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 […]

The parliament office decided on Thursday to send the draft organic law amending and supplementing Law 27/1993 relating to the national identity card and the draft organic law amending and supplementing Law No. 40 dated May 14 1975 relating to passports and travel documents, at the plenary session scheduled for March 6. The Minister of the Interior underlined the importance of the two bills, since they will allow Tunisia to […]

Following the publication of the circular from the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) relating to the revision of certain banking commissions, the Banking and Financial Council (CBF) announces the entry into force of these new provisions from February 12, 2024. In this context, the CBF demonstrates its usual solidarity and is mobilizing in support of the BCT, to improve pricing conditions, both in terms of monitoring their account, and in […]

The Tunisian Parliament has given its approval to a bill relating to Tunisia’s accession to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, adopted in Budapest in 2001. During a plenary session, Parliament confirmed the vote in favor of the text with 115 votes in favor, 12 abstentions and 9 oppositions. The bill highlights that the 2001 Budapest Convention constitutes the first international mechanism dedicated to the fight against cybercrime. Its […]