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Administration and operation of EPZ

Export Processing Zone Regulations, reg. 6 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The EPZ Developer shall provide infrastructure and public services within an EPZ. EPZ. (2) An EPZ Developer shall establish an office to administer the EPZ but may contract out to another party the administration of the EPZ. However, the Developer will remain the responsible party for adequate management of the Zone. (3) An EPZ Developer shall– (a) provide the salary of all customs officers necessary for the normal functioning of the EPZ and equip a customs office with furnishing and office equipment; (b) set up a security unit to guarantee the safety of goods and persons within the EPZ and ensure that rules regarding the entry, permanence, and departure of persons, vehicles and goods into and out of the EPZ are observed; (c) adopt an internal regulations code for the EPZ indicating access to the EPZ, functions of the security unit, the rights to which the EPZ beneficiaries are entitled and other matters the Ministry considers relevant. The Regulations code shall be placed in visible areas inside the EPZ and made known to the users. 10 Export Processing Zone (4) Every EPZ Developer shall adopt rules and regulations requiring EPZ businesses to submit in a timely manner the information necessary to complete these reports except that no EPZ business shall be required to provide confidential or proprietary information.
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