JD Supra (Blogs)
- JD Supra Algeria JD Supra, 2019
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.DZ tightens up its registration requirements
CERIST, the Algerian domain name Registry, has updated its registration requirements for the .DZ country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), making it much more restrictive.
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Algeria Finally Embraces Foreign Investment: The End of the 49%-51% Rule and the Endorsement of Long-Awaited Measures Inciting FDIs in the 2020 Additional Finance Act
After a decade of drastic decline in FDIs resulting from the restrictions placed upon foreign investments by the “49%-51% rule” implemented in 2009, Algeria has finally repealed this rule and put in place several incentive measures in the 2020 Additional Finance Act published a few days ago (the “2020 AFA”), aiming at boosting foreign investments in the country.
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Overview of the New Algerian Hydrocarbons Law
After 15 years of foreign upstream oil and gas investment in Algeria being regulated by law No. 05-07 of 28 April 2005, as amended (“Law 05-07”), a new hydrocarbons law was published at the eve of 2020, law No. 19-13 dated 11 December 2019 relating to hydrocarbons activities (the “New Law”).
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Energy Arbitration in Africa
The energy sector is a critical element in Africa’s economic development. It includes traditional resources such as oil, gas and coal as well as a growing emphasis on renewable sources of energy. Historically and today, the African energy sector has been dominated by the petroleum industry. Africa has a number of the world’s top oil-producing countries, with an estimated 57 per cent of Africa’s...
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Supply Chain Disruption and Litigation Trends in North Africa's Oil and Gas Industry
In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells partner Laurent Gouiffès discusses oil and gas supply chain disruption and litigation trends in North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt.
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Call for Tenders: Algeria's Renewable Energy Program Seeks 4,050 MW
The Algerian Program for the Development of New Renewable Energies ("Program") aims to produce 22,000 MW for the needs of the national market over a period extending from 2015 to 2035-2040. More than 4,000 MW are intended to be achieved by 2020. In this context, the Ministry of Energy intends to launch an international call for tenders for the development of 4,050 MW.
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Africa Energy Update
The latest news on legal and regulatory developments in Africa's energy sector with perspectives from our offices in New York, Washington and London. This third Africa energy update focuses on North Africa, Africa's most mature oil and gas province and an established market for power developers and renewable energy projects. Future updates will focus on other regions as we seek to provide clients