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Title in national language: 
Decreto-Lei N.o 25 / 2019 de 27 de Agosto Transição dos Títulos Petrolíferos e Regulamentação das Atividades Petrolíferas anteriormente situadas na Área Conjunta de Desenvolvimento Petrolífero
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2019
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Law
Economic Sector: 
Energy
Energy Types: 
Oil
Issued by: 
President of Timor-Leste
Overall Summary: 
The Decree-Law No. 25/2019 of 27 August 2019 on the Transition of Petroleum Titles and Regulation of Petroleum Activities from the JPDA seeks to ensure the smooth transition of petroleum activities in the areas previously covered by PSC-JPDA-06-105 (Kitan Field) and PSC-JPDA 11-106, by maintaining the prior legal and regulatory framework that existed under the JPDA, with the changes required to bring it in line with the Timor-Leste legal framework.
Governance
National policy structure: 
1. This decree-law establishes the regime under which the rights of Contractors, including the tax regime applicable to Petroleum Operations, must be respected under conditions equivalent to those in force under the terms of CPP JPDA 06-105 and CPP JPDA 11- 106 and the previous regime under the Timor Sea Treaty.