A license to operate aircraft maintenance workshops may only be granted to companies having Tunisian nationality. Subject to government authorisation, however, the level of participation of foreign investors in the capital of the company may be raised up to 59%.
"Article 2: Within the meaning of this government decree, the following terms mean:
Authorizations: the prior approval granted by the administrative authority to the applicant fulfilling the legal conditions required for the exercise of the economic activity or for the realization of a project. The concessions granted by the competent authorities, the licenses subject to a call for tenders or the authorizations granted by the assembly of the representatives of the people within the meaning of the article 13 of the constitution.
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Article 3: The exercise of economic activities related to the following sectors and provided for in Annex 1 of this Governmental Decree requires the prior approval of the competent administrative authority:
- natural resources and useful substances,
- land, sea and air transport,
- banks, finance, insurance and the financial market,
- dangerous or polluting industries,
- health,
- teaching,
- telecommunications,
- some commercial activities and some service activities.
Annex 1 of this Governmental Decree exclusively sets the detailed list of economic activities in the aforementioned sectors requiring an authorization as well as the deadlines, procedures and conditions for granting them.
Economic activities not included in appendix 1 of this government decree are considered not subject to authorization.
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Article 5: Annex 3 of this Governmental Decree establishes the list of administrative authorizations for the realization of a project, the deadlines, the procedures and the conditions for their granting provided for by the legislative and regulatory texts in force on the date of publication. of this government decree.
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Annex 1: List of authorizations relating to economic activities, their deadlines, procedures and conditions for granting [...]
8. List of authorizations relating to the exercise of certain services and commercial activities [...]
89. License to operate aircraft maintenance workshops
Terms :
1. The promoter must have Tunisian nationality (with the possibility of a participation of foreign investors in the capital of the company of a percentage not exceeding 59%)
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90. License to operate the activity of supervising air services at Tunisian airports
Terms :
1. The promoter must be of Tunisian nationality (with the possibility of the participation of foreign investors in the composition of the capital of the company of no more than 49%).[...]" (Government Decree No. 2018-417 of May 11, 2018 relating to the publication of the exclusive list of economic activities subject to authorization and the list of administrative authorizations required for the realization of projects, the related provisions and their simplification.[google translation])
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"Art. 2. - Natural and legal persons, who do not have Tunisian nationality, may directly or indirectly exercise a commercial activity only under the conditions defined by the texts in force and the provisions of this decree-law.
Art. 3. - Legal persons have Tunisian nationality when they meet all of the following conditions:
1. be constituted in accordance with the laws in force and have their registered office in Tunisia;
2. have their capital represented at least 50% by registered securities held by Tunisian natural or legal persons;
3. have their board of directors, management or supervision, made up in majority by natural persons of Tunisian nationality;
4. have their presidency, their general direction or their management ensured by natural persons of Tunisian nationality.
For public limited companies, and in the event of dissociation between the functions of chairman of the board of directors and those of managing director, the managing director must have the status of resident within the meaning of the foreign exchange regulations in force.
In addition, Tunisian companies having their head office in Tunisia and in which the State or local public authorities directly or indirectly hold a capital participation.
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Art. 8. - The exercise of the following activities, in any form whatsoever, and whatever the mode of their taxation [...] is, except exemption granted by the Secretary of State for Planning and Finance, prohibited to natural or legal persons, not possessing Tunisian nationality:
1- building manager;
2- commission agent, broker, commercial agent;
3- general or special agent of insurance companies;
4- concessionaire, consignee, general representative, general or sales agent, whatever the name under which this activity is carried out;
5- traveler, usher, sales representative. [...]" (Decree-Law on the conditions for exercising certain commercial activities (n° 61-14 of 30 August 1961), as amended by Law n° 85-84 of 11 August 1985, Articles 2, 3 and 8 [google translation])
Government Decree No. 2018-417 of May 11, 2018 relating to the publication of the exclusive list of economic activities subject to authorization and the list of administrative authorizations required for the realization of projects, the related provisions and their simplification.[google translation]
Decree-Law on the conditions for exercising certain commercial activities (n° 61-14 of 30 August 1961), as amended by Law n° 85-84 of 11 August 1985, Articles 2, 3 and 8 [google translation]
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