sentences:  The first are laws that address issues concerning foreign companies directly such as the "Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act" (FIPPA) and the second are general laws of which certain articles or by-laws address foreign companies, for instance the Taxation Law and the Labor Law.Iran's environment is protected by strict laws and the Department of the Environment is in charge of evaluating the impact of the projects and their monitoring.General laws and regulations regarding foreign business in Iran could be regrouped under the following categories