CHAPTER 3

REGISTRATION AND OPERATION PERMIT

 

ARTICLE 5. The registration of the institutions to which these regulations apply, in the Zone, is subject to the presentation of the registration permit issued by Bimeh Markazi Iran. Also the registration of any subsequent changes in the Articles of Association, amount of capital and shares of the previously registered institutions, is subject to the approval of Bimeh Markazi Iran.

 

ARTICLE 6. To secure a registration permit the following documents and information must be submitted to Bimeh Markazi Iran:

A.       Articles of Association of the institution;

B.      The institution’s amount of capital, the receipt or a commitment letter for its payment

C.     The paid and non-paid portion of the shares and the method of payment;

D.     Lists of shareholders, inspectors and directors and their nationalities, and number of shares to be owned by each of them;

E.     Other documents, papers and information confirming financial and technical integrity of the institution and its directors.

Note. The registration permit will remain valid for 6 months. If the institution is not registered within the said period, another registration permit must be obtained.

 

ARTICLE 7.  Bimeh Markazi Iran is obliged to advise, in writing, its views on the acceptance or rejection of the application to the Authority within 30 days from the date of the submission of the last requested documents and information, in compliance with Article 28 of the Law on the Administration of the Free Trade - Industrial Zones in the Islamic Republic of Iran (ratified in 1993) and the provisions of these regulations.

Note. In case of rejection, applicants are entitled to submit their objections to the General Assembly of Bimeh Markazi Iran within 30 days. The verdict of the General Assembly shall be final and binding.

 

ARTICLE 8. Upon receiving the registration certificate of the institution in the Zone, Bimeh Markazi Iran will issue an operation permit for one or more classes of direct insurance, reinsurance or both.