Africa Regulatory ENSight 2021 | 09

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Presidential Decree No. 208/21 (Amendment of Measures to Prevent and Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Virus and COVID-19) of 6 September 2021

Effective from 10 September 2021.

The Presidential Decree amends Presidential Decree No. 207/21 of 31 August, updating the measures to prevent and control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 and the rules for the operation of public and private services and social and other activities during the Situation of Public Calamity to provide inter alia that:

• the vaccination of civil servants and all private sector professionals and citizens travelling on interprovincial journeys is strictly recommended;
• in order to facilitate the vaccination process, public and private institutions are required to exempt officials and workers on the day of vaccination;
• the competent public and private entities may require the presentation of a negative result SARS-CoV-2 test as a condition of access to services, in cases where employees or workers are not vaccinated; and
• all citizens who are fully vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus are issued with a vaccination certificate, which may be issued in paper or digital format.

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Provisional Presidential Legislative Decree No. 1/21 (Measures to Alleviate the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Prices of Essential Goods) of 14 September 2021

Effective from 14 September 2021.

The Provisional Presidential Legislative Decree:

• approves COVID-19 pandemic relief measures on the prices of essential goods with the aim to achieve the following objectives:
  • increase national production of essential goods of broad consumption;
  • reduce the cost of imports of widely used essential goods in areas where there is still strong dependence on imports; and
  • increase the speed of disposal and supply of essential goods throughout Angola;
• provides that the settlement and payment of customs duties due for the importation of the following essential goods shall be suspended:
  • rice;
  • pork;
  • dried beef;
  • chicken thighs;
  • corn grain;
  • powdered milk; and
  • cooking oil; and
• provides that the Provisional Presidential Legislative Decree is valid for 70 days, pursuant to Article 126(5) of the Constitution of the Republic of Angola.