WB6 IIP
Western Balkans Six
Investment Incentives Platform
The Western Balkans Six Investment Incentive Platform is the first of its kind in the region, providing detailed information on available incentives in each of the WB6. It is one of the key measures under the Regional Investment Area, which is part of the Common Regional Market Action Plan 2021-2024.
Developed with input from Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) across the region, the platform includes both financial and non-financial incentives, categorized by type, sector, and target audience.
It provides comprehensive information for investors looking to invest in the WB6. As an evolving resource, the platform will be updated every six months to ensure it remains current and relevant.
TIDZ long term land lease
- Economy name
- North Macedonia
- ID
- N6
- Incentive name
- TIDZ long term land lease
- Brief description
- Land lease in TIDZ for 99 yeas
- Legal reference name
- Law on Technological Development Zones. “Official Gazette of Macedonia” 14/07, 103/08, 130/08, 139/09 156/10,127/12,41/14,160/14,72/15,129/15,173/15,192/15,217/15,30/16 and 83/18
- Legal reference
law section / article -
Aricle 8
(5) The land in the zone may be given under lease by the founder of the zone for a period of up to 99 years.
(6) The lease period for the land and the amount of the lease for the land lessees referred to in Article 4 paragraph (1) point 32 of this Law when the Government is the founder, shall be determined by the Government for each individual case.
- Incentive group
- Non-financial
- Incentive category
- Land concession
- Economy-wide/Sector-specific
- Sector-specific
- Sector (Simplified)
- Manufacturing
- Sector (NACE)
- C MANUFACTURING
- Size of firm that can use incentive
- All sizes of firms
- Level at which incentive is available
- Economy-wide
- Ownership of firm that can use incentive
- Any
- Incentive location
- Free economic zone
- Main objective of the incentive
- Economic diversification
- In case of grant, share of grant in investment (in %)
- up to 99 years
- Contact Info
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Directorate for the Technological Industrial Development Zones
Address
Partizanski odredi 2 Blvd., P.O.Box 311
1000 Skopje
North Macedonia
Contact
Telephone: +389 (0)2 311 11 66
info@fez.gov.mk
- Weblink to Incentive information in English
- Weblink to Incentive information in local language
- Eligibility criteria
description -
Article 4 of the Law on Technological Industrial Development Zones
32. "Land lessee" in the technological industrial development zones means a domestic or foreign natural person or legal entity which:
- concludes a contract for lease of a land in the technological industrial development zones on which a facility is to be built for the purpose of performing a business activity in accordance with this Law and
- concludes a contract for lease of a land in the technological industrial development zones on which a facility is to be built for the needs of a user which performs a business activity in accordance with this Law.
Article 12
(4) In the case where the Government is the founder of the zone, the Directorate shall perform the activities within the competences of the founder of the zone, in accordance with the provisions of the approved planning documentation, infrastructure project and other appropriate technical documentation on behalf of the founder, and shall also:
- conclude contracts for lease of the land and the facilities in the zone with the land lessees and the facility lessees and shall terminate contracts for lease of the land and the facilities in the zone with land lessees and facility lessees, upon prior consent of the Government.
- Eligibility criteria
weblink
- Awarding Authority (Name)
- Directorate for the Technological Industrial Development Zones
- Application procedure + Weblink (where available)
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Article 8-a
(1) A contract for granting state aid can be concluded only if the enterprise to be granted state aid submits a letter of intention, an enterprise registration in Macedonia, and a business plan to the Agency for Foreign Investments and Export Promotion of North Macedonia or to the Directorate for Technological Industrial Development Zones or to the ministers without portfolio in charge of attraction of foreign investments.
(2) The business plan referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article shall consists of the following elements:
- description of the company, consolidated financial reports for the last three years, and overview of business activities planned to be carried out in the technological industrial development zones,
- location and area of the required land parcel,
- period for commencement and completion of the construction and period for commencement of production,
- total amount of the productive investments,
- total number of new jobs, qualifications of the employees, employment dynamics for a period of 10 years,
- projection of revenues and profits for a period of 10 years,
- plan for future expansion, and
- market location.
(3) The Agency for Foreign Investments and Export Promotion of North Macedonia or the Directorate for Technological Industrial Development Zones or the ministers without portfolio in charge of attraction of foreign investments. shall be obliged to submit the business plan referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article, within a time period of ten days from day of submission of the business plan by the enterprise to the Government of Macedonia, with a proposal for granting state aid.
(4) The Government of North Macedonia shall decide on granting of state aid to the enterprise within 30 days from the day of submission of the proposal of the Agency for Foreign Investments and Export Promotion of North Macedonia or the Directorate for Technological Industrial Development Zones or the ministers without portfolio in charge of attraction of foreign investments. referred to in paragraph (3) of this Article.
(5) The enterprise shall conclude a special agreement on awarding a state aid for each productive initial investment under the conditions and in the manner foreseen by paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this Article.
https://fez.gov.mk/
- Implementing Authority (Name)
- Directorate for the Technological Industrial Development Zones