Article 3: The Port of Beirut Authority charges in advance the annual occupancy of private courtyards in two payments set out according to the following table:
Table 2: Annual occupancyfeesforprivatecourtyards
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Years of occupancy
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Logistical occupancy
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Industrial occupancy (18 m)
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Annual occupancy fee($/m2)
|
Annual occupancy fee($/m2)
|
2013
|
20
|
25.00
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From 2014 to 2016 inclusive
|
22
|
27.50
|
From 2017 to 2019 inclusive
|
25
|
31.25
|
From 2020 to 2022 inclusive
|
28
|
35.00
|
From 2023 to 2025 inclusive
|
31
|
38.75
|
Remark: The annual fee for industrial occupancy is 25% more than the logistical occupancy fee.
Article 4: The occupant of private courtyards has the right to establish private warehouses at his own expense and responsibility, requiring a prior approval of Port of Beirut Authority on the technical specifications for these facilities.
Article 5:The maximum height of the facilities in the logistical occupancies is 12 meters, and 18 meters for these facilities in industrial occupancies.
Article 6: The occupancy agreement for courtyards where warehouses are established extends to 10 years from the date of agreement acceptance, with the possibility of renewal later year by year.
Article 7 : Each logistical or industrial occupant company for private courtyards provides two bank guarantees to the Authority:
- I. A warranty for the courtyard occupancy, calculated according to the "free zone exploitation regulations", Article 19 thereof.
- II. A warranty for the goods traded, valued at $ 10,000 for each company (and not for each warehouse).