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Decree-Law No. 32/2021 on the execution of the food safety measure provided for in Law No. 8/2021 of 3 May.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Jornal da República, I Série, No. 50.
Subject
Food & nutrition, General
Keyword
Social protection Public health Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Food security Internal trade
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Decree-Law, consisting of 21 articles divided into four Chapters, regulates the conditions for implementing the food safety measure provided for in Law No. 8/2021 of 3 May, making the first amendment to Law No. 14/2020 of 29 December, on the General State Budget for 2021 and approves the socio-economic support measures, through the purchase of food preferably from national producers for distribution to the most needy people and families. This food security measure, financed by the Covid-19 Fund, has the purpose of acquiring food products and distributing them to the most needy people and families. The measure provided has the following objectives, namely: a) Support and reduce the difficulties of the most needy people and families in meeting their basic food needs; b) Encourage domestic producers; c) Contribute to the improvement of the food and nutritional diet of the most deprived families; d) Promote partial substitution of imports, with economic recovery and growth; e) Stimulate the circulation of beneficial financial resources to boost the national economy.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Joint Ministerial Order No. 1/2022 regulating the Enforcement of the Food Security Measure.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2022

Keyword: Social protection, Public health, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Food security, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX