The present edition aims at presenting the legal diplomas approved from January to April 2023 in Mozambique, in accordance with its hierarchical organization and sector of incidence.
LAWS
TAX AND CUSTOMS
Law No. 19/2022 of 29 December (Official Gazette No. 251, Series I) - Approves the Excise Tax Code and revokes Law No. 17/2017 of 28 December.
Date of entry into force: 1 January 2023.
EDUCATION SECTOR
Law No. 1/2023 of 17 March (Official Gazette No. 53, Series I) - Establishes the Legal Regime of the Higher Education Subsystem and revokes Law No. 27/2009, of 29 September.
Date of entry into force: 17 June 2023.
Decrees
GOVERNMENT SECTOR
Decree No. 01/2023 of 17 January (Official Gazette No. 011, Series I) - relating to the amendment of Article 9 and Annexes I, II and IV of Decree No. 31/2022 of 13 July, as amended by Decree No. 51/2022 of 14 October and republished by Decree No. 60/2022 of 21 November and revokes the amendments made by Decree No. 60/2022 of 21 November, namely Article 7(6), Article 9(5), Article 11(3), Article 13(3), Article 14A(5) and Article 16(2) of Decree No. 31/2022 of 13 July Article 7(6), Article 9(5), Article 11(3), Article 13(3), Article 14A(5) and Article 16(2) of Decree No. 31/2022 of 13 July.
Date of entry into force: 17 January 2023.
Decree No. 79/2022 of 30 December (Official Gazette No. 252, Series I) - approves the Regulations for Contracting Public Works, Supplying Goods and Providing Services to the State and revokes Decree No. 5/2016 of 8 March; Decree No. 71/2020 of 13 August; Decree No. 53/2021 of 29 July; and Decree No. 89/2021 of 29 October.
Date of entry into force: 30 March 2023.
Decree no. 9/2023 of 29 March (Official Gazette no. 61, Series I) - revises Decree no. 36/2012 of 17 October, which creates the Mozambique Commodities Exchange, abbreviated as BMM.
Date of entry into force: 29 March 2023.
Decree No. 10/2023 of 31 March (Official Gazette No. 63, Series I) - exempts citizens of certain countries from presenting an entry visa.
Date of entry into force: 14 April 2023.
Decree No. 14/2023 of 13 April (Official Gazette No. 071, Series I) - adjusts measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and revokes Decree No. 44/2022 of 1 September and Decree No. 68/2022 of 19 December.
Date of entry into force: 14 April 2023.
PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR
Decree no. 16/2023 of 25 April (Official Gazette no. 79, Series I) - approves the regulation on the exercise of pharmaceutical activity and revokes Decree no. 21/99, of 4 May.
Date of entry into force: 25 April 2023.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
Decree No. 13/2023 of 11 April (Official Gazette No. 69, Series I) - approves the Regulation on the Registration of Subscribers of Telecommunications Services and revokes Decree No. 18/2015 of 28 August.
Date of entry into force: 11 April 2023.
RESOLUTIONS
PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR
Resolution No. 01/2023 of 1 February (Official Gazette No. 22, Series I) - Establishes a legal framework that limits the number of pharmacopoeias adopted by the country, with the aim of ensuring that the medicines on the national market are safe, effective, of high quality and affordable to the entire population.
Date of entry into force: 01 February 2023.
Resolution No. 02/2023 of 01 February (Official Gazette No. 22, Series I) - approves the Guideline of Good Practices for Revision.
Date of entry into force: 01 February 2023.
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL SECTOR
Resolution no. 7/2023 of 10 March (Official Gazette no. 48, Series I) - on the accession of Mozambique to Africa50 - Project Finance and Development, which aims to promote infrastructure development in Africa.
Date of entry into force: 10 March 2023.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
Resolution nº 1/BR/CA/INCM/2023 of 28 March (Official Gazette nº 60, I Série) - Defines as relevant telecommunications markets, the Mobile Communications Market (Subscribers), the Mobile Data Market (Wireless Broadband), the National On-Net Calls Market and the National Off-Net Calls Market.
Date of entry into force: 28 March 2023.
WAIVERS
JUDICIAL ORGANISATION
Order of the Supreme Court of 18 April 2023, determines the entry into operation of the Maritime Courts of the City of Maputo and the Provinces of Sofala and Nampula and the Labour Court of the Province of Sofala.
MINISTERIAL DECREES
PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR
Ministerial Decree no. 01/2023 of 3 January (Official Gazette no. 1, Series I) - approves the Guidelines for post-market surveillance of the quality of pharmaceutical products circulating on the Mozambican market.
Date of entry into force: 03 January 2023.
Ministerial Diploma No. 02/2023 of 04 January (Official Gazette No. 2, Series I) - approves the Regulation that sets the norms for Prescription and Dispensing of Medicines, Vaccines and other Biological Products.
Date of entry into force: 04 January 2023.
Ministerial Order No. 03/2023 of 04 January (Official Gazette No. 2, Series I) - approves the Regulations of the National Pharmacovigilance System.
Date of entry into force: 04 January 2023.
Ministerial Order No. 04/2023 of 04 January (Official Gazette No. 2, Series I) - approves the Guideline for the recognition of decisions taken by other Regulatory Authorities of Reference Medicines.
Date of entry into force: 04 January 2023.
Ministerial Order No. 23/2023 of 27 January (Official Gazette No. 19, Series I) - approves the Regulation establishing the good practice standards for import, export, distribution, storage and transport of pharmaceutical products.
Date of entry into force: 27 January 2023.
Ministerial Order No. 40/2023 of 27 February (Official Gazette No. 39, Series I) - approves the Guidelines for changing the terms of Marketing Authorisation for Medicines (MA).
Date of entry into force: 27 February 2023.
Ministerial Order No. 46/2023 of 9 March (Official Gazette No. 47, Series I) - approves the Guideline on information and labelling of the medicine.
Date of entry into force: 09 March 2023.
Ministerial Order No. 52/2023 of 19 April (Official Gazette No. 75, Series I) - approving the National List of Essential Medicines and revoking Ministerial Order No. 58/2016, of 9 September
Date of entry into force: 19 April 2023.
ADMINISTRATIVE SECTOR
Ministerial Diploma no. 06/2023 of 9 January (Official Gazette nº 5, I Série) - approves the Strategic Plans for the Development of Water Resources of the Hydrographic Basins of the Zambezi and Lúrio Rivers.
Date of entry into force: 09 January 2023 .
PUBLIC FINANCE SECTOR
Ministerial Order no. 14/2023 of 18 January (Government Gazette no. 12, Series I) - approves the Treasury Bond 2023 Auction Calendar.
Date of entry into force: 18 January 2023 .
Ministerial Order no. 19/2023 of 24 January (Official Gazette nº 16, I Série) - changes articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 14 of the Regulation for Sealing Alcoholic Beverages and Manufactured Tobacco, approved by Ministerial Order no. 64/2021, of 21 July.
Date of entry into force: 24 January 2023.
Ministerial Order No. 33/2023 of 14 February (Official Gazette No. 30, Series I) - Approves the Regime for Temporary Import and Export of Vehicles and revokes Ministerial Order No. 105/2019 of 12 November, which approves the Regulation on Temporary Import of Vehicles, and Ministerial Order No. 47/1993 of 19 May, which approves the Regime for Export of Motor Vehicles for the Transport of Passengers and Cargo.
Date of entry into force: 14 March 2023
NOTICES
PUBLIC FINANCE SECTOR
Notice No. 7/GBM/2022 of 30 December 2022 (Official Gazette No. 252, Series I) - Establishes the principle of the unicity of the exchange rate applicable to banks and exchange bureaux, and revokes Notice No. 6/GBM/2017 of 20 April, which established the principle of the unicity of the exchange rate and the maximum spread between foreign currency buying and selling rates.
Date of entry into force: 29 January 2023.
Notice no. 1/GBM/2023 of 26 April 2023 (Official Gazette no. 80, Series I) - Approves the Regulation on the Calculation and Compulsory Reserves and revokes Notice no. 11/GBM/2021, of 31 December
Date of entry into force: 26 April 2023.