Justice: Laws and regulatory acts will now take effect 3 days after publication in the Official Journal
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Burkina Faso: ALP adopts three-day deadline for entry into force of texts after publication (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Assembly of the People (ALP) unanimously adopted a reform reducing from eight to three days the period before laws and regulatory texts take effect after publication in the Official Gazette. The text also expands digital publication and electronic notification of individual administrative acts.
Justice: Laws and regulatory acts will now take effect 3 days after publication in the Official Journal (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Burkina Faso legislative assembly unanimously adopted a bill reducing from eight to three days the period before laws and regulatory acts take effect after publication in the Official Journal. The text replaces the 1975 ordinance and introduces digital publication and electronic notification…
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