Free Zones

Jiménez Cruz Peña is the law firm of choice for leading industrial and special free zone companies. Jiménez Cruz Peña has become a strategic ally to clients under this practice area due to the firm's broad knowledge of all aspects of the sector; the firm attorney's good relations and contacts within the relevant government authorities, such as the National Council of Export Free Zones; and the firm's ability to assist with all processes in the Dominican Republic, including the supervision of compliance with the legal norms applicable to their operations. The added value that our services provide to the business of our clients goes unparallel.

Our practice in this sector includes the establishment of free zone parks and the establishment of companies within free zone parks that have been already set up, as well as:

• Incorporation of companies through a corporate vehicle
• Obtaining the corresponding permits
• Negotiation of concessions and energy supply contracts
• Negotiation of contracts for the leasing of plants and/or facilities, or of acquisition contracts with the Dominican State or individuals
• Handling of environmental issues
• Handling of customs matters for aspects related to both, the importation and exportation of products

Jiménez Cruz Peña participated in the whole process of setting up a free zone park and the establishment of a free zone manufacturing company with an investment of approximately US$150,000,000.

Attorneys of Jiménez Cruz Peña also advise companies in this sector in matters related to their operations, including preventive assistance in labor and social security matters, and the placement and sale of their products in the local market.