Presidential Decree No. 99/20 establishing the National Environmental Standardization Programme.

This Presidential Decree approves the National Environmental Standardization Programme. This Programme objectives aim to maintain an environment conducive to the quality of life of the population, and establish the necessary adoption of measures aimed specifically at: guarantee the least environmental impact of the actions necessary for the development of the country through a correct territorial use planning and the application of appropriate techniques and technologies. For this reason, the Government must create economic or other incentives to encourage the use of technologies, production processes and natural resources in accordance with the spirit of sustainable development. The Ministry of the Environment defines as strategic priorities related activities aimed at: Promoting Environmental Technical Standards; Encouraging Non-Environmental Techniques and their Implementation, etc. The Ministry of the Environment is responsible to disseminate the Environmental Technical Standards in Angola and to encourage their implementation and correct use.