Insights
La CEMAC – Integración Regional
A pesar de la proliferación de los procesos de integración contemporáneos, pocos de ellos han podido avanzar y lograr los efectos potenciales que han de darse en una zona de integración, en este sentido, es interesante…
The practicability of Simplified Recovery Procedures & Enforcement Measures under OHADA
The Uniform Act Organising Simplified Recovery Procedures and Enforcement Measures (hereinafter the UA) was enacted in 1998 and unlike most of the other Uniform Acts, the UA has not been revised.
BEAC Instructions to Foreign Exchange Regulations
As contemplated by article 191 of the CEMAC Regulation 02/18/CEMAC/UMAC/CM dated 21 December 2018 (hereinafter the “FX Regulation”), on the 10th of June 2019, eleven (11) instructions
Revised Foreign Exchange Regulations
The Bank of Central African States (“BEAC”) submitted for adoption a new set of foreign exchange regulations to the Ministerial Committee of the Union Monétaire de L’Afrique Centrale (UMAC), which is the entity responsible for the harmonization of monetary policy in the CEMAC.
Revised Rules to Work Permits
This client alert summarises the issue of three new Ministerial Orders by the Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Labour. One of them deals with work permits.
Intellectual Property Rights and Africa
Are African states doing enough to educate entrepreneurs and the general public about the importance and benefits of protecting IP rights to curb the menace of counterfeiting?
Revised Foreign Investment Rules
This client alert summarises Equatorial Guinea’s new foreign investment rules and provides guidance to foreign investors and businesses on what action to take in light of the new rules.
Temporary Importation Regime in Africa
The temporary importation regime (also known as the temporary admission regime) is a customs regime under which a good can be imported into the country of destination
Branch Companies under OHADA
The Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (“OHADA”) was established in 1993 to foment legal certainty and facilitate foreign investment into the member states by harmonising business laws.
New Rules on Abandonment and Decommissioning
Angola passed a law regulating the abandonment and decommissioning of onshore and offshore upstream oil and gas facilities and installations (“the Decree”).
The Local Content Comeback
In January 2016, the crude oil price plummeted to a $27 per barrel. The impact of the crash and then the lower for longer price environment went beyond the balance sheets of the operators.
Consuming legal services in Africa
“People often ask me whether companies operating in Africa should have a local in-house legal department and my answer is always unquestionably – yes!”