Services fees

26. An investor shall pay the fees of services rendered thereto, in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, and in accordance with Schedule II, hereto; and the Minister may amend the Schedule and fees, as he may deem fit.

Functions of the Ministerial Committee

27. The Ministerial Committee, constituted under the provisions of section 27, of the Act, shall be competent, as to the following, to :-

(a) consider granting preferential privileges, to strategic and non-strategic projects, in the least developed areas;

(b) lay down the priorities and policies, in co-ordination with the Competent Ministries;

(c) consider granting the privileges, set out in regulation 11(5) , of these Regulations;

(d) any other matters, as may be transferred thereto, by one of the Committeeصs members.

Penalties and sanctions

28. In addition to any penalties, as may be provided for in any other law, whoever contravenes the provisions of these Regulations, shall have any of the sanctions, provided for in section 26, of the Act, inflicted thereon.

I certify that the Council of Ministers have made the Investment Encouragement Regulations, 2000, Amended 2003 in their sitting No.(358), on the 12th of Gamad Elakher , 1424, A.H., being the 10th . , August, 2003. A.D.

Lieutenant General (P.S.C.)

(Signed and sealed)

Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Basheir

Schedule I

Specification of Strategic Projects

(See regulation 4)

For the purposes of section 9, of the Act, the following projects shall be deemed as strategic projects, in the following fields:-

(1) In the fields of energy and mining :

(a) infra-structure projects, in the fields of thermal, hydraulic nuclear and solar generation, or other sources of electrical energy, of not less than 15 Megawatts;

(b) projects for rendering integrated electrical services, including generation, transmission lines, distribution grids, maintenance, operation and marketing; provided that the produced energy shall be within one Megawatt and above;

(c) major mining projects for metals, such as gold, copper, silver, iron and otherwise, which are usually established under agreements of production sharing, between the State and the Investor;

(d) projects of extracting petroleum and gas, which are usually established under agreements of production sharing, between the State and the Investor;

(e) projects of pooling operations, in the field of petroleum and gas, such as petroleum distillation plants, storage utensils and pipelines for transport of petroleum, and liquefied gas;

(f) projects of utilization of new and renewable energy, of the investment size of not less than one milliard Sudanese Dinar, and include :-

(i) assembly and installation of solar cells, windmills and biogas units for generating electricity, or mechanical energy;

(ii) manufacturing and assembly of accumulators, which work for storage of electric energy generated by solar energy or winds; provided that such industries shall be established under specifications approved by the competent technical body.

(2) In the field of industry :

(a) such major projects of engineering industries, and mining industries, as may rely upon procuring modern technology, and use local raw materials, to provide new products, to substitute the imports of basic materials, such as iron and steel, craft paper, writing paper, within the limits of three thousand tons, plane glass of the types thereof, cement and building materials and plastic materials (granules and the like of chemical substances, as inputs of industry); such that the capital used, for the purposes of investment, shall not be less than three milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(b) such major engineering industries, as may produce tractors and agricultural machinery, such as engines, equipment and instruments, as may be used in industrial operations and basic services, in health, education, transport, communications, information and otherwise; such that the capital used, for the purposes of investment, shall not be less than three milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(c) such projects, as may concern petrochemical industries, such as fertilizers, pesticides, asphalt, rubber and other chemical substances;

(d) such projects, as may concern such industries, as may achieve the value added to agricultural, animal and mining products, and earth moving machinery, and otherwise; on condition that the same shall be of a great productive capacity, and the capital used , for investment purposes, shall not be less than three milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(e) such projects, as may concern the basic, essential and medicinal industries, for the State, such that the capital used, for the purposes of investment, shall not be less than three milliard Sudanese Dinar.

(3) In the field of agricultural and botanic production :

(a) projects of building dams, weirs and irrigation structures, for major irrigated agricultural projects, the irrigated area in which shall not be less than ten thousand feddans;

(b) agricultural projects irrigated by flooding, or pumps, from rivers, of not less than five thousand feddans , and artesian wells, of not less than two thousand feddans;

(c) projects of major pastoral farms, for the service of production in the areas of traditional pastures, by dispersal of seeds for planting grasses, and providing water services and veterinary care and protected diseases free zones;

(d) projects of services of mechanized farming, of such capacity, as may suffice to render services to farms, the area of which shall not be less than two hundred thousand feddans annually;

(e) projects of the post-harvest services, for integrated gardening products, which include specialized transport, from the field, plants of separation, classification, gradin, packing, cold storage, cold and specialized conveyance to markets, or export ports, of a capacity, which shall not be less than three thousand tons annually;

(f) projects of the rain fed mechanized farming, or the mechanization, in which not less than forty thousand feddans are cultivated;

(g) projects of forests and environment , such that the area of the irrigated forests shall not be less than five thousand feddans, and rain forests shall not be less than twenty five thousand feddans (the size of investment in mixed projects shall be specified, such that it shall not be less than two milliard Sudanese Dinar);

(h) projects of irrigation machinery and manufacture of products in the irrigated sector.

(4) In the field of animal production :

(a) projects of meat production, of large quantities, not less than seven thousand heads of mother sheep, or two thousand of mother cows, or camels, in the pastoral farms;

(b) establishment of modern abattoirs, of such specifications, as may qualify them for export, together with the presence of integrated services, and depots for storage of meat;

(c) integrated projects for production of milk, of large capacities, not less than five hundred productive cows (of high productivity); together with the establishment of dairy plants, and means of cold conveyance, for distribution;

(d) manufacture of milk and dairy products, such that the size of investment therein shall not be less than two and a half milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(e) projects of poultry production, of large capacities, not less than two million eggs annually, in the field of eggs production, and two thousand tons, and more annually, in the field of meat chicken production;

(f) projects of integrated veterinary services, in the traditional areas, for animal rearing, including breeds improvement centers, vaccines production, establishment of veterinary quarantines, having integrated services, establishing stationery and mobile treatment hospitals and providing veterinary medicines for animals;

(g) fishes and aquatic organisms fisheries, in freshwaters and the Red Sea waters, and equipping them with boats, vessels, machinery, modern preparation equipment, ice factories, cold storage and means of cold conveyance, manufacture of fish products, of a capacity, not less than one thousand tons annually;

(h) projects of fish cultivation, in fresh waters, and the Red Sea waters, by use of modern technology, in this field, and equipping the same with all the modern equipment and instruments, of a size of production, not less than three thousand tons annually.

(5) Transport and Communications Projects :

(a) projects of conveyance by rail ways :

in the construction of new lines, strengthening, habilitation and modernizing the infra-structure, and operating trains, or operating specific sectors of the national railways network, promoting and modernizing the equipment and operation supports, and maintenance workshops; provided that the investment shall not be less than one milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(b) Projects of land conveyance :

(i) the trucks, or flat cars fleet shall not be less than fifty trucks, and the date of the manufacture thereof shall not exceed three years, of such load, as may not be less than (35) tons; provided that the commencement of the project shall not be less than (25) trucks; on condition of the presence of stationery and mobile maintenance wokshops, together with training the technical cadres . The cars may be diversified for conveyance of dry, liquid and bulk materials, cold conveyance and cattle conveyance;

(ii) the fleet of across towns travel coaches shall not be less than fifty coaches, and the date of manufacture of the same, shall not exceed two years, of a load of (45) passengers, and they shall be modern, airconditioned and supplied with the necessary services and equipment, as the competent bodies may specify; provided that the project shall have centres for maintenance and equipment; on condition that operation shall commence with a number not less than (25) coaches;

(iii) the cattle cars fleet shall not be less than (20) trucks, of a load not less than (30) tons; provided that the date of manufacture thereof shall not exceed three years;

(iv) the cold conveyance cars fleet shall not be less than (20) cars, of a load, not less than (30) tons; provided that the date of manufacture thereof shall not exceed three years;

(c) River Conveyance Projects :

projects of river vessels, and include the following :-

(i) passengers conveyance projects :-

the vessel shall be new and overhauled, with new main and auxiliary engines; provided that the load shall not be less than (250) passengers, and provided that it shall satisfy all such conditions and standards , as the regulations of classifications of ship building for internal navigation may specify;

(ii) projects of conveyance of the general goods, containers and petroleum and gas substances :-

provided that the total load of the project shall not be less than Forty thousand tons; provided further that the size of investment shall not be less than two milliard Sudanese Dinar, thereof; provided further that the project shall satisfy the conditions and regulations of classifications of vessels for internal navigation;

(iii) projects of conveyance of cattle and fishes :-

provided that the total load shall not be less than Five thousand heads and one hundred fifty tons of fishes; provided further that the project shall satisfy such conditions, as the regulations and specifications of ship building for internal navigation may specify;

(iv) projects of mixed conveyance :-

provided that the size of invested capital shall not be less than one milliard Dinar, or the equivalent thereof; provided further that the project shall satisfy such conditions, as the regulations and specification of ship building, for internal navigation, may specify;

(v) projects of loading and unloading :-

the size of the capital invested in preparation, equipage and machinery shall not be less than one milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(d) drainage and harbours :

projects of habilitation of drainage and harbours at strategic areas, on the main Nile course and the distributaries thereof; provided that the invested capital shall not be less than one milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(e) projects of sea conveyance : include the following :

(i) conveyance, by vessels, for carriage of goods, passengers, petroleum materials, cattle, natural gas and otherwise, and the integrated projects accompanying the same, such as clearance, transport, storage, loading, unloading, marine agency, depots, dry docks, wharfs and otherwise of projects having connection with marine conveyance, with the size of investment, not less than three milliard Sudanese Dinar, thereof;

(ii) establishment of sea ports, as the competent bodies, at the Sea Ports Corporation may specify, with the size of investment, not less than three milliard Sudanese Dinar, thereof.

(f) Goods & Passengers air transport :

air craft fleet must not be less than three air-crafts registered at the Civil Aviation Authoriteis in the name of investor with minimum capacity of hundred passengers or forty tons each.

(i) project of construction of air ports in production zones and remote areas.

(ii) Planes maintenance centers and workshops and earthen instrument service of investment size not less than three milliard Sudanese Dinar.

(iii) construction, building maintenance of roads, bridges, dams and irrigation means equipped with necessary machinery, devices, pumps, mixers, asphalt, sprayers cranes electrical generators, compressors mobile work-shops, vehicle ... According to the volume of the construction facility as not be less than three milliard Sudanese Dinar.

(g) Communication :

Established of wire and wireless communication net works and information technology services, provided that the invested capital must not be less than three milliard Sudanese Dinar.

(6) In the field of services :

(a) medical and health services :-

(i) projects in the fields of modern specializations, such as transplanting and surgery of kidneys, the heart, the brain, the nerves and malignant tumors; provided that the same shall not be less than fifty clinical units;

(ii) projects of large integrated hospitals, including health services, which include outpatient units, laboratories, operating rooms, blood banks, casualties units, besides integrated clinical services; provided that the number of clinical units shall not be less than one hundred beds;

(iii) projects of diagnostic centers; provided that the investment size thereon shall not be less than one milliard and a half Sudanese Dinar;

(b) educational services : include various projects of technical and professional education and qualification institutes, in the engineering, agricultural, veterinary, medical and applied fields, which are equipped with specialized equipment, laboratories, workshops and instruments, and human cadres qualified therefore; provided that the invested capital shall not be less than two milliard Sudanese Dinar.

(7) In the field of tourism and environment :

(a) projects of zoological gardens, and wild life reserves and farms; provided that the capital invested thereon shall not be less than two milliard Sudanese Dinar (gazelles, ostriches, rare birds) ; provided further that the invested capital shall not be less than two milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(b) projects of development of archaeological and historical areas, which render tourist services, rest houses and the services of tourist accommodation, entertainment, and guidance, and major tourist complexes, in remote areas; provided that the invested capital shall not be less than two milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(c) projects of environment and protective zones and sewers; provided that the invested capital shall not be less than two milliard Sudanese Dinar.

(8) In the field of culture and information :

(a) projects of cultural and scientific publication houses, which provide the services of printing and distribution; provided that the invested capital shall not be less than one milliard Sudanese Dinar;

(b) projects of information, television, cenamatographic and theatrical production; provided that the capital, invested in such projects, shall not be less than one milliard Sudanese Dinar.

Schedule II

(See regulation 26)

I : Licence fees :

Number Particulars Rate of fee in

Sudanese Dinar

1 Application for licence of the 150 thousand

privileges and facilities of an Sudanese Dinar

investment project

2 Licence of investment project 100 thousand

Sudanese Dinar

3 A) Decision of preferential/ 50 thousand

additional privileges Sudanese Dinar

B) The mean of conveyance 100 thousand

Sudanese Dinar

II : Fees of granting federal privileges to State projects

States Sectors

Services Industrial Agricultural

Khartoum 15 thousand 10 thousand 5 thousand

Sudanese Dinar Sudanese Dinar Dinar

Gezira 15 thousand 10 thousand 5 thousand

Sudanese Dinar Sudanese Dinar Dinar

Gedarif 15 thousand 10 thousand 5 thousand

Sudanese Dinar Sudanese Dinar Dinar

Blue Nile 15 thousand 10 thousand 5 thousand

Sudanese Dinar Sudanese Dinar Dinar

Sennar 15 thousand 10 thousand 5 thousand

Sudanese Dinar Sudanese Dinar Dinar

White Nile 15 thousand 10 thousand 5 thousand

Sudanese Dinar Sudanese Dinar Dinar

Rest of states 15 thousand 5 thousand 5 thousand

Sudanese Dinar Sudanese Dinar Dinar

III : Fees of transactions of disposal of the project

Number Transaction Prescribed rate in Sudanese

Dinar

1 Introducing 50 thousand Sudanese

a partnership Dinar

2 Dissolution of 100 thousand Sudanese

partnership Dinar

3 Change of purpose 100 thousand Sudanese

Dinar

4 Mortgage 50 thousand Sudanese

Dinar

5 Transfer of 100 thousand Sudanese

ownership Dinar

IV : Fees of the register business name

Number Transaction Prescribed rate in Sudanese

Dinar

1 Business name 3.5 thousand Sudanese

registration Dinar

2 Business name 10 thousand Sudanese

registration partnership Dinar

V : Transaction of disposal of the project

Transfer of ownership land in Industrial project

Number Transaction Prescribed rate in Sudanese

Dinar

1 Project less than 100 thousand in Sudanese

1000 m2 Dinar

2 Medium project area 300 thousand

more than 1000.m2. Sudanese Dinar

less than 5000.m2

3 Project area more than 500 thousand Sudanese

5000 m2. Dinar

VI : Transaction of disposal of the project transfer

of ownership (Service Sector)

Number Transaction Prescribed rate in Sudanese

Dinar

1 (5) or less truck or 100 thousand Sudanese

buses Dinar

2 More than (5) up to 200 thousand Sudanese

(10) truck Dinar

3 More than (10) up to 300 thousand Sudanese

(20) truck Dinar

4 More than (20) truck 500 thousand Sudanese

Dinar

5 The rest of the service 200 thousand Sudanese

sector Dinar

VII : Fees of transactions of appeal

Number Transaction Prescribed rate in Sudanese Dinar

1 First appeal 5 thousand Sudanese Dinar

2 Second appeal 10 thousand Sudanese Dinar

3 Third appeal 20 thousand Sudanese Dinar

Republic of the Sudan

Ministry Investment

Form No. (1)

Application to benefit by the Investment Encouragement Act, 1999

Date of presenting the application :

No. of the application :

Dear generous investor ;

The objective of filling the attached form is easiness, in obtaining the basic information, about your project; therefore, you are kindly requested to fill it accurately and thoroughly, in order that the competent persons may be able to approve granting the project the privileges, and customs and taxes exemptions, provided by the Investment Encouragement Act, 1999 .

- Having known that section (20), of the Act provides for the necessity of presenting a technical and economic feasibility study.

- Section (21), as well, provides for presenting the application, for granting the licence, to any project, or granting any of the privileges, provided for in the Investment Encouragement Act, 1999, in the form prescribed there for.

- In accordance with the purport of section 22, of the Act, which provides for the necessity of determining the licence applications, within thirty days, of the date of presenting the satisfied application, the Ministry of Investment, shall be bound to satisfy that.

Your co-operation, by presenting the application, in the shown form, enables expedience in taking the decision.

Allah is the Guarantor of Success

Director General of Investor Services

And Promotion Department

Republic of the Sudan

Ministry of Investment

Form No.(2)

Name of applicant ................................ Nationality .....................

Address ................................................ Site .................................

Telephone number ............................... Fax .................................

E-mail ............................

Type of investment .............................. New ...............................

Field Irrigated Rainfed Mixed Animal Industrial Services

of project agricultural agricultural agricultural

Main

products

of project

Subsidiary

products

of project

Invested capital Foreign Local

Sources of funding

Legal form

Sudanese labour

Foreign labour

Privileges and facilities :-

1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. Name of applicant :----------------------------------------------------

Signature :-----------------------------------------------------------------

Republic of Sudan

Ministry of Investment

Form No.(3)

Sayed/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Salutation of peace, mercy and blessing of Allah be on you

Preliminary Approval of the Establishment of an Investment Project

In accordance with section 19(1) , of the Investment Encouragement Act, 1999, amended 2003 and after perusal of the primary technical and economic feasibility study of the project, and the approval of the Competent Ministry (Ministry of --------------) It has been decided to grant ---------------------------------------------

a preliminary approval, to establish a project, at the place ---------

You are requested to kindly present a technical and economic feasibility study, in accordance with the purport of section 20 , of the Investment Encouragement Act, 1999, in order that we may be able to issue the final approval, to establish the project, having known that section 22, of the Act, provides for the necessity of determining the application for licence, within a period, not exceeding thirty days, of the date of receipt of the application .

Allah is the Guarantor of Success

Director General of Investors Services

And Promotion Department

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Republic of Sudan

Ministry of Investment

Licence No. ( )

Form No.(4)

In accordance with the provisions of sections 10, 11 and 16 , of the Investment Encouragement Act, 1999, and in exercise of the powers, conferred thereon, under the provisions of section 19 (1), thereof, the Minister of Investment has decided to grant the licence to : -----------------------------------------------------------------

Business name and its number : .....................................................

Name of owner : .............................................................................

Name of company : ........................................................................

Object : ...........................................................................................

To establish : ............................ , at the place : ..............................

and granting him the following privileges and facilities :-

1. .............................................................................................

2. .............................................................................................

3. .............................................................................................

4. .............................................................................................

5. .............................................................................................

In accordance with the conditions and safeguards, set out in page (2) , hereof :-

Made on the ........... day, of the month of ..........., 142 , A.H. , being the ........... day, of the month of ..........., 200 , A.D.

Minister of Investment

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Licence and Concession Continuity Condition

(1) No investor shall adopt any of the following measures, during the period of validity of the licence, and the privileges and facilities, granted thereto, under this Act, without obtaining a written approval, from the Minister, or the State Minister, as the case may be, the measure being :-

(a) conducting any amendment, or change in the size of the project, or the purpose, for which the licence has been granted, or transfer of the project, from the place prescribed therefor in the licence;

(b) use, or sale of any of the equipment, machinery, instruments, materials or spare parts, with respect to which privileges have been granted, for any other purpose, other than the purpose, for which the licence has been granted;

(c) change of the purpose of use of the land, allotted to the project , sale, mortgage or hire of the same wholely, or partially; provided that the investor may dispose of the existing project, without changing the permitted purpose, wholely, or partially, by sale, gift, mortgage, hire or partnership, in accordance with the provisions of the laws in force .

(2) The investor shall :-

(a) start executing the project, within a maximum period of twelve months, of the date of delivery of the land, unless such period is extended, on the part of the Minister, or State Minister, to any period, as he may deem fit;

(b) submit, to the Minister, the Competent Minister or the State Minister, periodical reports, every six months, during the period of validity of the privileges, on the progress of the operation of executing the project, to the date of commencement of production, or practice of activity;

(c) keep regular books, and keep records, in which there shall be entered the assets of the project, exempted from customs duties, and also the exempted imported materials;

(d) present, to the Minister, the Competent Minister or the State Minister annually, during the period of validity of the privileges, a copy of the annual accounts of the projects, approved by a certified auditor.

(3) Important warning :

contravention of any of the conditions, shown above, subjects the body benefiting by the licence, to the penalties, provided for in section 26, of the Act.

Republic of Sudan

Ministry of Investment

Application for Additional and Preferential

Privileges and Facilities

Form No.(5)

Name of establishment Type of activity

Date of obtaining the licence ---------------------------------------

Date of start of production ---------------------------------------

Production capacity ---------------------------------------

1. Maximum capacity ---------------------------------------

2. Actual capacity ---------------------------------------

Total of investment ---------------------------------------

Position of execution :- --------------------

1. Delivery of land (showing number of plot) --------------------

2. Position of buildings --------------------

3. Expected date for start of production --------------------

Required (Additional/Preferential) Privileges and Facilities

1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. -------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. -------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. -------------------------------------------------------------------------

* Justifications of the application:-

1. -------------------------------------------------------------------

2. -------------------------------------------------------------------

3. -------------------------------------------------------------------

* Name of applicant: -------------------------------------------------

* Signature: ------------------------------------------------------------

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Republic of Sudan

Ministry of Investment

Decision to Grant the Project Additional privileges

And facilities

Form No.(6)

Decision No. ( )

In accordance with the Provisions of sections 10 , 11 and 16 , of the Investment Encouragement Act, and in pursuance of the powers conferred thereon, under the provisions of section 19 (1), of the Investment Encouragement Act, 1999 , the Minister of Investment has decided to grant :-

Business name and its number : .....................................................

Name of the company : ..................................................................

Object : ...........................................................................................

The following additional / preferential privileges and facilities :-

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Made on the ........... day, of the month of ..........., 142 , A.H. , being the ........... day, of the month of ..........., 200 , A.D.

Minister of Investment

 

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