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Complementary Law No. 200 regulating article 226-a of the Constitution of the State of Rio de Janeiro, which established the Sovereign Fund of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Act · Made 2022-03-02 · Rio de Janeiro

Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil

Constitution · Made 1988-10-05

Decree No. 10.712 regulating Law No. 14.134 providing for activities related to the transport of natural gas

Regulation · Made 2021-06-02

Decree No. 11.003 creating the Federal Incentive Strategy for the Sustainable Use of Biogas and Biomethane

Regulation · Made 2022-03-21

Decree No. 2.302 regulating Act No. 9.445 on incentives to be issued to national fishing vessels for diesel purchasing

Regulation · Made 1997-08-14

Decree No. 3.651 regulating the concession of the exclusive rights to exploit local distribution and trade services for piped gas, as provided for in art. 25 of the Federal Constitution, granted to Companhia de Gás do Pará (GASPARÁ) in the State of Pará

Regulation · Made 2024-01-15 · Pará

Decree No. 44.855 regulating Law No. 6.361 on the State Policy on Renewable Natural Gas (GNR)

Regulation · Made 2014-06-26

Decree No. 5.377 approving the National Policy of Marine Resources (PNRM)

Regulation · Made 2005-02-23

Decree No. 54.136 regulating the Steering Committee of the Carbochemical Plant of the State of Rio Grande do Sul

Regulation · Made 2018-07-03 · Rio Grande do Sul

Decree No. 57.006 organizing the Secretariat of Energy

Regulation · Made 2011-05-20 · São Paulo

Repealed
Decree No. 57.394 creating the Sub-secretariat of Mining

Regulation · Made 2011-10-03 · São Paulo

Repealed
Decree No. 58.659 creating the State Programme for Biogas

Regulation · Made 2012-12-04 · São Paulo

Decree No. 64.132 providing for the organization of the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Environment

Regulation · Made 2019-03-11 · São Paulo

Decree No. 7.077 implementing Law No. 9.445 of March 1997

Regulation · Made 2010-01-26

Decree No. 7.382 regulating transport processing, storage, liquefaction, re-gasification and trade of natural gas

Regulation · Made 2010-12-02

Repealed
Decree No. 7.754 prohibiting vegetal charcoal imports originated from Somalia

Regulation · Made 2012-06-14

Decree No. 9.041 regulating Law No. 12.351 on the exploitation and production of oil, natural gas and other liquid hydrocarbons, and amending the National Energy Policy

Regulation · Made 2017-05-02

Decree No. 9.339 creating the Extractive Reserve of Arapiranga-Tromaí, located in the Municipalities of Carutapera and Luís Domingues, State of Maranhão

Regulation · Made 2018-04-05

Decree No. 9.340 creating the Extractive Reserve of Baía do Tubarão, located in the Municipalities of Icatú and Humberto de Campos, in the State of Maranhão

Regulation · Made 2018-04-05

Decree No. 9.355 regulating governance, transparency and good market practices for the assignment of rights for exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and other liquid hydrocarbons by the Brazilian Oil Company (Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras)

Regulation · Made 2018-04-25

Decree No. 9.928 creating the Integrated Technical Committee for the Development of the Fuel Market, other Petroleum Derivatives and Biofuels

Regulation · Made 2019-07-22

Repealed
Decree of 14 December 2000 creating the Management Committee for improving environmental sector of coal basin

Regulation · Made 2000-12-14 · Santa Catarina

Decree of 3 March 2009 abolishing the Management Committee for the Environmental Renovation of Santa Catarina Coalfield

Regulation · Made 2009-03-03

Law No. 1.210 establishing procedures for environmental licensing to extract mineral substances and defining the criteria for the exemption of Environmental Impact Studies and Environmental Impact Report (EIA/RIMA)

Act · Made 2017-11-24 · Roraima

Law No. 10.336 on the Contribution rate for the Intervention in Economic Domain affecting the import and commercialization of petroleum, gas, and alcohol

Act · Made 2001-12-19

Law No. 10.371 creating the State Development Programme for Municipalities Exploiting Oil and Gas (PRODEMP)

Act · Made 2015-05-22 · Espírito Santo

Law No. 10.847 creating the Energy Research Company (EPE)

Act · Made 2004-03-15

Law No. 11.094 establishing the Professional Training and Employability Programme, focused on the Economic Complexes defined by the Strategic Plan for Economic and Social Development of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Pedes)

Act · Made 2026-01-07 · Rio de Janeiro

Law No. 11.097 ruling on Biodiesel introduction among Brazil national energy sources

Act · Made 2005-01-13

Law No. 11.106 authorising the Executive Branch to establish and integrate a mixed-capital clean energy company in Rio de Janeiro (ENERGIA LIMPA RJ), within the scope of the State of Rio de Janeiro, establishing guidelines for the generation and commercialisation of renewable energy

Act · Made 2026-01-15 · Rio de Janeiro

Law No. 11.714 creating the State Policy for Encouraging the Economy of the Sea as a socio-economic development strategy for the state of Rio Grande do Norte

Act · Made 2024-04-10 · Rio Grande do Norte

Law No. 11.909 on natural gas transport activities and other provisions

Act · Made 2009-03-04

Repealed
Law No. 12.276 authorizing the company PETROBRAS to carry out research, work and activity related to oil, natural gas and fluid hydrocarbons

Act · Made 2010-06-30

Law No. 12.330 creating for State Policy on Biomethane

Act · Made 2024-12-26

Law No. 12.351 on the exploitation and production of oil, natural gas and other liquid hydrocarbons, and amending the National Energy Policy

Act · Made 2010-12-22

Law No. 12.444 establishing the guidelines and objectives for the State's Green Hydrogen Policy

Act · Made 2024-12-12 · Maranhão

Law No. 12.734 amending Law No. 9.478 and Law No. 12.351 and establishing new royalties for oil, natural gas and other hydrocarbons exploitation

Act · Made 2012-11-30

Law No. 14.134 providing for activities related to the transport of natural gas, referred to in art. 177 of the Federal Constitution, and on the activities of flow, treatment, processing, underground storage, conditioning, liquefaction, regasification and sale of natural gas

Act · Made 2021-04-08

Law No. 14.672 creating the State Policy for Promoting the Marine Economy as a strategy for the socioeconomic development of the State of Bahia

Act · Made 2024-04-29 · Bahia

Law No. 15.047 creating the State Policy for Mineral Coal, and establishing the Carbochemical Pole of Rio Grande do Sul

Act · Made 2017-11-29 · Rio Grande do Sul

Law No. 17.976 establishing the State Public Policy on Green Hydrogen

Act · Made 2022-12-12 · Pernambuco

Law No. 18.330 establishing the Fair Energy Transition Policy and the Fair Energy Transition Centre in the South of the State of Santa Catarina

Act · Made 2022-01-05 · Santa Catarina

Law No. 18.459 establishing the State Policy and creating the State Council for Green Sustainable Hydrogen and its Derivatives within the State of Ceará

Act · Made 2023-09-11 · Ceará

Law No. 19.878 prohibiting the exploitation of shale gas in the State of Paraná by the method of hydraulic fracturing - fracking

Act · Made 2019-07-03 · Paraná

Law No. 21.128 establishing guidelines for the formulation of State policy for the development of oil and gas sector in the State

Act · Made 2014-01-06 · Minas Gerais

Law No. 22.579 establishing the State Policy to Promote Energy Transition

Act · Made 2024-03-22 · Goiás

Law No. 24.396 providing for State biogas and biomethane policy

Act · Made 2023-07-13 · Minas Gerais

Law No. 24.625 providing for the State policy on rural renewable energy

Act · Made 2023-12-27 · Minas Gerais

Law No. 26.402 regulating Law No. 12.523 on the State Fund to Fight and Eradicate Poverty (FECEP)

Regulation · Made 2004-02-11 · Pernambuco

Law No. 3.860 approving the Coordination Plan for activities related to mineral coal

Act · Made 1960-12-24

Law No. 4.374 amending Law No. 3.860 on the Coordination Plan for activities related to mineral coal

Act · Made 1964-08-04

Law No. 4.527 establishing the State Policy to Encourage the Generation of Renewable Energy for Rural Producers

Act · Made 2024-09-30 · Tocantins

Law No. 4.940 amending the Coordination Plan for activities related to mineral coal

Act · Made 1966-03-30

Law No. 5.267 creating the State Council on Energy Policy

Act · Made 2008-06-18 · Rio de Janeiro

Law No. 5.350 providing for the State Policy to Promote the Use of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency in the State of Amazonas

Act · Made 2020-12-22 · Amazonas

Law No. 5.762 establishing the State Policy to Encourage the Generation of Renewable Energy for Small Rural Producers

Act · Made 2024-04-19 · Rondônia

Law No. 5.854 on control over mineral and water resources exploitation, including petroleum and natural gas

Act · Made 2006-03-16 · Sergipe

Law No. 5.870 adding paragraph q) to article 26 of the Law No. 4.771 of 15 September 1965

Act · Made 1973-03-26

Law No. 6.361 providing for State Policy on Natural Renewable Gas (GNR)

Act · Made 2012-12-18 · Rio de Janeiro

Law No. 7.208 amending Law No. 5.854 on control over mineral and water resources exploitation, including petroleum and natural gas

Act · Made 2011-09-12 · Sergipe

Law No. 7.404 establishing the District Policy on Green Hydrogen

Act · Made 2024-01-16 · Distrito Federal

Law No. 7.990 establishing for the States, Federal District and Municipalities, a financial compensation for the result of the exploitation of oil or natural gas, water resources for the purpose of generating electric energy, mineral resources in their respective territories

Act · Made 1989-12-28

Law No. 8.459 establishing the State public policy on Green Hydrogen

Act · Made 2024-06-25 · Piauí

Law No. 8.590 establishing the State Policy for the Promotion of the Marine Economy within the State of Piauí

Act · Made 2025-02-03 · Piauí

Law No. 9.360 authorizing the State Government to establish the Policy for Green Hydrogen in the State of Alagoas

Act · Made 2024-08-26 · Alagoas

Law No. 9.380 creating the State Secretariat of Mining and Energy

Act · Made 2011-05-23 · Maranhão

Law No. 9.445 on incentives to be issued to national fishing vessels for diesel purchasing

Act · Made 1997-03-14

Law No. 9.478 on the National Energy Policy

Act · Made 1997-08-06

Law No. 9.966 providing for the prevention, control and monitoring of pollution caused by the release of oil and other harmful or dangerous substances in waters under national jurisdiction and other measures

Act · Made 2000-04-28

Norm IEMA No. 12 establishing criteria for the environmental licensing of distribution networks of piped natural gas

Regulation · Made 2014-10-09 · Espírito Santo

Norm No. 005 on procedures for proving the regularity of transport, handling, use, consumption, stockpiling or storage of forestry exotic species products and by-products

Regulation · Made 2010-12-14 · Bahia

Norm No. 02 establishing technical criteria related to the environmental investigation works for the detection of soil and water contamination by hydrocarbons and procedures for their rehabilitation in by retail station areas selling fuels derived from petroleum in the State of Espírito Santo

Regulation · Made 2007-01-22 · Espírito Santo

Norm SEFA No. 19 establishing procedures for the fishing vessels' tax refund on the purchase of diesel fuel

Regulation · Made 2014-09-29 · Pará

Order No. 139 instituting the Chamber for Biodiesel and Oleaginous Production

Regulation · Made 2006-05-30

Order SEF No. 4 establishing the quota for diesel with ICMS exemption for fishing vessels of Santa Catarina in 2015

Regulation · Made 2015-01-09 · Santa Catarina

Resolution ANP No. 21 establishing the requirements to be met by the rights' holders of Exploitation and Production of Oil and Natural Gas

Regulation · Made 2014-04-10

Resolution CNRH No. 153 establishing criteria and guidelines for the implementation of Artificial Refilling of Aquifers in the Brazilian territory

Regulation · Made 2013-12-17

Resolution CONAMA No. 393 providing for the continuous disposal of process or production water on offshore oil and natural gas platforms

Regulation · Made 2007-08-08

Resolution CONAMA No. 411 providing for inspection procedures related to industries that consume or process natural forest products and by-products, as well as setting the related standards and volume yield coefficients, including vegetal coal and saw mill wastes

Regulation · Made 2009-05-06

Resolution CONAMA No. 474 amending Resolution CONAMA No. 411 on inspection procedures related to industries that consume or process natural forest products and by-products, as well as setting the related standards and volume yield coefficients, including vegetal coal and saw mill wastes

Regulation · Made 2016-04-06

Sectorial Plan of Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change for the Consolidation of a Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (Plan ABC)

policy · Made 2012-01-13