Creation of Program for the Establishment of Employment Zones 2013
Congreso Nacional
- Decree: 120-2013
- Published: August 5, 2013
- Issuing body: Congreso Nacional
- Gazette: 33,194
- Category: Commercial
Summary
This decree creates a special program to implement Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE) in Honduras. The program is responsible for promoting investment, informing national and foreign investors, and socializing these projects with the population, with the aim of strengthening the country's economic development.
Considerations
Whereas the National Congress reformed the Constitution of the Republic in its Articles 294, 304, and 329 for the purpose of creating Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE) whose Organic Law was approved by Legislative Decree No. 120-2013 dated June 12, 2013.
Whereas it is a priority for the State of Honduras the effective implementation of Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE) as a suitable instrument for the development and institutional strengthening of the country.
Whereas in order to achieve the foregoing objectives, it is necessary to create a special program responsible for executing the multidisciplinary technical aspects that are indispensable for the successful implementation of said Project.
Articles
THE PROGRAM FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ZONES IS HEREBY CREATED.
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To provide the necessary information and disclosure to national and foreign investors interested in carrying out projects within the Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE);
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To execute the necessary promotion activities in order to attract the required capital for the construction and development of the Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE);
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To channel dialogue at the technical level between friendly States that wish to support best practices in the legal, economic, administrative, and political development through the Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE), as well as to promote strategic alliances and receive donations from non-profit organizations;
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To carry out the necessary activities to socialize with the Honduran people the regime of the Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE); and,
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Such other activities as may be necessary for the implementation of the Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE).
The Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnership (COALIANZA) is hereby authorized to transfer the necessary resources to the Program for the Establishment of the Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE) from the trust fund created in Article 29 of Decree No. 143-2010 dated August 11, 2010, to serve as initial patrimony for their development.
Decree No. 271-2011 dated January 19, 2012, containing the creation of the RED Promotion and Research Program, published in the Official Gazette La Gaceta No. 32,754 dated February 22, 2012, is hereby repealed.
The present Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette "La Gaceta" and shall enter into force on January 27, 2014. Given in the City of Tegucigalpa, municipality of the Central District, in the Hall of Sessions of the National Congress, on the thirtieth day of the month of July of two thousand thirteen. MAURICIO OLIVA HERRERA PRESIDENT, BY LAW RIGOBERTO CHANG CASTILLO SECRETARY GLADIS AURORA LÓPEZ CALDERÓN SECRETARY To the Executive Branch. Accordingly, Let It Be Executed. Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., August 2, 2013. PORFIRIO LOBO SOSA PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE INTERIOR AND POPULATION. CARLOS ÁFRICO MADRID DEAN OF THE HONDURAN PRESS FOR BETTER SECURITY OF ITS PUBLICATIONS LIC. MARTHA ALICIA GARCÍA JORGE ALBERTO RICO SALINAS Coordinator and Supervisor Colonia Mirailores Telephone: Gerenesa 2230-4356 Administration: 2230-3026 Plant: 2230-5767 GOVERNMENTAL CIVIC CENTER
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