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Angola: The Tax Benefits Code, 21 April

The Tax Benefits Code (TBC) published in the Angolan Official Gazette by Law no. 8/22, of April
14, is the result of a long legislative process resulting from the Draft Law published on 15 September 2020 (available here). The TBC emerges as a unique instrument for the ..

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PLMJ

Angola | Regulation of the Video-Surveillance Law

Law 2/2020 of 22 January (the “VideoSurveillance Law”) establishes the legal framework applicable to the authorisation, installation and use of video-surveillance systems for capturing, recording and processing images and sound. The law is based on a fundamental not..

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AVM Legal Network

Legal Regime of the Tax Identification Number

The Presidential Decree nr. 245/21, of October 4, regarding the Legal Regime of the Tax Identification Number, currently in force, aims, among others, to broaden the taxpayer base, establishing the procedures regarding the attribution, composition, obligatory mention, use..

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Vieira de Almeida

Angola: Proposal for the 2022 General State Budget Law

lt has recently been made available the Proposal for the 2022 General State Budget Law ("State Budget Proposal"). Among the proposed measures the following are to be highlighted:

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PLMJ

50% reduction in the VAT rate for products of the basic food basket

The Angolan Draft General State Budget for 2022 was approved at a meeting of the Council of
Ministers on 28 October. Among other provisions, it introduces a change to Value Added Tax (VAT) that is intended to boost the purchasing power of families in relation to essen..

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ADCA

Personal data in Angola

Personal data protection in Angola is regulated by Law No. 22/11 of 17 June 11, the Personal Data Protection Law (LPDP), which determines the legal rules applicable to the processing of personal data. Various regulatory obligations related to compliance with the LPDP prov..

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Vieira de Almeida & Associados

Accession of Angola to the Washington Convention (ICSID Convention)

The National Assembly of Angola has approved Angola’s accession to the Convention for the Settlement of Disputes arising from Foreign Investment Contracts between States and Nationals of Other States concluded in 1966 and otherwise known as ..

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