 | December, 2008 - Domestic Workers Regulation |
| | Domestic labour is a highly important sector in Mozambique, regarding the number of jobs this sector encompasses as well as regarding the resulting social and economic implications. |
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| November, 2008 - Military Judges Transferred to Civilian Courts |
| | The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Thursday unanimously passed the first reading of a government bill winding up the country's military courts and incorporating all their staff into the civilian courts and prosecution services. |
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| November, 2008 - Law On Statute of Judges Passed |
| | The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, unanimously passed a law altering the Statute of Judges, to take into account the creation of new courts of appeal. |
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| November, 2008 - Merger Announcement: One of Mozambique’s biggest law firms created |
| | It is with pleasure that we can announce to you that Mozlegal has merged with the Mozambican law firm of Rita Furtado and Rui Loforte (R. Furtado, R. Loforte & Associados, Advogados, Limitada – F. & L.). |
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| October, 2008 - Strategic Plan for Legal Aid Presented |
| | The Strategic Plan for Legal Aid for Poor Citizens (PEDLCC) in Mozambique, for the period 2008-2012, will cost about 8.6 million US dollars. |
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| October, 2008 - Portugal offers to cooperate with Mozambique in judicial sector |
| | The Portuguese Attorney-General, Fernando Pinto Monteiro, has said he was willing to cooperate with Mozambique in all areas of mutual interest in the sphere of justice. |
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| September, 2008 - Mozambican Government cracks down on unused land |
| | More that 5 million hectares of land will be inspected to see if it is being used according to the licenses granted, declared Agriculture Minister Soares Nhaca. |
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| June, 2008 - Government proposes to double land fees |
| | A proposal from the Mozambican government to double land use fees led to sharp debates on Thursday during the Third National Land and Forestry Meeting, held in the southern town of Namaacha. |
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| May, 2008 - New Director for the Mozambican Center for Legal Training-CFJJ |
| | According to information provided by the Mozambican law firm, Mozlegal, the Mozambican Center for Legal Training-CFJJ will now have as its director, Judge Aboobacar Achirafo. - (mozlegal) |
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| May, 2008: Regulations for IRPS, IRPC and IVA approved and published |
| | The Mozambican parliament, Assembly of the Republic approved and recently published the Regulations for the Value Added Tax (IVA- Imposto sobre o valor acrescentado) under Decree 7/2008, of 16th April. - (mozlegal) |
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| April, 2008: The Mozambican Bar Association has new president |
| | According to reports in the Mozambican newspaper, Noticias, a new president of the Mozambican Bar Association (OAM) has been elected. Gilberto Correia, 36 years old, was elected on 26 March 2008. - (the Investor, www.clubofmozambique.com) |
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| April, 2008: Mozambique Tax Authority launches national campaign |
| | The Mozambican Tax Authority will be holding seminars throughout Mozambique during the month of April and part of May. - (the Investor, www.clubofmozambique.com) |
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| Recent Developments in the Laws of Mozambique (with PDF File) |
| | The Mozambican Parliament enacted new personal income tax, corporate income tax and value
added tax legislation at the end of last year. The new legislation came into force on 1 January
2008 and will apply to the 2008 tax year. - (mozlegal) |
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| Recent Developments in the Laws of Mozambique |
| | The Mozambican Parliament enacted new personal income tax, corporate income tax and value added tax legislation at the end of last year. The new legislation came into force on 1 January 2008 and will apply to the 2008 tax year. |
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| Land remains state property: Diogo |
| | At the opening of a three day conference to celebrate 10 years of the Mozambican Land Law last Wednesday, Prime Minister Luisa Diogo reiterated that land in Mozambique will remain state property and that the government has been doing all in its power to have the Land Law implemented. - (clubofmozambique) |
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| New Regulations for Tourism approved |
| | After a few recommendations, the Ministry Cabinet last week approved three new regulations for tourism activities: Tourism Entertainment, Tourism Transport, and the Right to Periodic Habitation. |
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| New Mozambican Labor Law published in the Boletim da República |
| | Socio-economic and political evolutions in Mozambique have demanded the creation of a more dynamic and appropriate legal framework to govern labor relations. After a long heated debate between Government, employers and labor unions, the new Labor Law was unanimously passed by the Mozambican parliament, Assembly of the Republic, on 11 May 2007. |
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| Regulation of Mining Law |
| | In response to growing needs of the rapidly expanding Mozambican Mining sector, it became necessary to revise the existing Mining legislation. Decree 62/2006 of December 26 was recently published and approved, putting into force the new Regulation for Mining Law. |
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| New Mozambican Labor Law one step closer to entering into force |
| | The new Mozambican labor law, passed by the Mozambican parliament, Assembly of the Republic on 11 May 2007 and approved by President Armando Guebuza on 18 July 2007, has now been published in the Boletim da República under Law 23/2007 of August 1. |
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| National Campaign for the divulgation of the new Labor Law |
| | The Center for Labor Arbitration (CAL), a Mozlegal initiative in partnership with GTZ-APSP, will launch a campaign for the divulgation of the new Labor Law on 17 August 2007, in Maputo. |
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| Hiring of Foreigners simplified under new Labor Law |
| | The Labor law currently in force makes it obligatory for companies to obtain authorization from the Labor Ministry for any foreign staff they wish to employ. If foreigners are employed without such authorization the company is fined by between 10 and 80 times the statutory minimum wage, and the foreigner is suspended until his/her situation is regularized. |
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| India to cooperate with Mozambique in prevention of labor disputes |
| | The Indian government wants to cooperate with the Mozambican Labor Ministry in efforts aimed at preventing labor conflicts involving Indian investors or citizens in Mozambique. Indian High Commissioner Rajinder Bhagat announced the initiative at a meeting earlier this week with Labor Minister Helena Taipo. - (cpi) |
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| Tudo Legal News |
| | Tudo Legal News is another breakthrough service offered by the Mozlegal/Pandora Box initiative, Tudo Legal. The objective of this new Tudo Legal service is to keep readers updated on all legal news in Mozambique. |
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| New legislation for mining sector published |
| | In response to growing needs of the rapidly expanding Mozambican Mining sector, it became necessary to revise the existing Mining legislation. The Mining law would have to adapt to the new realities and establish rules for technical and health security in the sector. |
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| Industrial Property Code |
| | The new Industrial Property Code, approved by the Decree 4/2006 of April 12, has entered into force. The new code has introduced significant alterations to the procedures concerning the modalities of industrial property rights, mainly with regards to marks. |
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| Mozlegal’s Department of Industrial Property |
| | Recognizing the importance of Industrial Property in the strengthening of Mozambican business, Mozlegal’s Department of Industrial Property (DIP) was launched in 1999, when the registration of industrial property rights was reinitiated under the Industrial Property Code, Decree 18/1999 of May 4. |
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| Seminar on the Madrid System held in Maputo |
| | On 11-12 July 2007, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Industrial Property Institute (IPI) of Mozambique organized a seminar on the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks and the importance of patents for the creation of small and medium enterprises. |
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| Banking Institutions are the target of inspection |
| | The Ministry of Labor announced last week that from 17-28 July 2007, it would be conducting a nationwide inspection on the banking sector to verify the compliance of the labor law and regulations within the sector. |
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| President of the Republic puts new Labor Law into effect |
| | President Armando Guebuza formally put the new Mozambican Labor Law into effect on 18 July 2007. The hotly debated Labor law was approved by the Mozambican parliament, Assembly of the Republic, on 11 May 2007, and has now been verified by the Chief of State that it is in line with the fundamental law. |
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| CAL and Tudo Legal received by Minister of Labor |
| | Last Thursday, the coordinators for the Center for Labor Arbitration-CAL and Tudo Legal “making legislation accessible” presented their projects to the Minister of Labor, Maria Helena Taipo. |
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| New Labour Law - Approved by the Parliament on the 11 of May of 2007 |
| | The dynamics of the social, economic and political situation call for a re-structuring of the legal framework governing labour, employment and social security. This is the new Labour Law, approved by the Parliament on the 11 of May of 2007. Is still subject to corrections before publication. |
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| Money-laundering Bill passed unanimously |
| | Mozambique has passed the second and final reading of a Bill to set up a Financial Intelligence Office (GIFIM) that will help combat money-laundering. |
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| Assembly passes new Labour Legislation |
| | The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday unanimously passed the first reading of a new Labour Law, which substantially reduces workers' rights to redundancy pay. |
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| Tudo Legal goes to Nampula, Manica, Sofala, and Inhambane |
| | Tudo Legal is pleased to announce that it will begin expanding services to the provinces this month, thanks to the funding of the German government, GTZ-ASP, and the Swiss Cooperation. |
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