Mozambique | Vat Code Amended
Law no. 13/2016, of 30 December 2016, which amended and republished the Mozambican VAT Code, was recently rectified by a Notice, dated June 8th.
Article 29 Working Party Guidelines On The Eu General Data Protection Regulation
In order to clarify some of the new obligations stemming from the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which will apply as of 25th May 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) – the independent European consulting body for data protection issues – recently issued its “Guidance on Data Protection Impact Assessment (“DPIA”)”. This document …
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Cnpd Approves 10 Measures To Prepare For The General Data Protection Regulation
On 28th January, 2017, the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados/CNPD) published a document establishing 10 measures for entities to prepare for the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Since the GDPR will apply from 25 May 2018 onwards, CNPD points out that both public and private entities should …
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Angola | New Regulation On The Licensing Of Establishments And Of Commercial Activity
Presidential Decree no. 193/17, which approves the Regulation on the Licensing of Establishments and of Commercial Activity and Market Services (“Regulation”), was published on 22 August. The Regulation, which will enter into force on 21 October (60 days after its publication), establishes the conditions and procedures governing the licensing of commercial activities and market services, …
Mozambique | Petroleum Products Supply
Ministerial Statute 50/2017, of 11 July 2017, sets forth the measures approved by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy to streamline petroleum products’ import into and supply to the country and ensure fuel supply safety, regularity and quality. The newly approved measures obviously have a direct impact on distributors, but also affect suppliers, IMOPETRO, …
Mozambique VAT Code Amended
Law no. 13/2016, of 30 December 2016, which amended and republished the Mozambican VAT Code, was recently rectified by a Notice, dated June 8th.
Companies Code Amended
Decree-Law 79/2017, of 30 June 2017, was published last Friday and amends both the Insolvency and Corporate Recovery Code and the Companies Code, in order to implement the goals of the “Programa Capitalizar” approved by Council of Ministers Resolution 42/2016, of 18 August 2016
New Legislation on Manufacturing Plants of Human Medicinal Products
I – Introduction Following the enforcement of the new Communiqué on Pricing of Human Medicinal Products last September, the Ministry of Health ("Ministry") rolled up its sleeves for a new regulation concerning human medicinal products: The Regulation on Manufacturing Plants of Human Medicinal Products ("Regulation").
Angola | Significant Amendments To Regulations On The Performance Of A Professional
Please be aware that a new Presidential Decree has been published on 24th of April (Presidential Decree 79/17 of 24 April) which, among others, introduces the following significant amendments to former Presidential decree 43/17 of 6 March (regulations on the performance of a professional activity by nonresident foreign employees ):
Prohibition On Issue Of Bearer Shares
Bearer securities have been prohibited under Law 15/2017, of May 3, 2017, published today. The Companies Code and the Securities Code have been amended in order to implement this measure. Law 15/2017 – which takes effect tomorrow – greatly impacts limited liability companies by shares by eliminating bearer shares and allowing nominative shares only