EPIC VNSA (EN)

Public Institution for the Development of the New City of Sidi Abdellah

It is a public industrial and commercial establishment (EPIC), placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Housing, Urban Planning and the City.

The headquarters of the establishment is located within the perimeter of the New City of Sidi Abdellah, Algiers Province.

The establishment is responsible for the development and planning of the New City.

LEGAL GROUNDING :

Law No. 02-08 of 25 Safar 1423 corresponding to May 8, 2002, relating to the conditions for the creation of new cities and their development:

Territorial and strategic anchoring of New Cities
Conditions for the creation of New Cities: anchoring, requirements
Missions (some) of New City agencies related to urban development
The Development Plan
Land-related provisions: land portfolio constitution, right of pre-emption, participation of private owners

Executive Decree No. 04-275 of 20 Rajab 1425 corresponding to September 5, 2004, establishing the New City of Sidi Abdellah, amended by Executive Decree No. 20-296 of 12/10/2020:

Perimeters and municipalities
Main functions and program

Executive Decree No. 06-233 of 8 Joumada Ethania 1427 corresponding to July 4, 2006, declaring public utility for the operation relating to the construction of certain works, facilities, and infrastructures of the New City of Sidi Abdellah, amended by Executive Decree No. 08-249 of Aouel Chaâbane 1429 corresponding to August 3, 2008, and further amended by Executive Decree No. 20-297 of 12/10/2020:

Area of the Public Utility Declaration perimeter
Scope of works subject to the Public Utility Declaration

Executive Decree No. 06-305 of 11/09/2006, amended by Executive Decree No. 14-66 of 09/02/2014, defining the missions, organization, and operating procedures of the New City of Sidi Abdellah agency:

Missions of the VNSA establishment related to urban development until the completion and handover of infrastructure and facilities to the managing entities
Organization and operation of the City establishment, composition of the Board of Directors, and financial provisions
Public service obligations

Executive Decree No. 11-76 of February 16, 2011, defining the conditions and procedures for the initiation, preparation, and adoption of the New City:

Procedures for the adoption of the PAVN (New City Development Plan)
Content of the PAVN approval file

Executive Decree No. 16-216 of August 11, 2016 – Approving the Development Plan of the New City of Sidi Abdellah

Order of March 13, 2014, establishing the standard specifications of easements applicable to investments located within the VNSA perimeter

Missions of the Establishment

To acquire and develop built or unbuilt properties, as well as any land bases necessary for the development of the New City;
To carry out any commercial, movable, real estate, and financial operations related to its purpose and likely to promote its development;
To perform land management operations in accordance with the provisions set out by the laws and regulations in force;
To benefit from the right of pre-emption established by the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations, particularly Article 15 of Law No. 02-08 of May 8, 2002;
To transfer land intended for housing or for artisanal or commercial activities according to the procedures defined in a specifications document issued by order of the minister in charge of the city;
To collect, process, store, and disseminate data, information, and documentation of a statistical, scientific, technical, and economic nature related to its activities, and to preserve files and studies in accordance with the legislative and regulatory provisions in force;
The establishment is responsible for the acceptance of infrastructure works and their transfer to the entities responsible for their management, in accordance with the applicable conditions and procedures.