Common use of Legislation National Clause in Contracts

Legislation National. Existing (Article 24 of National Constitution; Decree N°40040 of 1955; Law 5/98 “basic law of environment”); legal responsibility over biodiversity conservation and protected areas depends of the Ministry of Urban affairs and Environment, but in practice the Forestry Development Institute (IFD) remains in overall charge of forest sector, with the National Directorate of Agriculture and Forest (DNAF) with which it shares responsibilities in relation to policy formulation and guidance. Only PAs in Cabinda are Forest Reserves, aimed mainly at regulating logging. International: • CMS, 2006 • CBD, 1998, national report in prep., National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan adopted in 2006. • World Heritage Convention (1991), but no World Heritage Site designated as yet • ACCNNR, 1976 Not party to • CITES (in process) • Ramsar (in process)

Legislation National. Existing (Article 24 of National Constitution; Decree N°40040 of 1955; Law 5/98 “basic ―basic law of environment”environment‖); legal responsibility over biodiversity conservation and protected areas depends of the Ministry of Urban affairs and Environment, but in practice the Forestry Development Institute (IFD) remains in overall charge of forest sector, with the National Directorate of Agriculture and Forest (DNAF) with which it shares responsibilities in relation to policy formulation and guidance. Only PAs in Cabinda are Forest Reserves, aimed mainly at regulating logging. International: • CMS, 2006 • CBD, 1998, national report in prep., National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan adopted in 2006. • World Heritage Convention (1991), but no World Heritage Site designated as yet • ACCNNR, 1976 Not party to • CITES (in process) • Ramsar (in process)

Legislation National. Existing (Article 24 of National Constitution; Decree N°40040 of 1955; Law 5/98 “basic ―basic law of environment”environment‖); legal responsibility over biodiversity conservation and protected areas depends of the Ministry of Urban affairs and Environment, but in practice the Forestry Development Institute (IFD) remains in overall charge of forest sector, with the National Directorate of Agriculture and Forest (DNAF) with which it shares responsibilities in relation to policy formulation and guidance. Only PAs in Cabinda are Forest Reserves, aimed mainly at regulating logging. International: • CMS, 2006 • CBD, 1998, national report in prep., National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan adopted in 2006. • World Heritage Convention (1991), but no World Heritage Site designated as yet • ACCNNR, 1976 Not party to •  CITES (in process) •  Ramsar (in process)