Foreign Investment Act No.25 of 2019. País/Territorio Vanuatu Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2019 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to provide for the establishment of the Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Agency and for related matters. Materia General Palabra clave Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Autorización/permiso Solución de controversias Institución Monitoreo Infracciones/sanciones Registro Recopilación de datos/informes Fondo especial Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Países menos desarrollados, Melanesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur Entry into force notes This Act comes into force on 15 January 2020. Resumen This Law provides the rules for establishment the Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Agency. The Agency will be in charge to advise governmental bodies on all matters related to foreign investment in Vanuatu and to promote a regulatory environment for investment, and to establish methods to assist foreign investors in obtaining permits, licences and approvals. The text lays out for the organisational structure of the Agency, and functions of different boards and officers. The Act consists of 73 Articles divided into 10 Parts as follow: Preliminary (1); Establishment of the Vanuatu foreign investment promotion agency (2); National investment activities (3); Register and annual survey of foreign investments (4); Registration of investment activities (5); Disputes (6); Investment guarantees (7); Offences and penalty notices (8); Miscellaneous provisions (9); Repeal, savings and transitional provisions (10). The text contains one Schedule divided into 3 Parts. Texto completo Inglés