Legal Framework
From The Report: Gabon 2015
View in Online Reader

This chapter provides an overview of the Gabonese legal system, including the general legal environment and the legal framework for investment, touching on sector-specific incentives in tourism, agriculture and mining, among other areas.

Articles from this Chapter

Overview

Regulatory change: Recent reforms further enhance investor-friendly legislation
OBG
plus

In accordance with its liberal economic principles, Gabon is open to foreign investors and the rights of free enterprise are guaranteed. 1. GENERAL LEGAL ENVIRONMENT A. Constitution & other sources of rules Gabon has a civil law structure with a hierarchy of legislation: lower laws need to comply with upper laws. The highest rule is the constitution, ratified in 1991, which provides for a multiparty system and a parliamentary republic with two voting chambers: the National Assembly and…