Law No. 91/IX/2020 establishing the basic regime for Special Economic Zones (ZEE). Country/Territory Cabo Verde Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim Oficial, I Série, No. 72. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental planning Fiscal and market measures Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Ecosystem preservation Enforcement/compliance Land-use planning Inspection Internal trade International trade Zoning Policy/planning Geographical area Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Law establishes the basic legal regime for the creation, organization, development and operation of Special Economic Zones (ZEE), which may include an island, a set of islands, or a geographically delimited space one single island, for the development of activities of economic nature defined in the respective Strategic Plan. These activities include: special tax, fiscal and customs regimes, a special administration structure, special labour regimes, among others, aimed at taking advantage of the benefits of Cape Verde and each of the islands, the promotion of economic and business development, namely through attracting investments, promoting exports and promoting private sector development, as well as promoting Cape Verde's insertion in the regional and global economy. It defines the territorial scope of the ZEE, attributions, special powers of authority and regulatory authority, the related personnel, legal regimes, and operating rules and provisions on environmental protection, policies, benefits and special incentives, administrative offences, expropriations and conflict resolution, among others. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Implemented by Law No. 11/X/2022 creating the Special Economic Zone of Maio island (ZEEIM) and establishing the bases of the legal regime for its creation, organization, development and functioning, as well as the tax regime. Legislation | Cabo Verde | 2022 Keyword: Environmental planning, Fiscal and market measures, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Enforcement/compliance, Land-use planning, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Zoning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX