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Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
Date of text: 22 March 2002

Políticas

Agricultural Policy and Strategic Framework, June 2017.
Date of text: 01 June 2017
National Employment Strategy 2017-2030.
Date of text: 01 June 2017
National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance: Timor-Leste 2017 - 2020.
Date of text: 01 May 2017
National Policy on Forests of Timor-Leste, May 2017.
Date of text: 01 May 2017
Government Resolution No. 12/2017 of 8 March approving the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy.
Date of text: 01 November 2016

Legislación

Desarrollo agrícola y rural

Decree-Law No. 49/2022 on Agricultural Cooperatives.
Date of text: 13 July 2022
Decree-Law No. 19/2019 establishing the structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAP).
Date of text: 31 July 2019
Decree-Law No. 23/2017 creating the Credit Guarantee System for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Date of original text: 12 July 2017 (26 August 2020)
Ministerial Order No. 7/2020 establishing the Functional Structure of the General Directorate for Cooperation and Institutional Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Date of original text: 08 January 2020 (17 August 2022)
Ministerial Order No. 1/2020 establishing the Functional Organic structure of the Directorate-General for Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Date of original text: 08 January 2020 (17 August 2022)

Cambio climático

Decree-Law No. 42/2022 creating the National Authority for Combating Climate Change, I.P. (AND).
Date of text: 08 June 2022
Ministerial Order No. 2/2017 establishing the Working Group on Climate Change.
Date of text: 25 January 2017
National Parliament Resolution No. 7/2006 on the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Date of text: 26 April 2006
Resolution of the National Parliament No. 6/2008 ratifying for accession the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Date of text: 07 May 2008

Cultivos

Decree-Law No. 26/2022 creating the Programme to support the planting of “Ai Parapa”.
Date of text: 19 May 2022
Decree-Law No. 27/2022 creating the Programme to stimulate the renovation and expansion of coffee plantation areas.
Date of text: 19 May 2022
Ministerial Order No. 7/2020 establishing the Functional Structure of the General Directorate for Cooperation and Institutional Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Date of original text: 08 January 2020 (17 August 2022)
Ministerial Order No. 10/2016 establishing and regulating the functional structure of the General Directorate for Forests, Coffee and Industrial Plants (DGFCPI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAP).
Date of text: 03 February 2016
Ministerial Order No. 13/2016 establishing and regulating the functional structure of the Office for Inspection, Monitoring and Auditing (GIFA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAP).
Date of text: 03 February 2016

Gestión del riesgo de desastres

Law No. 1/2020 authorizing the President of the Republic to Declare the State of Emergency.
Date of text: 27 March 2020
Presidential Decree No. 29/2020 declaring the state of emergency, based on a real public disaster situation.
Date of text: 27 March 2020
Presidential Decree No. 32/2020 renewing the State of emergency.
Date of text: 27 April 2020
Government Decree No. 8/2020 establishing measures to implement the Declaration of State of emergency made by Presidential Decree No. 32/2020 of 27 April.
Date of text: 30 April 2020
Government Decree No. 3/2020 implementing Measures for the Declaration of the State of Emergency.
Date of text: 28 March 2020

Medio ambiente

Decree-Law No. 26/2012 establishing the Environmental Basic Legislation.
Date of text: 26 June 2012
Decree-Law No. 2/2017 approving the Urban Solid Waste Management System.
Date of text: 22 March 2017
Law No. 3/2012 on the legal authorization for Environmental Basic Legislation.
Date of text: 13 January 2012
Decree-Law No. 5/2011 on the Environmental Licensing System.
Date of original text: 04 February 2011 (08 June 2022)
Decree-Law No. 41/2022 creating the National Environmental Licensing Authority, I.P. (ANLA).
Date of text: 08 June 2022

Pesca

Decree-Law No. 6/2004 on the legal regime for the management and regulation of fisheries and aquaculture.
Date of text: 21 April 2004
Decree-Law No. 21/2008 on the Implementation of Satellite System for Monitoring Fishing Vessels (VMS).
Date of text: 16 June 2008
Law No. 12/2004 on Crimes related to Fisheries.
Date of text: 29 December 2004
Ministerial Order No. 13/2016 establishing and regulating the functional structure of the Office for Inspection, Monitoring and Auditing (GIFA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAP).
Date of text: 03 February 2016
Government Decree No. 5/2004 on General Fisheries and Aquaculture Regulation.
Date of text: 21 July 2004

Alimentación y nutrición

Decree-Law No. 61/2022 approving the School Feeding Programme.
Date of text: 24 August 2022
Decree-Law No. 36/2022 establishing the mandatory purchase of foodstuffs produced in the national territory within the scope of public procurement.
Date of text: 19 May 2022
Decree-Law No. 10/2022 approving measures to reinforce the distribution of basic food baskets to the most needy Timorese families and to support local economic operators and creating a special provisioning regime for this purpose, within the scope of the Economic Recovery Plan.
Date of text: 04 March 2022
Decree-Law No. 31/2020 approving the Quality Control of Water for Human Consumption.
Date of text: 26 August 2020
Decree-Law No. 26/2016 creating the Authority for Inspection of Economic, Sanitary and Food Activities (AIFAESA, I.P.).
Date of text: 29 June 2016

Bosques

Law No. 14/2017 establishing the General Forestry Regime.
Date of text: 02 August 2017
Decree-Law No. 49/2022 on Agricultural Cooperatives.
Date of text: 13 July 2022
Ministerial Order No. 10/2016 establishing and regulating the functional structure of the General Directorate for Forests, Coffee and Industrial Plants (DGFCPI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAP).
Date of text: 03 February 2016
Ministerial Order No. 2/2020 establishing the Functional Organic structure of the Directorate-General for Forests, Coffee and Industrial Plants.
Date of text: 08 January 2020
Ministerial Order No. 6/2020 establishing the Functional Structure of the Decentralized Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Date of text: 08 January 2020

Género

Decree-Law No. 18/2017 establishing the Legal Regime of Protection in Maternity, Paternity and Adoption under the Contributory Social Security Regime.
Date of text: 24 May 2017
Decree-Law No. 8/2016 approving the State Secretariat for the Socio-Economic Support and Promotion of Women.
Date of text: 04 May 2016
Ministerial Order No. 76/2021 establishing the Structure of Central Services and Personnel Map of the Secretary of State for Equality and Inclusion.
Date of text: 04 November 2021
Government Resolution No. 38/2017 recognizing the Right to Equal Remuneration for Men and Women for Work of Equal Value.
Date of text: 21 June 2017
Ministerial Order No. 7/2007 approving the structure of the National Directorate for Citizen Rights.
Date of text: 18 May 2007

Pueblos indígenas

Ministerial Order No. 16/2017 establishing the formal Recognition of Traditional Sucos and Indigenous Villages.
Date of text: 31 March 2017
Ministerial Order No. 5/2022 amending Ministerial Order No. 16/2017 on the formal Recognition of Traditional Sucos and Indigenous Villages.
Date of text: 22 January 2022

Tierra y suelos

Law No. 6/2017 on Basic Law of Land Use Planning.
Date of text: 19 April 2017
Decree-Law No. 10/2016 approving the General Rules of the Territorial Land Use Planning (POT) of the Ataúro Island.
Date of text: 04 May 2016
Decree-Law No. 35/2021 on Territorial Planning Instruments.
Date of text: 29 December 2021
Decree-Law No. 8/2021 establishing the Legal Regime for Soil Classification and Qualification.
Date of text: 30 June 2021
Decree-Law No. 5/2020 establishing Organization and Operation of the Land and Property Commission.
Date of text: 06 February 2020

Ganado

Decree-Law No. 10/2014 establishing the requirements to be met by instalment, operation and licensing of slaughterhouses for bovine, buffalo, sheep, goats and swine animals.
Date of text: 14 May 2014
Decree-Law No. 49/2022 on Agricultural Cooperatives.
Date of text: 13 July 2022
Ministerial Order No. 13/2016 establishing and regulating the functional structure of the Office for Inspection, Monitoring and Auditing (GIFA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAP).
Date of text: 03 February 2016
Decree No. 1/2006 establishing the General Regulation on Quarantine.
Date of text: 04 August 2006
Ministerial Order No. 5/2020 establishing the Functional Structure of the Directorate-General for Livestock and Veterinary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAP).
Date of original text: 08 January 2020 (17 August 2022)

Mar

Decree-Law No. 4/2016 creating the Council for Final Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries (CDDFM).
Date of text: 16 March 2016
Decree-Law No. 3/2003 on the establishment of the Port Authority and on the approval of the bylaws thereof.
Date of text: 10 March 2003
Maritime Borders of the Territory of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Law No. 7/2002).
Date of text: 20 May 2002

Protección social

Decree-Law No. 18/2017 establishing the Legal Regime of Protection in Maternity, Paternity and Adoption under the Contributory Social Security Regime.
Date of text: 24 May 2017
Law No. 12/2016 creating the Social Security Contribution Regime.
Date of text: 14 November 2016
Decree-Law No. 10/2022 approving measures to reinforce the distribution of basic food baskets to the most needy Timorese families and to support local economic operators and creating a special provisioning regime for this purpose, within the scope of the Economic Recovery Plan.
Date of text: 04 March 2022
Decree-Law No. 32/2021 on the execution of the food safety measure provided for in Law No. 8/2021 of 3 May.
Date of text: 15 December 2021
Decree-Law No. 33/2021 amending Decree-Law No. 55/2020 creating the Social Protection Reserve Fund and defining the respective management model.
Date of text: 15 December 2021

Agua

Decree-Law No. 4/2004 on water supply for public consumption.
Date of text: 11 February 2004
Decree-Law No. 38/2020 creating the National Authority for Water and Sanitation and approving the related Statute.
Date of text: 23 September 2020
Joint Ministerial Order No. 43/2017 approving the Regulation on the powers of municipal authorities and municipal administrations in the field of water and sanitation.
Date of text: 21 July 2017
Deliberation No. 16/September/ANAS, I.P./2021 creating the Technical and Tariff Council of the National Authority for Water and Sanitation.
Date of text: 13 April 2022
Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on financial cooperation.
Date of text: 24 April 2013

Especies silvestres y ecosistemas

Decree-Law No. 6/2020 establishing the Legal Regime for the protection and conservation of biodiversity.
Date of text: 06 February 2020
Decree-Law No. 5/2016 creating the National System of Protected Areas.
Date of text: 16 March 2016
Ministerial Decision No. 5/GM/I/2015 creating the Natural Aquatic Reserve within the Coastal Area of Suco de Batugade.
Date of text: 25 February 2015
Ministerial Order No. 6/GM/I/2015 creating the Natural Aquatic Reserve within the Coastal Area of Suco do Vila.
Date of text: 25 February 2015
Government Resolution No. 31/2017 approving the Voluntary Commitments for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 14.
Date of text: 07 June 2017

Miscelanea

Law No. 10/2011 approving the Civil Code.
Date of text: 14 September 2011
Law No. 12/2021 approving the Mining Code.
Date of text: 30 June 2021
Law No. 8/2016 on Consumer Protection.
Date of text: 08 August 2016
Law No. 13/2005 on Petroleum Activities.
Date of original text: 23 August 2005 (04 December 2019)
Law No. 8/2005 on petroleum taxation.
Date of text: 03 August 2005

Acuerdos Internacionales

National Parliament Resolution No. 01/2017 on the Treaty between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Government of Australia on specific maritime adjustments in the Sea of Timor and Transitional Agreement regarding the validity of the Timor Sea Treaty/TST.
Date of text: 16 January 2017
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste relating to the Unitization of the Sunrise and Troubadour fields.
Date of text: 06 March 2003
Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste concerning Arrangements for Exploration and Exploitation of Petroleum in an Area of the Timor Sea between Australia and East Timor.
Date of text: 20 May 2002