6. SPECIAL PERMITS
HONDURAS INVESTOR´S GUIDE 2020-2021
CERTAIN PERMITS AND SPECIAL LICENSES ARE APPLICABLE ACCORDING TO COMPANY’S ACTIVITY a. Environmental License b. Registration of trademarks, patents, copyrights and electronic signatures c. Barcode d. Proof of location to open pharmacies, drugstores and laboratories e. Sanitary License (fromARSA, for its acronym in Spanish) f. Registration with the Chamber of Tourism (IHT, for its acronym in Spanish) g. Documentation to obtain the benefits of the Tourism Incentive Law h. Permits for representatives, distributors and exclusive agents i. Permits to import products of Plant and Animal Origin (from SENASA, for its acronym in Spanish) j. Permits from the Forest Conservation Institute (ICF, for its acronym in Spanish) k. Permits from the Honduran Institute of Geology and Mines (INHGEOMIN, for its acronym in Spanish) l. Permits in the Directorate-General for Merchant Marine m. Permits in the Directorate-General for Fisheries and Aquaculture (fromDIGEPESCA, for its acronym in Spanish) n. Integrated Financial Management System (from SIAFI, for its acronym in Spanish) 6.1 APPLYING FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE Who performs the procedure? The environmental service provider (PSA) registered in MI AMBIENTE. Legal proxy presents the documentation in the General Secretariat of MI AMBIENTE . Where it is done? On website http://miambiente.prohonduras.hn/MiAmbiente/login.html . The physical document must be presented at the Ministry of Natural Resources. Average time: If approved, 2 weeks, and if in consultation, 2 to 4 months for category IV projects. Cost: In accordance with the amount of the investment, jobs generated and the current average minimum wage. (Consult the platform).
6.1.1 OBTAINING AN ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: for Environmental Licensing a. Title of Property duly stamped and registered / Lease Agreement with Title of Property in favor of the lessor or any other title of domain transfer of the place to develop the project. b. Articles of Incorporation of Merchant, Corporate or Legal Entity (In case of a Foreign Business Company, the documents must be duly certified apostilled, according to law). c. Environmental Control Measures, issued by the Environmental Licensing System d. Validation report of the environmental service provider e. Affidavit of the Environmental Service Provider, duly authenticated f. Authenticated copy of the Company’s RTN g. Authenticated copy of the identity card of the legal representative of the company h. Original TGR-1 receipt, under the code N° 12209, for issuance of environmental license. In case of a Public Project, submit a copy of Decree 181-2009 i. Original payment receipt by Inspection in favor of the DECA Revolving Fund, account N° 02-001-000131-0 BANADESA Bank j. Original Bank Guarantee, valid for 1 year k. Authenticated power of attorney for litigation l. Publication of the notice of application, on an eighth of a page in a major circulation newspaper; present full page of the newspaper. m. Affidavit of the Legal Representative of the Company n. Technical tool according to the project category: technical report; summary of environmental management plan; environmental management plan and environmental impact study *All photographs must be presented duly authenticated or cross-checked according to their original. *Documentation must be complete on the platform *Signatures cannot be authenticated with photographs ambiental y estudio de impacto ambiental.
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