Government Decree No. 8/2023 establishing the Territorial Planning of the Municipality of Ermera. Country/Territory Timor-Leste Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Jornal da República, Série I, No. 22 of 14 June 2023. Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Urban land Environmental planning Environmental standards Coastal zone management Agricultural land Authorization/permit Sustainable development Waste disposal Waste management Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 30 days after its publication. Abstract This Decree approves the Territorial Planning of the Municipality (PMOT) of Ermera. The PMOT applies to the entire territory of the Municipality of Ermera, as defined in Law No. 11/2009 of 7 October and establishes the local strategy for territorial development and the municipal policy for land use planning and urbanism, integrates and articulates other related policies in the municipality and establishes the model for planning the municipal territory, based on the local development strategy and the guidelines established in the territorial planning instruments at national level. The general objectives of the Ermera PMOT are: a) The translation, at the municipal level, of the framework for the development of the territory established in instruments of a strategic nature and of national scope; b) The definition of the vision and objectives to be achieved within the scope of the plan; c) The territorial expression of the municipal development strategy through the municipal land use planning model and the land occupation, use and transformation regime, including the definition of conditions and parameters for land use and enjoyment of public space; d) Programmed management of the municipal territory. Full text Portuguese Website www.mj.gov.tl References - Legislation Implements Law No. 11/2009 approving the Administrative Division of the Territory. Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2009 (2023) Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Governance, Local government, Management/conservation, Zoning, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX