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Procedure for filing and considering an investment application

In accordance with the Procedure for filing and considering an investment project for placement on the territory of free economic zones approved by the Law on Special economic zones of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated February 17, 2020 No. 604, the investor submits the following documents to the Directorate:

The investment application is submitted by an investor to the directorate of the special economic zone.

The following are attached to the investment application:

  1. copies of the charter of the legal entity and the certificate of state registration of the legal entity (for the investor — legal entity);
  2. copy of an identity document (for an investor — an individual);
  3. a business plan or feasibility study for an investment project;
  4. draft of an investment agreement.

The investment application shall indicate the taxpayer identification number assigned to the legal entity, and for a foreign legal entity in accordance with the legislation of the corresponding foreign state, an analogue of the taxpayer identification number shall be indicated.

Foreign legal entities submit legalized documents, indicated in the second paragraph of the second part of this article, certifying that the foreign legal entity is a legal entity in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state, with a notarized translation into the state and English languages.

Legalization of documents submitted by foreign legal entities is not required if:

apostille is affixed on the documents specified in the second paragraph of the second part of this article;

It has been established by international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan that documents that are produced or certified in the territory of one of the contracting parties by an institution or a specially authorized person within their competence and in the established form are accepted in the territories of other contracting parties without any special certificate.