Foreign and majority foreign-owned companies established in Mozambique cannot obtain public works and public consultancy services permits unless after legally operating in Mozambican territory for more than ten years.
"ARTICLE 2
(Access and exercise of the activity)
1. National or foreign contractors or consultants who are legally authorized may exercise the activity of contractor and civil construction consultant.
2. Contractors or national consultants are sole proprietorships belonging to Mozambican citizens and commercial companies incorporated under Mozambican legislation, with headquarters in the Republic of Mozambique, and in which the respective share capital belongs to more than 50% of national citizens. or Mozambican private or public companies or institutions.
3. Foreign contractors or consultants are sole proprietorships not belonging to Mozambican citizens or, in the case of commercial companies, all those that have been incorporated under legislation different from that of Mozambican legislation or that, having been incorporated in the Republic of Mozambique , under Mozambican legislation, more than 50% of the respective share capital is held by foreign persons.
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ARTICLE 5
(Normal exercise in public works or public consulting services)
1. Authorization for the permanent exercise of the activity of contractor or consultant in public works or public consulting services is granted through a permit issued by the Licensing Commission for Contractors and Civil Construction Consultants.
2. Contractors or national consultants holding public works permits and public consultancy services, authorized under the terms of this regulation, operate and compete permanently in public works and public consultancy services.
3. Foreign contractors or consultants who satisfy one of the following conditions may be authorized to operate permanently in public works or public consulting services:
a) Be operating in the national territory with authorization to perform public works or public consultancy services under the law;
b) Having been incorporated and legally operating in the activity of contractor and civil construction consultant in the Republic of Mozambique for more than ten years;
c) be a branch or subsidiary of a foreign construction contractor or consultant, incorporated and registered in the country of origin and having been legally operating in Mozambican territory for more than ten years.[...]" (Decree 94/2013 of 31st December Approving the Regulation for the Activity of Contractor and Civil Construction Consultant [google translate]).
Decree 94/2013 of 31st December Approving the Regulation for the Activity of Contractor and Civil Construction Consultant [google translate]
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