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Angola: Meaning of section 10 ("artigo 10") of Law 18/92 of Angola; reason for which an arrest warrant ("mandado de captura") would be issued pursuant to this section of legislation; meaning of section 85 of the "Codigo do processo penal" in August 2000; reason for which an order to appear ("pedido de comparencia") would be issued pursuant to this section; relation of these sections to military service

Very little information on the above-mentioned legal sections could be found among sources consulted by the Research Directorate. The Embassy of Angola in Ottawa did not respond within time constraints.

According to a report by the Government of Angola submitted to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Law 18/92 of 3 June 1992 is the Law of Alteration to the Industrial Tax Code, and:

...allows exemption from industrial tax for a period of 3-5 years on income derived from the establishment of new industries in the country; on those earnings which come from commercial or industrial activity carried out in areas considered priorities for the economic development of the country; and the total or part exemption of profits, when dealing with activities carried out occasionally with the aim of raising funds to be applied in the realms of social assistance, charity or forms of social intervention (14-20 May 2001, 30).

No further information on the above-mentioned sections of legislation or their relation to military service could be found among sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). 14-20 May 2001. "Country Presentation by the Government of Angola." <http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/aconf191cp45ang.en.pdf> [Accessed 6 Aug. 2002]

Additional Sources Consulted

Africa Confidential 1998-2002

Africa Research Bulletin 1998-2002

The Embassy of Angola in Ottawa did not respond within time constraints

The Embassy of Angola in Washington did not respond within time constraints

Jeune Afrique/L'Intelligent. 1999.

LEXIS/NEXIS.

Mondes Rebelles. 2000.

Internet sites including:

All Africa News

Amnesty International

Angola Peace Action Network (APAN)

Angola Peace Monitor [Luanda]

Angola Press News Agency [Luanda]

FindLaw

Integrated regional Information Network (IRIN)

LawGuru: Internet Law Library

Legislation Online

Republic of Angola's Web site

World News Connection (WNC)

Topics: Military service,