Investment: Extension of Power Delegation at Single Windows to Include Tax and Energy Sectors

The Algerian Investment Promotion Agency (AAPI) announced on Wednesday in a statement the publication of new ministerial decrees delegating authority to representatives of the tax administration and the energy administration at the Agency’s Single Windows. This move is part of the ongoing implementation of a mechanism designed to simplify administrative procedures and accelerate the realization of investment projects.

The Agency specified that these decrees, published in Official Gazette No. 49, fall under the implementation of Article 22 of Executive Decree No. 26-153 of April 14, 2026, regarding the reorganization of the AAPI.

Under the decree from the Ministry of Finance, the official representing the tax administration at the Single Windows is authorized to sign and issue the documents, authorizations, and approvals necessary for the realization of investment projects registered with the Agency. Furthermore, the collection official is authorized to collect the duties and taxes due for these projects.

Additionally, the decree from the Ministry of Energy and Renewable Energies grants energy administration representatives at the Single Windows the authority to provide the necessary opinions for the issuance of contracts and documents related to investment projects registered with the AAPI.

This measure follows a previous set of power delegation decrees that granted authority to representatives from the Housing, Urban Planning, and City sector, as well as the Labor, Employment, and Social Security sector. Those officials were empowered to issue building permits, certificates of conformity, work permits, and employment-related authorizations within the framework of investment projects.

These provisions aim to expand the powers of public administration representatives within the Single Windows to enable the direct processing of administrative procedures. This is expected to reduce file processing times, streamline the administrative path for investors, and accelerate the completion of investment projects.