The National Order of Lawyers of Tunisia (ONAT) has expressed its total rejection of the draft organic law on the profession of notaries, currently examined by the General Legislation Commission of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP). In a statement published Thursday March 7, 2024, the Bar Association described the current version of the bill as “calling into question” the values and achievements of the Tunisian Republic, as well as […]

During a solemn ceremony held on March 8, 2024 at the headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, Haykel Ben Mahfoudh, a Tunisian judge recently elected to the ICC, took the oath of office. He was elected for a nine-year term at the 22nd session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute in New York last December. After a distinguished academic career […]

During a restricted ministerial meeting chaired by the Head of Government on March 7, 2024, the amended version of the Foreign Exchange Code was examined and approved. This revised version will be submitted to the Council of Ministers for deliberation before being transmitted to parliament. The new draft of the Foreign Exchange Code includes major axes such as the redefinition of the concept of residence, the recognition of the principles […]