Act laying down rules for Businesses and professions subject to a license (Business and Professions Act) (No. 40 of 2017). Pays/Territoire Suriname Type du document Règlement Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Gazette No. 74 of 2003. Sujet Environnement gén., Général Mot clé Commerce/industrie/sociétés Autorisation/permis Système d'alerte précoce Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement, Amérique du Sud Résumé This Act aims at improving the business environment in Suriname by introducing a new modern system of business authorizations. It lays down rules for carrying out business and undertake various professions. The Act requires businesses and professions to be classified based on the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code (ISIC Code). One category is prohibited businesses and professions and another requires businesses and professions to be subject of certain conditions and authorizations. Authorizations are granted by the Director of the Ministry of Economic Affairs to natural or legal entities. Interested parties may object against the granting of an authorization on grounds of danger of public health or the environment. The Minister may indicate zones where economic operations or professions are restricted. The Act is also about enforcement and rehabilitation measures, offences and sanctions. Texte intégral Néerlandais Références - Législation Implementé par Decision of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism of 20 March 2019 no. 630, laying down general conditions for companies and professions subject to a license. Législation | Suriname | 2019 Mot clé: Commerce/industrie/sociétés, Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Viande, Produits de la pêche, Inspection, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Autorisation/permis, Bois, Transformation/manutention, Santé des animaux, Pesticides, Infractions/sanctions, Lutte contre la pollution, Substances dangereuses, Déchets dangereux, Gestion des déchets, Pollution des eaux douces Source: FAO, FAOLEX