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PROJECT EVALUATION OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

1.1 Project Evaluation of Application for Registration of New Ecozone
Enterprises (i.e., Export, I.T., Logistics Service, Medical Tourism,
Tourism, Agro-Industrial or Domestic Market Enterprises*)

Application for registration of projects of new enterprises is evaluated by PEZA-Enterprise

Registration Division and subject to review by officers concerned for submission and
presentation to the PEZA Board in its Board meeting for action/ approval/ resolution on the
application.

Office or Division: Enterprise Registration Division

Classification: Highly Technical
Type of G2C, G2B
Transaction:
Who may avail: Business entities whose activities are registrable with PEZA under
the PEZA guidelines for registration of an enterprise. Refer to PEZA
website at www.peza.gov.ph under the Issuances link below:

http://www.peza.gov.ph/index.php/pezaissuances/11-
issuances/enterprise

*Domestic Market Enterprises – Pending Board resolution on

whether PEZA will continue to
register the Domestic Market
Enterprises
CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS WHERE TO SECURE
1. Duly accomplished Application Form with Enterprise Applicant; application form
completely and correctly filled-out downloadable from PEZA website
Project Brief (available with the
Application Form) (1 original; project
brief in hardcopy and editable softcopy in
excel or word format, as applicable)
2. Notarized Secretary’s Certificate on Enterprise Applicant
Board Resolution authorizing the filing of
the application with PEZA and
designation of a representatives)
authorized to transact registration with
PEZA with Anti-Graft attestation (format
attached in the application form) (1
original)
3. Certificate of Registration from Securities SEC
and Exchange Commission, Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws indicating
among its purpose the applicant’s
export/manufacturing activities (if not yet
available, submit draft of Articles of

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 Incorporation) / License to Transact
Business (1 photocopy)
4. Resume or biodata of principal officers; Enterprise Applicant
(1 original)
5. Company profile of parent company (if Enterprise Applicant
applicable) (1 original)
For tourism/medical tourism, include:
1. Endorsement from the Department of DOT, DOH – for medical tourism
Tourism and Department of Health (1 DOT – for tourism enterprise
original)
For New Ecozone Enterprise Which Will
Register Its Existing Operations with
PEZA, include:
1. Certification from three (3) labor DOLE, NLRC, NCMB
agencies (Department of Labor and
Employment, National Labor Relations
Council, and National Conciliation
Mediation Board) stating that enterprise
has no pending labor case (s) (1
original)
2. SSS Certification on up-to-date SSS
remittance for workers (1 original)
3. Audited Financial Statements (AFS) and Enterprise Applicant
Annual Income Tax Returns for the last
three (3) years; if operating for less than
3 years, AFS for prior year/s (1
photocopy)
4. Notarized summary of existing business Enterprise Applicant
location, list of machinery and
equipment, export and local sales
performance (volume and value),
employment for the past three (3) years
(as applicable),
5. If registered with the Board of BOI
Investments (BOI), company’s
Certificate of Registration and Terms
and Conditions with BOI (1 photocopy)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
APPLICATION
Note: The following are standard/basic
documents required to be submitted by
applicant after PEZA Board approval as
pre-registration requirements:
1. SEC Registration/License to Transact SEC
Business (if only draft of Articles of
Incorporation was submitted during pre-
screening) (1 photocopy)

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2. Reservation form or similar document on Special economic zone where Enterprise
building/area to be leased (if applicable); Applicant will locate
If lessor is a PEZA-registered, aside from
an Ecozone Facilities Enterprise, letter-
request from lessor is required (1
original)
3. Favorable endorsement from the Special economic zone where Enterprise
Developer/Operator of the Special Applicant will locate
Economic Zone and PEZA Zone
Administrator/Manager (1 original)
4. Clearance from the PEZA-Environmental ESG at PEZA Head Office
and Safety Group (ESG) that company
has submitted its application for an
Environmental Compliance Certificate (1
original)
FEES TO PROCESSING PERSON
CLIENT STEPS AGENCY ACTIONS
BE PAID TIME RESPONSIBLE
1.1 Pre-screening/
Check application
1. Present complete
documents and if Enterprise Service
and correct
complete, issue Officer
application
order of payment, None 30 minutes Enterprise
documents for pre-
otherwise, return Registration
screening to ERD
incomplete Division (ERD)
Officer
application to
client
2.1 Process payment Application
Cashier
and issue Official Fee –
2. Pay Application Fee 17 minutes Head Office
Receipt PHP3,600

3. Submit completely ODG Staff

3.1 Receive, log and
and correctly filled- Office of the
forward application None
out application form Director General
to ERD
and copy of Official 20 working (ODG)
Receipt to the 3.2 Evaluate days
Office of the application and None Enterprise Service
Director General prepare report for Officer
the PEZA Board ERD

Note:
Company shall be
informed and
required to clarify/
explain/comply not
later than 3
working days from
date of notification
for any
inconsistency/
discrepancy noted
in the data/

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 information
provided in its
submitted
application

In case of failure
of company to
comply/submit
requirements
within the
prescribed period,
the application
shall be
considered
withdrawn/revoked
without prejudice
to the client to file
anew.
Division
Chief/Department
Manager
ERD
Group Manager
3.3 Review/initial on
None Enterprise
submitted
Regulations and
draft/finalized
Support Services
report and endorse
Group
to the Office of the
Deputy Director
Board Secretary
General for
Operations
Office of the
Director General
for Operations
3.4 Present report on Deputy Director
application to the None General for
PEZA Board for its Operations
action/approval/ Office of the
resolution on the Director General
application for Operations
20 working
TOTAL: PHP3,600
days

Note: All applications received/endorsed by the zones or sent by courier shall not be considered filed
until pre-screened by ERD

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