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Constitutional Law of the Republic of Angola.
Date of text: 21 January 2010 (16 August 2021)

Policies

Nationally Determined Contribution of Angola, 2025.
Date of text: 01 September 2025
Presidential Decree No. 83/25 approving the National School Feeding Programme.
Date of text: 15 April 2025
Presidential Decree No. 82/25 approving the Plan for the Support and Promotion of Culture (PLANACULT).
Date of text: 14 April 2025
Presidential Decree No. 72/25 approving the Natural Gas Master Plan.
Date of text: 21 March 2025
Presidential Decree No. 68/25 approving the Strategic Plan of the General Inspectorate of State Administration for the Period 2024-2027.
Date of text: 14 March 2025

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law No. 15/05 approving the Basic Agricultural Development Act.
Date of text: 07 December 2005
Law No. 2/26 regulating Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs).
Date of text: 02 March 2026
Decree-Law No. 48/2024 on the Community Revitalisation Programme.
Date of text: 23 December 2024
Executive Decree No. 47/11 approving the Regulation of the National Direction of Rural Development within the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (DNDR).
Date of text: 07 April 2011
Decree-Law No. 13/09 approving the Statute of the Ministry for Agriculture (MINAGRI).
Date of text: 10 June 2009

Climate change

Presidential Order No. 21/22 improving the National Commission for Climate Change and Biodiversity, coordinated by the Executive Power.
Date of text: 26 January 2022
Presidential Decree No. 8/22 regulating the National System for Monitoring, Reporting and Assessment of the Policy on Climate.
Date of text: 13 January 2022
Presidential Decision No. 8/22 creating the National Climate and Environmental Observatory, coordinated by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment.
Date of text: 13 January 2022
Resolution No. 29/20 approving the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol.
Date of text: 14 July 2020
Executive Decree No. 98/19 approving the Regulation of the Climate Change Office of the Ministry of the Environment (GABAC).
Date of text: 10 April 2019

Cultivated plants

Law No. 5/21 approving the Plant Health Act and repealing Legislative Decree No. 3001/59 of 12 August.
Date of text: 03 February 2021
Law No. 7/05 on Seeds.
Date of text: 11 August 2005
Law No. 6/10 regulating sugar cane production for biofuel.
Date of text: 23 April 2010
Presidential Decree No. 93/16 approving the Regulation of the Law on Seeds.
Date of text: 09 May 2016
Decree No. 15/95 approving the National Service of Seeds.
Date of text: 09 June 1995

Disaster risk management

Law No. 28/03 on the Basic Law on Civil Protection.
Date of text: 07 November 2003
Executive Decree No. 677/25 approving the Regulation of the Disaster Risk Reduction Directorate of the Civil Protection and Fire Service.
Date of text: 19 August 2025
Presidential Decree No. 81/20 on the Declaration of State of Emergency.
Date of text: 25 March 2020 (24 April 2020)
Decree No. 77/2018 approving the Regulation for Radioactive Material Transport.
Date of text: 25 November 2018
Law No. 14/20 amending the Basic Law on Civil Protection.
Date of text: 22 May 2020

Environment

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

Fisheries and aquaculture

Law No. 6-A/04 on Aquatic Biological Resources (New Fishing Act).
Date of text: 08 October 2004 (27 December 2005)
Decree No. 41/05 establishing the General Regulation on Fisheries.
Date of text: 13 June 2005
Decree No. 40/06 on Hygienic and Sanitary Measures for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products.
Date of text: 30 June 2006
Executive Decree No. 159/2006 establishing necessary measures to prevent damage to biological resources and aquatic ecosystems caused by the use of inappropriate fishing methods and gear.
Date of text: 26 December 2006
Executive Decree No. 109/05 approving the table of minimum size and weight for authorized aquatic animal species fishing.
Date of text: 25 November 2005

Food and nutrition

Presidential Decree No. 138/19 creating the National Food Quality Control Service (SNCQA) and approving its Statute.
Date of text: 13 May 2019
Presidential Decree No. 179/18 approving the Regulation on the obligation to Laboratory Analysis of Products Destined for Human and Animal Consumption.
Date of text: 02 August 2018
Presidential Decree No. 138/13 approving the Regulation of School Feeding.
Date of text: 24 September 2013
Decree No. 40/06 on Hygienic and Sanitary Measures for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products.
Date of text: 30 June 2006
Presidential Decision No. 102/18 creating the State Strategic Food Reserve (REA) to contribute to the stability of the food supply of the basic food basket.
Date of text: 31 July 2018

Forestry

Law No. 6/17 on Forest and Wildlife Basic Legislation.
Date of text: 24 January 2017
Presidential Decree No. 279/22 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MINAGRIF).
Date of text: 07 December 2022
Executive Decree No. 190/22 establishing, for the 2022 Forestry Campaign, quotas by province and by species, for forest licensing of roundwood, fuelwood and charcoal.
Date of text: 14 April 2022
Presidential Decree No. 5/14 approving the Statute of the Forestry Development Institution (IDF).
Date of text: 07 January 2014
Presidential Decree No. 171/18 approving the Forestry Regulation.
Date of text: 23 July 2018

Gender

Executive Decree No. 186/23 approving the Statute of the Women's Professional Training Centre.
Date of text: 31 August 2023
Presidential Order No. 159/23 creating the Multisectoral Commission for the Implementation of the Project for Girls' Empowerment and Education for All (PAT II), coordinated by the Vice-President of the Republic.
Date of text: 06 July 2023
Presidential Decree No. 2/23 approving the Statute of Ministry of Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women (MASFAMU).
Date of text: 03 January 2023
Executive Decree No. 84/21 approving the Internal Regulation of the National Directorate for Family Policies, Equality and Gender Equity (DNPFIEG) of the Ministry of Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women.
Date of text: 29 March 2021
Resolution No. 9/02 on the adoption of 1997 SADC measures regarding Gender and Development.
Date of text: 19 April 2002

Indigenous peoples

Executive Decree No. 289/20 approving he Regulation of the National Directorate for Communities and Institutions of Traditional Power of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment (DNCIPT).
Date of text: 26 November 2020

Land and soil

Law No. 1/21 establishing the Expropriation for Public Utility.
Date of text: 07 January 2021
Land Act No. 9/04.
Date of text: 09 November 2004
Law No. 3/04 on land, territorial and urban planning.
Date of text: 25 June 2004
Presidential Decree No. 201/17 approving the Regulation for the Exercise of the Activity of Preparation of Territorial and Urban Planning Instruments.
Date of text: 05 September 2017
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

Livestock

Law No. 4/04 on Animal Health.
Date of text: 13 August 2004
Presidential Decree No. 104/15 approving the Regulation on Livestock Exploitation.
Date of text: 12 May 2015
Presidential Decree No. 179/18 approving the Regulation on the obligation to Laboratory Analysis of Products Destined for Human and Animal Consumption.
Date of text: 02 August 2018
Decree No. 70/08 approving the Regulation on Animal Health.
Date of text: 11 August 2008
Presidential Decree No. 30/14 approving the Statute of the Institution for Veterinary Services (ISV).
Date of text: 13 February 2014

Mineral resources and energy

Law No. 31/11 approving the Mining Code.
Date of text: 23 September 2011
Law No. 10/04 regulating Petroleum Activities.
Date of text: 12 November 2004
Law No. 14-A/96 establishing the Basic Law on Electricity.
Date of text: 31 May 1996
Law No. 8/24 combating Illegal Mining Activity.
Date of text: 03 July 2024
Presidential Legislative Decree No. 6/24 establishing the Added Value Tax Regime applicable to the activities of prospecting, research, evaluation, development, production, treatment, storage, transportation and sale of gaseous hydrocarbons, including condensates and liquids extracted from natural gas, as well as the activities of construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructures and facilities related to these, in land or sea areas, carried out under the Service Contract with Risk of the New Gas Consortium Concession Area.
Date of text: 22 May 2024

Sea

Law No. 14/10 on maritime zones under the National jurisdiction of Angola.
Date of text: 14 July 2010
Law No. 9/98 on Harbours.
Date of text: 18 September 1998
Presidential Decree No. 141/12 approving the Regulation for the prevention and control of National water pollution.
Date of text: 21 June 2012
Law No. 17/14 defining the Baselines for the delimitation and demarcation of Maritime Zones of Angola.
Date of text: 29 September 2014
Executive Decree No. 441/12 creating the Specialized Technical Unit Committee STCW (UT/STCW) under the Maritime Port Institute of Angola (IMPA).
Date of text: 05 December 2012

Social protection

Law No. 7/04 establishing the Basic Act on Social Protection.
Date of text: 15 October 2004
Presidential Decree No. 253/25: Establishes the Sustainability Indicator for the Mandatory Social Protection System, the minimum and maximum limits for pensions, and the mandatory electronic declaration of remuneration relating to the legal guarantee period for Benefit Applications.
Date of text: 27 November 2025
Presidential Decree No. 236/25 approving the National Programme for the Development of Fishing Villages (PNDVP).
Date of text: 18 November 2025
Executive Decree No. 690/25 establishing the Social Support Fund for Workers of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority and approves its Regulations.
Date of text: 28 August 2025
Executive Decree No. 677/25 approving the Regulation of the Disaster Risk Reduction Directorate of the Civil Protection and Fire Service.
Date of text: 19 August 2025

Water

Law No. 6/02 on Water use.
Date of text: 21 June 2002
Presidential Decree No. 82/14 approving the Regulation of General Use of Water Resources.
Date of text: 21 April 2014
Presidential Decree No. 83/14 approving the Regulation of Public Supply of Water and Water Disposal Sanitation.
Date of text: 21 April 2014
Presidential Decree No. 141/12 approving the Regulation for the prevention and control of National water pollution.
Date of text: 21 June 2012
Joint Executive Decree No. 7/25 repealing Joint Executive Decree No. 230/18 of 12 June approving the Revision of the Drinking Water Tariff Plan, and Executive Decree No. 122/19 of 24 May approving the Electricity Sales Tariffs.
Date of text: 21 April 2025

Wild species and ecosystems

Law No. 6/17 on Forest and Wildlife Basic Legislation.
Date of text: 24 January 2017
Basic Environmental Law No. 5/98.
Date of text: 19 June 1998
Law No. 8/20 approving the Environmental Conservation Areas Act.
Date of text: 16 April 2020
Presidential Decree No. 222/24 approving the Regulation on Hunting and Wildlife Sustainable Management.
Date of text: 25 October 2024
Presidential Decree No. 311/18 approving the Regulation on the Import and Re-export of Wild Fauna and Flora Endangered Species.
Date of text: 19 December 2018

Miscellaneous

Law No. 12/23 approving the General Labour Basic Law.
Date of text: 27 December 2023
Law No. 38/20 approving the Penal Code of Angola.
Date of text: 11 November 2020 (04 July 2024)
Law No. 6/2004 establishing complementary mechanisms to combat corruption.
Date of text: 17 June 2006 (31 December 2014)
Law No. 3/96 creating the High Authority Against Corruption.
Date of text: 05 April 1996
Civil Code.
Date of text: 1966

International Agreements

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version).
Date of text: 11 July 2003
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
Date of text: 11 July 2003
Treaty establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Date of text: 05 November 1993

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