP

Detailed fee:

The total time to complete the service: 1-2 work days

47- Obtaining an industrial enterprise registration certificate after amending the legal form of an            investment project that has an industrial register.

Documents required:

 Documents provided by the investor

• A summons to be signed by the investor or his legal representative.
• A recent commercial register in the new legal form (a newly certified copy).
• Modern Chamber of Industry certificate in the new legal form (original copy).
• A subscription letter to the Social Insurance Institution in the new legal form, an original copy.
• A legal power of attorney if the applicant is not the owner of the relationship or one of the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, registered and duly certified – and the date of its validity – and the clarity of its content to the licensing authority.
• A copy of a personal ID of the applicant.
• Application for obtaining a certificate + industrial certificate (publications). 

provided by the Investors Services Center

• A newly certified copy of the investment license in the new legal form.
• Original industrial establishment registration certificate in the old legal form (original)

Requirements:

–  Conditions for accepting the application.

–  The applicant, the person concerned, or the partners authorized to sign on behalf of the company, or his legal representative.

.The Conditions and format required to accept the agency, if any

• The agency must be from the party that has the right to sign on behalf of the company.
• The agency explicitly contains the power of attorney to sign on behalf of the project owners to establish the investment project.

-Complete all documents.

–   Pay the fees.

Other requirements:

The enterprise conforms to the industrial register.

Studying and checking documents and fees and conducting the inspection after informing the investor of the date of detection, amending the industrial registry and preparing the certificate.

The date of the inspection is determined (in the absence of a recent disclosure), then the result of the inspection is checked and the extent of the enterprise’s conformity with the industrial registry.

In the event that the enterprise conforms to the record, the procedure is followed up, and in the event that it is in violation of the record, the representative of the Ministry of Industry at the Investors Service Center is informed of this to take the necessary action.

Fees:

Total fees for the service: 23320 SYP

Detailed fee:

Total time to complete the service: 3-4 work days

53-Technical license for olive presses

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor:.

• A written application from the license applicant specifying in the application the number of production lines and the production capacity of the mill
• A pledge deed according to the form approved by the Ministry of Agriculture.
• A written undertaking from the license applicant to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project.

Requirements:

• The investor should be fully aware of and abide by the technical conditions contained in Resolution No. 261/T of 2007, in particular:
• Without prejudice to the provisions of the Ministry of Local Administration Resolution No. 2343/n dated 7/17/1988 and the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs Resolution No. 1003/ dated 06/14/1966 and the Cabinet Presidency Communiqué No. 10/2004 AD,
• Technical approval for licensing olive presses is granted if the following conditions are met:

1. That the place where the mill is to be established has sufficient olive production to operate the mill for a minimum of 30 days and according to its production capacity at the level of the administrative region, taking into consideration the contemporary acceptable technical level and neglecting the production capacity of the old presses.
2. The working period of the mill is calculated by multiplying the total number of fruitful trees by the average production per tree for the two seasons , which is about / 25 / kg in rainfed agriculture and / 35 / kg in annual irrigated agriculture, and then divide the result by the daily production capacity of the mill.

The following are excluded from the above conditions:

 Licensing the first mill in the administrative areas devoid of mills, which is considered one of the areas of expansion in olive cultivation.

 Licensing the integrated facilities covered by the provisions of the investment laws in force.

– Establishing an impermeable collection basin dedicated to collecting olive-press water so that it absorbs this water for a period of one week at least, according to the capacity of the farm, and transfers it periodically to the collection places specified by the administrative and environmental units and the directorates of agriculture in the governorates.

– Collecting solid materials (olive pomace) on impermeable floors and transporting them periodically to extraction facilities or to other manufacturing units.

– The approval is issued by the Olive Office in the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform based on the report of the committee set out in Article 2 of this decision. The approval is valid for one year from its date.

– It is allowed to replace the old mills (presses or centrifuges), which were previously licensed, with modern centrifugal mills, without considering the production capacity in the concerned area as a condition of the license, provided that the old line is excluded from work.

– It is prohibited to transfer any licensed mill from one region to another or from one governorate to another without a prior approval from the Olive Office.

– Expansion of existing mills is allowed (adding lines) in the event that there is a surplus of production in the concerned area.

– A technical committee is formed in each of the directorates of agriculture and agrarian reform, whose membership includes:

 Head of the Olive Division, as a Chairman

 Head of the Current Statistics Division in the relevant Directorate of Agriculture, as a member.

 Head of the Plant Wealth Division in the Department of Agriculture of the concerned region, as a member

The mission of the committee: to study applications submitted for the establishment of mills according to the conditions specified in Article 1 and submit its report to the Olive Office in the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform within a period not exceeding /week/ from the date of submitting the application.

The total time period to complete the service: /5/  work days.

Fees:

54- Initial license to establish animal production farms

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor:

• Investment license application.
• -Written undertaking: the investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project.
• Real estate registration statement: real estate department certified with a recent date – there are no signs prohibiting licensing – showing the ownership of the property to be established the farm or something similar (such as a disposal certificate or a certificate of use from agrarian reform or a lease or sharing contract) duly signed by the responsible authorities The relevant document or any other document that gives the license applicant the right to possess and use the entire property required to be licensed.
• Area plan, sketch plan: real estate department.
• A building permit for the establishment of barns, constructions and accessories for these farms or complexes, indicating the quality of breeding, project capacity, and the locations of these farms or complexes: the technical services directorates, city councils, countries, or the municipality in the concerned governorate.
• Engineering drawings certified by the Syndicate of Engineers.
• A written undertaking that includes the investor’s commitment to observe the technical conditions of the barns in accordance with Resolution No. /90/T of 2020.
• A written undertaking certified by the notary public not to cause any malfunction, health or environmental damage, or inconvenience to others, and not to cause any harm to the real estate or licensing partners.
• An affiliation document with the Chamber of Agriculture in the governorate for the private sector: Chamber of Agriculture in the relevant governorate.

Conditions required for the service:

• – The investor should be fully aware of and abide by the technical conditions contained in Resolution No. /90/T for the year 2020 (attached), especially:
• First – With regard to licensing the establishment of animal breeding and fattening farms and complexes and their accessories:
•  Technical services directorates in governorates, municipalities and administrative units (according to jurisdiction) are responsible for implementing paragraph /a/ of this article, and they must make an actual inspection of the proposed site for the establishment of the farm or the complex and determine it exactly and accurately by approving the real estate plan and specifying the site on it after a statement of the dimensions, boundaries, and area of ​​the proposed buildings to determine the extent to which that site conforms to the provisions mentioned above, in order to allow or not to establish these farms or complexes (Article 44).
•  It is not permissible to combine for breeding and fattening animals of different types on one farm in the same location and for one license (Article 47).
•  Initial approval or final license may be granted to two or more partners on one complex and in one license, and the license may not be divided between the partners except after canceling the joint license, and then each person is granted a new license when all the conditions set forth in this decision are fulfilled (Article 48).

Regarding the cancellation of the initial license for animal fattening farms:

– The initial approval shall be considered canceled if the license holder has not completed the equipping of the licensed complexes or barns within six months from the date of its issuance, provided that the license holder must start building within three months from the date of granting the initial approval. The initial approval is valid for an additional three months after the person concerned submits an official application for an extension before the end of the basic period, provided that the conditions required for the establishment of those farms continue to be met (Article 50).

Farms or complexes shall be suspended or closed, and the license granted to them shall be revoked if it is proven that they:

a – A source of health damage to the population in its location.

b- A source of infection or disease to others.

The assessment of the above-mentioned cases is due to a technical committee formed for this purpose by the Directorate of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, with the membership of a representative from (the Department of Animal Production – the Department of Animal Health – the Federation of Governorate Peasants – the administrative or municipal unit – the Chamber of Agriculture in the governorate – the Directorate of Health in the governorate – the Directorate of the Environment governorate) and the cancellation shall be by a decision issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Article 53).

– The initial approval or the final license shall be canceled by the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in one of the following cases (Article 54):

A- If the owner of the farm or complex violates the provisions of this resolution.

B – If the license holder ceded the ownership of his farm to others without the prior approval of the licensing authority.

c- If the license holder intentionally abuses animal and poultry breeding projects.

D- If the farm stopped investing continuously for more than two years.

Notice:

• The technical bodies in the Ministry (Directorate of Animal Production – Directorate of Animal Health) and their departments in the governorates have the right to enter any farm in order to see the progress of work and production and to provide as much technical, educational and veterinary advice and guidance as possible to ensure the implementation of the Livestock Protection Law (Article 52).
• Neither the initial approval nor the final license exempt the holder from the obligations and conditions required from other official authorities, if any (Article 56).
• In the event that the license holder violates any of the items mentioned in this decision, The offender shall be referred by the authority holding the license to the competent judiciary (Article 61).

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Second – With regard to licensing the establishment of poultry farms and complexes for breeding and fattening poultry and their accessories:

It is not permissible to combine on one farm in the same locations and for one license between  complexes with different breeding objectives, while it is permissible to combine on one farm in the same location and for one license between breeding farms for mothers, fattening and egg hatching centers for ostriches after fulfilling the special conditions for each of them (Article 66) ).

– The initial approval or the final license may be granted to two or more partners on one complex and in one license, and the license may not be divided among the partners except after canceling the joint license, and then each person is granted a new license when all the conditions mentioned in this decision are fulfilled (Article 69).

With regard to canceling the initial license for poultry farms:

The initial approval shall be considered void if the license holder has not completed the equipping of the licensed complexes or barns within six months from the date of its issuance, provided that the license holder must start building within three months from the date of granting the initial approval (Article 71).

It is possible, in compelling circumstances (it is at its discretion to the Directorate of Agriculture in the governorate), to extend the initial approval valid for an additional three months after the person concerned submits an official application for the extension before the end of the basic period, provided that the conditions specified in the decision governing the establishment of those farms continue to be met.

– The initial approval or the final license shall be canceled by the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in one of the following cases (Article 75):

a- If the owner of the farm or complex violates any of the provisions of this decision.

b- If the license holder cedes the ownership of his farm to others without prior approval from the licensing authority.

c- If the license holder intentionally abuses animal and poultry breeding projects.

d- If the farm stops investing continuously for a period of more than one year.

e- If the license holder belongs to a cooperative society specialized in breeding the    same type of license granted to him.

Farms or complexes shall be suspended or closed, The license granted to them shall be canceled if it is proven that they:

a- A source of health damage to the population in its location.

b- A source of infection or disease to others.

The assessment of the above-mentioned cases is due to a technical committee formed for this purpose by the Directorate of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, with the membership of a representative from each of (Department of Animal Production – Department of Animal Health – Union of Governorate Peasants – Administrative or Municipal Unit – Chamber of Agriculture in the governorate – Directorate of Health in the governorate – Directorate of Environment governorate) and the cancellation shall be by a decision issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Article 74).

Notice:

– The technical bodies of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Directorate of Animal Production – Directorate of Animal Health) and their departments in the governorates have the right to enter any farm in order to see the progress of work and production and to provide as much technical, educational and veterinary advice and guidance as possible to ensure the implementation of the Livestock Protection Law (Article 73).

It is not allowed to import and export hatching eggs, chicks and birds from different poultry veins, or their meat, table eggs, or all poultry equipment and its various requirements, except after obtaining a prior technical approval from the Ministry and provided that the applicants for import or export have obtained a final license or are members of the Cooperative societies specialized in raising or fattening poultry, and approval for import and export may be granted to owners of offices licensed for this purpose according to the needs of the country (Article 76).

Neither the initial approval nor the final license exempts its holder from the obligations and conditions required from other official authorities, if any (Article 78).

– In the event that the license holder violates one of the items mentioned in this decision, the perpetrator of the violation shall be referred by the authority holding the license to the competent judiciary (Article 83).

The total time period to complete the service: /15/ work days

• Fees:

 55 – Initial license or conditional acceptance of agricultural mushroom propagation laboratories

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor:

• ­ Investment license application.
• ­ Written undertaking: The investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project.
• ­ A copy of the university degree: specialization in agricultural engineering only
• ­ A copy of the university degree for the technical supervisor, if any: Agricultural engineering specialization exclusively.
• ­ The contract between the license applicant and the contractor with him is legally documented by the notary: the specialization of agricultural engineering exclusively, and in the case of the presence of a technical supervisor contracting with him and the contract concluded with him, provided that it is legally notarized by the notary
• ­ Affiliation document to the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers: Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers.
• ­ A copy of the personal identity of the technical supervisor, if any.
• ­ Non-conviction document, non-employee document for the license applicant and supervisor: a recent citizen service center for the technical supervisor, if any.
• ­ Chambers of Agriculture affiliation document: Federation of Chambers of Agriculture in the governorate, in the governorate in which both the license applicant and the technical supervisor, if any, are present
• ­ Sketch plan: real estate department, a plan of the property on which the facility is to be established, indicating its location and boundaries­ Legal possession document for the administrative headquarters: Real estate department certified with a recent date There are no signs prohibiting licensing
• Requirements:

   

  • – The investor should be fully aware of and abide by the technical conditions contained in Resolution No. 198/T of 2017 (attached), especially:
  • The laboratory for commercial production of agricultural mushroom seeds must meet the following conditions (Article 1):
  •  To be located away from densely populated areas.
  •  Legal possession of an area of ​​the property to be licensed, not less than / 120 / m2
  •  The area of the laboratory building, with the exception of the grain warehouse, shall not be less than 100 square metres.
  •  The building should be well ventilated, have a source of fresh water, and a source of energy, and its sections are protected by a metal mesh that prevents insects from entering.

  The construction should consist of several rooms:

  • A room for laboratory instruments and equipment (a sensitive scale with an accuracy of 0.001 grams, a distillation apparatus, a dry heat sterilization oven, a pH meter) and the necessary chemicals.
  • A room for preparing, filling, and sterilizing the granular environment, and it must contain at least one autoclave with a capacity sufficient to sterilize the laboratory production.
  • A room for inoculation of grains and it must contain at least one laminar flow apparatus of sufficient capacity and equipped with a source of ultraviolet rays for sterilization.
  • An incubation room at a temperature of 25±2ºC.
  • A cold storage room that provides a storage temperature of 2-4 ºC.
  • A growing room with controlled conditions (temperature, humidity, ventilation, lighting) to test the productive seed.
  • Attached to the laboratory is a warehouse for storing grains used in seed production with an area of ​​not less than 20 m2.

   The effectiveness of agricultural mushroom seed production is divided into three stages (Article 2):

  • Mother farm stage.
  • The seed stage of the mother.
  • Commercial seed stage .
  • In all these stages, the mycelium must be pure, free of all pollutants, and of high vitality.
  • The laboratory is free to produce any of these stages, and it can also secure the first stage or the first and second stages from the laboratories of government institutions or specialized and reliable international companies. As for the third stage, it must be produced locally.
  • The laboratory must be duly licensed, with his trade name written on each seed packet, as well as the type of agricultural mushroom, the name of the breed, the date of production and the validity period.
  • The agricultural mushroom production laboratory can specialize in producing one type of agricultural mushroom or more.

  Special Conditions (Article 3):

  • The strain that will be multiplied for the production of mushroom seeds is registered in the Plant Production Directorate attached to a certificate of origin and a detailed technical bulletin, whether imported or local, after sending samples of them to one of the specialized governmental laboratories (the General Organization for Seed Reproduction, the General Authority for Scientific Agricultural Research, the General Authority for Biotechnology The registration fees shall be treated as the imported vegetable seed service.
  • The laboratory may not export any quantity of seeds without duly obtaining a prior license.

  The owner of the licensed facility (Article 5) must:

  • Periodically inform the Directorate of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in his governorate of the established plan for his facility and the quantity of production.
  • Disposal of production residues in a manner that does not harm the environment.
  • The committee formed by Resolution No. 198/T in the governorate in which the facility is located shall periodically inspect the facilities for the production of agricultural mushroom seeds to ensure that production is carried out according to the correct and duly approved technical bases, and provide the necessary instructions when needed (Article 6).

  The total time period to complete the service: /15/ work days

  Fees:

   

  fee or stamp	The value of the fee or stamp
  application  stamp fee with  add-ons License fee with add-ons	120 SP
  	470  SP
  Sensory detection fee	4000 SP

  56- A license to establish a veterinary hospital

  Documents required:

  Documents provided by the investor:

  • Investment license application.
  • The location of the veterinary hospital (name – the name of the license applicant – the location of the veterinary hospital and its identification according to the data of the real estate registry / governorate – region – village – area – real estate descriptions – location – identifying the types of animals to be provided veterinary health service for them).
  • Written undertaking: the investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project.
  • A copy of the academic certificate of the license applicant: a high school certificate as a minimum if he is a natural person attached to the written application.
  • A copy of the personal identity or civil registry entry for the license applicant: the citizen service center (the license applicant must be Syrian or the like)
  • Non-conviction document, not employed: Citizen Service Center.
  • A title deed or lease contract certified for the building to be licensed or any official document that independently gives the license applicant the right to possess or use the entire property to be licensed: Real estate department (certified with a recent date, there are no signs prohibiting licensing).
  • Duly certified technical director contract for a veterinarian, attached to it.
  • A copy of the identity or a copy of the civil registry of the veterinarian for the license applicant: the relevant authorities (the contract is certified by the branch of the Syndicate of Veterinarians in the concerned governorate).
  • The supervision contract is renewed annually: veterinarians are excluded if the license is in their name.
  • Financial notification for licensing: the representative of the agriculture sector in the Investment Commission pays the fee upon obtaining the license according to Decree No. 44 of 2005.
  • Copy of the previous license (in the case of a license renewal request): the license holder, the license period is /5 years and is renewed based on a request submitted by the concerned person in the event of a license renewal application.

   

  Conditions required for the service:

  The investor should be fully aware of and abide by the technical conditions contained in Resolution No. /90/T for the year 2020 (attached), in particular:

  • Appointing a veterinarian as a technical director of the hospital under a supervision contract that is renewed annually and duly certified by the branch of the Syndicate of Veterinarians in the governorate attached to a copy of the identity card or a copy of the civil registry of the veterinarian, with the exception of veterinarians if the license is in their names (Article 29).
  • Veterinarians can be used to work in the hospital with a contract with the owner of the hospital certified by the branch of the Syndicate of Veterinarians to which the hospital belongs, and renewed annually (Article 29).
  • Veterinary observers can be appointed to work in the hospital when needed after submitting the following supporting documents (Article 29):
  • 1- A certified copy of the academic certificate.
  • 2- A document proving that the veterinary observer is not working in the state.
  • 3- An annual contract between the owner of the hospital and the veterinary observer, duly certified by the Association of Graduates of Agricultural and Veterinary Schools and Institutes.
  • Veterinary hospitals are subject to control by the Directorate of Animal Health and its departments in the governorates.
  • The duration of the license is five years, and it is renewed based on a request submitted by the person concerned.

  The technical conditions for licensing veterinary hospitals are determined as follows:

  1. The area of ​​the veterinary hospital shall not be less than what is specified in the system for practicing the profession of veterinary medicine.
  2. The building shall be made of stone or cement, and its ceiling and internal walls shall be smooth, free of cracks and holes, and the floor shall be suitable.
  3. It must meet the sanitary conditions and conditions (ventilation – lighting – heating…).
  4. A board shall be installed above its facade, in which the name of the veterinary hospital and the type of animal designated for treatment shall be indicated in a clear line.
  5. The hospital must contain the following divisions from the inside: a management and records room – an examination room – a surgical operating room – a laboratory room – an x-ray room insulated with a layer of lead – a place for animal care after operations – a special warehouse for the hospital.
  6. The hospital should have its own entrance.
  7. Technical equipment to be provided in the hospital:

   Protective clothing for hospitals.

   Cabinets for keeping tools and equipment in all rooms.

   The care room should contain suitable cages for placing animals after operations.

   That the hospital contains a sterilization oven for surgical instruments, and that the operating room contains a surgical table made of stainless steel equipped with appropriate lighting and surgical tools.

   That the laboratory room contains a microscope, , a blood component analysis device, and a computer to print the results.

   The examination room should contain an appropriate examination table, an echo device for small animals, veterinary examination tools, and a refrigerator for placing materials that require appropriate cold temperatures.

   Technical and sanitary disposal of all waste generated by the hospital.

   Licensed hospital owners must keep hazardous materials within closed rooms, storage or cooling places marked with a “dangerous materials” sign, provided that these materials remain within their original containers and containers.

  8. The licensed hospital is subject to the regulations and laws in force and to periodic monitoring by the judicial control committees in the Animal Health Directorate and its departments in the governorates, with the participation of the Veterinarians Syndicate.

   

  9. Opening records for the animals admitted to the hospital and providing the Animal Health Directorate, through the animal health departments in the governorates, with monthly reports on the disease cases that were treated in the hospital.

  10.Inform the Animal Health Department of the concerned governorate when any contagious or common epidemic diseases are suspected.

  Regarding license revocation:

  • The granted license shall be canceled in case of violation of the conditions and regulations in force when granting a license.
  • The committees, by a decision of the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, form a committee consisting of:

   

  – –          Head of the Infectious Diseases Department – Head   –          Head of the Veterinary Quarantine Department – Member –          Head of the Clinics Department – Member –          Head of the Department of Veterinary Laboratories- member –          A representative of the Syndicate of Veterinarians, – member –          A representative of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, as a member –          Head of the animal health department in the concerned governorate

  Its mission: a sensory examination of the hospital to be licensed or licensed to be renewed to ensure that it meets the required technical and health conditions

  Total period of time to complete the service: Veterinary hospital license: /17/ work days

  Renewal of a veterinary hospital license: 15 work days

   

  fee or stamp	The value of the fee or stamp
  application  stamp fee with  add-ons City license stamp fee	120   SP
  	10000 l. SP + 10% reconstruction + 5% local administration + 50 SP war effort + 25 SP martyr stamp + 25 SP crescent stamp
  Area license stamp fee	5000 SP + 10% reconstruction + 5% local administration + 50 SP war effort + 25 SP martyr stamp + 25 SP crescent stamp
  Town license stamp fee	2000 SP + 10% reconstruction + 5% local administration + 50 SP war effort + 25 SP martyr stamp + 25 SP crescent stamp

  57- Crops and fruit trees planting project license

  Documents required:

  Documents provided by the investor:

  • Investment license application.
  • A written undertaking: the investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project

  Requirements:

  • Compliance with the provisions of Resolution No. 3/ of 1987, which includes the prohibition of planting fruit trees in agricultural crop lands in all parts of the country, with the exception of the citrus tree in the Syrian coast exclusively.
  • Compliance with the provisions of Resolution No. /9/ of 1987, which includes the prohibition of planting fruit trees in the plains lands capable of planting field crops, and the expansion of fruitful afforestation continues in mountainous and hilly lands, except for the citrus tree, which is planted on lands suitable for environmental cultivation, and the process of giving loans to producers continues.

  The total time period to complete the service: /12/ work days

   

   

  fee or stamp	The value of the fee or stamp
  application  stamp fee with  add-ons License fee with add-ons	120 SP
  	470 SP

  59 – Technical license for the manufacture of fertilizers

  Documents required:

          Documents provided by the investor:

  – Investment license application.

  A written undertaking: the investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project.

  – A copy of the personal identity of the technical director, a copy of the personal ID of the contracted chemist.

  – A copy of the secondary certificate of the license applicant. The license applicant must have at least a secondary certificate if he is a natural person.

  – A copy of the agricultural engineering certificate for the technical director.

  – A copy of the contracted chemist’s certificate.

   Not convicted, not employed document of the license applicant: Citizen Service Center .

   Not convicted, not employed of the technical director: Citizen Service Center  if the license applicant is not an agricultural engineer.

   Not convicted, not employed of the contracted chemist: Citizen Service Center .

  -A document of affiliation with the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers for the contracting technical director: the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers for the applicant for the document.

   Commercial Register: Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection

   Industrial licensing decision for the establishment in the concerned governorate: Ministry of Industry Registration certificate for an industrial facility in the concerned governorate: Ministry of Industry

  – Membership certificate in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the concerned governorate: Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the concerned governorate.

  – Technical management contract with a duly certified technical director: the technical director is required to be an agricultural engineer, if the license applicant is not an agricultural engineer.

  -A contract with a duly certified laboratory chemist.

  Conditions required for the service:

  • The investor must be fully aware of and abide by the technical conditions contained in Resolution /115/T for the year 2021

  Total time to complete the service: / 20 / work days

  fee or stamp	The value of the fee or stamp
  application  stamp fee with  add-ons License fee with add-ons	120 SP
  	470SP
  Fertilizer Production License Fee	50000 SP
  Technical license to manufacture fertilizers	500.000 SP

   

  58-  The technical approval license required to set up factories for the manufacture of feed materials and additives

  Documents required:

  • Documents provided by the investor:
  • Investment license application.
  • A letter from the Ministry of Industry:
  • A written undertaking: the investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project.

  Requirements:

   

  • The investor must be fully aware of and abide by the technical conditions contained in Resolution No. /90/T for the year 2020 (attached), especially:
  • The Ministry grants technical approval for the establishment (or investment) of plants for the manufacture of feed and feed additives (from mineral salts and vitamins and their mixtures of premixes, concentrates and other feed supplements used in animal nutrition) of plant origin for natural and legal persons according to the following requirements:
  1. The floor of the plant must be furnished with cement or tiles, and the ceilings and walls should be covered with materials that are easy to clean, at a height of at least two meters.
  2. Securing a treatment unit for the sewage water generated by this industry before dumping it into the public sewage system.
  3. Disposal of the solid wastes of this industry by technical means.
  4. Not eating, drinking or smoking in the production halls.
  5. Conducting a periodic examination of employees at least every year.
  6. The establishment should be in dry areas, at least 1 km away from laboratories for the production of vaccines and serum plants and from feed laboratories of animal origin, and a distance of /500/ m from laboratories of human and veterinary medicines, baby food, cosmetics, foodstuffs and water resources, and a distance of /200/ meters from service facilities and facilities for raising animals and poultry.
  7. Provide the necessary technical means to prevent odors from leaving the facility, provide means of air purification, and that the ventilation holes are high close to the ceiling.
  8. The production operations shall be closed.
  9. Providing appropriate individual protective equipment and a first aid kit.
  10. Duly secure health facilities.
  11. Securing a fire alarm system with the appropriate devices for self and manual extinguishing.
  12. The product must meet all the health and chemical conditions stipulated in the decisions of the Ministry.
  13. Putting a label on all packages of the produced materials.
  14. The product bags should be placed on wooden board.

   

  • Every plant for the manufacture of fodder or feed materials, regardless of its production capacity, is subject to the necessity of technical supervision in accordance with the following conditions:
  • That the technical supervisor and the license holder be an agricultural engineer who is not working in the state, with a technical experience of not less than three years in this field according to an official document and having the prior approval of the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers.
  • The technical supervisor has the right to supervise a maximum of two laboratories.
  • The technical supervisor must undertake in writing to the Directorate of Agriculture to submit a report every three months on the state of the plant, provided that his technical supervision of the plant is permanently canceled in case he does not submit the required report for two consecutive periods, and the plant owner must appoint a new technical supervisor within a maximum period of three months.
  • The technical supervision fees are determined by agreement between the owner of the plant or facility and the technical supervisor contracted with him.
  • The technical supervision contract is renewed every two years.
  • If the license holder is an agricultural engineer, there is no need to name a technical supervisor.
  • The employees of the Feed Control Division from the Directorate of Agriculture to participate in withdrawing forage samples (a sample for physical and chemical analysis – and a sample for bacterial analysis) and packing them according to the rules from the experimental production of the laboratory or facility and sending them for analysis in the approved laboratories of the Ministry and at the expense of the owner of the factory or facility where the analysis fees are duly paid .
  • Approval is not granted if the result of the analysis of the sample taken from the experimental production does not conform to the Syrian standard or the regulating decision for that substance, and another sample is taken from a new experimental production (every time the sample does not conform) to be analyzed in the approved laboratories of the Ministry And at the expense of the owner of the factory or facility, and it is re-evaluated, until the experimental production of the produced substance conforms to the approved Syrian standard or the decision governing that substance.

  The total time period to complete the service: 3/ work days.

  fee or stamp	The value of the fee or stamp
  application  stamp fee with  add-ons   License fee with add-ons	120 SP
  	470 SP

  59 – Technical license for the manufacture of fertilizers

  Documents required:

          Documents provided by the investor:

  – Investment license application.

  A written undertaking: the investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project.

  – A copy of the personal identity of the technical director, a copy of the personal ID of the contracted chemist.

  – A copy of the secondary certificate of the license applicant. The license applicant must have at least a secondary certificate if he is a natural person.

  – A copy of the agricultural engineering certificate for the technical director.

  – A copy of the contracted chemist’s certificate.

   Not convicted, not employed document of the license applicant: Citizen Service Center .

   Not convicted, not employed of the technical director: Citizen Service Center  if the license applicant is not an agricultural engineer.

   Not convicted, not employed of the contracted chemist: Citizen Service Center .

  -A document of affiliation with the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers for the contracting technical director: the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers for the applicant for the document.

   Commercial Register: Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection

   Industrial licensing decision for the establishment in the concerned governorate: Ministry of Industry Registration certificate for an industrial facility in the concerned governorate: Ministry of Industry

  – Membership certificate in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the concerned governorate: Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the concerned governorate.

  – Technical management contract with a duly certified technical director: the technical director is required to be an agricultural engineer, if the license applicant is not an agricultural engineer.

  -A contract with a duly certified laboratory chemist.

  Conditions required for the service:

  • The investor must be fully aware of and abide by the technical conditions contained in Resolution /115/T for the year 2021

   

  Total time to complete the service: / 20 / work days

  fee or stamp	The value of the fee or stamp
  application  stamp fee with  add-ons License fee with add-ons	120 SP
  	470SP
  Fertilizer Production License Fee	50000 SP
  Technical license to manufacture fertilizers	500.000 SP

  60- A plant license for the production of veterinary medicines

  Documents required:

  Documents provided by the Investors Service Center:

  • The approval of the Ministry of Defense, in case the plant is outside the industrial zones
  • Standing Committee Recommendation

  Documents provided by the investor

  (The stage of initial approval for the establishment of the laboratory)

  • A written request.
  • A written undertaking in which the investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project, attached to the written application.
  • A copy of the academic certificate (at least a high school diploma if he is a natural person)

  Documents provided by the investor

  During the implementation phase:

  • Commercial Register (Merchant Registration Certificate) from the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
  • Certificate of registration of an industrial establishment from the Director of Industry in the Industrial City.
  • Chamber of Commerce registration certificate from the Chamber of Commerce.
  • Chamber of Industry membership certificate from the Chamber of Industry.
  • Chamber of Commerce membership certificate from the Chamber of Commerce.

  Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

    During the implementation phase:

  • An administrative license for the establishment from the Ministry of Local Administration.
  • Industrial license from the Ministry of Industry – Directorate of Industry

   

  Documents provided by the investor

    To obtain licenses to establish a production plant

    After implementing the facility:

  • A non-conviction document of the license applicant.
  • A non-employee document for the license applicant
  • A copy of the personal identification card or a certified copy of the record of the technical director contracted with the applicant for the license (a technical director must be appointed with a specialization in veterinary medicine)
  • A non-conviction document of the contracted veterinarian.
  • A non-employee document for the contracted veterinarian.
  • A copy of the scientific certificate of the contracting veterinarian.
  • A document of affiliation with the Syndicate of Veterinarians for the contracted veterinarian.
  • A copy of the plant owner’s contract with the veterinarian and certified by the Syndicate of Veterinarians.
  • A copy of the personal identity card or a certified copy of the record of the pharmacist or chemist contracting with the license applicant (a pharmacist or laboratory chemist must be appointed).
  • A non-conviction document for the pharmacist or chemist contracting with the license applicant.
  • A non-employee document for the pharmacist or chemist contracting with the license applicant.
  • A copy of the scientific certificate of the contracting pharmacist or chemist.
  • A copy of the plant owner’s contract with the pharmacist or chemist.
  • The approval of the Ministry of Health for the work of the pharmacist in the laboratory or the chemist.
  • A copy of the personal identity card or a certified copy of the record of the laboratory chemist contracted by the applicant for the license.
  • A non-employee document for a laboratory chemist contracting with the license applicant.
  • Non-conviction document for the contracted laboratory chemist.
  • A copy of the scientific certificate of the contracting laboratory chemist (a pharmacist or laboratory chemist must be appointed and hold a license from the College of Sciences, Bio-Chemical Division, Microbiology Division, Applied Chemistry or Organic Chemistry).
  • A copy of the plant owner’s contract with the laboratory chemist.

  Requirements:

  The license applicant must be fully aware of and abide by the provisions of Resolution No. /100/T of 2004 and its amendments, especially:

  –  A one-time license is granted for plants for the production of things defined in Article One of Resolution No. /100/T of 2004.

  –  The Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform has the right to cancel the license and not grant or renew it to any person convicted of violating this decision.

  – A decision of the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform determines the necessary conditions for granting, renewing or canceling licenses, as well as the conditions necessary for the production of the things defined in Article 1 of this decision, the type of laboratories prepared for their local production and analysis, and everything related to their circulation in the Syrian Arab Republic.

  – A decision by the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform determines the types and names of dangerous things from what is stated in Article 1 of this decision.

  In the event of the death of the licensee, the heirs are given one year to settle the legal and financial situation of the facility under the supervision of a technical manager.

  A veterinarian may not obtain more than one license (laboratory – warehouse – service office).

  – In the event of a desire to change the license obtained by the license holder, it shall be canceled by a decision of the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform.

  Whoever wants to change the technical director, whether it is for a factory or a warehouse, must inform the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform before making the amendment, and in a written letter, in order to amend the licensing decision.

  The veterinary medicine laboratory is required to distribute its production through licensed veterinary medicine warehouses.

  – The pharmaceutical laboratory must have the machines, equipment and tools necessary to manufacture the shapes licensed to be manufactured in the laboratory in accordance with Resolution /100/T of 2004 and its amendments.

  Total time to complete the service: /9/ work days

  Fees:

  fee or stamp	The value of the fee or stamp
  application  stamp fee with  add-ons License fee with add-ons	120 SP
  	470SP
  Fee for licensing a production line in a veterinary drug factory	50.000 SP        for each production line

  Resolution No. /100/ of 2004 and its amendments:

  Article 1/: The following things are subject to the provisions of this resolution:

  A- Chemical and biological materials and preparations for feeding animals, poultry and aquatic organisms.

  b- Chemical and biological materials and preparations used in the protection and treatment of animals, poultry and aquatic organisms from diseases, epidemics and veterinary parasites, and veterinary disinfection and sterilization materials.

  C – Chemical and biological materials and preparations used in the prevention and treatment of pushing insects.

  Article /2/:

  A- It is prohibited to engage in trade in the things described in Article 1 of this decision except by virtue of an official license granted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform.

  B – The prohibition includes the production and possession of the things mentioned in paragraph /a/ of this article, and their import and export.

  Article 3/:

  A – The right to license the circulation (buying and selling) of things defined in paragraphs /a, c/ of Article 1 of this decision is limited to veterinarians and agricultural engineers.

  B – The right to license the circulation (buying and selling) of the things defined in paragraph /b/ of Article 1 of this decision is limited to veterinarians.

  C – Natural and legal persons have the right to obtain a license to produce                  and trade (import and export) the things defined in Article One.

   

  61- Initial license or conditional acceptance for a specified period (from one to 6 months) for establishments of agricultural mushroom seed production

  Documents required:

  Documents provided by the investor:

  • Investment license application.
  • A written undertaking: the investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project.
  • A true copy of the university license for the license applicant: specialization in agricultural engineering exclusively, if he is an agricultural engineer.
  • Affiliation document to the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers: the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers, if he is an agricultural engineer.
  • A non-conviction document for the license applicant: Citizen Service Center .
  • A non-employee document for the license applicant: Citizen Service Center
  • A true copy of the university degree The technical supervisor contracting with the license applicant: the specialization of agricultural engineering exclusively. A technical supervisor must be contracted if the license applicant does not hold agricultural engineering.
  • Affiliation document to the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers: the technical supervisor contracting with the license applicant – the Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers – a technical supervisor must be contracted if the license applicant does not hold agricultural engineering.
  • A copy of the personal identity or a document from the civil registry (persons registration): the technical supervisor contracting with the license applicant – a technical supervisor must be contracted if the license applicant does not hold agricultural engineering.
  • A non-conviction document for the technical supervisor contracting with the license applicant: Citizen Service Center (modern) A technical supervisor must be contracted if the license applicant does not hold agricultural engineering.
  • A non-employee document for the technical supervisor contracting with the license applicant: Citizen Service Center (modern) A technical supervisor must be contracted if the license applicant does not hold agricultural engineering.
  • Affiliation document to the Chambers of Agriculture for the license applicant: Federation of Syrian Chambers of Agriculture.
  • Chambers of Agriculture affiliation document for the technical supervisor: the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Agriculture, in case there is a technical supervisor
  • The contract between the license applicant and the technical supervisor, provided that it is legally documented by the notary who requested the license in the event that there is a technical supervisor.
  • A plan of the property indicating its location and boundaries: real estate department.
  • Legal possession document of the property on which the establishment is to be licensed: real estate department certified with a recent date. There are no signs preventing the license.

  Requirements for the service:

  • The investor must be fully aware of and abide by the technical conditions contained in Resolution No. /31/T of 2013 (attached), in particular:
  • After submitting the application, the initial inspection is done by the technical committee formed in each governorate of the location of the establishment, and a preliminary approval or conditional acceptance is granted for a specified period (from one month to 6 months) during which the establishment is prepared, after which the final inspection is made and the license is granted in the event of completion and availability of production requirements From (a water source – mushroom breeding rooms – breeding ponds – tables for packaging and production processing – requirements for controlling temperature and humidity and their measuring devices – and the necessary tools for them) and preparing a preliminary report for licensing the agricultural mushroom establishment as stated in Form No. Appendix (10) of this decision.
  • The owner of the licensed establishment must:
  •  Periodically informing the Directorate of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in his governorate of the planned plan for his establishment and the quantity of production.
  •  Disposing of production residues in a manner that does not harm the environment.
  • The Directorate of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in the governorate in which the establishment is located periodically inspects agricultural mushroom production establishments to ensure that production is carried out according to the correct and duly approved technical bases, and to provide the necessary instructions when needed.

  document	The value of the fee or stamp
  application  stamp fee with  add-onsا	120 SP
  License fee with add-ons	470 SP
  Sensory detection fee	4000 SP

  The total time to complete the transaction: /18/ days

  62-An application for an initial license to establish a horse breeding farm

  Documents required:

  Documents provided by the investor:

  • Investment license application.
  • A written undertaking: the investor undertakes to review all the technical conditions required for the establishment of the project.
  • A real estate registration statement: real estate department certified with a recent date – there are no signs prohibiting licensing – showing the ownership of the property to be established the farm or the complex or something similar (such as a disposal certificate or a certificate of use from agrarian reform or a lease or sharing contract) duly signed by the responsible authorities The relevant document or any other document that gives the license applicant the right to possess and use the entire property required to be licensed.
  • Area plan, sketch plan: real estate department.
  • A building permit for the establishment of barns, constructions and accessories for these farms or complexes, indicating the quality of education, project capacity, and the locations of these farms or complexes: the technical services directorates, city councils, countries, or the municipality in the concerned governorate.
  • Engineering plans certified by the Syndicate of Engineers
  • A written undertaking that includes the investor’s commitment to observe the technical conditions of the barns in accordance with Resolution No. /90/ of 2020
  • A written undertaking certified by the notary public not to cause any malfunction, health or environmental damage, or inconvenience to others, and not to cause any harm to the real estate or licensing partners.
  • An affiliation document with the Chamber of Agriculture in the governorate for the private sector: Chamber of Agriculture in the relevant governorate.

  Requirements:

  The investor must be fully aware of and abide by the technical conditions contained in Resolution No. 38/T of 2001, in particular:

  General terms and conditions of the site:

  1. It should be at a radial distance of /1000/m from the boundaries of the approved organizational plan or the boundaries of urban expansion for the cities of governorate centers and second-tier cities, and a distance of /500/m from the boundaries of the organizational schemes of other administrative units and every population gathering of more than /500/people, according to a document An official document issued by the competent authorities duly certified.

  2  It should be at a radial distance of /1000/m from the borders of military sites, hospitals, schools, water dams, water springs, factories and laboratories, and a distance of /500/m from all the different animal production facilities.

  Technical conditions:

  1. The number of heads for which the farm is to be licensed shall not be less than /6/ heads.
  2. The roofed area for barn buildings and their accessories shall not be less than /150/m2 provided that it is allocated to house each head within 12m2 and the rest of the space is for breeding accessories, a fodder warehouse, a delivery room, isolation-a tool room..etc, and every increase of six heads requires the provision of 25m2 roofed for each head.
  3. The ceiling height shall not be less than 3/m and the area of windows, ventilation windows and lighting shall not be less than 7% of the floor area
  4. A gated theater shall be available for taming the movement of horses with an area of not less than ten times the covered area designated to house horses
  5. The farm should be surrounded by a suitable fence.

  The farm is closed and the license is cancelled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in one of the following cases:

  • If he stops breeding horses for more than a year.
  • If it is used for other than the purposes for which it was established.
  • If it is proven that it is a source of health harm to the population, or it is proven that it is a source of infection or morbid injury to others, and the assessment of this is due to a technical committee formed for this purpose.
  • If the license holder violates one of the terms or provisions of Resolution No. /38/ of 2001.
  • If the owner of the license with the same horses belongs to a cooperative association specialized in breeding horses and has a license under Resolution /38/T of 2001.
  • If the license holder intentionally abuses the projects of others.
  • The relevant authority is informed of the cancellation of the license to take the appropriate action.

  Regarding the transfer of the final license from one investor to another:

  – The final license may be transferred from one investor to another by sale, inheritance or assignment, in accordance with the terms of ownership in accordance with Resolution No. 38/T of 2001.

  Note: The license does not relieve the holder of the obligations and responsibilities towards the official authorities in the country.

  Fees:

  Total time to complete the service: /14/ days

  The document	The value of the fee or stamp
  application  stamp fee with  add-onsا	120SP
  License fee with add-ons	470SP
  Real estate disclosure fee	4000SP

– 48  Administrative license for a private hospital within the organizational chart (local                           administration and environment)

Documents required:

• A real estate registration statement from the Directorate of Real Estate Interests that is free of signs that prevent the license from being issued – no more than a month has passed.
• A real estate secretariat scheme from the Directorate of Real Estate Interests, for a period not exceeding one year.
• Sketch of the administrative unit planning not more than a year ago.
• Indication diagram of the administrative unit.
• Organization limit of the administrative unit.
• Clearance from the administrative unit, not more than a month old
• Engineering plans that include all architectural, construction, electrical, mechanical and sanitary plans certified by the Engineers Syndicate branch.
• Soil mechanic certified by the Engineers Syndicate branch.
• A supervisory contract certified by the Engineers Syndicate branch.
• An account memorandum certified by the Engineers Syndicate branch.
• A copy of the identity of the owner or his representative under a duly authenticated power of attorney.

provided by the Investors Services Center

• The approval of the Directorate of Antiquities and Museums in the governorate.
• Approval of the Health Directorate.

Requirements:

• That the applicant be the only person concerned “or his representative under a duly authenticated power of attorney” from the notary, or attach the investment contract if the applicant is an investor.
• The service must be complete with all documents and evidence related to the licensing.
• All fees incurred for entering the licensing service have been paid in accordance with the approved fees.

Total time to complete the service: 7-8 work days

Fees:

Total service fee: 57,940 initial fee + final license fee (variable)

Detailed fee:

49 –  Initial approval to set up a pharmaceutical laboratory

Documents required:

• Initial approval application according to the approved form at the Investors Service Center. The application is submitted in the name of the concerned person exclusively, and the papers can be delivered and received by the concerned person or his legal agent.
• A copy of the decision to book a partition in the cities or industrial areas, provided that the book decision is issued with a recent date not exceeding 5 days, or a certified copy showing that the book decision is still valid to date, and that the partition is for the pharmaceutical industry.
• It is possible to attach a statement of ownership of the partition or an allocation decision instead of the book decision, with the need to clarify the allowed space for construction.
• A copy of the investor’s identity card.
• Attach a copy of the power of attorney for the legal representative.
• In the event that the applicant is a company, the company’s data must be submitted (commercial register of the company – articles of association of the company or a duly certified partnership contract).

Requirements:

• Limiting the establishment of pharmaceutical laboratories within cities and industrial zones – Cabinet Presidency Letter No. 2105/1 dated 6/2/2020 Cabinet Decision No. 426 dated 26/2/2020
• The area starts from 1,000 square meters for a laboratory with one production section, and 500 square meters are added to each additional section according to the approved technical conditions.
• Observing the health and technical conditions for separating departments and buildings according to drug groups and required production lines.
• Initial approvals are granted for a period of three years, not renewable or extendable. In the event that the approval period expires without obtaining the final license, the investor must submit a new application for initial approval with payment of all fees.
• The total time to complete the service: 15 work days

Fees:

• There are no fees or allowances if the required lines are of quality.
• For non-qualitative lines, an initial approval service fee of $25,000 is collected for                 each non-qualitative line, to be collected in the Syrian currency.
• Application stamp fee with add-ons 120 SP.

50 – An Application for an initial license for a hospital

Documents required:

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center:

• The recommendation of the permanent committee includes (the approval of the administrative unit, a book on the needs of the region).
• The approval of the site and the decision of the executive office signed by the head of the executive office in the governorate (a true copy can be accepted).

Documents provided by the investor

• Investment license application.
• An Application for approval to study the project through a written request from the owner, his agent, or a legal investor of the real estate certified.
• Real estate registration statement for real estate department (duly certified) with a recent date issued in the name of the hospital owners (company – legal person – association).
• Architectural plan (certified engineering and technological architectural plans and for mechanical, electrical and sanitation plans) + sketch (duly certified by The Buildings, the Engineers Syndicate and the Administrative unit) Initial approval by a letter from the Buildings Directorate to refer the plans to the concerned administrative unit and the Engineers Syndicate for approval by them. Architectural plans certified by the Directorate The buildings, the Engineers Syndicate and the Administrative Unit, as for the mechanical and electrical plans, are from the Engineers Syndicate.
• A technical management contract between the technical director and the owners (duly certified) with a notary between the investor and the technical director
• An application from the technical director submitted to the concerned health directorate.
• A certified copy of the Syrian Board Certificate for the technical director submitted by the investor or the technical director.
• A certified copy by the permanent license of the technical director.
• A recent union document for the technical director showing the authority to which it is directed and the reason for the grants, and it was found that the doctor’s clinic is exclusively in the hospital.
• A recent non-employee document of the investing technical director or technical director.
• Military status statement for the technical director.
• A recent non-judgmental document of the Technical Director
• The 3 commitments of the technical director include:
•  A pledge to devote himself.
•  Comply with the regulations and laws issued by the Ministry of Health.
•  Maintaining records of narcotic drugs and communicable diseases records
• A commercial register in the name of the hospital owners, certified by a recent date and issued in the name of the hospital owners, showing the property and the name of the hospital. It is required if the investor is a company.
• Financial receipts worth (300,000 SP) Decree 9 of 2017
• A copy of the ID of the technical director

An initial inspection committee is required to match the plans with the construction And projecting that on the initial approved detection settings.

Total time to complete the service: 15 work days

Fees:

29- Granting a license/permit to engage in electricity generation/distribution activity.

Documents requireds

Documents provided by the investor

• Investment license application

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• The permanent committee’s recommendation to approve the site.
• Preliminary approval to connect to the transmission/distribution network from the Transmission and Distribution Corporation for a capacity of more than (10) megawatts, and from the Governorate Electricity Company for a capacity of (10) megawatts and less. In the event of the technical possibility of linking, the investor shall bear the linking expenses.
• Preliminary approval for the transmission of electricity to major subscribers or for the purpose of exporting from the General Organization for Electricity Transmission and Distribution. In the event that there is the technical possibility of transmitting electricity, the investor must pay for using the transmission/distribution network

Approval to grant the license

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor

• Invested fuel supply agreements from the fuel supplier (certified true copy) in the case of conventional generation.
• The existence of a certified real estate plan to describe the land on which the project will be built.
• A title deed / real estate registration from the real estate department (certified with a recent date and there are no signs preventing the license) or a document proving his right to use the site for a period of no less than five years (the original / a true copy of the document)
• A hard copy and an electronic copy of an economic feasibility study, which requires the following:
• 1- The project description must be clear and accurate and include all facilities.
• 2- The equipment must be of good quality, with test certificates attached to it.

3-The study shows the timetable, project implementation stages and critical points.

• 4- It includes a simulation report completed on one of the internationally accredited programs.
• 5- That the engineering plans (box plan and general site plan of the project show the thermal plan of the conventional generation project) with a list of definitions for each plan.
• The design study for the project is approved by the Engineers Syndicate, noting that the study prepared by qualified external companies does not need to be approved by the Engineers’ Syndicate.
• An original copy of the environmental impact assessment study, and photovoltaic projects with a capacity of 10 megawatts and less are exempted.
• A written undertaking from the investor or his legal representative according to the form approved by the Investor Services Center.
• A recent original copy of the commercial register (if any).
• A true copy of the company’s publicity decision (if any).

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• Preliminary approval for the preparation of the project study.
• The approval of the Governorate Electricity Company to purchase electricity in the event of working according to the feed-in tariff, according to Article 28 of the Electricity Law.
• Environmental approval (original copy) for projects that require an environmental assessment.

Requirements:

According to Electricity Law No. 32 of 2010 and its amendments

Total time to complete the service: 20-30 work days

Fees: The fees resulting from studying applications for licenses/permits are as follows:

Each license must pay a financial stamp fee of 470 SYP (300 SYP financial + 50 SYP war effort + 40 SYP Reconstruction on the stamp fee and the war effort + 30 SYP Local administration on the stamp fee and the war effort + 25 SYP Martyr stamp + 25 SYP crescent stamp)

The fee for granting a license/permit to practice electricity activities is determined as follows:

Each license must pay a financial stamp fee of 470 SYP (300 SYP financial + 50 SYP war effort + 40 SYP Reconstruction on the stamp fee and the war effort + 30 SYP Local administration on the stamp fee and the war effort + 25 SYP Martyr stamp + 25 SYP crescent stamp).

The annual fee for the license/permit to practice electricity activities is determined as follows:

Each license must pay a financial stamp fee of 470 SYP (300 SYP financial + 50 SYP war effort + 40 SYP Reconstruction on the stamp fee and the war effort + 30 SYP Local administration on the stamp fee and the war effort + 25 SYP Martyr stamp + 25 SYP crescent stamp).

• An application for granting an investment license attached to the related agreements and licenses shall be submitted in the following cases and according to the following:
•  Electricity purchase agreements concluded with the Transmission and Distribution Corporation (certified true copy) if it resulted from an advertisement in accordance with Articles 9-30 of the law.
•  The agreement concluded with the Transmission and Distribution Corporation for the transmission of electricity to major subscribers/export (certified true copy) in case of transfer to major subscribers/export.
•  The agreement concluded between the investor and the Electricity Generation Corporationand duly approved in case it resulted from an announcement in accordance with Articles 9-A of the law
•  With a true copy of all documents and proofs required in the advertisement.
•  Experience in the field of activity according to the terms of the advertisement
•  The financial solvency of one of the banks that the investor deals with (original bank letter) according to the terms of the advertisement.

68- Granting import licenses

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor

Submit an import application for the materials to be imported (according to the form approved by the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade attached, a copy of it, and a sticker on the stamps.

– Commercial registry / pending the issuance of the industrial registry / the competent internal trade directorate.

Certificate of Chamber of Commerce or Chamber of Agriculture, according to the nature of the project.

Chamber of Industry Certificate for Industrial Projects.

An invoice issued by the exporting company showing (the name of the importer – the origin – the exporter – the name of the manufacturer and the name of the exporter – the materials to be imported – the quantity and value).

Documents provided by the Investors Services Center

• A letter issued by the Syrian Investment Agency to start importing.
• Financial clearance.
• Social Security clearance.
• An industrial register for executed projects or an undertaking to produce an industrial register for projects under establishment.
• A certified copy of the investment license issued by the Syrian Investment Agency.
• An industrial licensing decision certified by the relevant Industry Directorate for industrial projects (attached with the necessary machinery and equipment for a project in the establishment stage, and if the project is an agricultural project, the license and equipment necessary for the project are issued.
• After the approval of the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade, the concerned person or his authorized representative prints the import license (according to the application submitted) by him and approved by the Ministry of Economy (according to the unified application guide approved for granting licenses).
• The approvals of Arab countries are printed at the Grants Department and a number and date are taken (according to the form approved by the Ministry of Economy) and then the approval can be granted (according to the provisions of foreign trade and the instructions in force) and this is done within 24 hours if the approval meets the conditions and approvals required for each customs item and article it is required to be imported (in accordance with the provisions of foreign trade and the instructions issued by the Ministry of Economy).

The service completion period is 1-2 work days if the license meets the conditions and approvals required for each customs item and item to be imported (according to the provisions of foreign trade and the instructions issued by the Ministry of Economy)

Fees:

69- Correction of import license

–  The concerned person submits a correction application, accompanied by a copy of the concerned person, the third copy of the import permit according to the form approved by the Ministry of Economy for the correction application, with stamps worth /100/SP.     .

• Fees

70-Cancellation of import license

– The person concerned submits an application to cancel the permit, accompanied to it all copies of the permit (if no amount of it has been cleared) attached to the stamps with a value of /120/ SYP

21- Registration an agency of a foreign company

Documents required:

– A power of attorney contract from the foreign company entrusted with it, which includes the following:

1. Name and commercial address of the foreign company or enterprise
2. Its nationality and place of incorporation.
3. Its head office and full address: (the name and address of the company’s branches if the attorney or mediation includes branches as well).
4. The purpose of the company, the subject of the agency contract, and the funds and services covered by the attorney.
5. The type of agency (commission or distribution), its duration, the area of ​​work of the agent, and the origins of its renewal or cancellation.
6. The percentage of commission or wages and how to determine the financial rights of the agent.
7. The subject of the agency, mentioning the items in detail.
8. The agent’s detailed business name and address (telephone number, e-mail, fax…).
9. The contract must include that the agent is contacted directly, and that the company declares that it does not have an agent in Syria, and in the event of one, the new agency is not registered until after the old one has been duly canceled.

The power of attorney must be certified by the following authorities:

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

– The competent authorities in the country in which the foreign legal person is registered (the Chamber of Commerce or Industry in the foreign country)

– From the Syrian embassy in the country of the foreign company and the translation of the document if it is in a foreign language

– A copy of the commercial register of the foreign company in its home country from the entrusted foreign company with a translation of the document if it is in a foreign language

– Commercial register certified by the Syrian agent from the Syrian agent

Total time to complete the service: four work days

22- Amendment to register an agency of a foreign company–

Documents required:

A document from the foreign company entrusted with the required amendment, certified by the following authorities:

 The competent authorities in the country in which the foreign legal person is registered (the Chamber of Commerce or Industry in the foreign country).

 From the Syrian Embassy in the country of the foreign company.

 From the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(Translation of the document if it is in a foreign language.)

Total time required to complete the service: four work days

23 –  Opening a branch or office (temporary – regional) of a foreign company

Documents required:

• The contract of incorporation of the parent foreign company and its statutes from the parent foreign company, translated if in a foreign language and certified by the following authorities:
•  The competent authorities in the country in which the foreign legal person is registered (the Chamber of Commerce or Industry in the foreign country).
•  From the Syrian Embassy in the country of the foreign company.
•  From the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• The foreign company’s board of directors’ decision to establish an office or branch in Syria, indicate its affiliation, appoint a manager for it and delegate it with the necessary powers, and authorize the person assigned by the foreign legal person to follow up the registration procedures.
• Certificate of registration of the foreign legal person in the commercial registry.
• A document proving that the paid-up capital of the company or institution is not less than ten million Syrian pounds or its equivalent. An exception is made from this condition for foreign non-profit organizations and institutions.
• The financial statements of the last financial year of the foreign legal person in its head office certified by a legal auditor.

The total time to complete the service: /12/ days

24  Amendment to a branch or office (temporary – regional) of a foreign company–

Documents required:

The decision of the foreign company’s board of directors to amend the company’s office or branch in Syria, and authorizing the person assigned by the foreign legal person to follow up the amendment procedures from the foreign parent company, certified by the following authorities:

 The competent authorities in the country in which the foreign legal person is registered (the Chamber of Commerce or Industry in the foreign country).

 From the Syrian Embassy in the country of the foreign company.

 From the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(Translation of the document if it is in a foreign language)

Total time to complete the service: /6/ days

30- An application for approval to invest the material for manufacturing purposes

Documents required:

Documents provided by the investor

• An application from the investor.
• Commercial Register.
• Industrial Register.
• A copy of a personal ID, a passport, or a certified power of attorney submitted by the person concerned or the legal agent.
• Pay the detection fee.
• Topographical plan of the site from the General Organization of Geology and payment of the financial cost.
• Real estate registration No. 2 from The Real Estate
• Proof of ownership or lease contract.
• Undertaking according to a model approved by the General Organization of Geology in accordance with the regulations and laws governing.
• A bank guarantee for the investor in the amount of 100,000 dollars or its equivalent in Syrian pounds, and for cement factories, with a value of one million dollars.

Documents provided by the Investor Services Center

• Approval of the Ministry of Agriculture (copies 2).
• Approval of the Ministry of Water Resources (copies 2).
• Approval of security authorities.
• The approval of the Ministry of Defense.
• Approval of the Ministry of Culture (archaeological areas).

A technical detection committee is required from the General Organization of Geology consisting of (geologist – topographical – engineer) whose mission is to inspect the site and take samples to refer them to the Directorate of Laboratories for analysis and drawing up the topographic scheme of the investment site.

Total Time Duration: /15/ work days 

Fees:

• According to the instructions contained in the Prime Minister’s letter No. 1/7290 dated 18/6/2017 + the institution’s operations system No. 334 of 2020.
• Application fee of 120 SP with add-ons.
• Quarry investment license fees according to the rates specified by the General Organization of Geology.
• The value of the state’s right of the extracted materials according to the rates specified by the General Organization of Geology.

51- A license to establish tourist facilities (accommodation) within the organizational chart

Documents required:

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• The permanent committee’s recommendation to approve the construction of the project in the specified location

Documents provided by the investor

• A document from the municipality showing the organizational status of the property from the competent administrative unit duly certified.
• Investment license application signed by all owners and attached with copies of their personal identities.
• A document evidencing the ownership of the property or real estate to be licensed by the real estate authorities, certified by a recent date.
• A recent real estate record issued by real estate departments, certified by a recent date, free of anti-licensing signs.
• Duly certified area statement.
• A timetable showing the stages of implementation of the project .
• An organizational chart with a specific scale showing the property to be licensed and the vicinity of the competent administrative unit duly certified.
• A building permit certified by the competent administrative unit or duly authenticated plan and building control system.
• Amending the regulatory status to a tourist by the Ministry of Housing according to the following conditions:
•  The property is within a tourist area.
•  To fulfill all the requirements set by the Ministry of Tourism.
•  There is a point in converting it into a tourist.
• Demolition approval or demolition license from the concerned administrative authority.
• The project plans are issued by the studying engineer and certified by the concerned administrative authority as conforming to the building control system and the Wajab curriculum.

The total period of time to complete the service: two weeks from the date of completing the documents and conditions of the license

Fees:

52- Application for a tourist certificate (accommodation) for a property outside the organizational chart.

Documents required:

Documents provided by the Investors Service Center

• The permanent committee’s recommendation to approve the project sites.
• A document proving that the property is located outside the airport campus, ports, military sites, pollution-causing facilities, springs, natural and industrial lakes, roads, archaeological areas, and there is no building ban for any party whatsoever. Provided that the approval of the competent authorities in the country is taken on the location of the facility in cases where The facility is located within the sanctuary of natural and artificial lakes and springs, the protection distance, the roads of all degrees, the protection distance and the sanctuary of archaeological areas and sites (a document from the concerned authorities showing the sanctuary of each of them, with the projection of this on the general site plan submitted by the person concerned and certified by the concerned authority) attested From the relevant administrative unit.

Documents provided by the investor:

• An application to be registered at the Investors Service Center, signed by all owners, with copies of their personal identities attached.
• A document evidencing the ownership of the property or real estate to be licensed by the real estate department, certified by a recent date.
• A recent real estate record from the real estate department, certified by a recent date, free of anti-licensing signs.
• An area statement in case the area is not mentioned on the real estate statement (duly certified).
• An organizational chart on a scale of 1/1000 showing the distribution of blocks, their uses and all the details necessary to clarify the idea (slashes in the ground with a topographical chart) from the competent administrative unit certified by the studying engineer.
• A document showing the organizational status of the property from the administrative unit.
• A real estate plan with a specific scale on which the borders, neighborhoods and public properties, if available, are determined by the competent administrative unit certified by the real estate authorities.
• A plan identical to the real estate plan that includes a distribution of trees in the event that the technical inspection shows that there are trees on the property to be licensed by the competent administrative unit certified by the administrative unit or the Directorate of Agriculture.
• A written undertaking according to the form approved by the Investors Service Center, certified by a notary public.
• Noting a sanitation water treatment plant and the expenses resulting from the tourist facility required to be licensed on the engineering plans of the project with an executive study for the reuse of treated water.
• A statement from the stakeholders that includes how to treat the solid waste generated by the facility, collect this waste, and transfer it to the landfill belonging to this administrative unit or municipality, accompanied by the approval of the municipality or the relevant administrative unit on its content.
• A sketch plan signed by the Mukhtar and the neighborhood and duly certified by the district manager showing the neighborhood properties and signed by them with the identification of the regions (east-west..) from the competent administrative unit if the real estate is within an undefined area.
• A sketch of the location of the plot of land on which a license is required, prepared by the administrative unit.
• A Certificate from the elective body attesting to the disposal of the license applicant for this space.
• A document signed by the co-owners adjacent to his plot of land certifying his right and allocating this land.
• Submitting an undertaking stating that no claim is made for any failure, damage or compensation as a result of canceling or suspending the license due to disputes over rights or lawsuits before the courts, and his responsibility for what arises as a result of these disputes and lawsuits related to real rights.
• Submission of a pledge that includes his assignment of all noticeable areas for public interest or public constructions on the plot of land on which the license is required, certified by the competent administrative unit, if the property is owned in common, certified by a notary.
• Project plans certified by the studying engineer.

The total time period to complete the service: two weeks from the date of completing the documents and allotment conditions

Fees:

63- Granting or renewing a work permit for a non-Syrian investor

Documents required:

• A written application that includes the name of the establishment, the name of its owner or responsible manager, its address, the nature of its work, its activities, and its branches, if any (4 copies).
• A copy of the passport valid for at least 6 months or the travel document.

Two recent passport-sized photos 4*4.

• Documents secured by the Investors Service Center.
• A certified copy of the investment license and the decision to start work on the project.
• Security approval.

Total fees: 305 SP

     The time required to complete the service: /2/hour  

64- Subscription to the General Organization for Social Insurance for the first time by the employer

Documents required:

• A duly certified commercial or industrial registry.
• A copy of the personal identity or passport for non-Syrians with a work permit.
• The company contract certified, if any
• A work contract organized according to Labor Law No. 17 of 2010 for each worker with a work permit for non-Syrians.

Requirements:

• The presence of the person concerned or the legal agent, and a copy of the power of attorney duly certified

Total fees: 205 SP + 305 SP. Q * Number of workers

The time required to complete the service: /30/ minutes at most, according to the number of workers

65- Subscription Form No./1/ for a new employee joining the employer

Documents required:

– Form No. 1 / according to the approved form available at the Investors Services Center, to be filled out by the employer, stamped and signed by him and the worker.

– A work contract organized according to the labor law, to be filled out by the employer, stamped and signed by him and the worker.

– A copy of the personal identity or passport for non-Syrians.

-A work permit for a non-Syrian worker.

Requirements:

• The employer must have previously been a subscriber to the General Organization for Social Insurance

Total fees: 305 SP

The time required to complete the service:/ 5/minutes

66 – Submitting a disengagement form for a worker who left work with the employer

Documents required:

Form No. /4/ according to the approved form available at the Investors Services Center, to be filled out by the employer, stamped and signed by him and the worker

• Notarized resignation or one of the documents proving the termination of the worker’s service

Required requirements:

That the worker was previously affiliated with the employer.

Total fees: 205 SP

The time required to complete the service: /5/minutes

67- An application for clearance from the employer

Documents required:

• A written application from the employer or legal agent.

Requirements:

• The employer must have paid all the contributions due from the establishment.

Total fees: 430 SP

The time required to complete the service: 10 minutes in the event that the employer does not have a financial obligation