Laws of Mozambique

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Decree No. 1464/14 approving the terms of Mining Contract for Coal Mine Project with “Sol Mineração Moçambique, SA”

Regulation · Made 2014-07-16

Decree No. 22/2015 establishing functions, powers and organizational structure of the National Institution of Mining (INAMI)

Regulation · Made 2015-09-17

Decree No. 24/2004 approving the Regulation on Oil Operations

Regulation · Made 2004-08-04

Repealed

Decree No. 25/2004 on the National Oil Institute

Regulation · Made 2004-08-04

Decree No. 29/2015 approving the Statute of the National Hydrocarbons Company, EP (ENH)

Regulation · Made 2015-12-28

Decree No. 3/2025 amending article 5 of the Regulation on Petroleum Products

Regulation · Made 2025-02-26

Decree No. 30/2019 approving the Regulation for Marine Scientific Research (REICIM)

Regulation · Made 2019-04-19

Decree No. 31/2019 creating the General Inspection of Mineral Resources and Energy (IGREME)

Regulation · Made 2019-04-26

Decree No. 34/2015 approving the Regulation of Petroleum Operations

Regulation · Made 2015-12-31

Decree No. 34/2019 approving the Regulation for the Inspection Activity on Mineral and Energy Resources

Regulation · Made 2019-05-02

Decree No. 36/2001 defining the limits of the Partial Protection Area along the corridor of the Gas pipeline

Regulation · Made 2001-11-20

Decree No. 40/2010 approving the oil concession research and production, within the area A to: Sasol Petroleum Mozambique Exploration, Limited and to the National Agency for Hydrocarbons (ENH) E.P

Regulation · Made 2010-09-22

Decree No. 44/2005 on the distribution and commercialization of natural gas

Regulation · Made 2005-11-29

Decree No. 45/2012 establishing the legal regime for production, import/export, storage, transport and trade of petroleum products

Regulation · Made 2012-12-28

Repealed

Decree No. 46/2012 amending conditions of the Contract for Thermoelectric and Natural Gas exploitation between the Government and Gigawatt Moçambique, S.A

Regulation · Made 2012-12-28

Decree No. 51/2019 approving the Financing Structure of the Liquefied Natural Gas Project, called Golfinho/Atum

Regulation · Made 2019-06-12

Decree No. 56/2010 approving the Environmental Regulation for Oil operations

Regulation · Made 2010-11-22

Decree No. 58/2011 approving the Regulation on biofuel and its mixtures with fossil fuels

Regulation · Made 2011-11-11

Repealed

Decree No. 61/2023 approving the Regulation on Pure Biofuels and their Mixtures with Petroleum Products

Regulation · Made 2023-11-15

Decree No. 63/2006 establishing legal provisions on imports, supply and trade of petroleum products

Regulation · Made 2006-12-26

Repealed

Decree No. 84/2020 approving the Regulation for Infrastructure and Petroleum Operations Licensing

Regulation · Made 2020-09-18

Decree No. 89/2019 approving the Regulation on Petroleum Products

Regulation · Made 2019-11-18

Law No. 1/2024 creating the Mozambique Sovereign Fund (FSM)

Act · Made 2024-01-09

Law No. 12/2007 amending Oil Act

Act · Made 2007-06-27

Repealed

Law No. 12/2022 on Electricity

Act · Made 2022-07-11

Law No. 16/2022 amending article 48 of Law on Oil No. 21/2014

Act · Made 2022-12-19

Law No. 21/2014 on Oil

Act · Made 2014-08-18

Law No. 3/2001 approving the Oil Act and repealing Law No. 3/81

Act · Made 2001-02-21

Repealed

Mining Act No. 20/2014

Act · Made 2014-08-18

Ministerial Decision No. 166/2014 approving the Regulation of the Commission of Natural Gas for Vehicles (CGNV)

Regulation · Made 2014-10-03

Ministerial Decision No. 55/2017 approving the Regulation of the National Institute of Mining (INAMI)

Regulation · Made 2017-08-30

Ministerial Decision No. 61/2017 approving the Statute of the Provincial Directorate of Mineral Resources and Energy

Regulation · Made 2017-09-21

Ministerial Decision No. 95/2018 approving the requirements for marketable oil products in Mozambique

Regulation · Made 2018-11-07

Repealed

Ministerial Order No. 103/2022 approving the requirements for petroleum products marketable in Mozambique

Regulation · Made 2022-09-15

Ministerial Order No. 118/2005 regulating fiscal incentives to the use of diesel fuel in agricultural activities, energy production, mining sector and fisheries

Regulation · Made 2005-06-13

Ministerial Order No. 272/2009 approving Regulation for procedures and licensing of Oil and Gas Infrastructures

Regulation · Made 2009-12-30

Ministerial Order No. 31/2014 approving the Regulation for Oil Technical Operator Licensing

Regulation · Made 2014-03-19

Ministerial Order No. 39/2020 approving the Regulation of the Inspector General of Mineral Resources and Energy

Regulation · Made 2020-08-03

Ministerial Order No. 55/2022 approving the Directive on Biodiversity Offsets

Regulation · Made 2022-05-19

Presidential Decree No. 20/2005 on the Ministry of Mineral Resources

Regulation · Made 2005-03-31

Resolution No. 13/2010 approving the Statute on the Ministry for Mineral Resources

Regulation · Made 2010-11-11

Repealed

Resolution No. 14/2015 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy

Regulation · Made 2015-07-08

Repealed

Resolution No. 17/2025 approving the Government's Five-Year Programme for 2025-2029

Regulation · Made 2025-05-14

Resolution No. 25/2016 approving the Contract Model Form for the Concession of Petroleum Research and Production

Regulation · Made 2016-10-03

Resolution No. 27/2009 approving the Strategy on the Concession of Areas for Oil Operations

Regulation · Made 2009-06-08

Repealed

Resolution No. 33/2020 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy

Regulation · Made 2020-08-19

Resolution No. 39/2021 approving the Strategy on the Concession of Areas for Oil Operations

Regulation · Made 2021-08-04

Resolution No. 44/2023 approving the Energy Efficiency Strategy

Regulation · Made 2023-10-25

Resolution No. 5/2016 approving the Statute of the National Institution of Mining (INAMI)

Regulation · Made 2016-06-20

Resolution No. 64/2009 approving the Strategy for the Development of Natural Gas in Mozambique

Regulation · Made 2009-11-02

Resolution No. 66/2013 approving the mining contract for the coal and minerals Mine of the Project Midwest

Regulation · Made 2013-09-20

Resolution No. 67/2013 approving the mining contract for the Coal Mine of the Project Zambeze

Regulation · Made 2013-09-20

Strategy for the Integrated Management of the Coastal Zone 2016-2025 (EGIZC)

policy · Made 2016-02