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Timor-Leste - Profils du pays

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

Politiques

Government Resolution No. 65/2025 approving the accession of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the Agreement establishing the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the Amending Protocol.
Date of text: 22 October 2025
Government Resolution No. 66/2025 approving the accession of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Coordination Centre for Animal Health and Zoonoses (ACCAHZ).
Date of text: 22 October 2025
Government Resolution No. 2/2025 on the Humanitarian and Emergency Support Strategy.
Date of text: 22 January 2025
Decision No. 02/2024 approving the Three-Year Strategic Plan 2025-2027.
Date of text: 16 December 2024
Resolution No. 59/2024 approving the National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan 2024-2030.
Date of text: 06 November 2024

Législation

Développement agricole et rural

Decree-Law No. 79/2023 approving the structure of the State Secretariat for Cooperatives (SECOOP).
Date of text: 11 October 2023
Decree-Law No. 77/2023 establishing the structure of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forests (MAPPF).
Date of text: 04 October 2023
Decree-Law No. 67/2023 on the Ministry of Rural Development and Community Housing.
Date of text: 14 September 2023
Decree-Law No. 49/2022 on Agricultural Cooperatives.
Date of text: 13 July 2022
Decree-Law No. 08/2013 on the National Development Programme of rural villages 'Sucos' (PNDS).
Date of original text: 26 June 2013 (22 January 2025)

Changement climatique

Decree-Law No. 42/2022 creating the National Authority for Combating Climate Change, I.P. (AND).
Date of text: 08 June 2022
National Parliament Resolution No. 1/2023 ratifying the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Date of text: 25 January 2023
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

Plantes cultivées

Decree-Law No. 36/2023 on Plant Health and Quarantine.
Date of text: 31 May 2023
Decree-Law No. 27/2022 creating the Programme to stimulate the renovation and expansion of coffee plantation areas.
Date of text: 19 May 2022
Decree-Law No. 26/2022 creating the Programme to support the planting of “Ai Parapa”.
Date of text: 19 May 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

Gestion des risques de catastrophe

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
Ministerial Order No. 43/MOP/2023 on the structure of the General Directorate of Roads, Bridges, Flood Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Public Works.
Date of text: 04 October 2023
Government Resolution No. 41/2023 approving a contribution to the ASEAN Disaster Management and Emergency Relief Fund.
Date of text: 04 October 2023

Environnement

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
Decree-Law No. 28/2023 establishing the Bases of Tourist Activities.
Date of text: 31 May 2023
Law No. 3/2012 on the legal authorization for Environmental Basic Legislation.
Date of text: 13 January 2012
Decree-Law No. 5/2011 on Environmental Licensing.
Date of original text: 04 February 2011 (08 June 2022)

Pêche et Aquaculture

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. 3/2024 on the Functional Structure of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry.
Date of text: 02 February 2024
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

Alimentation et nutrition

Decree-Law No. 61/2022 approving the School Feeding Programme.
Date of text: 24 August 2022
Government Decree No. 3/2025 establishing the conditions for awarding the subsidy under the School Feeding Programme.
Date of text: 02 April 2025
Decree-Law No. 91/2022 creating the Mission Unit for Combating Stunting.
Date of original text: 22 December 2022 (20 November 2024)
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

Forêts

Law No. 14/2017 establishing the General Forestry Regime.
Date of text: 02 August 2017
Ministerial Order No. 3/2024 on the Functional Structure of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry.
Date of text: 02 February 2024
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. 29/2023 on the expansion of Mechanism for Sustainable Management of Community-Based Natural Resources in River Basins.
Date of text: 31 May 2023
Ministerial Order No. 64/DM/MAP/XI/2022 regulating registration, possession and use of chainsaw machines.
Date of text: 21 December 2022

Genre

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. 74/2023 on the Secretary of State for Equality.
Date of text: 14 September 2023
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. 60/2023 establishing the Functional Structure of the State Secretariat for Equality.
Date of text: 25 October 2023
Ministerial Order No. 62/2024 establishing the Organic-Functional Structure of the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion.
Date of text: 04 October 2024

Populations autochtones

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

Terre et sols

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
Law No. 13/2017 establishing the Special Regime for the Definition of the Real Estate Ownership.
Date of text: 05 June 2017
Decree-Law No. 36/2025 establishing the legal regime for the management and use of State-owned real estate.
Date of text: 15 October 2025
Decree-Law No. 4/2024 establishing the Community Development Planning.
Date of text: 17 January 2024

Elevage

Decree-Law No. 41/2023 establishing the General Regulation on Quarantine.
Date of text: 31 May 2023
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. 11/2014 approving the Animal Identification, Registration and Circulation Scheme.
Date of text: 14 May 2014
Ministerial Order No. 3/2024 on the Functional Structure of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry.
Date of text: 02 February 2024
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

Ressources minérales et energie

Law No. 12/2021 approving the Mining Code.
Date of text: 30 June 2021
Law No. 13/2005 on Petroleum Activities.
Date of original text: 23 August 2005 (04 December 2019)
Petroleum Act
Date of text: 29 July 2005
Ministerial Order No. 1/2026 approving the Regulation on the Transport and Export of Mineral Samples.
Date of text: 26 January 2026
Decree-Law No. 63/2023 approving the National Authority for Minerals.
Date of text: 06 September 2023

Mer

Decree-Law No. 39/2020 establishing the Maritime Authority System.
Date of text: 23 September 2023
Decree-Law No. 29/2023 establishing the structure of the National Maritime Authority (AMN).
Date of text: 31 May 2023
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
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

Protection sociale

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. 47/2024 establishing the Community Housing Programme.
Date of text: 23 December 2024
Decree-Law No. 54/2023 on the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion.
Date of text: 01 September 2023
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

Eau

Decree-Law No. 4/2004 on water supply for public consumption.
Date of text: 11 February 2004
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
Government Resolution No. 42/2023 on the need to monitor and preserve the water supply system.
Date of text: 04 October 2023
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

Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes

Decree-Law No. 28/2023 establishing the Bases of Tourist Activities.
Date of text: 31 May 2023
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
Decree-Law No. 27/2023 creating the Timor-Leste Tourism Authority and approves its Statute.
Date of text: 31 May 2023
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

Divers

Law No. 10/2011 approving the Civil Code.
Date of text: 14 September 2011
Decree-Law No. 16/2004 regulating cooperatives.
Date of original text: 01 October 2004 (24 October 2022)
Decree-Law No. 95/2022 on the General regime regulating norms of origin.
Date of text: 28 December 2022
Law No. 7/2020 approving Measures to Prevent and Combat Corruption.
Date of text: 26 August 2020
Law No. 8/2016 on Consumer Protection.
Date of text: 08 August 2016

Accords Internationaux

2005 Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Development Fund.
Date of text: 15 October 2025
ASEAN Tourism Agreement.
Date of text: 15 October 2025
Government Resolution No. 29/2023 approving the Agreement on the Establishment of the Joint Committee for Cooperation between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Government of the State of Kuwait.
Date of text: 07 June 2023

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