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Mehr News Agency, Provincial Group; Amir Mohammadi Yekta: The slogan of year 4, entitled “Investing for Production”, was announced by the Supreme Leader as the country's economic roadmap this year.

The slogan emphasizes the strengthening of the productive sector of the economy, reducing dependence on oil revenues and creating sustainable employment, by directing popular funds to production, it can improve the economic cycle and increase domestic value added.

The realization of this slogan requires the cooperation of all the executive agencies, powers and active participation of the people. Along the way, removing barriers to production, facilitating laws and protecting investors are key priorities.

To examine the legal requirements in realization, we have a conversation with Mustafa Mokhtari, a prominent legal researcher and legal researcher in Tehran, to find out more about this, the result of this conversation follows:

* According to the slogan of Year 2 entitled “Investing for Production”, what are the legal barriers to investors?

Given the naming of the year, focusing on investment in production by the supreme leader of the revolution, the importance of these consecutive supreme emphasis Crown Expressing the necessity of the program Division And the attention of all sovereignty agencies in realizing the slogan of the year and continuing the goals is established, so legal point of view can be the most important challenges, including the multiplicity of subject laws and the complexity of administrative processes and the lack of stability in the laws.

Currently, in the constitution of the country, which is recognized as a progressive law, the issue of protecting domestic production and ensuring investment security in various principles, including principles 1, 2, 3, talk about production and protection of production and production. Producers Has been.

However, in some current laws, such as the Business Improvement Act, the Law on Removing Barriers to Competitive Production and Promoting the Financial System of the country, and the “Law on Experience Foreign Investment”, we need to review, reform and policymaking with the current state of society.

For example, the issuance of industrial licenses sometimes takes up to six months, which is inconsistent with the investment spirit, in addition, the conflict of laws in the field of tax and duties causes the investment risk to increase.

* What legal reforms are necessary to remove these barriers?

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First, the “Comprehensive Investment Act” must be drafted by experts to cover all issues related to manufacturing sectors and provide the necessary legal guarantees such as 5 -year tax exemptions for innovative projects or employer insurance reduction.

Secondly, it is necessary to create “specialized investment courts” for immediate and out -of -turn investigating producers' disputes.

Thirdly, it seems that in the current state amendment to Article 5 of the Direct Taxes Act to reduce the value added tax rate for small and medium -sized production units, it may be motivated in the growth and development of investment.

*What is the role of regulatory agencies such as the Inspectorate General of the country?

Monitoring the precise enforcement of the rules, the main characteristic, and the language of the functional status of a set or organization.

The inspection agency should monitor the performance of executive agencies in licensing by creating a transparent system, and also to deal with offenders who are prevented from investing on false excuses.

The experience of some neighboring countries shows that reducing corruption by up to 5 % can double the attraction of investment.

* Does current law protect investors' rights against non -economic risks (such as sanctions)?

Unfortunately no. The current law only focuses on economic risks.

It is suggested that the Investment Guarantee Fund be established with a dedicated mechanism, covering up to 5 % of damage caused by sanctions or unexpected events for domestic investors.

According to the available statistics, the project has been successfully implemented in China and has increased the share of GDP by 5 %.

*What are the steps needed to gain the trust of foreign investors?

Firstly, joining the international conventions focusing on securing security and resolving disputes in investment.

Secondly, a revision of the “Intellectual Property Act” to support industrial inventions and projects can be cited as measures to gain the trust of investors.

* What is your final conclusion?

According to the supreme leader of the revolution and the need to continue the independence of the nation and to look at the development of products, taking into account the potential internal capability, in order to realize the slogan of the year, it requires a number of urgent steps:

1. The approval of the “Production Investment Facilitation Bill” by the end of this year and a comprehensive look at issues related to the increase in domestic production and the development of investment security as well as reforming the country's banking system structure.

2. Establishment of a “Special Law Working Group” with the presence of representatives of the judiciary, executive and legislative to solve legal-legal problems of domestic production units and attempt to remove barriers to investment.

1. Specialized education of the Judges and Lawyers in the field of investment law and business law International And the use of the scientific capacity of academic legal elites in comparative economist research.

1. Creating electronic growth and development structures and applying integrated systems in transactions, registering companies, paying duties and taxes and so on. Finally Introducing the ability of the domestic production market for the community International