MLS Law and International Politics
Technical revision to angolan Executive Decree No. 536-15 of 28 August 2015 on the specifics of lubricants consumed in angola - Subsidies and normative updates
Published Nov 29, 2022
Abstract
The study focuses on the issue of quality assurance of lubricant oils in Angola, whose normative that regulates this quality is the Executive Decree No. 536/15 of 28 August that describes the specifications of the lubricants sold in the Republic of Angola (attached). Chapter II of the aforementioned Executive Decree points to the minimum standards of API, SAE, NLGI and ACEA as references for international specifications for compliance in terms of the quality of consumption of the different families of lubricant oils, but with little depth in terms of control instruments (reference tables) or monitoring of this compliance. This scenario is aggravated by the fact that there is a crowded market for this product, with several brands and players, as a result of 90% dependence on imports. The legislation applied in Angola is described and with recourse to the comparative study is based on the technical specifications of reference by the decree, its limits, methods and regulatory updates, with the aim of enriching the Executive Decree No. 536/15 of 28 August, the result is the segmentation of classes and standards with the specifications described in the form of tables, which present Characteristics, Units, Limit Values and Test Methods in which easily usable at the time of their tests for certification of product quality (lubricating oil) and therefore it is recommended that these tables are attached as a subsidy to that Decree.
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