INVESTMENT GUIDE OF THE CITY OF LABIN INVESTMENT GUIDE OF THE CITY OF LABIN

Labin, 2019. INVESTMENT GUIDE OF THE CITY OF LABIN

Table of Contents

Introduction 05

City of Labin — Economic profile 06

Entrepreneurial infrastructure 08 Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Zone Vinež Example of a successful investment

Subsidies for investors and entrepreneurs 15 Local subsidies for investors Grants for entrepreneurs

Social infrastructure 19 Human resources Quality of life

03 45°08'56"N Dear Investors and Entrepreneurs In a concise form, the Investment Guide of the We have been investing in economic de- 14°12'26"E City of Labin provides information on the re- velopment for many years now in order to vitalization of existing resources in order to stimulate entrepreneurial activity and create create requirements for new jobs, on how to a positive environment. Our vision is aimed encourage and accelerate the development at achieving a high quality of life for all our of domestic companies and advanced te- citizens. chnologies by attracting foreign technology enterprises using advanced technologies Not only does this guide represent a docu- and creating new knowledge-based jobs. ment, but it is also a comprehensive proce- ss, a way of thinking and operating of the City of Labin is open to all forms of colla- local government and its citizens. Investment boration with potential investors and its guide of the City of Labin is one of the many entrepreneurs. Therefore, we like to call steps aimed at the long-term development ourselves a partner city, moreover, a partner of our city. city in improving existing and finding new opportunities for cooperation. Therefore, I wish you all a warm welcome to the city of Labin!

Major Valter Glavičić

05 City of Labin

TRAFFIC CONNECTIONS

According to the indicators of the Our long tradition of craft has special City of Labin is connected with Development Strategy of the City of Labin importance. and by state road (D66) which for the period 2016—2020, the largest passes directly through Labin. The share in employment and income of Labin's The main strategic objectives of economic entrepreneurs is realized in the manufactu- development: increasing economic compe- eastern by the national road (D64) ring industry. It is followed by trade, activity titiveness, human resource development through with the new central Istria of providing accommodation, preparation and a high quality of life, strengthening of national road (D3). Labin is connected to and serving of food and beverages, and infrastructure, environmental protection tunnel Učka by a national road (D500). construction industry. These four economic and sustainable management of space and activities generate 75% of total revenue resources, and strengthening Labin's iden- and employ 64% of the total number of tity and its distinctiveness. employed persons in Labin city area.

Distance of city of Labin from major cities:

Labin — Rijeka 63 km GENERAL INFORMATION Labin — 222 km OF THE CITY OF LABIN Labin — 663 km Labin — Split 473 km Local government units Adriatic Labin — Milano 528 km in the Istrian County km2 71,85 17 11.642 Labin — München 572 km

Administrative structure City surface area Number of Population NUTS 2 Labin — Beč 556 km locations (2011.) Labin — Budimpešta 562 km

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Entrepreneurial Infrastructure

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

According to publicly available data, in Entrepreneurs' export in 2017: 2017 in the area of the city of Labin 478 478 399 companies and 399 crafts were registered. companies crafts 459.929.922 HRK

Total income of entrepreneurs in 2017: Number of entrepreneurs' employees in 2017:

1.402.637.421 HRK 2.866 700 in trading in crafts companies

35% 17% 11% 25% 15% 13%

share of the share of wholesale share of the activity of employed in the employed share of the activity of manufacturing industry and retail providing accommodation manufacturing industry in construction providing accommodation and food service activities and food service activities

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Entrepreneurial Zone Vinež

BENEFITS: ECONOMIC PURPOSE TRAFFIC DISTANCE CONNECTIONS zone location Production, manufacturing, commercial, Highway 60 km regulated utility infrastructure utility-service, storage and related purpo- Railroad (Pazin) low initial cost of land ses, small manufacturing plants. 34 km low cost of municipal contributions National road 0 km

Airport Pula 40 km GREENFIELD & BROWNFIELD Port LOCATIONS 14 km Cargo Port Bršica 13 km For inquiries on free land sites owned by the City of Labin and available facilities that are privately owned, please contact the Department of Economy and European projects of the City of Labin.

electricity, 16,7535 ha water, sewage 5,1546 ha 21 723

Zone area Municipal Area available for Number of Number of infrastructure construction companies / employees entrepreneurs

Economy and Patricija Terković development T. +385 (0)52 866 817 advisor E. [email protected]

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OVERVIEW OF AVAILABLE EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION LAND IN INVESTMENT ENTREPRENEURIAL ZONE VINEŽ

CAREL has nearly 1,700 employees in its product distribution more ecient. A total nine factories in Italy, North America, Brazil, of 7,000 m2 of production halls and oces China, Croatia and Germany and 23 currently employ 145 local workers. commercial subsidiaries. He is engaged in manufacturing solutions and elements of Just as in all production plants of the Group electronic control and algorithms in the in Italy and around the world and in Labin, Building Ownership Public or private Manner of land heating and cooling industry. they use the same production methods to Lot Size (m2) certificate property disposal ensure the same quality standards. 4.089 private sale CAREL Adriatic was founded in Labin in ALBEO d.o.o. 2015. With a total investment of EUR 12 Pula 3.096 private sale million, CAREL Group has increased production capacity in Europe and makes VITA SUPERIOR 3.287 private sale d.o.o. Pula

DIK-PROJEKT 3.215 private sale d.o.o. Zagreb

10.602 private sale

CAREL REAL ESTATE 7.620 ADRIATIC d.o.o. Rijeka private sale

5.051 private sale

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Subsidies for Investors and Entrepreneurs

PARTNER CITY

City of Labin is open to all forms of colla- In addition, the City implements a number boration with potential investors and its of other activities aimed at increasing eco- entrepreneurs. nomic activity, such as: The development goals of our city are focu- sed on the promotion of entrepreneurship, Reasonable prices of the and ultimately, caring for every single job. City's business premises This way we preserve the quality of life in Labin, but more importantly, guard family Development of infrastructure dignity. Preserving jobs and creating a su- in the Entrepreneurial zone pportive environment for entrepreneurs is the basic and main task of our Programme Preparation of spatial planning docu- of strengthening the economy of Labin, which ments with the issuance of documents create a favourable business environment for construction as quickly as possible for the operation of businesses, develop an entrepreneurial climate and ensure the pre- Providing information on the steps in esta- requisites for the development of entrepre- blishing a business entity (craft business neurial skills in the area of the city of Labin. or company), on current incentives and subsidies of the City of Labin, free busi- ness premises, our economic zones, useful free training for our entrepreneurs.

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LOCAL SUBSIDIES FOR INVESTORS

MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTION — based on the Decision on utility

City of Labin No 1/2019) municipal contribution was reduced by 60% 0,4 -60%

width/m length/m height/m wolume / m3 Example Municipal contribution without deduction: Connections are routed to the edge of level below the building lot or on the plot itself 10,20 5,80 2,70 159,73 ground level LOCATION: 68.018,40 HRK 13,90 15,75 2,90 634,88 Entrepreneurial Land fully equipped with Zone Vinež -5,10 4,05 2,90 -59,90 Exemptions under Article 10 (2) of the infrastructure — electricity, water, ground sanitation, and information and -3,00 5,85 2,90 -50,90 level BUILDING Decision on utility contributions - 60%: PLOT: communication infrastructure -1,40 7,30 2,90 -29,64 cp CM Cere 3,00 5,85 1,00 17,55 40.811,04 HRK 4,40 5,80 0,55 14,04 ZONE OF ESTABLISHMENT: Municipal contribution for payment: 5,80 5,80 0,37 12,31 Zone III. 5,10 6,60 0,60 20,20 roof 27.207,36 HRK 6,60 6,60 0,40 17,42 PRICE: 8,80 4,05 0,40 14,26 90,00 HRK/m3

1,50 4,55 0,85 5,80

TOTAL: 755,76

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Social Infrastructure

GRANTS FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Every year the City of Labin provides signi- Subsidizing the purchase of equipment and City of Labin is a desirable location not ficant funds within its budget to support inventory - subsidies will be awarded for only for the implementation of a business enterprises, primarily small and medium-si- the costs of equipment and inventory pro- idea, but also a pleasant place to establish zed enterprises and crafts for the following curement of up to 20.000,00 kunas per family life. purposes: enterpreneur for the cost of equipment and inventory whose value exceedes 50.000,00 kunas (excluding VAT). Grants for beginners - the amount of grant HUMAN RESOURCES is maximum HRK 7,500.00 (without VAT) per company. The grant may be awarded Based on the population census from 2011, for costs incurred in the start-up phase of the Labin city area is inhabited by 11,642 11.642 economic activity, i.e.: the purchase of equ- people, accounting for 5.6% of the county people ipment, tools, inventory and safety equip- population ment, arrangement of business space, the costs incurred in the preparation of plans 7,933 people were actively working, inclu- 7.933 and studies (business plan, promotion plan, ding 1,445 or 18.21% with tertiary education actively working investment study, environmental impact study etc.), obtaining the documentation Based on the records of the Croatian necessary for granting of incentive credits 278 for operation and other incentives (no- the average unemployment rate in 2018 in unemployed tary costs, valuation costs, costs of court the city area of Labin was 278 unemployed, experts, cost of project and technical docu- which classifies the city of Labin as one of mentation, and obtaining various permits), the local government units with low the necessary training along with the core unemployment rate. activity, IT education, and creating a website and visual identity.

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Quality of Life

Education There are two kindergartens in Labin: the the art school. Secondary education in municipal Kindergarten Pjerina Verbanac, grammar school and vocational pro- which operates in several locations in the grams take place in the High school Mate city, and the Private kindergarten Gloria. Blažine. City of Labin provides monthly Labin has two primary schools: Primary scholarships for its students who are school Ivo Lola Ribar (parent school in the educated for occupations outside the city. lower part of the city of Labin and branch unit in Vinež and Kature), and elemen- Public Open University Labin identifies the tary school Matija Vlačić (parent school need for lifelong learning and education, in the lower part of the town of Labin, and therefore provides secondary educa- and branch unit in ). City of Labin, tion and retraining, vocational training and among the first in the County of Istria, foreign language learning programmes. started opening groups of extended stay and belongs to the group of leading cities in the Republic of Croatia by the number HEALTH of students involved in extended stay and A high level of services by health instituti- includes students from first to fourth grade. ons is provided in the area the city of Labin, so with general and specialist clinics within Centre Liče Faraguna is active in Labin, the branch of Istrian Health Centres, there an institution that cares for children are a dozen general medical practices in with developmental disabilities, and the Labin, just as many dental practices and Primary art school Matka Brajše Rašana. dental laboratories, followed by a practice Music and dance workshop for prescho- for occupational medicine, gynaecolo- ol attendants have been initiated within gical practices, a medical-biochemical

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laboratory, a physical therapy practice, and coast of Istria look like, can be experienced home physical therapy practice. There is in Rabac, that is at a five kilometre distance. also a 24-hour branch of the Institute of Sculpture Park Dubrova is located on one side Emergency Medicine, and pharmacies. of the entrance to the city, and on the other Within the project Labin—Healthy City, near the Entrepreneurial Zone Vinež, whi- the City of Labin implements a number of ch is a favourite promenade of the citizens, preventive health programs intended for but also a unique park with an impressive all ages and educational and occupational collection of hundreds of stone sculptures workshops for all groups. in the open, made by domestic and foreign authors during fifty years of the event called the Mediterranean Sculpture Symposium. Natural and Cultural Heritage City of Labin supports strategic planning and development of Labin and its tourist part, Rabac, as a unique and attractive tourist destination. Labin is a medieval city with a rich cultural and economic history, because it was known as the city of miners in its recent past. How these mining corri- dors looked like is faithfully shown inside the National Museum Labin, and how some of the most beautiful beaches on the eastern

23 Labin is an economic-tourist centre of eastern Istria, with a developed and technologically modern economy, with full employment, a place where education and acquisition of knowledge are a lifestyle, which is a pleasant and attractive for life of all generations, based on traditional values, cultural and natural heritage and sustainable development.

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