Extent of shareholder governance index (0-10) 2.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 8.3 (Norway) Sudan Doing Business 2017 No. Procedure Time to complete Cost to complete Agency: Building Department at the Ministry of Physical Planning and Public Utilities 8 Receive foundations work inspection Agency: Building Authorities 1 day no charge 9 Receive random inspection Article 12 of the State of Khartoum Organization of Construction Act of 1997 stipulates that the building authorities have the right to

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... cess the site at any time to ensure that construction is in compliance with the specifications and drawings. Agency: Building Authorities 1 day no charge 10 Request and receive final inspection Article 16 of the State of Khartoum Organization of Construction Act of 1997 stipulates that notification of the building authorities should be made when construction works have been completed (or any part thereof), so that the certificate of conformity can be issued. Agency: Building Authorities 1 day no charge 11 Obtain certificate of conformity Work for which a building permit has been issued should be inspected for approval, prior to covering any portion of it, and upon completion of each stage of construction. It is the duty of the owner to notify the Building Department that the work is ready for inspection and to schedule such inspection. After the final inspection, if it is found that the work has been completed in conformity with the applicable law, orders, regulations, plans, and specifications, the Building Department issues a certificate of conformity. Agency: Building Department at the Ministry of Physical Planning and Public Utilities 30 days no charge 33 Sudan Doing Business 2017 No. Procedure Time to complete Cost to complete * 12 Request water and sewage connection Agency: Public Electricity and Water Corporation (PEWC) 1 day no charge 13 Receive water and sewage inspection Agency: Public Electricity and Water Corporation (PEWC) 1 day no charge 14 Obtain water and sewage connection Agency: Public Electricity and Water Corporation (PEWC) 105 days SDG 1,200 15 Update land registry records Agency: Land Registry 1 day SDG 210 * Takes place simultaneously with another procedure. Source: Doing Business database. Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation.