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Basic Environmental Law No. 5/98.
Date of text: 19 June 1998
Presidential Decree No. 117/20 approving the General Regulation for Environmental Impact Assessment and the Environmental Licensing Procedure.
Date of text: 22 April 2020
Executive Decree No. 8/05 on waste management.
Date of text: 05 January 2005
Decree-Law No. 4/09 instituting the Ministry of Environment.
Date of text: 18 May 2009
Law No. 3/06 on the environmental associations’ right to participation and intervention in environmental management.
Date of text: 18 January 2006
Law No. 20/03 approving the basic legislation on transport on land.
Date of text: 19 August 2003
Decree-Law No 1/00 approving the Statute of the Ministry for Fisheries and Environment.
Date of text: 07 January 2001
Decree-Law No. 6/97 regulating National touristic resources exploitation.
Date of text: 15 August 1997
Law No. 10/87 establishing fines to be paid for illegal activity.
Date of text: 26 September 1987
Decree No. 52/04 creating the Touristic Development Centre of Futungo de Belas.
Date of text: 23 July 2004
Presidential Decision No. 51/15 creating the National Commission for preparing the National Land Management Plan (PNOT).
Date of text: 29 May 2015
Executive Decree No. 234/13 approving the Guiding Norms to design Provincial Plans for Urban Waste Management.
Date of text: 18 July 2013
Presidential Decree No. 190/12 approving the Regulation on Waste Management.
Date of text: 24 August 2012
Executive Decree No. 86/12 approving the Regulation on the Technical Register for Environmental Assessment Societies.
Date of text: 23 February 2012
Presidential Decree No. 56/11 creating and classifying the Tourism Area of Okawango in the province of Cuando Cubango.
Date of text: 24 March 2011
Presidential Decree No. 54/11 creating and classifying the Tourism Area of Calandula in the province of Malanje.
Date of text: 24 March 2011
Decree No. 22/2010 creating the Agency for the Development of Zambesi River Basin.
Date of text: 30 June 2010
Decree No. 39/00 on environmental protection measures to be used in oil activities.
Date of text: 10 October 2000
Joint Executive Decree No. 470/15 regulating the concession areas for the promotion of ecotourism in protected areas of Angola.
Date of text: 14 July 2015
Presidential Decree No. 316/20 approving the Regulation of the Basic Law of the General Regime of the National Planning System.
Date of text: 17 December 2020
Executive Decree No. 350/17 approving the Regulation for Registration of the Environmental Protection Associations.
Date of text: 17 July 2017
Presidential Decision No. 11/17 creating the Multi-sectoral Commission for Revision and Extension of the Long-Term Development Strategy vision.
Date of text: 07 February 2017
Presidential Decree No. 181/14 approving the Statute of the National Waste Agency.
Date of text: 28 July 2014
Presidential Decree No. 195/12 approving the Regulation for road transport of hazardous substances.
Date of text: 29 August 2012
Presidential Decree No. 2/12 approving the Development Plan for the Province of Huíla.
Date of text: 09 January 2012
Presidential Decree No. 280/11 approving the Regulation of the Urban Development Plan of Sequele the Province of Luanda.
Date of text: 31 October 2011
Presidential Decree No. 194/11 approving the Regulation on damages caused to Environment.
Date of text: 07 July 2011
Presidential Decree No. 153/11 approving the Regulation on production, import, export, marketing and transport of substances damaging the ozone layer.
Date of text: 15 June 2011
Resolution No. 2/10 approving the Land Use Director Plan of Futungo de Belas.
Date of text: 19 January 2010
Decree No. 13/07 approving the General Regulation for Urban Buildings.
Date of text: 26 February 2007
Decree No. 2/06 approving the General Regulation for Urban and Rural Territorial Plans.
Date of text: 23 January 2006
Presidential Decree No. 134/24 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Tourism.
Date of text: 26 June 2024
Presidential Decree No. 278/22 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Environment (MINAMB).
Date of text: 07 December 2022
Presidential Decree No. 165/22 establishing the criteria and general requirements for radiological protection and safety necessary for the management of Natural Radioactive Materials (NORM) and other radioactive waste.
Date of text: 23 June 2022
Presidential Decree No. 148/22 approving the Regulation on Green Spaces.
Date of text: 09 June 2022
Presidential Decree No. 106/22 on the Regulation for the Licensing of Waste Deposits of Low and Medium Levels of Radioactivity.
Date of text: 10 May 2022
Presidential Decree No. 83/22 approving the Table of fees to be charged for the issuance and renewal of Environmental Licenses for the Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as the registration and renewal of environmental consulting companies.
Date of text: 12 April 2022
Executive Decree No. 421/21 approving the Operating Regulation of the Board of Directors of the National Waste Agency.
Date of text: 14 September 2021
Joint Executive Decree No. 119/21 establishing the annual quota of non-hazardous waste to be transferred abroad during the Financial Year 2021.
Date of text: 06 May 2021
Presidential Decree No. 74/21 approving the Statute of the Institute for Touristic Promotion (INFOTUR).
Date of text: 18 March 2021
Executive Decree No. 297/20 approving the Regulation of the National Directorate for Prevention and Assessment of Environmental Impacts within the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment.
Date of text: 30 November 2020
Presidential Order No. 140/20 authorizing the admission of 250 ex-military staff in the National Institute of Biodiversity and Conservation Area (INBAC).
Date of text: 30 September 2020
Presidential Decree No. 162/20 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment.
Date of text: 08 June 2020
Presidential Decree No. 138/20 approving the National Environmental Quality Programme (PNQA).
Date of text: 19 May 2020
Presidential Decree No. 99/20 establishing the National Environmental Standardization Programme.
Date of text: 13 April 2020
Presidential Decree No. 279/19 creating the National Agency for the Management of the Okavango Region (ANAGERO).
Date of text: 11 September 2019
Executive Decree No. 119/19 repealing Executive Decree No. 241/16 amending article 12 of Decree No. 51/04 on the Environmental Impact Assessment.
Date of text: 20 May 2019
Executive Decree No. 106/19 approving the Regulation of the National Environmental Inspection Service within the Ministry of Environment.
Date of text: 11 April 2019
Presidential Decree No. 202/18 creating the National Council of Public Works (CNOP) and approving its Regulation and Functioning.
Date of text: 30 August 2018
Presidential Decree No. 92/18 approving the Commercial Agreement for the Implementation of the Modernization Project of the National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics (INAMET).
Date of text: 11 April 2018
Presidential Decision No. 10/18 creating an Intersectoral Working Committee in charge of preparing the necessary conditions for the improvement of the urban waste management of Luanda Province.
Date of text: 08 February 2018
Resolution No. 32/16 implementing the Convention for the Cooperation in the Area of Protection and Development of Marine and Coastal Zones.
Date of text: 29 July 2016
Executive Decree No. 206/16 approving the terms of reference for the designing of Environmental Impact Assessment.
Date of text: 03 May 2016
Ministerial Decision No. 405/15 creating the Environmental Impact Assessment Unit (EIA).
Date of text: 01 December 2015
Joint Decision No. 229/15 creating the Commission for the Promotion of Ecotourism in Protected Areas.
Date of text: 14 July 2015
Presidential Decree No. 29/15 approving the Regime for Mandatory Protection against atmospheric lightning.
Date of text: 13 January 2015
Presidential Decree No. 230/14 creates and approves the Statute of the National Institution of Meteorology and Geophysics (INAMET).
Date of text: 04 September 2014
Presidential Order No. 168/14 creating the Requalification Steering Committee of the Island and Forest of Luanda.
Date of text: 18 August 2014
Executive Decree No. 163/14 approving the Regulation of the Cabinet for Research, Planning and Statistics of the Ministry of Petroleum (GEPE).
Date of text: 12 June 2014
Executive Decree No. 121/14 approving the Regulation of the National Direction for Touristic Development.
Date of text: 24 April 2014
Executive Decree No. 119/14 approving the Regulation of the Cabinet for Research, Planning and Statistics.
Date of text: 23 April 2014
Presidential Decision No. 3/14 creating the Technical Working Group aiming at identifying the existing amount of Mercury in the country.
Date of text: 14 January 2014
Presidential Decree No. 17/14 approving the Modernisation Programme of the National Institution of Meteorology and Geophysics (INAMET).
Date of text: 13 January 2014
Presidential Decree No. 185/13 approving the Regulation on requirements to be met for Vehicles Gas Emission.
Date of text: 07 November 2013
Presidential Decree No. 143/13 creating and approving the Statute of the Centre for Environmental Pollution Analysis and Control (CAPA).
Date of text: 27 September 2013
Executive Decree No. 17/13 approving the legal regime for residue management originated from building and demolition activity.
Date of text: 22 January 2013
Presidential Decree No. 232/12 approving the Statute of the Ministry for Urban Land Planning (MINUHA).
Date of text: 04 December 2012
Presidential Decree No. 196/12 approving the Strategic Plan for the Management of Urban Waste (PESGRU).
Date of text: 30 August 2012
Order No. 250/12 approving the forms to be filled for the National Legal Proceedings on Environmental Controls.
Date of text: 15 March 2012
Decision No. 199/12 approving the model forms for registration of companies that carry out activities in the areas of waste, water treatment and wastewater.
Date of text: 29 February 2012
Presidential Decree No. 12/12 approving the Regulation on protection from exposure to ionizing radiation.
Date of text: 25 January 2012
Executive Decree No. 62/11 approving the Regulation on Biosecurity.
Date of text: 14 April 2011
Presidential Decree No. 55/11 creating and classifying the Tourism Area of Cabo Ledo in the province of Bengo.
Date of text: 24 March 2011
Presidential Decree No. 9/11 creating and approving the Statute of the Fund for Environment.
Date of text: 07 January 2011
Presidential Decree No. 11/11 creating and approving the National Institution for Environmental Management.
Date of text: 07 January 2011
Presidential Order No. 30/10 creating the Multi-sectoral Committee for the Environment.
Date of text: 21 June 2010
Decree No. 1/10 regulating the environmental assessment requirements for public or private activities which may cause significant damage to environment.
Date of text: 13 January 2010
Resolution No. 7/07 implementing the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous and highly toxic pesticides within the territory of Angola.
Date of text: 07 March 2007
Resolution No. 41/03 on the exploitation of sand in coastal areas.
Date of text: 19 December 2003
Executive Decree No. 234/20 approving the Regulation of the National Directorate for Research and Planning within the Ministry of Economy and Planning.
Date of text: 07 September 2020
Presidential Decree No. 150/19 creating the National Coordination Committee for the Implementation of the National Action Programme to Combat Desertification (CNC-PANCOD).
Date of text: 15 May 2019
Executive Decree No. 107/19 approving the Regulation of the National Directorate of the Ministry of Environment (DNA).
Date of text: 11 April 2019
Presidential Decree No. 265/18 approving the Regulation for the Transfer of Waste destined for Reuse, Recycling and its Valorization to the outside of the Country.
Date of text: 15 November 2018
Executive Decree No. 192/18 approving the Regulation of the Advisory Council of the Ministry of Tourism.
Date of text: 07 June 2018
Executive Decree No. 355/17 approving the Regulation of the National Council of Tourism and Tourism Facilitation (CNTFT).
Date of text: 19 July 2017
Executive Decree No. 288/17 approving the terms of reference for tourism infrastructures, their rehabilitation and similar activities within environmental protection areas.
Date of text: 09 May 2017
Executive Decree No. 302/16 approving the Regulation on the classification of the Environmental Consultancy and Audit Corporations.
Date of text: 30 June 2016
Executive Decree No. 505/15 approving the Regulation of the Technical Group of the National Commission for the preparation of the National Land Management Plan (CN-PNOT).
Date of text: 03 August 2015
Executive Decree No. 400/15 approving the Regulation of the National Focal Point of Multilateral Conventions on Environment and International Organizations under the Ministry of the Environment.
Date of text: 04 June 2015
Executive Decree No. 97/14 approving the Regulation on operational waste discharge management.
Date of text: 08 April 2014
Presidential Decree No. 182/12 approving the Statute of the Tourism Development Management Agency of Calandula.
Date of text: 16 August 2012
Presidential Decree No. 181/12 approving the Statute of the Tourism Development Management Agency of Cabo Ledo.
Date of text: 16 August 2012
Presidential Decree No. 178/12 approving the Statute of the Tourism Development Management Agency of the Okawango Basin.
Date of text: 15 August 2012
Executive Decree No. 92/12 approving the Environmental Impact Assessment administrative procedures.
Date of text: 01 March 2012
Presidential Decree No. 152/11 approving the Statute for the Management Cabinet of the Touristic Development Centre of Futungo de Belas.
Date of text: 13 July 2011
Resolution No. 6/2011 approving the Statute of the Agency for the Development of Zambesi River Basin.
Date of text: 11 May 2011
Executive Decree No. 11/05 regulating information procedures for oil spillage.
Date of text: 12 January 2005
Resolution No. 34/24 approving for ratification by the Republic of Angola, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Environmental Management for Development. Development Community (SADC) on Environmental Management for Sustainable Development.
Date of text: 03 May 2024
Resolution No. 9/19 approving the Convention on Nuclear Safety.
Date of text: 21 February 2019
Resolution No. 6/07 on the approval of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety within the National territory.
Date of text: 02 March 2007
Resolution No. 12/00 on the ratification of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
Date of text: 05 May 2000
Resolution No. 33/01 approving the 1990 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC 90).
Date of text: 30 November 1991
Ratification No. 10/24 approving the Southern African Development Community Protocol on Environmental Management for Sustainable Development, and guaranteeing that it will be strictly observed.
Date of text: 15 May 2024
Presidential Decree 255/22 amending Presidential Decree No. 279/19 on the creation of the National Agency for the Management of the Okavango Region (ANAGERO).
Date of text: 25 October 2022
Presidential Decree No. 198/15 amending the Regulation on requirements to be met for Vehicles Gas Emission.
Date of text: 21 October 2015
Presidential Decree No. 155/13 amending the Touristic Development Centre of Futungo de Belas.
Date of text: 09 October 2013