| (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION)
Based on Board of Investment Announcement
No. 2 / 2543
Types, Sizes and Conditions of Activities Eligible for
Promotion
By virtue of Section 16 paragraph 2 of the Investment
Promotion Act B.E. 2520, the Board of Investment hereby
announces that:
| 1. |
Announcement of the Board of Investment No. 2/2536
dated April 9, 1993 regarding types, sizes and conditions
of activities eligible for promotion shall be revoked.
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| 2. |
Activities on the list attached to this announcement
are eligible for investment promotion. |
| 3. |
A minimum level of investment capital (excluding
cost of land and working capital) of one million
baht shall be required for all types of activities
eligible for promotion. |
| 4. |
Promoted projects must comply with the conditions
specified for each type of activity. |
| 5. |
The rights and benefits provided for promoted
projects shall be in accordance with Board of Investment
Announcement No. 1/2543 regarding policies and criteria
for investment promotion, except that which is specified
in the list of activities attached to this announcement.
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| 6. |
The following activities have been designated
as priority activities.
 6.1 |
Agriculture and agricultural products as
specified in Section 1 of the Investment Promotion
List attached to this Announcement. |
| 6.2 |
Projects with direct involvement in technological
and human resource development, specifically
the following
|
6.2.1 |
Research and development (Category
7.12) |
|
6.2.2 |
Scientific laboratories (Category
7.13) |
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6.2.3 |
Calibration services (Category 7.14)
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|
6.2.4 |
Human resource development (Category
7.15) |
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| 6.3 |
Infrastructure, public utilities and basic
services, specifically the following
|
6.3.1 |
Public utilities and basic services
(Category 7.1) |
|
6.3.2 |
Mass transit systems and transportation
of bulk goods (Category 7.2) |
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| 6.4 |
Environmental protection and conservation,
specifically the following
|
6.4.1 |
Industrial zones for environmental
preservation (Category 7.5.6) |
|
6.4.2 |
Waste water treatment, disposal services
of refuse, industrial waste or toxic
chemicals (Category 7.16) |
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| 6.5 |
Targeted industries, specifically the following
| 6.5.1
|
Manufacture of steel casting using
induction furnace (Category 2.12) |
| 6.5.2
|
Manufacture of forged steel parts
(Category 2.13) |
| 6.5.3 |
Manufacture of machinery and equipment
(Category 4.2), specifically the following:
| (1) |
Manufacture of molds and dies
and parts |
| (2)
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Manufacture of jigs and fixtures
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| (3)
|
Manufacture of industrial machinery,
specifically the following
•
Turning Machines
•
Drilling Machines
•
Milling Machines
•
Grinding Machines
•
Machine Centers
•
Gear Cutting & Finish Machines
•
Die Sinking EDMs
•
Wire EDMs
•
Laser Beam Machines
•
Plasma Arc Cutting Machines
•
Electron Beam Machines
•
Broaching Machines |
| (4) |
Manufacture of part and equipment
for high precision machining processes,
namely, cutting, milling, turning,
grooving, shaving, grinding, polishing
and threading. |
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| 6.5.4 |
Manufacture of sintered products (Category
4.3) |
| 6.5.5 |
Manufacture or repair of aircraft
and aircraft parts (Category 4.7) |
| 6.5.6 |
Manufacture of vehicle parts (Category
4.8), specifically the following
| (1) |
Manufacture of ABS |
| (2)
|
Manufacture of substrate for
catalytic converters |
| (3)
|
Manufacture of electronic fuel
injection systems |
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| 6.5.7 |
Heat treatment (Category 4.12) |
| 6.5.8 |
Manufacture of material for microelectronics
(Category 5.6) |
| 6.5.9 |
Electronic design (Category 5.7) |
| 6.5.10 |
Software (Category 5.8) |
| 6.5.11 |
Software parks (Category 7.5) |
| 6.5.12 |
International distribution centers
(Category 7.7) |
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| 7. |
The Board may temporarily or permanently suspend
activities on the Investment Promotion List attached
to this announcement at any time if it considers
that promotion is no longer needed. The Board may
also add new activities to the list if it considers
that such activities should be promoted. |
| 8. |
This announcement shall be applicable for applications
submitted from August 1, 2000 onwards. |
| 9. |
For projects that have already submitted the application
for promotion or have been promoted before August
1,2000 and that are classified as priority activities
by this announcement, if such projects have not
yet used their tax privileges as of August 1, 2000,
they can apply to be administered under the new
Investment Promotion List and follow the new conditions
specified therein. Letter of intention must be submitted
to the Office of the Board of Investment within
Friday, December 29, 2000 |
Announced on August 1, 2000. |
