FREE ECONOMIC ZONE STRASENI

established by the Law of the

Parliament of Republic of Moldova no.
26, of 4 march 2010, is created based
on the property of the INDUSTRIAL
PARK CAAN, having the consolidated
area of 28 ha, including 12 ha under
the free zone regime and 16 ha under
the general regime, which allows the
implementation of more comprehensive
investment projects.

FREE ECONOMIC ZONE STRASENI is a
part of the Moldovan customs
territory, separate from the economic
point of view, in which local and foreign
investors may carry out entrepreneurial activities under a preferential
regime, i.e. benefiting of special guarantees and facilities (tax, customs,
regulatory, immigration, etc.).

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN is located in the industrial zone of Straseni
city, the administrative center of Straseni district. Strategic location of
Park in the Central Development Zone, in the city of Straseni, which is
only 20 km away from Chisinau, the capital of the Republic of Moldova
a strong argument in the decisions making process of investors in
selecting rent production facilities.

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN is connected to all important transport
routes and has access to all
important regions from
logistics point of view through
the National and International
roads, including:
European road E58
Chisinau - Ungheni -
Sculeni - border with
Romania - within 500m;
Highway M14 Brest -
Briceni - Chisinau - Odessa
- within 5km;
European road E581 (Pan
European Corridor IX)
Chisinau Leuseni -
within 18km.

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN is located on the route of the railway
"Chisinau-Ungheni", part of Trans-European corridor IX, with connection
to the railway through own section and is connected to the internal
route between storage facilities and loading / unloading terminal.
DESCRIPTION

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Moldova is located in Eastern Europe, between Romania to the west
and Ukraine to the north, east and south.



Favorable geographical position in Europe, at the crossroads of
commercial routes. No more than 2 days distance by truck to most
distant EU, CIS countries, Turkey, and relatively cheap production
factors as compared to other
countries in the region make
Moldova look very attractive for
dynamic developing investors.

More than 1 mln workforce available
within the 40km region around
INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN. Lowest
wages in Europe for qualified,
multilingual workforce - average
monthly salary 220. Virtually, all
population is bilingual (Russian /
Romanian), with many speaking
English, French, Italian, Spanish.

In town of Straseni and in the
district are over 60,000 people of
working age. It indicates a potential
of available workforce that can realized by attracting people in the
industrial park.
LOCATION



Proximity to Chisinau - 20 km
Proximity to Chisinau International Airport - 40 km
Proximity to Balti International Airport - 125 km
Proximity to Marculesti International Free Airport - 125 km
Proximity to Leuseni - Albita / Romanian border - 70 km
Proximity to Sculeni / Romanian border - 105 km
Proximity to Palanca - Maiaki / Ukranian border - 170 km
Proximity to Briceni - Rososeni / Ukranian border - 210 km
Proximity to Criva - Mamaliga / Ukranian border - 250 km
Proximity to Giurgiulesti International Free Port - 240 km
Proximity to Odessa Port (Ukraine) - 205 km
Proximity to Constanta Port (Romania) - 480 km

LOCATION ADVANTAGES

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Master plan









INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Total size:

Total facilities area - 75000 m:

Total office area - 12400 m

Total production area - 61500 m
Production facility no. 1 - 35300 m
Production facility no. 2 - 10600 m
Production facility no. 3 - 6300 m
Production facility no. 4 - 6100 m
Production facility no. 5 - 2700 m

Other area - 1600 m






GENERAL APPEARANCE
1 - Administrative Building
- Internal Customs Post Straseni
- Customs Brokers
- Free Economic Zone Administration
2 - Facility No. 1
3 - Facility No. 2
4 - Facility No. 3
5 - Facility No. 4
6 - Facility No. 5
7 - Customs Control Zone
8 - Checkpoint
9 - Parking

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Infrastructure










Access ways - roads and railways:
- Direct access to national and international roads;
- Railroad line (3 branches);
Indoor and Outdoor equipment for heavy works:
- Beam gantry cranes (3 units - 20 tons);
- Beam overhead cranes (38 unit - 3, 5 and 10 tons);
Electrical system fully equipped to satisfy every production activity
need:
- Energy complex which provides electricity with capacity of up to
10 MW;
- Power supply - 2
nd
class;
- ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch of reserve power);
- CDP (Central Distribution Point);
Modern communication and telecommunications networks:
- High speed Internet access by ADSL, wireless, 3G and 4G
technology provided by 4 companies (Moldtelecom, Unite,
Orange, Moldcell);
- Land-line telephony, PBX (Private Branch Exchange);
Medium-pressure gas pipeline, d=76mm. If needed high pressure
gas pipeline could be accessed, d=250mm;
Potable water supply, d=110mm;
Sewage system;
Individual Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems;
Ample truck and car secured surface parking;
Centralized security system, surveillance and access control
system.












INFRASTRUCTURE

Electricity Water

Gas
Thermal Energy
Road

Railway

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Administrative Building

Rectangular shaped building with 4 floors in plan. Every floor represents
a large open plan space ready for build-out according to Tenant
requirements. Flexible division into smaller spaces depending on
investors needs.

Axis dimensions - 147 x 24 m.
Column grid - 6 x 6 m.
Building height - 12,80 m.
Ceiling height - 3 m.
Constructed surface area - 3100 m.
Total area - 10900 m.

Building supporting structure - reinforced concrete columns. The
Facility has 4 separate entrances. The office of Customs Post Straseni,
and the offices of Customs Brokers are located inside the
Administrative building.




ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Production Facility No.1

Rectangular shaped building in plan with built-in office premises. Facility
represents a large open plan space ready for build-out according to
Tenant requirements.
Flexible division into smaller spaces depending on investors needs.

Axis dimensions - 241 x 144 m.
Column grid - 12 x 24 m.
Building height - 7,75 to 14,60 m.
Total area - 35300 m.

Electric power supply - up to 10 MW;
Building supplied with 4 transformers:
- 4 x 1000 KVa
Building supporting structure - reinforced concrete columns and
concrete flat floor. The Facility is equipped with 11 Drive-In doors and
Personnel Doors with the possibility to install loading docks with dock-
shelters and dock-levelers.
The building is equipped with Indoor beam overhead cranes with lifting
capacity from 5 up to 10 tons, and with Outdoor beam gantry crane
with lifting capacity up to 20 tons.



























PRODUCTION FACILITY No. 1


INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Production Facility No.2

Rectangular shaped building in plan with built-in office premises. Facility
represents a large open plan space ready for build-out according to
Tenant requirements.
Flexible division into smaller spaces depending on investors needs.

Axis dimensions - 145 x 73 m.
Column grid - 12 x 18 m.
Building height - 14,90 m.
Total area - 10600 m.

Electric power supply - up to 10 MW.
Building supplied with 3 transformers:
- 1 x 250 KVa
- 2 x 1000 KVa
Building supporting structure - reinforced concrete columns and
concrete flat floor. The Facility is equipped with 8 Drive-In doors and
Personnel Doors with the possibility to install loading docks with dock-
shelters and dock-levelers.
The building is equipped with Indoor beam overhead cranes with lifting
capacity from 5 up to 10 tons.





PRODUCTION FACILITY No. 2

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Production Facility No.3

Rectangular shaped building in plan. It includes both types - production
space and office premises in 3 floors. Facility represents a large open
plan space ready for build-out according to Tenant requirements.
Flexible division into smaller spaces depending on investors needs.

Production Space Office space
Axis dimensions 133 x 36 m 12 x 36 m
Building height 11,25 m 9,75 m
Ceiling height - 3 m
Column grid 6 x 18 m 6 x 6 m
Constructed surface
area
4900 m 470 m
Total area 6300 m

Electric power supply - up to 10 MW.
Building supplied with 1 transformers:
- 1 x 1000 KVa
Building supporting structure - reinforced concrete columns and
concrete flat floor. The Facility is equipped with 8 Drive-In doors and
Personnel Doors with the possibility to install loading docks with dock-
shelters and dock-levelers.
The building is equipped with Indoor beam overhead cranes with lifting
capacity up to 3 tons, and with Outdoor beam gantry crane with lifting
capacity up to 20 tons.






















PRODUCTION FACILITY No. 3

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Production Facility No.4

Rectangular shaped building with 4 floors in plan. Every floor represents
a large open plan space ready for build-out according to Tenant
requirements. Flexible division into smaller spaces depending on
investors needs.

Axis dimensions - 61 x 25 m.
Column grid - 6 x 6 m.
Building height - 12,60 m.
Ceiling height - 3 m.
Constructed surface area - 1500 m.
Total area - 6100 m.

Building supporting structure - reinforced concrete columns. The
Facility has 2 separate entrances.

































PRODUCTION FACILITY No. 4

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Facility No.5

Rectangular shaped building with 2 floors in plan. Every floor represents
a large open plan space ready for build-out according to Tenant
requirements. Flexible division into smaller spaces depending on
investors needs.

Axis dimensions - 48 x 25 m.
Column grid - 6 x 6 m.
Building height - 7,40 m.
Ceiling height - 3,3 to 3,75 m.
Constructed surface area - 1300 m.
Total area - 2700 m.

Building supporting structure - reinforced concrete columns. The
Facility has 2 separate entrances.













FACILITY No. 5

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Customs Terminal

In the territory of INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN there is a legally authorized
Customs Control Zone, and a fully operational Internal Customs Office.

The infrastructure and the equipment of the customs terminal meet the
highest demands of the customers and tenants and operate on a 24/24
basis).

The Office of the Customs Broker is also located on the territory of
INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN.













CUSTOMS TERMINAL

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN and FREE ECONOMIC ZONE STRASENI offer
possibility to obtain the following advantages:

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN and FEZ STRASENI has what you need
at the best conditions and at the lowest and most affordable
lease price in the region;
Residents benefit from all advantages of logistics and
infrastructure that are common to the entire zone;
Customs Post is situated within the INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN and
operates on a 24/24 basis;
Favorable geographical position at the crossroads of commercial
routes. Logistic made simple by the country's convenient
geographical position in Europe;
Short lead time - only 2 day distance by truck to most distant
customers and/or suppliers from EU, some CIS countries and
Turkey;
Relatively cheap production factors as compared to other
countries in the region;
Platform for manufacturing and exporting both to CIS and to the
EU. Moldova is a bridge to the EU markets (500 mln customers)
and the growing CIS (275 mln customers), CEFTA markets (30
mln customers) and WTO members (worldwide);
An extensive network of double taxation treaties;
Moldova enjoys unlimited and duty free access to the EU market
for all products, except for certain agricultural products. Moldova
is the only country with Autonomous Trade Agreements with the
EU and Free trade agreements with CIS countries;
Ongoing negotiations on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade
Agreement (DCEFTA) between Moldova and the European Union
(expected to be signed in 2013);
Excellent potential for economic development. The park is created
on the territory which allows the development of diversified
industrial activities;
Starting a business - fast and easy to handle. Improved legal
framework regulating entrepreneurial activity;
Doing Business 2012 - The Republic of Moldova came second in
top 10 reformers;
More than 1 mln workforce available within the 40km region
around FEZ STRASENI;
Lowest wages in Europe for qualified, multilingual workforce - 1,1
EUR/h;
Attractive operating and living costs. Favorable visa regime;
Professional Facility Management Company;
Proximity to Chisinau - capital of the Republic of Moldova;
Direct access to national and international roads;
Direct connection to the national and international railway
network;
Free economic zone advantages guaranteed by law;
Other incentives provided by law.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES

ADVANTAGES OF ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE BUSINESS ENTITIES
IN THE FREE ECONOMIC ZONE STRASENI

Investment protection on the part of the state. Investors in the
FEZ are guaranteed and protected from changes in legislation for
a general period of up to ten years, while under certain conditions
this period may be extended to 20 years;
Impossibility of expropriation, nationalization or sequestration
otherwise than based on a court decision;
Entities that are established in the FEZ and export goods and
services from FEZ outside the customs territory of the Republic
of Moldova would be entitled to apply only 50% of applicable
Income Tax rate on such gains for other cases the Income Tax
rate would be as 75% from the established one;
The income obtained from export of goods (services) originating
from the FEZ outside the customs territory of the Republic of
Moldova is CIT exempted for a period of 3 to 5 years, provided
that the FEZ residents invested in the fixed assets of their
enterprises and/or in development of the infrastructure of the
FEZ a capital equivalent to at least 1 to 5 million USD;
Monetary means obtained by foreign investors as profits
(dividends) or from the sale of their shareholding in companies -
FEZ residents, or resulting from reorganization / winding up of
companies - FEZ residents, may be freely transferred outside of
the Moldovan territory, after fulfilling tax liabilities;
Goods and services supplied in the FEZ from abroad, from FEZ
outside the customs territory of the Republic of Moldova, in the
FEZ from other areas of Moldova and those supplied to residents
of other FEZ are subject to 0% VAT;
According to the customs provisions, goods are introduced into
the FEZ with no import VAT or customs duty and are not subject
to economic policy measures, according to specific criteria;
Free circulation of the goods (services) within the Free Economic
Zone;
Preferential customs treatment (Customs Post is situated within
the FEZ STRASENI and operates on a 24/24 basis);
A simplified procedure of work permits issuance is provided for
the foreign workers of FEZ residents. No consular fee is required
for issuance of business visas for foreign workers of FEZ
residents;
Preferential fees and treatment to stimulate and to support the
trade and business activities.







FEZ ADVANTAGES

TAX INCENTIVES REFERRING TO ACTIVITY WITHIN THE FREE ECONOMIC
ZONE

Description Type Term
Export of the goods and services
originating from the free economic zone
outside the customs territory of the
Republic of Moldova
50% of the
income tax
rate
(6%)
Indefinite
Residents activity in the free economic
zone
75% of the
income tax
rate
(9%)
Indefinite
Residents that have invested in the fixed
assets of their enterprises and/or in
development of the free economic zone
infrastructure the equivalent of at least:
Exemption
from income
tax

1 million US dollars 100% 3 years
5 million US dollars 100% 5 years
income obtained from the export of the
goods and services originating from the
free economic zone outside the customs
territory of the Republic of Moldova

Goods, services delivered to the free
economic zone from outside the customs
territory of the Republic of Moldova,
delivered from a free economic zone
outside the customs territory of the
Republic of Moldova, delivered to the free
economic zone from the rest of the
customs territory of the Republic of
Moldova, as well as delivered by residents
of different free economic zones of the
Republic of Moldova to one another
Zero-rate
VAT
and
exemption
from the
customs
duty
Indefinite
Excise goods delivered to the free
economic zone from outside the customs
territory of the Republic of Moldova, from
other free economic zones, from the rest
of the customs territory of the Republic of
Moldova, the goods originating from this
zone and exported outside the customs
territory of the Republic of Moldova, the
goods delivered within the free economic
zone, as well as goods (shipments)
performed by economic agents from one
free economic zone to another free
economic zone.
Exemption
from excise
Indefinite
FEZ TAX ADVANTAGES

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Services

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN located in FREE ECONOMIC ZONE STRASENI
has several important features, such as maximum flexibility and
permanent research & adaptation to the customers needs. Both the
services line and the parks utilities are constantly updated to meet the
customers demands.

Investors will get all that is necessary for successful and safe business
management excellent incentives and conditions, good infrastructure
and best logistics, perfect connectivity to the railroads and airports.

All residents of INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN and FREE ECONOMIC ZONE
STRASENI are benefiting from the necessary utilities in a desired
quantity:
Electricity;
Water supply;
Natural gas supply;
Sewage.

Additional to the basic services provided - such as leasing of production
facilities, offices and equipment - INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN
administrator is also providing other services, such as:
Terminal service.
Customs services, including customs broker services.
Legal assistance.
Security services 24/7/365.
Services and consultancy in management and accounting.
Free access to the database of local labor market.
Assistance in receiving authorizations, permits and licensing
activity.



CAAN INDUSTRIAL PARK brings these conveniences to the "door" of its
residents.













SERVICES


Appendix I


INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN Contact

We invite you to explore the opportunities provided by INDUSTRIAL
PARK CAAN and FREE ECONOMIC ZONE STRASENI.

We are receptive to both the requirements and the needs of the
interested companies, providing them with services and opportunities
needed for development.

We invite you to choose INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN and FREE ECONOMIC
ZONE STRASENI.

Contact information:

INDUSTRIAL PARK CAAN

Address: 1, V. Crasescu str., Straseni, Republic of Moldova
Phone / Fax: (373) (22) 244710
Web: www.parkindustrial.md
www.caan.md
Email: info@caan.md
CONTACT