The FEZ "Bălți" was established in 2010 for a period of 25 years. It administrates 17 subzones with a total area of circa 278 hectares, namely in Bălți Municipality (3 subzones – 104.9 ha), Strășeni Municipality (4 subzones – 43.4 ha), the Village of Pănășești (16.3 ha), the City of Căușeni (8.5 ha), Orhei Municipality (8.0 ha), Cahul Municipality (2 subzones – 40.4 ha), the City of Ștefan-Vodă (8.9 ha), the City of Cimișlia (20.0 ha), the Village of Albinețul Vechi (1.5 ha), the City of Rezina (8.7 ha), and Chișinău Municipality (2 subzones – 18.0 ha). The FEZ "Bălți" hosts in its subzones throughout the country a number of international automotive suppliers such as Dräxl maier Automotive, Gebauer & Griller, SEBN Su mitomo Electric Bordnetze, Sammy Ca blaggi / Kablem, and Coroplast Harness Technology. The FEZ "Bălți" – Subzone 3 is located in the northeaster part of Bălți in circa 2 km proximity to the city center. The land plot of 90 hectares lies at the crossroads of the two National Roads R13 (Balti – Șoldănești – Rîbnița) and R14 (Bălți – Sărăteni – M2). The most important resident of subzone 3 in Bălți is a manufacturer of cables, wires and cable harnesses for the automotive industry – Gebauer & Griller.