Government Resolution No. 20/2008 on commodities’ public supply. Country/Territory Timor-Leste Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Jornal da Republica, Serie I, No. 35, 13 August of 2008, pp. 2561-2564. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Consumer protection Food security Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Government Resolution enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract The Government resolves, under the terms of subparagraphs i) and o) of article 115 of subparagraph a) of article 116 of the Constitution of the Republic, the following: Elect as an effective measure to combat price rises, intervention in the market, through the release of significant quantities of basic goods, capable of satisfying the immediate needs of families, at reduced or subsidized prices. Assume the guarantee of public supply of essential goods, as an adequate constitutional and moral obligation. Carry out surveillance, for possible interventions, on the prices and supply of essential food items in general. To guarantee, transitory and occasionally, the import and supply of rice and cooking oils. Intervene occasionally, in the sector of essential raw materials in civil construction and public works, specifically in cement, tar, iron, etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.jornal.gov.tl References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Order No. 01/2013 on Public Rice Supply Intervention and the standardization of the price of rice. Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2013 Keyword: Consumer protection, Food security, Cereals/grains/rice, Standards, Internal trade, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX