CITY OF BIHAĆ DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: BUSINESS ZONE KAMENICA

CITY OF BIHAĆ DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: BUSINESS ZONE KAMENICA

contents Key indicators for business zone Kamenica... 3 Selling auctioning urban construction land... 5 The procedure... 5 State of equipment... 6 Costs of preparations for construction... 7 a) Purchase price...7 b) Rent...7 c) Fee for regulation of urban construction land... 8 d) Overview of the total costs... 9 e) An example of calculation of the total costs preceding construction...10 Investor incentives... 12 a) Tax benefits...12 b) Rent discounts...13 c) Customs benefits...13 d) Other incentives...13 Contacts... 16

KEY INDICATORS for business zone Kamenica The business zone Kamenica is located in the North-West part of the Bihac city area, at the highway M.5 connecting Bihac and Izacic border crossing and thus facilitating further connections with other European Union member states through the Republic of Croatia. The zone is approximately 4 km away from the city and 8 km away from the Izacic border crossing. ZAGREB PLITVIČKA JEZERA BANJA LUKA GP Izačić UNA M5 Kamenica Pokoj BIHAĆ Pritoka Lohovo Ripač GP Užljebić SPLIT M5 SARAJEVO 3

The distance to Zagreb is 150 km, Karlovac 100 km, Rijeka and its international seaport 170 km. There are 112 km to the border with Slovenia, 270 km to Austria, and 242 km to Hungary. In terms of other BiH cities, the zone is 310 km away from Sarajevo and 149 km away from Banja Luka, by road. According to the Kamenica Regulatory Plan ( Bihac Municipality Oicial Gazette, No. 03/03), the business zone covers 392,000 m² and includes 71 lot ranging from 2090 to 7800 m² in size and intended for small and medium enterprises, a 35,810 m² fairs and exhibitions lot, a 10,380 m² motel, 9000 m² for administration premises and an info centre, along with 10,100 m² of parking space. In terms of ownership structure, 24 lots or approximately 133,070 m² are owned by the Municipality of Bihac, 12 lots or approximately 45,180 m² by the Socialist Union, while 39 lots or approximately 213,750 m² are private property. The spatial planning and project documentation are completed in their entirety and at the moment investments are made for building and paving the roads. Present situation in the business zone: Ten commercial buildings have been constructed already, housing 13 active businesses. The construction of another commercial building is under way, while premises for 7 more businesses are at dierent stages of preparation. The Kamenica Regulatory Plan includes 5 Bihac city-owned construction lots that were not built on and remain available for potential investors. Municipality Business zone Size (ha) Bihać Kamenica 39,2 No. of active businesses inside the zone 13 (in 10 buildings) Total land built on (m²) 11.802 Table 1. Business zones in the Bihac area 4

SELLING AUCTIONING URBAN CONSTRUCTION LAND The procedure f f Expression of interest by investors; City Council decision on the sale of land; Tender publication in daily and weekly newspapers and at the City s home page; f f Tender Panel conclusions on the selection of the best bidder; f f Signing a Sale and Purchase Contract; f f Payment by the investor; f f Entering the lot in the Cadastre and Land Registry records. The described procedure takes approximately three (3) months. The urban-planning and building permit/location approval are issued within approximately two (2) months. Detailed information on the procedure for obtaining the urbanplanning and the building permit are available at: www.bihac.org. 5

The city applies the public tender procedure to sell its construction land to: Natural persons, for construction of family residences; Natural persons and legal entities for construction of business, commercial, combined commercial and residential, and other types of premises they are either to own or place on the market. State of equipment Pending on the level of preparedness in terms of available utilities and infrastructure, as well as whether there is a Programme of Regulation of Urban Construction Land in place, urban construction land can be: Fully equipped; f f Equipped with the basic utilities; f f Partially equipped; and funequipped f 6

COSTS OF PREPARATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION a) Purchase price Purchase price determined based on the market value of the land, i.e. the technical findings and assessment by an expert with background in construction, in line with the Law on Expropriationi. b) Rent Rent based on the natural advantages of the given urban construction land and the advantages of available utilities and infrastructure that may arise from the use of the land and that are not the results of investments by the party owning or using the real estate. The costs of rent shall be calculated on the basis of average final construction price for a m² of usable residential area in the city zone for the previous year as determined by the City Council no later than by March 31 of the current year and valorised every three (3) months in the course of the year. 7

The usable structure surface shall be the sum of floor surfaces of all the premises at all the levels of the buildings as calculated according to the JUS-u-c2-100 standard and expressed in m². The costs of rent for a m² of usable surface of a structure to be built on urban construction land, be it state or privately owned, shall be determined as a percentage of the average final construction price for a m² of usable residential area reached in the course of the previous year with regard to construction of apartments in the municipality zone, as follows: f f Zone I 6 % Zone II 5 % f f Zone III 4 % f f Zone IV 3 % f f Zone V 2 % f f Zone VI 1 %. c) Fee for regulation of urban construction land The amount of fee for regulation of urban construction land per a m² of usable structure surface at a given location shall be determined by dividing the total real or the costs as assessed by the valid Programme of Regulation of Urban Construction Land by the total size of usable surface of the structure for the construction of which the given urban land lot has been or shall be regulated over a set deadline. 8

d) Overview of the total costs Costs related to location approvals and preparatory works Fee with the urban-planning consent application Geodetic survey Development of preliminary design Preparation of the studies required to obtain the necessary consents/permits Fee for regulation of urban construction land (in accordance with the Decision on the Construction Land and the Decision Determining the Starting Price of the Costs of Regulation of Urban Construction Land for the Year 2010) Change of designation of agricultural into construction land 33 EUR outsourcing outsourcing outsourcing 0.6058 x 45.0 = 27.5 EUR/m 2 of usable structure surface(for prepared and equipped locations) outsourcing Costs related to building permits and preparatory works Fee for obtaining the building permit Development of the main project design Geo-mechanical testing Fee arising from the natural advantages of the urban construction land rent (pursuant to the Law on Construction Land and the Decision on the Construction Land) Fee for construction of shelters (Should the investor build a shelter as part of the structure, this fee shall not be charged.) Supervision of construction works 5-75 EUR outsourcing outsourcing KAMENICA (Zone VI): 4.5 EUR/m 2 of usable structure surface RIPAČ: 0 EUR 1% of investment value of the structure outsourcing 9

Costs related to certificates of occupancy Fee for obtaining the certificate of occupancy Costs of technical handover (based on the Pricelist on the Manner of Calculating and Collecting the Costs of Technical Structure Inspection) 5-75 EUR max. 15,000 EUR (0.5 0.45 0.35 % of investment value of the structure the greater the investment value the lower the costs) e) An example of calculation of the total costs preceding construction Example for a building of approximately 1000 m 2 Amount in BAM for approx. 1000 m 2 Fee with the urban-planning consent application 65.0 65.0 Geodetic survey outsourcing outsourcing Development of preliminary design outsourcing outsourcing Preparation of the studies required to obtain the necessary consents/permits outsourcing outsourcing Fee for regulation of urban construction land (in accordance with the Decision on the Construction Land and the Decision Determining the Starting Price of the Costs of Regulation of Urban Construction Land for the Year 2010) Change of designation of agricultural into construction land Fee accompanying the building permit application (coeicient) determined pending on the state of equipment of the location x (starting price) 90.0 = 55.0 BAM / m² of usable structure surface outsourcing Determined based on the state of equipment of the location outsourcing 15.0 15.0 Development of the main project design outsourcing outsourcing Geo-mechanical testing outsourcing outsourcing 10

Fee for the permit drafting approx. 150.0 approx. 150.0 Fee arising from the natural advantages of the urban construction land rent (pursuant to the Law on Construction Land and the Decision on the Construction Land) Fee for construction of shelters (Should the investor build a shelter as part of the construction, this fee shall not be charged.) KAMENICA (Zone VI):9.0 BAM / m² of usable structure surface 1% of investment value of the structure 9.000,0 1% of investment value of the structure Supervision of construction works outsourcing outsourcing Fee with the certificate of occupancy application 15.0 15.0 Fee for the certificate drafting approx. 150.0 150.0 Costs of technical handover(based on the Pricelist on the Manner of Calculating and Collecting the Costs of Technical Structure) max. 30,000(0.5 0.45 0.35 % of investment value of the structure) TOTAL (not including the costs of outsourced services and the fee for regulation of urban construction land) UKUPNO (bez troškova eksternih usluga i naknade za uređenje gradskog građevinskog zemljišta) max. 30,000(0.5 0.45 0.35 % of investment value of the structure) 39.395,00 BAM 39.395,00 KM Notice: The investment value of a structure shall be determined by the main project design and shall depend on the materials, internal structures and technology used. The above are the approximate costs in the cases when all property and legal issues concerning the given lot are regulated and the location itself is prepared and equipped. 11

INVESTOR INCENTIVES a) Tax benefits Corporate income tax shall be paid at the rate of only 10 % to the tax base defined by the tax return. Corporate income tax exemptions shall be granted as follows: All taxpayers with over 30 % export share in the total annual income for the given tax year shall be exempt from paying corporate income tax for the year; All taxpayers with a minimum of 20 million BAM invested into the production in the FBiH territory over five consecutive years, at least 4 million BAM of which invested already during the course of the initial year, shall be exempt from paying corporate income tax for the five-year period; All taxpayers having persons with disabilities or persons with special needs as more than 50 % of their sta, each hired for over one year, shall be exempt from paying corporate income tax for the year. 12

b) Rent discounts The costs of rent related to construction of production facilities shall be reduced: By 10 %, if the facility should employ up to 5 workers By 20 % if the facility should employ 6-10 workers By 30 % if the facility should employ 11-20 workers By 40 % if the facility should employ 21-30 workers By 50 % if the facility should employ 31 or more workers. c) Customs benefits Foreign investments shall be exempt from all customs duties except the fee for customs registration, unless defined otherwise by the BiH Law on Customs Policy (Law on the Policy on Direct Foreign Investments in B&H). d) Other incentives Low costs of starting up a business Type of cost EUR Start-up capital 1000 Costs of notarisation 500 Court fee for registration of business 108 Costs of publication in the oicial gazette (approximately) 75 TOTAL 1683 13

Competitive workforce compared to the rest of the region Territory Net Wages (EUR) Gross Wages (EUR) (incl. paid contributions to the pension funds and health insurance) Bihać 460 706 Republic of Croatia average 716 1030 Bosnia H. average 419 650 Republic of Serbia average 355 489 The lowest VAT rate in the region Countries Value Added Tax Rate (VAT) in % Income Tax Rate (legal entities) in % Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 10 Croatia 25 20 Serbia 20 15 Montenegro 19 9 Macedonia 18 10 Albania 20 10 Turkey 18 20 Slovenia 20 21 Hungary 27 19 Bulgaria 20 10 Romania 24 16 Liberal and stimulating regulations in line with the policy on direct foreign investments High quality and eicient local administrative services 14

Present state of aairs in the Kamenica business zone 15

CONTACTS Contact person: Mayor Emdžad Galijašević Address: Bosanska 4, 77 000 Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Phone: + 387 (0) 37 22 42 22 (OP); + 387 (0) 37 22 96 05 (Cabinet of the Mayor) Fax:+ 387 (0) 37 22 22 20 E-mail: kabinet@bihac.org, bihac@bihac.org Web: www.bihac.org Service for General Administration, Economic and Social Aairs Phone: +387 (0) 37 22 96 19; Fax: +387 (0) 37 22 96 29 E-mail: razvoj@bihac.org

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