Africa-Press – Angola. The National Assembly (AN) gave, this Monday, a favorable opinion to the Bill that authorizes the President of the Republic to legislate on the Legal Regime of Transit Activity.
The Draft Resolution was approved with 183 votes in favour, no votes against and no abstentions, during the 8th Ordinary Plenary Meeting of the 1st Legislative Session of the V Legislature.
The Legislative Authorization Project aims to adapt the Legal Regime of Transit Activity to the new reality of economic integration and the increase in international trade flows.
This assumption, according to the background report, is the result of Angola’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), World Customs Organization, Southern African Development Community (SADC) and, above all, the country’s ratification of the agreement that creates the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signed in 2018.
The bill also intends to facilitate and ensure the conditions that make commercial transactions between economic agents from different countries possible.
Parliament also gave the green light to the Draft Resolution that authorizes the President of the Republic, as Holder of Executive Power, to legislate on the incentives to be attributed to the Concession Area of Block 20/11.
Within the framework of this Legislative authorization, the President of the Republic, as holder of the Executive Power, must establish the new terms and conditions regarding the oil limit for cost recovery.
Define, likewise, the terms and conditions for the Dolphins Development Area and the discoveries that may be declared marginal.
This Legislative Authorization Law has a duration of 90 (ninety) days from the date of its publication.
Courts of Appeal
The National Assembly also proceeded to discuss and vote, in general terms, on the Draft Law amending the Organic Law of the Courts of Appeal.
The Diplomat was approved with 188 votes in favor, none against and no abstentions.
The legislative initiative aims to standardize the salaries of the Sub-Attorneys General of the Republic, while the Remuneration Statute of Magistrates is not updated, regardless of their area of placement.
With this Diploma, presented by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Marcy Lopes, it is intended to
adapt the criterion for attributing the salary of the Sub-Attorneys General of the Republic, to that used in the definition of the remuneration status of Magistrates of the Judicial Ministry and the Ministry Public.
It also aims to contribute to greater stability and higher levels of motivation and performance within the class of Public Ministry Magistrates, in general, and the Deputy Attorneys General of the Republic, in particular.
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