Procedures and steps to invest in Industrial Parks, Economic Zones

This process stipulates the order of settlement of investment procedures in order to create favorable conditions for domestic and foreign investors (referred to as investors) to invest in production and business in industrial parks (IP), Economic Zone, Border Gate Economic Zone (EZ)

Step 1: Decide on investment policy and issue the Investment Registration Certificate.

1. The receiving agency: The Economic Zone Management Board shall receive dossiers for projects to be implemented in economic zones and industrial parks through the Public Administration Center;

2. Processing authorities:

- Provincial People's Committee;

- The Economic Zone Management Board

3. Time limit:

- For projects under the authority of the Provincial People's Committee: No more than 35 days from the received date of the valid dossiers;

- For projects under the authority of the Economic Zone Management Board: 15 days from the received date of the valid dossiers;

- For cases where an investment registration certificate is required, the Economic Zone Management Board shall grant it within 3 days from the day which have the decision to approve the investment policy from competent authorities.

Step 2: Establishment of enterprises and other economic organizations for foreign investors that are investing in the form of establishing economic organizations.

After being granted the Investment Registration Certificate as prescribed, the investor shall carry out the procedures for establishing an enterprise at the business registration office of the Department of Planning and Investment or establish another economic organization at the competent authority agency within 30 working days from the issuance date of the Investment Registration Certificate.

Step 3: Establishing, appraising and approving detailed construction plan and master plan

The investor shall make detailed construction plan at the ratio of 1/500 for construction investment projects using land with an area of ​​​​05 hectares or more. For investment projects on construction of works using land with an area of ​​less than 05 hectares, investors can make a master plan of the total ground without having to make detailed construction plan at the scale of 1/500.

1. The receiving agency:

- The Department of Construction receives dossiers regard to the tasks and construction planning projects, urban planning projects under the jurisdiction of the Provincial People's Committee;

- The District People's Committee where the project is located receives dossiers regard to the tasks and construction planning projects, urban planning projects under the jurisdiction of the District People's Committee

2. Time limit: No more than 25 working days from the received date of valid dossier.

Step 4: Appraise the basic design of the investing construction project.

1. The receiving agency: Department of Construction or Economic Zone Management Board by level;

2. Time limit: For group B projects no more than 13 days, group C projects no later than 08 days from the received date of valid dossiers.

Step 5: Appraise the firefighting and prevention.

1. The receiving agency: Investors have projects and constructions on the list specified in Appendix IV issued under Decree No. 79/2014/ND-CP on July 31st, 2014 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Firefighting and Prevention Law and the Amending and Supplementing Law for a number of Articles of the Firefighting and Prevention Law. Investors submit dossiers at the Police Department of Firefighting, Prevention and Rescue - Provincial Police.

2. Time limit:

For design approval regard to firefighting and prevention

- Basic design within 07 working days for group A projects, no more than 03 working days for groups B and C projects;

- Technical design or construction drawing must not exceed 10 working days for group A projects, and no more than 07 working days for groups B and C projects, from the received date of valid dossiers;

b. Regard to the acceptance about firefighting and prevention: Within 03 working days from the approval date of the acceptance record, if the requirement is met, the Firefighting, Prevention and Rescue Police Department shall issue a written acceptance of firefighting and prevention.

Step 6: Information/Agreement on water supply, drainage, electricity supply

1. Investment in economic zones and industrial parks:

- For investment projects where there are infrastructure companies and water supply companies: Investors contact the infrastructure companies and water supply companies to have agreements on water supply, drainage, electricity supply;

- For investment projects where there is no infrastructure company nor water supply company: Investors contact the Provincial Economic Zone Management Board for instructions on how to have agreements on water supply, drainage, power supply.

2. Competent agencies shall guide, consider and approve the technical infrastructure connection procedures within 10 working days from the received date of the investor's request.

Step 7: Appraisal of investment project technology.

* For construction investment projects using technology restricted from transferring or the ones that are likely to have adverse impacts on the environment according to the technology using environmental protection law.

1. Receipt of dossiers: Agencies performing the state management function at the same level in sectors and fields with specialized construction agencies give opinions on the technological designs.

2. Time limit: The time for commenting on the technology is 20 days for Group A projects, 15 days for Group B projects, 10 days for Group C projects from the received date of the complete dossier.

Step 8: Appraise and approve the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for projects under the approval authority of the Provincial People's Committee.

1. Dossier-receiving agency: Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

2. Time limit: No more than 30 working days from the received date of complete and valid dossiers. In case of modification, within a maximum of 05 working days from the received date of a valid revised dossier, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment shall submit it to the Provincial People's Committee for approval of the project's Environmental Impact Assessment Report.

Step 9: Certify the environmental protection plan.

1. The agency receiving and certifying the environmental protection plan: The Economic Zone Management Board certifies the registration of the environmental protection plan for investment projects; production, business and service plans in the industrial park under management.

2. Time limit: Within 03 working days, the certifying agency is responsible for reviewing and appraising the dossier. Certify in writing the registration of the environmental protection plan. In case of uncertified, there must be a written notice clearly states the reasons.

Step 10: Deposit to ensure the project implementation

The investor must make a deposit to ensure the project implementation in accordance with the provisions of the law on investment through the Escrow Agreement between the Investor and the Economic Zone Management Board.

1. Time for depositing: After the investment policy is approved and before carrying out the procedures for land allocation or land lease.

2. Investment deposit amount: From 1-3% depending on the total investment of the project and exempted from 25-50% depending on the location and the project with investment incentives.

Step 11: Notice of land acquisition, land allocation, land lease, change of land use purpose for investment projects.

1. Dossier-receiving agency: Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

2. Time limit

- For the case of land allocation or land lease: No more than 20 working days. For communes in mountainous, island, and remote areas with difficult socio-economic conditions, the implementation time may be increased by 15 working days.

- For land use purpose change: No more than 15 working days. For communes in mountainous, island and remote areas with difficult socio-economic conditions, the implementation time may be increased by 15 working days.

Step 12: Appraisal of technical design and construction drawing.

1. Dossier-receiving agency: Economic Zone Management Board.

2. Authorized deciding agency: Economic Zone Management Board.

3. The time for appraisal of technical designs, construction drawing of grade II and III structures shall not exceed 20 working days; grade IV structures within 15 working days from the received date of complete and valid dossiers.

Step 13: Building permit.

Exemption from construction permits for construction works performed in industrial parks with detailed planning 1/500 already approved by competent state agencies and appraised for construction designs.

1. Dossier-receiving agency: Economic Zone Management Board.

2. Authorized agency: Economic Zone Management Board.

3. Time limit: No more than 15 working days from the received date of complete and valid dossiers.

Step 14: Checking the acceptance and put the structures into use; certify the implementation of environmental protection works and measures in service of the project operation phase.

1. Dossier-receiving agency: Economic Zone Management Board.

2. Authorized  agency: Economic Zone Management Board.

3. Time limit:

- The processing time shall not exceed 10 working days from the received date of complete and valid dossiers for the inspection during the construction process;

- The processing time shall not exceed 15 working days from the received date of complete and valid dossiers for the acceptance of project items and put the structures into use.

Step 15: Appraise and approve investment incentives and support.

1.For investment incentives on corporate income tax, import and export tax; incentives on exemption and reduction of land rent, land use levy and other investment incentives as prescribed by the Government shall be implemented concurrently during the appraisal and approval of investment policies. Investors carry out procedures as prescribed by tax authority, customs authority and competent authorities to receive investment incentives.

2. For provincial investment incentives and support:

- Dossiers-receiving dossiers: Department of Planning and Investment.

- Time limit: No more than 16 working days from the received date of valid investor's dossiers.