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Working Party on the Accession of Timor -Leste   Original: English  
 
 
ACCESSION OF TIMOR -LESTE  
LEGISLATI VE ACTION PLAN  
Revision  
 The following submission, dated 20 August  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Timor -Leste . 
 
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- 2 - PART I – PENDING BILLS/ DRAFTS /REGULATIONS  
Legislation/Regulation  Competent 
Authority  Expected date of adoption/enactment  Status  Expected date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to 
the Working 
Party  Submission to 
the Council of 
Ministers  Submission  to 
the Parliam ent Enactment  
ECONOMIC POLICIES  
Insolvency Law  National 
Parliament  N/D N/D N/D Drafting in progress  N/D To be submitted  
Competition Law  Coordinating 
Minister for 
Economic 
Affairs (MCAE)  N/D N/D N/D To be submitted to 
the Council of 
Ministers and the 
Parliament  N/D To be submitted  
Mining Code Law  National 
Parliament  Approved on 
9 August 2016  19 January 2017 N/D To be resubmitted to 
the Council of 
Ministers and the 
National Parliament  N/D To be submitted   
FRAMEWORK FOR MAKING AND ENFORCING POLICIES  
Parliament Resolution on Timor -
Leste 's Accession to the 1958 New 
York Convention on the Recognition 
and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral 
Awards  National 
Parliament  Draft approved 
on 
23 October  2019 
by the Council 
of Ministers  Submitted to 
the National 
Parliament   N/D To be considered by 
the National 
Parliament in the 
fourth quarter of  
2020 or in 2021  N/D WT/ACC/TLS/ 5  
Voluntary Arbitration Law  National 
Parliament  Draft approved 
on 
23 October  2019 
by the  Council  
of Ministers  Submitted to 
the National 
Parliament   N/D To be considered by 
the National 
Parliament in the 
fourth quarter of  
2020 or in 2021  N/D WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Mediation and Conciliation Law  National 
Parliament  N/D N/D N/D Drafting in progress  N/D To be submitted  
Legal Regime for Administrative 
Offences  Ministry of 
Justice (MJ)  N/D N/D N/D To be resubmitted to 
the Council of 
Ministers and the 
Parliament  N/D To be submitted   
Legal diplomas on Local Governments  Ministry of 
State 
Administration 
(MAE) and 
National 
Parliament  N/A Initiative now by 
the Members of 
the National 
Parliament  N/A Public consultations 
to be resumed as 
soon as possible  N/D To be submitted    
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- 3 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent 
Authority  Expected date of adoption/enactment  Status  Expected date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to 
the Working 
Party  Submission to 
the Council of 
Ministers  Submission  to 
the Parliam ent Enactment  
POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE IN GOODS  
Regulation of the Customs Code 
(Decree -Law No. 14/2017, of 
5 April 2017) , targeting: (1)  Article 2 
(Good Administrative Practices); 
(2) Article 15 (Publication); 
(3) Section III (Representative 
Professional Public Association of 
Official Dispatch ); (4) Article 79 
(Records and Payments), Article 43 
(Representativeness); (5) Article 179 
(Prohibited Import Goods); 
(6) Article  180 (Conditional Import 
Goods); (7) According to Chapter V  
(Customs Warehouse), Article 197 
(Concept); (8) Section V (Circulation 
of goods subject to Selective 
Consumption Tax – ISC - and control 
of exit from port facilities), Article 226 
(Documents accompanying goods 
subject to ISC); and (9) Chapter IV 
(Guarante e for Customs Debt), 
Article  323 (Requirement of 
Guarantee)  Ministry of 
Finance (MF)  N/D N/D N/D Drafting in progress N/D To be submitted  
New Tax and Duties Act ( to introduce 
Value Added Tax)  National 
Parliament  N/D N/D N/D Drafting in progress  N/D To be submitted  
Decree -Law on Rules of Origin  Ministry of 
Finance (MF)  N/D N/D N/D Drafting in pro gress N/D To be submitted   
Decree -Law on Conformity 
Assessment and Certification 
Procedures - Quality Law  Ministry of 
Tourism, 
Commerce 
and Industry 
(MTCI)  N/D N/D N/D Pending for the new 
government  N/D To be submitted   
Decree -Law on Quarantine (Animal 
Health)  Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Fisheries 
(MAF)  N/D N/D N/D Draft ready for 
stakeholders 
consultation  N/D WT/ACC/TLS/5  
WT/ACC/TLS/9   
Decree -Law on Quarantine (Plant 
Health)  Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Fisheries 
(MAF)  N/D N/D N/D Draft ready for 
stakeholders ' 
consultation  N/D WT/ACC/TLS/5  
WT/ACC/TLS/9    
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- 4 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent 
Authority  Expected date of adoption/enactment  Status  Expected date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to 
the Working 
Party  Submission to 
the Council of 
Ministers  Submission  to 
the Parliam ent Enactment  
Law on Health, Safety and Hygiene at 
Work Secretary of 
State for 
Vocational 
Training and 
Employment 
(SEFOPE)  Approved on 
31 January 2017  N/D N/D To be resubmitted to 
the Council of 
Ministers and the 
Parliament  N/D To be submitted  
Export Promotion Law  Coordinating 
Minister for 
Economic 
Affairs (MCAE)   N/D N/D N/D To be resubmitted to 
the Council of 
Ministers and the 
National Parliament  N/D To be submitted   
TRADE -RELATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME  
Intellectual Property Code (Industrial 
Property; Trademarks; Patent; 
Geographical Indication; etc.)  Ministry of 
Tourism, 
Commerce 
and Industry 
(MTCI) ; 
Ministry of 
Higher 
Education, 
Science and 
Culture 
(MESCC)  N/D N/D N/D To be prepared as 
part of WIPO 
Technical Assistance  N/D  To be submitted   
Legal Regime on Trademarks  Ministry of 
Tourism, 
Commerce 
and Industry 
(MTCI)  N/D N/D N/D To be prepared as 
part of WIPO 
Technical Assistance  N/D To be submitted  
POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE IN SERVICES  
Second Amendment of Government 
Decree No. 2/2005, of  6 July 2005, on 
fishing licen ce fees, inspections and 
services relating to fishing activities  Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Fisheries 
(MAF)  N/D N/D N/D Approval process to 
be relaunched  N/D To be submitted  
N/D Not Determined . 
  
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- 5 - PART II – COMPLETED LEGISLATION/REGULATIONS  
Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
ECONOMIC POLICIES  
UNTAET Regulation No. 2001/14, On the 
Official Currency and Legal Tender of East 
Timor  UNTAET (United Nations)  20 July 2001 Repealed by 
Decree -Law 
No. 20/2003, of 
13 November  2003 20 July 20 01 WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 1/2003, Legal Framework on Real 
Estate Property (Land Law)  Ministry of Justice  10 March 20 03 In force. Amended 
by Law 
No. 13/2017 of 
5 June 2017, 
Special Regime for 
Determination of 
Ownership of 
Immovable 
Property (Land 
Law) 24 December 20 03 WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 14/2003, Legal Regime for 
Public Companies  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  8 August 2003  In force 24 September 2003  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 20/2003, Legal Tender in 
Timor -Leste  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  13 November 20 03 In force  13 November 20 03 WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 19/2004, Legal Regime of 
Property -Official Allocation and Leasing of 
Private Property of the State  Ministry of Justice  17 December 20 04 In force  18 December 2004 WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 4/2005, Domestic Investment Law  Institute for Business Development 
Support (IADE)  and afterwards 
TradeInvest  7 June 2005  Repealed by Law 
No. 15/2017, of 
23 August 2017  8 June 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 5/2005, Foreign Investment Law  Specialized Investment Agency 
(AEI)  and afterwards TradeInvest  7 June 2005  Repealed by Law 
No. 15/2017, of 
23 August 2017  8 June 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 4/2005,  Rules of 
Procedure for Domestic Investment  Institute for Business Development 
Support (IADE) and afterwards 
Trade Invest  8 July 2005  Repealed by 
Government 
Decree No. 2/2018 
of 
23 February  2018 27 July 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Government Decree No. 6/2005, Rules of 
Procedure for Foreign Investment  Specialized Investment Agency 
(AEI) and afterwards Trade Invest  8 July 2005  Repealed by 
Government 
Decree No. 2/2018 
of 
23 February  2018 27 July 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 8/2005, Petroleum Tax  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  13 July 2005  In force  3 August 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/5   
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- 6 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Law No. 13/2005, Petroleum Activities Law  Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals  23 August 2005  In force. 1st 
Amend ment by Law 
No. 1/2019, of 
18 January  2019; 
2nd Amendment by 
Law No.  6/2019, of 
4 December  2019 4 December 2019  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 7/2005, Public Tender of 
Petroleum Contract  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  5 October 2005  In force  5 October 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 28/2008, Regulate Public 
Supply of Essential Goods  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  11 June 2008  In force  13 August 208  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 20/2008, on 
Public Supply of Essential Goods  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  11 June 2008  In force  13 August 2008  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 20/2008, National Petroleum 
Authority  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  19 June 2008  In force. Amended 
by Decree -Law 
No. 1/2016 of 
9 February 2016  19 June 2008  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 13/2008, Regulation 
of Government Intervention in Public Supply 
and Prices of Essential Goods  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  25 June 2008  In force  13 August 2008  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Ministerial Diploma No. 6/2008, Price 
stabilization measures, to combat inflation 
and Speculative prevention  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  18 December 2008  In force  24 December 2008  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Public Instruction No. 4/2009, Importation 
and Exportation of Cash  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  2 September 2009  In force. Amended 
by Public 
Instruction 
No. 4/2017 of 
28 April 2017  2 October 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 13/2012, 
Regulate Maximum Sales Margin of Certain 
Essential Goods  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  14 March 2011  In force  9 May 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Ministerial Diploma No. 6/MTCI/III/2011, 
Regulat ion on  Sales Price of Local Maize  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  14 March 2011  In force 23 March 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 4/2011, Crimes of Monopolization 
and Speculation  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  18 May 2011  In force  1 July 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Ministerial Diploma No. 11/MTCI/VI/2011, 
Regulate Public Supply of Rice and Other 
Essential Goods  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  7 June 2011  In force  15 June 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 5/2011, Organic Law of the Central 
Bank of Timor -Leste of Timor -Leste (CBTL)  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  15 June 2011  In force  15 June 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 29/2011, Fair Price  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  14 July 2011  In force  20 July 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5   
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- 7 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Decree -Law No. 31/2011, Timor Gap – Timor 
Gas and Petroleum, Public Enterprise  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  20 July 2011  In force  27 July 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Law No. 14/2011, Private Investment Law  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  21 September 2011  Repealed by Law 
No. 15/2017 of 
23 August 2017  28 September 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 17/2011, Anti -Money Laundering and 
Counter Financing of Terrorism Law  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  15 December 2011  In force. Amended 
by Law No. 5/2013 
of 14 August  2013 28 December 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 4/2012, Labour Code  Secretary of State for Vocational 
Training and Employment  20 December 2011  In force  21 February 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 1/2012, Downstream Sector  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  15 January 2012  In force  1 February 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 5/2012, Strike Law  Secretary of State for Vocational 
Training and Employment  17 February 2012  In force  29 February 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Ministerial Diploma No. 14/2012, Public 
Supply of Rice  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  19 April 2012 In force  30 May 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 42/2012, Legal Framework 
for Public Private Partnerships  Ministry of Finance  5 September 2012  In force. Amended 
by Decree -Law 
No. 2/2014 of 
15 January  2014 7 September 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Ministerial Diploma No. 1/2013, Regulat ion on  
Public Supply of Rice and Standardisation of 
Price Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  3 January 2013  In force  30 January 2013  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Ministerial Diploma No. 2/2013, Public Supply 
of Rice in Oecusse Ambeno  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  14 February 2013  In force  27 February 2013  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 5/2013, Anti -Money Laundering and 
Counter Financing of Terrorism Law ( 1st 
Amendment)  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  14 August 2013  In force  14 August 2013  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Regulation No. 1/2013, Licensing and 
Supervision of Money Transfer Operators  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  6 September 2013  Repealed  by 
Regulation 
No. 3/2017 of 
4 September 2017  6 September 2013  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 2/2014, 1st Amendment to 
Decree -Law No. 42/2012 of 7 September 
2012 on the Approval of the Legal Framework 
for Public Private Partnerships  Ministry of Finance  4 Jan uary 2014  In force  15 January 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 8/2014, Legal Regime for 
Public Private Partnerships  Ministry of Finance  17 March 2014  In force  19 March 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 16/2014, Financial 
Intelligence Unit  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  9 June 2014  In force  18 June 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 24/2014, Legal Regime to 
Establish Tourism Policy for Timor -Leste  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  28 August 2014  In force  3 September 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7  
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- 8 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Decree -Law No. 17/2015 , National Payment 
System  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  21 April 2015  In force  24 June 2015  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Government Resolution No. 43/2015, 
Government Participation in the Investment 
of the Extraction of Cement and Limestone  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  24 November 2015  In force  25 November 2015  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 44/2015, 
Participation of Timor Gap, Public Enterprise, 
in Oil Exploration  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  14 December 2015  In force  22 December 2015  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 45/2015, Establishment of 
Investment and Export Promotion Agency, 
Public Institute (TradeInvest)  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  23 December 2015  In force  30 December 2015  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 1/2016, National Petroleum 
Authority  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  4 February 2016  In force  9 February 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 7/2016, National 
Labour Council  Secretary of State for Vocational 
Training and Employment  12 April 2016  In force  15 June 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 8/2016, Consumer Protection Law  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  5 July 2016  In force  8 July 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 32/2016, Legal Regime for 
Offshore Oil Operations in Timor -Leste  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  28 July 2016  In force  17 August 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 13/2016, Regulat ion 
on Bank Account for PPP of Tibar Port  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  13 September 2016  In force  21 September 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
ANPM Regulation No. 2/2016, Downstream 
Commercialization Activities  National Petroleum Authority  10 October 2016  In force  28 December 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Government Resolution No. 36/2016, 
Exploration of Construction Material Reserved 
for Local Companies  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  11 October 2016  In force  19 October 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Ministerial Diploma No. 64/2016, Specific 
Rules for Licensing of Mineral Exploration 
Activities  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  16 November 2016  In force  16 November 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 39/2016, Sub -division of 
Onshore Exploration Block  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  22 November 2016  In force  23 November 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Government Resolution No. 9/2017, National 
Policy on ICT in 2017-2019 ICT Agency  7 February 2017  In force. Further 
implemented by 
Decree -Law 
No. 29/2017, of 
2 August 2017 
(National ICT 
Agency)  15 February 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Government Resolution No. 16/2017, National 
Tourism Policy 2030  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  7 March 2017  In force  5 April 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Public Instruction No. 4/2017, Importation 
and Exportation of Cash  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  28 March 2017  In force  28 April 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/9   
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- 9 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Law No. 8/2017, Expropriation for Public 
Purposes  Ministry of Justice  17 April 2017 In force  26 April 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Law No. 10/2017, Commercial Companies 
Law  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  15 May 2017  In force  17 May 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Joint Ministerial Diploma No. 32/2017, 
Regulat ion of  Price for the Re -Sale of Rice  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  17 May 2017  In force  17 May 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 11/2017, Migration and Asylum  Ministry of the Interior  24 May 2017  In force . Provisions 
additionally 
applicable to Law 
No. 4/2019, of 
27 August 2019 24 August 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Law No. 13/2017, Special Regime for 
Determination of Ownership of Immovable 
Property (Land Law)  Ministry of Justice  1 June 2017  In force  5 June 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 27/2017, Mandatory 
Establishment of Supervision body or Auditor 
External in Commercial Company  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  12 July 2017  In force  14 September 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 28/2017, Model of 
Constituent Act of Commercial Company  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  12 July 2017  In force  14 September 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 44/2017, National 
Employment Strategy (2017 – 2030)  Secretary of State for Vocational 
Training and Employment  13 June 2017  In force  12 July 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 15/2017, Private Investment Law  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  23 August 2017  In force  1 January 2018  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Regulation No. 3/2017, Minting and Use of 
Coins  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  29 August 2017  In force  4 September 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/7  
Government Decree No. 2/2018, Procedure 
Regulation for Private Investment  Trade Invest  23 February 2018  In force. Amended 
by Government 
Decree No. 4/2019 
of 29 May 2019  22 February 2018  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 4/2019, First 
Amendment to Government Decree 
No. 2/2018, on Procedure Regulation for 
Private Investment  Trade Invest  29 May 2019  In force  23 February 2018  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 16/2019, 1st Amendment to 
Decree -Law No. 3/2011, of 26 January, On 
Statutes of the National Commercial Bank of 
Timor -Leste, S.A . BNCTL - National Commercial Bank 
of Timor -Leste  10 July 2019  In force  11 July 2019  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7  
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- 10 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Law No. 4/2019, on Special Labor and 
Migration Regime Applicable to the Bayu -
Undan Project; additional applicable 
provisio ns in Law No. 11/2017, Migration and 
Asylum  Ministry of the Interior  27 August 2017  In force  28 August 2019  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 1/2019, 1st Amendment to the 
Petroleum Activities Law No.  13/2005, of 
2 September 2005  Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals  2 September 2019  In force  3 September 2019  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 6/2019, 2nd Amendment to the 
Petroleum Activities Law No. 13/2005, of 
2 September  2005 Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals  4 December 2019  In force  5 December 2019  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
FRAMEWORK FOR MAKING AND ENFORCING POLICIES  
Constitution of Timor -Leste  National Parliament  2002 In force  20 May 2002  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 1/2002 on Publication of Acts  National Parliament  7 August 2002  In force  20 May 2002  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 2/2002 on Interpretation of 
Applicable Law on 19 May 2002  National Parliament  7 August 2002  In force  20 May 2002  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 10/2003 on Interpretation of Section 
1 of Law No. 2/2002, of 7  August, and 
Sources of Law  National Parliament  10 December 2003  In force  20 May 2002  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 5/2004, Statutes of Members of 
Parliament  National Parliament  10 March 2004  In force  15 April 2004  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Criminal Procedure Code - Decree -Law 
No. 13/2005  Council of Ministers, following 
authorization by the National 
Parliament  1 December 2005  In force  1 January 2006  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Civil Procedure Code - Decree -Law 
No. 1/2006  Council of Ministers, following 
authorization by the National 
Parliament  21 February 2006  In force  26 February 2006  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 32/2008, Administrative 
Procedures  Ministry of State Administration  2 July 2008  In force  27 August 2008  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 9/2009, PNTL - National 
Police of Timor -Leste  Ministry of the Interior  18 February 2009  In force  19 February 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Penal Code - Decree -Law No.  19/2009  Council of Ministers, following 
authorization by the National 
Parliament  8 April 2009  In force  60 days after 
8 April 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 11/2009, Territorial Administrative 
Division (Local Government)  Ministry of State Administration  10 June 2009  In force. Amended 
by Law No. 4/2016 
of 25 May 2016  7 October 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 6/2009 on 1st Amendment, by 
Parliamentary Consideration, to the Penal 
Code  National Parliament  17 July 2009  In force  15 July 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Civil Code - Law No. 10/2011 of 
14 September 2011  National Parliament  14 September 2011  In force  180 days after 
14 September  2011 WT/ACC/TLS/5   
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- 11 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Government Decree No. 1/2015, Public 
Finance Procedures and Rules for Execution of 
State Budget 2015  Ministry of Finance  29 December 2015  In force  7 January 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Rules of Procedure of the National Parliament 
No. 1/2016  National Parliament  20 October 2009  In force  11 May 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Law No. 4/2016, Territorial Administrative 
Division (Local Government)  Ministry of State Administration  17 May 2016  In force 25 May 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 6/2017, Bases for Territorial Planning  Ministry of State Administration  17 April 2017  In force  19 April 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Joint Ministerial Diploma No. 42/2017, 
Regulat ion on  Municipality Administration and 
Authority in Public Works Domain  Ministry of State Administration  19 June 2017  In force  25 June 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Joint Ministerial Diploma No. 43/2017, 
Regulate Municipality Administration and 
Authority in Water and Sanitation  Ministry of State Administration  19 June 2017  In force  25 June 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Government Resolution No. 51/2017, Rules of 
Procedure for t he Council of Ministers  Office of the Prime Minister  13 December 2017  In force  13 December 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 14/2018, Organic Structure 
of the VIII Constitutional Government  Office of the Prime Minister  17 August 2018  In force  18 August 2018  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 27 /2020  
of 19 June 2020, Secon d Amendment to 
Decree Law No. 14/2018, Organic Structure 
of the VIII Constitutional Government  Office of the Prime Minister  18 June 2020  In force  19 June 2020  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE IN GOODS  
Executive Order No. 2002/12, on the Trade in 
Goods Bearing National Symbols (UNTAET)  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  18 May 2002  In force  18 May 2002  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 19/2003, Regulate Port Tariff  Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications  8 October 2003  In force. Amended 
by Decree -Law 
No. 28/2015 of 
19 August  2015 13 November 2003  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 21/2003, Quarantine and 
Sanitary Controls of Imported and Exported 
Goods  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries  4 November 2003  In force  31 December 2003  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 6/2004, on General Bases of 
the Legal Regime for Fisheries and 
Aquaculture Management and Regulation  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries  5 April 2004  In force. Amended 
by Decree -Law 
No. 4/2005 of 
20 July 2005  21 April 2004  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 5/2004, General 
Regulation on Fishing  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries  7 May 2004  In force  21 July 2004  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 12/2004, Regulation of 
Pharmaceutical Activities  Ministry of Health  17 May 2004  In force  26 May 2004  WT/ACC/TLS/5   
  WT/ACC/TLS/6/Rev.2  
 
- 12 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Decree -Law No. 4/2005, on General Bases of 
the Legal Regime for Fisheries and 
Aquaculture Management and Regulation   Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries  14 July 2005  In force  20 July 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 10/2005, Legal Regime for 
Procurement  Ministry of Finance  5 October 2005  In force. 1st 
amended by 
Decree -Law 
No. 14/2006; 2nd 
by Decree -Law 
No. 24/2008; 3rd 
by Decree -Law 
No. 1/2010; 4th by 
Decree -Law 
No. 15/2011; 5th 
by Decree -Law 
No. 38/2011; 6th 
by Decr ee-Law 
No. 30/2019  8 November 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 11/2005, Legal Regime for 
Public Contract  Ministry of Finance  5 October 2005  In force  8 November 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 12/2005, Legal Framework 
on Administrative Offences in Public 
Procurement  Ministry of Finance  8 November 2005  In force  21 November 2005  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 8/2006, Regulation on 
Customs Duties  Ministry of Finance  3 March 2006  In force  15 March 2006  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 1/2006, Rules and 
Procedures to Implement Quarantine and 
Sanitary Controls of Imported and Exported 
Goods  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries  4 August 2006  In force  20 September 2006  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 14/2006, 1st Amendment to 
the Legal Regime for Procurement  Ministry of Finance  1 September 2006  In force. Partially 
amends Decree -
Law No.  10/2005, 
of 
21 November  2005 14 September 2006  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 8/2008, Taxes and Duties Act  Ministry of Finance  25 June 2008  In force. 1st 
Amendment by Law 
No. 5/2019, of 
27 August 2019  30 June 2008  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 24/2008, 2nd Amendment to 
the Procurement Legal Regime  Ministry of Finance  1 July 2008  In force. Partially 
amends Decree -
Law No.  10/2005, 
of 
21 November  2005 23 July 2008  WT/ACC/TLS/5   
  WT/ACC/TLS/6/Rev.2  
 
- 13 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Decree -Law No. 5/2009, Licensing for Sale of 
Drinking Water  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  17 September 2008  In force  15 January 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 2/2009, Special Procurement 
Legal Regime for Autonomous Service for 
Drugs and Health Equipment (SAMES)  Ministry of Health  18 December 2008  In force. Amended 
by Decree -Law 
No. 12/2016 of 
11 May 2016  15 January 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 23/2009, Food Safety and 
Business Administrative Offences  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  30 July 2009  In force  5 August 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Ministerial Diploma No. 1/2009, Procedure for 
Issuance of Certificate of Origin for Coffee  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  18 September 2009  In force  23 September 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Government Decree No. 8/2009, Regulat ion 
on Special Procurement for Priority Sector  Ministry of Finance  30 September 2009  In force  18 November 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 29/2009, Special 
Procurement for Priority Projects  Ministry of Finance  23 October 2009  In force  28 October 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 1/2010, 3rd Amendment to 
the Procurement Legal Regime  Ministry of Finance  20 January 2010  In force. Partially 
amends Decree -
Law No.  10/2005, 
of 
21 November  2005 18 February 2010  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 2/2010 , Special Procurement 
for Construction Work Up to USD 250,000  Ministry of Finance  30 January 2010  In force  18 February 2010  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 3/2010, Organic of the 
Procurement Monitoring and Technical 
Commission  Ministry of Finance  3 February 2010  In force  18 February 2010  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 14/2010, Temporary 
Procurement Measures  Ministry of Finance  7 August 2010  In force  26 August 2010  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 11/2011, National 
Development Agency  Ministry of Finance  19 February 2011  In force  23 March 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 14/2011, National 
Procurement Commission  Ministry of Finance  16 March 2011  In force  30 March 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 15/2011, 4th Amendment to 
the Legal Regime for Procurement  Ministry of Finance  16 March 2011  In force. Partially 
amends Decree -
Law No.  10/2005, 
of 
21 November  2005 30 March 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 38/2011, 5th Amendment to 
the Legal Regime f or Procurement  Ministry of Finance  16 March 2011  In force. Partially 
amends Decree -
Law No.  10/2005, 
of 
21 November  2005 30 March 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5   
  WT/ACC/TLS/6/Rev.2  
 
- 14 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Government Resolution No. 9/2012, 
Settlement Agreement Between the State and 
Timor Telecom  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  26 March 2011   In force  28 March 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 18/2011, Decentralized 
Development Programmes I and II  Ministry of Finance  29 March 2011  In force  6 May 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 24/2011, Licensing of 
Economic Activities  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry   31 May 2011  In force. Amended 
by Decree -Law 
No. 34/2017 of 
27 September  2017 8 June 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 28/2011, Food Industry and 
Marketing Regulation  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  14 July 2011  In force  20 July 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 35/2012, Business 
Verification and Registration Services (SERVE)  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  9 May 2012  In force. Amended 
by Decree -Law 
No. 7/2017 of 
22 March 2017  18 July 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 26/2012, Basic Law of the 
Environment  Secretary of State for the 
Environment  26 June 2012  In force  4 July 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 11/2013, Procurement Legal 
Regime for the Integrated District 
Development Plan (PDID)  Ministry of State Administration  23 July 2013  In force. Amended 
by Decree -Law 
No. 15/2016 of 
8 June 2016  1 September 2013  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 5/2015, Creation of Free 
Trade Zone and Industrial Customs Free Zone 
in the Oecusse -Ambeno Region (ZEESM)  ZEESM Authority  13 January 2014  In force  22 January 2015  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 10/2014, Regulation on 
Slaughterhouse Licensing  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries  29 April 2014  In force  14 May 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 13/2014, Regulat ion on  
Hygiene Requirement for Selling of Meat and 
Meat Product s  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries  29 April 2014  In force  14 May 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Law No. 3/2014, Creation of the Oe -cusse -
Ambeno Special Administrative Region, and 
the Oe -cusse Ambeno and Atauro (RAEOA) 
Social Market Economic Special Zone (ZEESM)  RAEOA/ZEESM Authority  16 June 2014  In force. 1st 
Amendment by Law 
No. 3/2019, of 
15 August 2019  18 June 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 28/2014, Procurement 
Special Regime for Special Administrative 
Region of Oecusse -Ambeno (ZEESM)  ZEESM Authority  19 September 2014  In force  24 September 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 37/2014, Special 
Investment Agreement with Heineken  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  21 November 2014  In force  17 December 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 28/2015, Regulat ion on  Port 
Tariff (1st Amendment to Decree -Law No. 
19/2003)  Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications  10 August 2015  In force  19 August 2015  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7  
  WT/ACC/TLS/6/Rev.2  
 
- 15 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Decree -Law No. 1/2016, 1st Amendment to 
Decree -Law No. 20/2008 of 19 June 2008  Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals  9 February 2016  In force. Amended 
by Decree -Law 
No. 27/2019, of 
27 August 2019  10 February 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 6/2016, National 
Trade Facilitation Committee  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  9 February 2016  In force  17 February 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 5/2016, National System of 
Protected Areas  Secretary of State for the 
Environment  8 March 2016  In force  16 March 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 12/2016, Special 
Procurement Legal Regime for Autonomous 
Service for Drugs and Health Equipment 
(SAMES)  Ministry of Health  11 April 2016  In force  11 May 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 15/2016, Procurement Legal 
Regime for the Integrated District 
Development Plan (PDID)  Ministry of State Administration  23 April 2016  In force 8 June 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 26/2016, Establishment of 
the Authority for Inspection and Supervision 
of Economic, Food and Sanitary Activities  Office of the Prime Minister  24 June 2016  In force  29 June 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 35/2016, Installation 
Commission of the Authority for Inspection, 
Supervision of Economic, Food and Sanitary 
Activity  Office of the Prime Minister  25 August 2016  In force  7 September 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Government Resolution No. 42/2016, 
Adoption of Arusha Declaration of the World 
Customs Organization  Ministry of Finance  8 November 2016  In force  6 December 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Government Resolution No. 41/2016, 
Approval of State Capital Contribution and 
Participation in TL Cement  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  22 November 2016  In force  23 November 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 2/2017, Urban Solid Waste 
Management System  Secretary of State for the 
Environment  15 March 2017  In force  22 March 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 7/2017, Business 
Registration and Verification Service (SERVE)  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  15 March 2017  In force  22 March 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 9/2017, Organic Structure of 
Customs Author ity Ministry of Finance  17 March 2017  In force  29 March 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 12/2017, National 
Policy for Nutrition and Food Security  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries  21 February 2017  In force  8 March 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/7  
Decree -Law No. 13/2017, Organic Structure 
of the Tax Authority  Ministry of Finance  16 March 2017  In force  5 April 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 14/2017, Customs Code of 
Timor -Leste  Ministry of Finance  5 April 2017  In force  5 July 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 14/2017, on Legal Regime for 
Forestry  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Fisheries  15 May 2017  In force  26 July 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/9   
  WT/ACC/TLS/6/Rev.2  
 
- 16 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Decree -Law No. 16/2017, Business 
Registration (or Commercial Registration ) 
Procedures  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  12 May 2017  In force  17 May 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 43/2017, Review 
of Technical Documentation in the 
Procurement Process for Public Works  Ministry of Finance  30 May 2017  In force  5 July 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 23/2017, Credit Guarantee 
Scheme for Small and Medium -Size 
Enterprises  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  7 July 2017  In force  12 July 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 24/2017, on 
Adoption  of ASUCYDA World as Platform for 
the National Single Window  Ministry of Finance  25 April 2017  In force  17 May 20017  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Government Resolution No. 39/2017 , Legal 
regime for Procurement, Public Contracts and 
its Infringement  Ministry of Finance  21 June 2017  In force  27 July 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 28/2017, Vehicle Movement 
Control Regime at the Entry and Exit from the 
National Territory  National Pol ice  25 July 2017  In force  2 August 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 34/2017, Licensing of 
Economic Activities  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  19 September 2017  In force  27 September 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 10/2018, Legal Statute of 
Quality Institute of Timor -Leste  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  9 April 2018  In force  10 April 2018  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 3/2019, 1st Amendment to Law 
No. 3/2014, Creation of the Oe -cusse -
Ambeno  Special Administrative Region, and 
the Oe -cusse Ambeno and Atauro (RAEOA) 
Social Market Economic Special Zone (ZEESM)  RAEOA/ZEESM Authority  15 August 2019  In force  15 August 2019  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 5/2019, 1st Amendment to Decree -
Law No. 8/2008, Taxes and Duties Act  Ministry of Finance  27 August 2019  In force  28 August 2019  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 27/2019, 2nd Amendment to 
Decree -Law No. 20/2008 of 19 June 2008  Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals  27 August 2019  In force  28 August 2019  WT/ACC/T LS/7 
Decree -Law No. 30/2019, 6th Amendment to 
the Legal Regime for Procurement  Ministry of Finance  10 December 2019  In force  11 December 2019  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
TRADE -RELATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME  
Indonesian Civil Code (Title XX Intellectual 
Property)  Indonesian National Parliament  - - - WT/ACC/TLS/5  
WIPO Parliament Resolution No. 16/2017, 
Ratification of the International Convention 
Establishing the WIPO  Ministry of Justice  15 May 2017  In force  25 July 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE IN SERVICES  
UNTAET Regulation No. 2000/8, Bank 
Licensing and Supervision  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  23 February 2000  In force  25 February 2000  WT/ACC/TLS/5   
  WT/ACC/TLS/6/Rev.2  
 
- 17 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Decree -Law No. 2/2003, Basic Law on the 
Road Transport System  Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications  15 October 2002  In force  10 March 2003  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 11/2003, Regulation of the 
Telecommunication Sector  Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications  22 May 2003  In force  29 July 2003  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 13/2003, Bases for the 
National Electricity System  Ministry of Public Works  6 June 2003  In force  22 July 2003  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 18/2003, Road Transport 
Contract  Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications  23 July 2003  In force  9 September 2003  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 4/2004, Water Supply for 
Public Consumption  Ministry of Public Works  22 January 2004  In force  11 February 2004  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 17/2004, Postal Services  Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications  18 October 2004  In force  3 November 2004  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 18/2004, Regulation on 
Private Health Services  Ministry of Health  23 November 2004  In force  1 December 2004  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 5/2006, Certification of Air 
Transport Operators  Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications  3 February 2005  In force  1 March 2006  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Law No. 6/2005, Regime for the Licensing, 
Oversight and Regulation of Insurance 
Companies and Insurance Intermediaries  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  16 June 200 5 In force  6 July 200 5 WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Public Instruction No. 6/2007, Licensing of 
General Insurance Companies  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  17 August 2007  In force  17 August 2007 WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Public Instruction No. 7/2007, Licensing of 
Insurance Intermediaries  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  17 August 2007  In force  17 August 2007  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Decree No. 9/2008, Regulat ion 
of Mobile Telecommunication Network 
Services  Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications  5 March 2008  In force  18 April 2008  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 6/2009, Regulation on 
Recreational and Social Gambling   Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  29 December 2008  In force  15 January 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 7/2009, Regulation on 
Restaurants and Similar Establishments  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  29 December 2008  In force  15 January 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Ministerial Diploma No. 1/2009, Regulation on 
Lottery Franchise  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  8 April 2009  In force  15 April 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 21/2009, Funeral Transport 
Service  Ministry of Social Solidarity and 
Inclusion (MSS I) 24 April 2009  In force  6 May 2009  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Public Instruction No. 11/2010, Licensing and 
Supervision of Other Deposit Taking 
Institutions  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  17 December 2010  In force  17 December 2010  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 26/2010, Registration of Sole 
Entrepreneurs in the Construction Sector  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  16 December 2010  In force  22 December 2010  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 27/2010, Rules for the 
Certification and Registration of Construc tion 
Consultancy Companies  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  16 December 2010  In force  22 December 2010  WT/ACC/TLS/5   
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- 18 - Legislation/Regulation  Competent Authority  Date of 
adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
Decree -Law No. 5/2011, Environmental 
Licensing  Secretary of State for the 
Environment  16 December 2010  In force  9 February 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 3/2011, Transformation of 
Micro -Finance Institute into Public Company 
(National Commercial Bank of Timor -Leste 
(BNCTL))  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  18 January 2011  In force  26 January 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 51/2011, Legal Regime for 
Advertising Activities  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  15 November 2011  In force  21 December 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 12/2012, Agency Agreement  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  17 February 2012  In force  29 February 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Decree -Law No. 15/2012, Regulation on 
Telecommunication Sector  Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications  26 March 2012  In force  28 March 2012  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Public Instruction No. 1/2013, Licensing and 
Supervision of Money Transfer Operators  Central Bank of Timor -Leste  27 September 2013  In force  27 September 2013  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Ministerial Diploma No. 2/2014, Regulation on 
Mines and Quarries Activities  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  18 February 2014  In force  18 February 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Law No. 5/2014, Media Law  Secretary of State for 
Communications  13 November 2014  In force  19 November 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 32/2014, Legal Regime for 
Private Security  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  13 November 2014  In force  19 November 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Decree -Law No. 6/2016, Legal Regime for 
Licensing, Operation and Control of the 
Activity of Games and Entertainment , Gaming 
Machines and Traditional Games  Ministry of T ourism, Commerce 
and Industry  20 October 2015  In force  20 April 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/9  
Government Resolution No. 33/2015, Lease of 
Land for Hotel Construction (Pelican Paradise)  Ministry of Justice  22 December 2015  In force. Amended 
by Government 
Resolution 
No. 37/2017 of 
21 June 2017  5 October 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 33/2016, Regulation on 
Licensing of Electricity Service Provider and 
Tariffs  Ministry Petroleum and Minerals  22 March 2016  In force  17 August 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 19/2016, Legal Regime for 
the Licensing and Operation of Travel and 
Tourism Agencies  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  13 June 2016  In force  22 June 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/5  
Government Resolution No. 36/2017, Lease of 
Land for Hotel Construction (Pelican Paradise)  Ministry of Justice  13 June 2017  In force  21 June 2017  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Decree -Law No. 29/2017, National 
Information and Communication Technologies 
Agency  ICT Agency  2 August 2017  In force  3 August 2017  WT/ACC/TLS9   
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adoption/enactment  Status  Date of 
implementation  Translation 
submitted to the 
Working Party  
TRADE AGREEMENTS  
Government Resolution No. 2/2004, 
Investment Protection Agreement Between 
Timor -Leste and Portugal  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  15 September 2003  In force  28 January 2004  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Government Resolution No. 8/2011, 
Investment Protection Agreement Between 
Timor -Leste and Germany  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  8 September 2010  In force  16 March 2011  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Government Resolution No. 18/2014, 
Economic Cooperation Between Timor -Leste 
and China  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  24 June 2014  In force  24 July 2014  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Government Resolution No. 45/2016, 
Approval of Trade Cooperation Between 
Timor -Leste and Kuwait  Ministry of Tourism, Commerce 
and Industry  1 July 2016  In force 28 December 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
Parliament Resolution No. 14/2016, on 
Ratification of  International Convention on the 
Settlement of Investment Disputes Between 
States and Nationals of Other States  Ministry of Justice  29 December 2016  In force  31 August 2016  WT/ACC/TLS/ 7 
 
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