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26 June 2020  
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Working Party on the Accession of Timor -Leste  Original: English  
 
 
ACCESSION OF TIMOR -LESTE  
LEGISLATION  
The following submissions, from the Government  of the Democratic Republic of Timor -Leste , are 
available for  consultation1 from the Secretariat. Copies in electronic format may be obtained from 
the Accessions  Intelligence Portal2 under "Legislation and implementing regulations" or, upon 
request, from accessions@wto.org : 
 
1. Law No. 4/2016 of 25 May 2016 on "First Amendment to Law No. 11/2009 of 7 October 2009 
on "Administrative Division of Territory";  
2. Law No. 1/2019 of 18 January 2019 on "First Amendment  to Law No. 13/2005 of 
2 September  2005 (Law on Petroleum Activities)";  
3. Law No. 3/2019 of 15 August 2019 on "First Amendment to Law No. 3/2014 on the Creation 
of the Special Administrative Region of Oe -Cusse Ambeno and the Establishment of the Special 
Economic Zone "Social Market of Oe -Cusse Ambeno and Ataúro";  
4. Law No. 5/2019 of 27 August 2019 on "First Amendment to Law No. 8/2008 of 30 June 2008, 
on the Approval of the Tax Law, First Amendment to Law No. 3/2003 of 1 July 2003 on the 
Taxation of Bayu -Undan Contractors and First Amendment to Law No. 4/2003 of 1 July 2003 
on the Petroleum Development of Timor Sea (Tax Stability)";  
5. Parliament Resolution No. 14/2016 of 31 August 2016 on "Ratification of the Convention on 
the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States";  
6. Decree -Law No. 1/2006 of 21 February 2006 on "Approval of the Civil Procedure Code";  
7. Decree -Law No. 2/2014 of 15 January 2014 on "First Amendment to Decree -Law No. 42/2012 
of 7 September 2012 on the A pproval of the Legal Framework for Public Private Partnerships";  
8. Decree -Law No. 24/2014 of 3 September 2014 on "Legal Regime Establishing the Basis for 
Tourism Policy of Timor -Leste";  
9. Decree -Law No. 17/2015 of 24 June 2015 on "National Payment System";  
10. Decree -Law No. 28/2015 of 19 August 2015 on "First Amendment to Dec ree-Law No. 19 /2003 
of 8 October 2003 (Ports Tariff Regulation of Timor -Leste)";  
11. Decree -Law No. 45/2015 of 30 December 2015 on "Investment and Export Promotion Agency 
of Timor -Leste";   
12. Decree -Law No. 5/2016 of 16 March 2016 on "National System of Protecte d Areas";  
 
1 In English  only. 
2 https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/tls_e/a1_timor_leste_e.htm .  WT/ACC/TLS/7  
 
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  13. Decree -Law No. 13/2016 of 21 September 2016 on "Regulation on the Process of Opening 
Escrow Bank Accounts and Signing of Escrow Deposit Agreements within the Scope of the 
Public Private Partnership for the Port of Tíbar";  
14. Decree -Law No. 26/2016 of 29 June 2016 on "Inspecting Authority of Economic, Sanitary and 
Food Activity";  
15. Decree -Law No. 33/2016 of 17 August 2016 on " Electricity Licensing and Tariff Regulation ";  
16. Decree -Law No. 2/2017 of 22 March 2017 on "Urban Solid Waste Management System";  
17. Decree -Law No. 6/2017 of 19 April 2017 on "Bases for Territorial Planning";  
18. Decree -Law No. 10/2018 of 9 April 2018 on "Statute of the Institute for Quality of Timor -
Leste" ; 
19. Decree -Law No. 16/2019 of 10 July 2019 on "First Amendment to Decree -Law No. 3/2011 of 
26 January 2011 and to the Statutes of the National Bank of Commerce of Timor -Leste";  
20. Decree -Law No. 27/2019 of 27 August 2019 on "Second Amendment to Decree -Law 
No. 8/2008 of 19 June 2008 creating the National Petroleum and Minerals Authority";  
21. Decree -Law No. 30/2019 of 10 December 2019 on "Approval of the Sixth Amendment to 
Decree -Law No. 10/2005 of 21 November 2019 on the Legal Regime for Procurement";  
22. Government Resolution No. 2/2004 of 28 January 2004 on "Approval of the Agreement 
between T imor-Leste and Portugal on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments";  
23. Government Resolution No. 20/2008 of 13 August 2008 on "Public Supply of Essential Goods";  
24. Government Decree No. 9/2008 of 16 April 2009 on "Regulation of the Provision of 
Telecommunications Services on the Mobile Network";  
25. Government Decree No. 8/2009 of 18 November 2009 Regulating Decree -Law No. 29/2009 
of 28 October 2009 on "Special Procurement for Priority Projects";  
26. Government Resolution No. 8/2011 of 16 March 2011 on "App roval of the Agreement between 
Germany and Timor -Leste on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments and 
Protocol to the Agreement";  
27. Government Resolution No. 9/2012 of 28 March 2012 on "Approval of the Transaction 
Agreement between the State and Timor Telecom";  
28. Government Resolution No. 13/2012 of 9 May 2012 on "Establishment of the Regime for 
Setting Maximum Marketing Margins for Cert ain Essential Goods and Other Measures to 
Combat Inflation";  
29. Government Resolution No. 18/2014 of 24 July 2014 on "Approval of the Economic and 
Technical Cooperation Agreement between the Government of Timor -Leste and the 
Government of China";  
30. Government Resolution No. 37/2014 of 17 December 2014 on "Approval of the Heineken 
Investment Project and the Draft Special Investment Agreement";   
31. Government Resolution No. 33/2015 of 5 October 2015 on "Approval of the Land Transfer for 
the Construction of a Hotel C omplex" (Pelican Paradise);  
32. Government Resolution No. 44/2015 of 22 December 2015 on "Participation of Timor Gap in 
Oil Operations in the Exclusive Area of Timor -Leste";  WT/ACC/TLS/7  
 
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  33. Government Resolution No. 6/2016 of 17 February 2016 on "Establishment of the Nationa l 
Commission for Trade Facilitation (CONFAC)";  
34. Government Decree No. 7/2016 of 15 June 2016 on "National Labour Council";  
35. Government Resolution No. 39/2016 of 23 November 2016 on "Onshore Block Subdivision";  
36. Government Resolution No. 41/2016 of 23 November  2016 on "Approval of the State's 
Participation in the Business Corporation "TL Cement" and the Draft of the Contract Promising 
to Increase Share Capital and to Transform the Company "; 
37. Government Resolution No. 42/2016 of 6 December 2016 on "Adoption of th e Rules of the 
Revised Arusha Declaration  of the World Customs Organization";  
38. Government Resolution No. 45/2016 of 26 October 2016 on "Trade Cooperation Agreement 
between the Government of Timor -Leste and the Government of Kuwait";  
39. Government Resolution No. 12/2017 of 8 March 2017 on "National Policy on Food and Nutrition 
Safety";  
40. Government Resolution No. 36/2017 of 21 June 2017 on "Amendment to Government 
Resolut ion No. 33/2016 of 5 October 2016" (Pelican Paradise);  
41. Government Resolution No. 39/2017 of 27 July 2017 on "Legal regime for Procurement, Public 
Contracts and its Infringement";  
42. Government Resolution No. 51/2017 of 13 December 2017 on "Rules of Procedure of Council 
of Ministers";  
43. Government Resolution No. 24/2017 of 17 May 2017 on "Adoption of the ASYCUDA World 
Computer System as a Platform for Implementing Single Electronic Window in Timor -Leste";  
44. Government Decree No. 4/2019 of 29 May 2019 on "Approval of the First Amendment to 
Government Decree No. 2/2018 of 21 February 2018 Approving the Regulation on Private 
Investment Procedure s"; 
45. Ministerial Diploma No. 1/2009 of 18 September 2009 on "Procedures for Certification of Origin 
for Coffee from Timor -Leste";  
46. Ministerial Diploma No. 6/MTCI/III/2011 of 23 March 2011 on "Sale and Distribution  Price of 
Locally Produced Corn";  
47. Ministerial Diploma No. 11/MTCI/VI/2011 of 7 June 2011 on "Rice";  
48. Ministerial Diploma No. 14/2012 of 30 May 2012 on "Intervention in t he Public Supply of Rice";  
49. Ministerial Diploma No. 1/2013 of 23 January 2013 on "Intervention in the Public Supply of 
Rice and Standardization of Prices";  
50. Ministerial Diploma No. 2/2013 of 27 February 2013 on "Intervention in the Public Supply Rice 
in Oec ussi";  
51. Ministerial Diploma No. 2/2014 of 18 February 2014 on "Mines and Quarries" ; 
52. Joint Ministerial Diploma No. 32/2017 of 17 May 2017 on "Regulation of Price of Rice for Re -
sale";  
53. Joint Ministerial Diploma No. 42/2017 of 21 June 2017 on "Regulation of t he Competencies of 
Municipal Authorities and Municipal Administrations in the Field of Public Works";  WT/ACC/TLS/7  
 
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  54. Joint Ministerial Diploma No. 43/2017 of 21 June 2017 on "Regulation on the Competencies 
of Municipal Authorities and Municipal Administrations in the Field of Water and Sanitation";  
55. BCTL Regulation No. 3/2017 of 29 August 2017 on "Issue and Use of Coins  in Timor -Leste" . 
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