"One-Stop Shop"

Joint-Stock Company

"Astrakhan Region Development Corporation"

APPROVED by order of General Director

No. 45-od dated 07.10.2025

REGULATIONS

on one-stop-shop support for investment projects implemented or planned for implementation in the Astrakhan Region

1. General provisions

1.1. These Regulations are adopted to boost investment in the Astrakhan Region's economy and remove administrative barriers to the implementation of investment projects in the Astrakhan Region.

The Regulations have been developed in accordance with Federal Law No. 39-FZ of 25.02.1999 "On Investment Activity in the Russian Federation Carried Out in the Form of Capital Investments"; Astrakhan Region Law No. 67/2021-OZ of 07.07.2021 "On Certain Issues of Investment Policy in the Astrakhan Region"; Resolution of the Government of the Astrakhan Region No. 643-P of 16.12.2022 "On the State Program 'Economic Development of the Astrakhan Region'"; Order of the Governor of the Astrakhan Region No. 181-r of 24.03.2023 "On the Investment Declaration of the Astrakhan Region"; Resolution of the Government of the Astrakhan Region No. 27-P of 31.01.2018 "On the Procedure for Deciding Whether to Grant (or Refuse to Grant) an Investment Project the Status of 'Especially Important Investment Project'"; Resolution of the Government of the Astrakhan Region No. 191-P of 29.04.2022 "On the Procedure for Deciding Whether to Recognize an Investment Project as Significant"; Resolution of the Government of the Astrakhan Region No. 30-P of 31.01.2018 "On the Procedure for Deciding to Terminate Investment Support"; Resolution of the Government of the Astrakhan Region No. 26-P of 31.01.2018 "On the Procedure for Monitoring Investment Projects"; Resolution of the Governor of the Astrakhan Region No. 40 of 10.04.2023 "On the Investment Committee of the Astrakhan Region"; Resolution of the Government of the Astrakhan Region No. 8-P of 03.03.2005 "On the Ministry of Economic Development of the Astrakhan Region"; Order of the Government of the Astrakhan Region No. 146-Pr of 12.05.2023 "On Assigning to the Joint-Stock Company 'Astrakhan Region Development Corporation' the Functions of the Astrakhan Region Development Agency"; the Charter of the Joint-Stock Company "Astrakhan Collateral Fund" as amended; and Order No. 390 of 26.06.2018 of the Agency for State Property Management of the Astrakhan Region.

1.2. For the purposes of these Regulations, the following concepts are used:

Specialized organization for attracting investment and working with investors (hereinafter — the Specialized Organization) — the Joint-Stock Company "Astrakhan Region Development Corporation";

Investor — an individual entrepreneur or legal entity planning to implement or implementing investment projects in the Astrakhan Region;

one-stop-shop support for an investment project (hereinafter — investment project support) — a set of measures carried out by the Specialized Organization to assist the Investor in implementing the supported investment project throughout the entire duration of the investment project;

application — a request stating an intention to implement an investment project in the Astrakhan Region.

Other concepts used in these Regulations have the meanings established by the legislation of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Astrakhan Region.

1.3. The Specialized Organization provides a one-stop-shop arrangement for Investors when interacting with territorial bodies of federal executive authorities of the Russian Federation, executive authorities of the Astrakhan Region, local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region, and other organizations with respect to investment projects accepted for support.

1.4. Investment project support is provided by the Specialized Organization free of charge.

1.5. The Specialized Organization maintains a Register of investment projects supported by the Specialized Organization on a one-stop-shop basis, in the form set out in Appendix No. 1 to these Regulations.

2. Forms of investment project support

2.1. The Specialized Organization provides investment project support, which includes the following services:

2.1.1. information and advisory assistance to the Investor;

2.1.2. assistance in selecting an investment site / available land plot;

2.1.3. organizational assistance on preparatory, coordination, and permitting procedures in the Investor's interactions with territorial bodies of federal executive authorities of the Russian Federation, executive authorities of the Astrakhan Region, local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region, and other organizations during the preparation and implementation of an investment project in the Astrakhan Region (hereinafter — organizational support).

3. Information and advisory assistance to the Investor

3.1. Information and advisory assistance to the Investor is provided by the Specialized Organization in the form of supplying data and/or information on:

state (federal and regional) support measures provided for by federal legislation and the legislation of the Astrakhan Region;

provisions of legal acts of the Russian Federation and the Astrakhan Region, and regulatory legal acts of local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region;

documents governing the procedure for obtaining technical specifications and the procedure for concluding agreements on the relevant technological connections;

the list of documents, deadlines, procedure, and location for obtaining approvals and permits required for the implementation of the supported investment project in accordance with federal legislation, the legislation of the Astrakhan Region, and regulatory legal acts of local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region;

territorial planning documents of all levels in force in the Astrakhan Region and the procedure for amending them;

data from local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region received by the Specialized Organization from the relevant local self-government bodies, including on population size, the level of economic development of the relevant municipalities, and the list of industrial sites located within the relevant municipality;

tax and levy rates, and tax regimes provided for by federal legislation, the legislation of the Astrakhan Region, and regulatory legal acts of local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region.

3.1.1. The Specialized Organization provides the Investor with the data and information specified in clause 3.1 of these Regulations that are needed to implement the relevant investment project in the Astrakhan Region and that are contained in open sources and available to an unlimited number of persons (data and information that are not confidential), except for information received from authorized state bodies and organizations in response to requests sent by the Specialized Organization in accordance with clause 3.1.3 of these Regulations.

3.1.2. Information and advisory assistance is provided by the Specialized Organization on the basis of a relevant written request from the Investor.

The Specialized Organization provides the Investor with the information requested in accordance with clause 3.1 of these Regulations no later than 5 (five) business days from the receipt of the relevant request from the Investor, except in the cases provided for in clause 3.1.3 of these Regulations.

3.1.3. As part of investment project support, the Specialized Organization has the right to send requests for information to territorial bodies of federal executive authorities of the Russian Federation, executive authorities of the Astrakhan Region, local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region, and other organizations, including on:

the number of tariffs and payment rates and the procedure for determining charges under regulated tariffs of natural monopolies approved by regulatory legal acts of federal executive authorities and executive authorities of the Astrakhan Region;

the level of human resources potential of the Astrakhan Region, as well as the availability of free labor resources in the Astrakhan Region and their development trends;

the level of provision of the Astrakhan Region and its individual territories with engineering, transport, and social infrastructure.

3.1.3.1. Within 1 (one) business day of receiving the relevant responses from authorized executive authorities, territorial bodies of federal executive authorities of the Russian Federation, local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region, and other organizations, the Specialized Organization registers the responses received and, within 2 (two) business days from the date of their receipt, forwards them to the Investor with a covering letter.

4. Selection of an investment site

4.1. The Specialized Organization assists in selecting an investment site / available land plot (hereinafter — the site) in accordance with received applications containing the details set out in clause 4.2 of these Regulations and/or explains the possibility of selecting the required investment site using the integrated regional information system "Investment Map of the Astrakhan Region" (https://kr30.ru/investoru/investitsionnaya-karta/).

4.2. An application for site selection must contain the investment site parameters required for the implementation of the investment project, including: area (ha), type ("greenfield" or "brownfield"), hazard class, distance from the city of Astrakhan, and the need for and/or possibility of connecting to the relevant engineering infrastructure (gas, water supply, electricity, treatment facilities, transport infrastructure, etc.).

4.3. No later than 3 (three) business days after receiving the application from the Investor, the Specialized Organization selects the most suitable sites based on the parameters specified in the application.

4.4. The Specialized Organization provides the Investor with a site profile in the form set out in Appendix No. 2 to these Regulations within 3 (three) business days from the date of receipt of the relevant request — if the site is available on the Investment Map of the Astrakhan Region — and within 14 business days in other cases.

4.5. After the Investor has reviewed the site options provided by the Specialized Organization and decided to visit the sites of greatest interest, the Investor sends the Specialized Organization a request to arrange a visit to the selected sites, containing the relevant list.

4.6. Within 3 (three) business days from the receipt of the request containing the list of sites of interest to the Investor, the Specialized Organization coordinates with the rights holders of those sites the Investor's visit for the purpose of deciding on the location for the investment project's facilities.

5. Organizational support

5.1. Algorithms for connecting to infrastructure facilities and for technological connection to transport infrastructure facilities (hereinafter — engineering and transport support) are available on the Corporation's website in the "Investor's Roadmap" section (https://kr30.ru/investoru/put-investora/).

5.2. As part of engineering and transport support, the Specialized Organization has the right to request from authorized executive authorities, territorial bodies of federal executive authorities of the Russian Federation, local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region, and other organizations, including utility providers:

expert opinions, orders, and excerpts from tariff and other decisions, including on connecting the relevant site to engineering infrastructure facilities;

connection diagrams, as well as the rationale for choosing a particular technical solution for connecting the site to engineering infrastructure facilities located in the Astrakhan Region.

5.3. Within 3 (three) business days from the receipt and registration of a request from the Investor for support with the engineering and transport connection procedure, the Specialized Organization:

sends the necessary requests for information concerning schematic and technical solutions to the relevant authorized bodies and/or utility providers;

arranges interaction between the Investor and authorized executive authorities, territorial bodies of federal executive authorities of the Russian Federation, local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region, and other organizations, including utility providers, as part of the preparatory, coordination, and permitting procedures required for the implementation of investment projects.

5.3.1. The Specialized Organization registers the responses received in accordance with clause 5.3 of these Regulations within 1 (one) business day of receipt and forwards them to the Investor within 2 (two) business days from the date of their receipt.

5.4. The Specialized Organization provides the Investor with advisory and methodological assistance in preparing documents (including reviewing the document package and recommending adjustments) for submission to the Ministry of Economic Development of the Astrakhan Region (hereinafter — the Ministry) for the purpose of providing investment support, upon the Ministry's written request.

5.5. Upon the Investor's written request, the Corporation may assist the Investor in participating in international, all-Russian, and regional investment-related exhibition and presentation events held with the participation of the Astrakhan Region.

5.6. If the Corporation or the Investor identifies problematic issues in the implementation of investment projects, the Corporation initiates their submission for consideration at meetings of the Investment Committee of the Astrakhan Region through the Ministry.

6. Requirements for the Investor and investment projects supported by the Specialized Organization

6.1. Requirements for investment projects supported by the Specialized Organization:

implementation of the investment project in the Astrakhan Region;

creation of new jobs (without establishing requirements for a minimum number of new jobs created);

investment volume of at least RUB 30,000,000 (thirty million);

availability of 20 (twenty) % of the Investor's own funds for the implementation of the project (documented).

6.2. Requirements for the Investor:

the Investor must not be in the process of reorganization (except for reorganization in the form of a merger of another legal entity into the Investor) or liquidation;

no bankruptcy procedure must have been initiated with respect to the Investor.

7. Procedure for interacting with Investors on investment project support

7.1. An Investor interested in investment project support submits an application to the Specialized Organization in the form set out in Appendix No. 3 to these Regulations.

The application may be submitted by the Investor in the following ways:

on paper in free form at the address indicated on the portal;

electronically to the email address of the Specialized Organization indicated on the portal;

electronically by filling out an electronic form on the portal.

The Investor has the right to attach additional materials about the investment project to the application.

The Investor is responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information contained in the application and the materials attached to it.

The application is subject to registration within 1 (one) business day from the date of receipt by the Specialized Organization.

7.2. For the Specialized Organization to review and decide on an Investor's application received by the Specialized Organization, it must simultaneously contain complete and accurate information as set out in Appendix No. 3 to these Regulations, including a mandatory attachment to the application — the "Project Profile."

7.3. Within 5 (five) business days from the date of registration of the application, the Specialized Organization:

verifies the completeness of the information specified in the application;

verifies that the investment project meets the requirements specified in clause 6.1 of these Regulations;

verifies that the Investor meets the requirements specified in clause 6.2 of these Regulations.

7.4. If the investment project does not meet the requirements specified in clause 6.1 of these Regulations and/or the application contains incomplete information, the Specialized Organization, within 3 (three) business days from the date of registration, returns the application to the Investor who submitted it for revision, indicating the comments that served as the basis for the return.

If the Investor does not meet the requirements specified in clause 6.2 of these Regulations, the Specialized Organization, within 3 (three) business days from the date of registration, returns the application to the Investor who submitted it, indicating the reasons that served as the basis for the return.

After remedying the comments and/or reasons that served as the basis for returning the application, the Investor has the right to resubmit the application for review in the manner provided for by these Regulations.

7.5. Within 7 (seven) business days from the date of registration of the application, except in the cases provided for in clause 7.4 of these Regulations, the Specialized Organization decides whether to support the investment project or to refuse to support the investment project and immediately sends its decision to the Investor.

7.6. The submission of inaccurate information by the Investor may serve as grounds for the Specialized Organization to decide to refuse to support the investment project.

7.7. If the Investor disagrees with the Specialized Organization's refusal to support the investment project, the Investor has the right to apply to the Ministry with a corresponding statement.

7.8. The Ministry registers and accepts the Investor's statement for consideration.

Within 3 (three) business days from the date of receipt of the relevant statement by the Ministry, the Ministry verifies the lawfulness of the Specialized Organization's refusal and other circumstances stated in the application.

Based on the results of this verification, the Ministry issues one of the following decisions:

confirming the lawfulness of the Specialized Organization's refusal to support the investment project;

instructing the Specialized Organization to accept the investment project for support.

Based on the results of reviewing the Investor's statement, the Ministry sends an official response to the Investor.

If a decision is made to instruct the Specialized Organization to accept the investment project for support, the Ministry sends a corresponding written instruction to the Specialized Organization.

7.9. If there are no grounds for refusing to support the investment project, the Specialized Organization, within 3 (three) business days from the date of the decision to support the investment project:

together with the Investor, develops a schedule of measures for supporting the investment project, based on the forms of investment project support declared by the Investor in the application;

sends to the Investor, in two copies, a draft agreement on investment project support signed on its part, in the form set out in Appendix No. 4 to these Regulations.

7.10. The Investor's authorized representative, within 3 (three) business days from the date of receipt of the draft agreement on investment project support, signs both copies and returns one copy to the Specialized Organization.

If the authorized representative of the Investor who signed the agreement is a person entitled to act on behalf of the legal entity or individual entrepreneur without a power of attorney and/or is its sole executive body in accordance with the data of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities or the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs, no confirmation of their authority is required. In all other cases, the signatory's authority must be confirmed by relevant documents, including a power of attorney executed in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

7.11. The signing of the agreement by the Investor and its receipt by the Specialized Organization is the basis for the Specialized Organization to begin supporting the investment project.

7.12. The head of the Specialized Organization appoints a specialist responsible for supporting the investment project from among the employees whose job responsibilities include the relevant functions. This person and their contact details are specified in the agreement on investment project support.

7.13. If issues arise that require a comprehensive and/or interdepartmental approach, the Specialized Organization, in order to make a relevant decision, applies to the Ministry with a proposal to submit the issue for discussion with the participation of relevant representatives of federal executive authorities of the Russian Federation, executive authorities of the Astrakhan Region, local self-government bodies of municipalities of the Astrakhan Region, and other organizations whose activities are aimed at attracting investment to the economy of the Astrakhan Region.

7.14. The Investor undertakes to provide the Specialized Organization, on a quarterly basis, by the 10th day of the month following the reporting quarter, with statistical information on the volume of capital investments made in the implementation of the investment project during the past quarter.

7.15. At the request of the Specialized Organization, the Investor undertakes to provide reference information on the volume of capital investments made in the implementation of the investment project during the past month within no more than five business days from receipt of the request.

7.16. One-stop-shop support for an investment project terminates in the following cases:

completion of all measures provided for by the investment project implementation schedule;

the Investor's withdrawal from one-stop-shop support for the investment project;

liquidation or bankruptcy of the Investor, or termination/restriction of the Investor's activities by a court decision.