Government of Timor-Leste

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  30 of December of 2020Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 30, 2020

  Approved:
  
  1 - Execution measures of the state of emergency, renewed by the President of the Republic’s Decree 73/2020, of December 30th;
  
  2 - renewal of the imposition of a sanitary fence in the Special Administrative Region of Oe-cusse Ambeno (RAEOA);
  
  3 - Cancel the flag-hoisting ceremonies next Monday, January 4th, 2021, as well as all Christmas and year-end public administration’s celebration activities.

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  29 of December of 2020Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 29, 2020

  Approved:
  
  1 - Primeira alteração ao Decreto do Governo n.o 18/2020, de 3 de dezembro, sobre as medidas de execução da Declaração do Estado de Emergência, efetuada pelo Decreto do Presidente da República n.o 70/2020, de 3 de dezembro;
  
  2 - Cerca sanitária na RAEOA.

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  22 of December of 2020Day-Off on the December 23rd (afternoon) and December 24th (all day), 2020

  Day-Off on the December 23rd (afternoon) and December 24th (all day), 2020

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  21 of December of 2020Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 21, 2020

  Approved:
  
  1 - General State Budget and public financial management framework;
  
  2 - First amendment to Decree-Law 48/2020 of October 7th, “basic basket” - "cesta básica";
  
  3 - Appointment of the President of the Municipality Authority of Baucau
  
  4 - Appointment of the Administrator of the Municipality of Lautém;
  
  5 - Appointment of the Administrator of the Municipality of Viqueque;
  
  6 - State of emergency’s renewal request.
  
  
  Analyzed:
  
  1 - Vaccine’s distribution plan in Timor Leste;
  
  2 - Preliminary presentation for the consideration of the sports cooperation project.

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  16 of December of 2020Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 16, 2020

  Approved
  
  1 -Appointment of the President of the National Press of Timor Leste, IP (INTL) Governing Board;
  
  2 -Supplement provisioning procedure approval, or amendment, to the Public Contract referring to the period of supervision’s extension on the improvement works and maintenance of road sections between Baucau and Lautém, between Maubara and Karimbala, and between Atabae and Mota-Ain;
  
  3 - First amendment to the Government Decree N. 14/2020, of October 23rd, on the implementation of the 2020 General State Budget.

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  09 of December of 2020Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 9, 2020

  Approved:
  
  1 - Organic Law of the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry;
  
  2 - Extraordinary financial incentive to Villages (sucos) within the scope of government assistance programs;
  
  3 - Financing Agreements between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the World Bank.
  
  Analyzed:
  
  1 - Political and legislative options underlying the legislative project relating to the establishment of a Commission for the Prevention and Fight against Trafficking in Persons.

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  03 of December of 2020Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 3, 2020

  Approved:
  
  1 - State of emergency’s implementing measures.

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  25 of November of 2020Meeting of the Council of Ministers on November 25, 2020

  Approved:
  
  1 - Decree-Law draft that creates the National Institute for the Rights of the Child, I.P. and which approves the respective Statutes;
  
  2 - Mandate for negotiating Timor-Leste's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO);
  
  3 - Promotions of high military patents;
  
  4 - Extension the mandate, for another four months, of the Eventual Technical Commission for the Preparation of an Integrated Strategy Aiming at the Implementation of a Unique Identifier System for Timorese Citizens and approved the strategic option of the Unique Identifier System;
  
  5 - Request of the renewal of the state of emergency;
  
  6 - First amendment to the Organic Statute of the National Liberation Combatants;
  
  7 - Memorandum of Understanding to be held between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste and Camões, Institute of Cooperation and Language, I.P., related to the rehabilitation works of Pousada Biti Boot, in Maubara and the officially delivery of the building to the Government.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - Political and legislative options underlying the Civil Registration Code draft.
  
  2 - Political and legislative options underlying the Law proposal draft on the administrative division of the territory
  
  3 - Political and legislative options underlying the Law proposal draft on the creation of a budgetary and financial framework for future local authorities.
  
  4 - Options for solving issues related to public works carried out without a prior written contract;
  
  5 - Political and legislative options underlying the Law Proposal draft to frame the General State Budget and Financial Management.

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