With this brief analysis we wish to analyse the implications of force majeure events in the petroleum sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Presidential Decree no. 11/2020, of 30 March, the President of the Republic of Mozambique decreed the State of Emergency, on grounds of public calamity, throughout the country, with a duration of 30 days, effective as from 0.00 a.m. on 01 April 2020 and ending at 24.00 a.m. on 30 April 2020.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic is already a reality in Mozambique, with the confirmation of the 8th coronavirus case in Mozambique on Sunday, 29 March 2020, it is becoming increasingly urgent to make decisions about how employment relations should be structured and regulated.
In order to be licensed under these Regulations, establishments are required to provide proof of legal existence, technical capacity and financial capacity. Compliance with the minimum working equipment and pharmacy equipment is required, as well as technical management.
...activity shall no longer be subject to restricted hours, as long as the limits of the working hours regime established by the Labor Law are observed.
This decision is due to the ongoing work required to update the Computerized Mining Title Management System. The Front Office is now expected to resume normal public service from 30 June 2025.
Its scope extends to agents, mediators, transporters, importers and exporters, cutters, polishers and manufacturers of rough diamonds, precious metals and gems in the Mozambican territory.
...will no longer require prior booking an appointment, a measure that entered into force on 1 April 2025.