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Country Legal Basis for Establishment of NSO
Algeria décret Nº 95-159 du 03/06/1995
Angola The Charter of the National Statistics Institute, Decree 32/00
Benin Décret Nº 97-168 Du 7 AVRIL 1997 portant approbation des statuts de L'INSTITUT National de la Statistique et de l'analyse économique (INSAE)
Botswana The Statistics Act 1967
Burkina Faso ARRETE Nº 2003 - MEDEV/SG/DG-INSD portant organisation, attributions et fonctionnement de l'Institut national de la statistique et de la démographie
Burundi L'Institut de Statistiques et d'études Economiques du Burundi (ISTEEBU) créé par décret nº 100/033 du 23/02/1990 est une Administration Personnalisée de l'Etat (APE)
Cameroon DECRET Nº 2001/100 Du 20 Avril 2001 Portant création, organisation et fonctionnement de l'Institut National de la Statistique..
Cape Verde ESTATUTOS DO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTATÍSTICA , Decreto Regulamentar n.º 9/2000 De 4 de Setembro, Revoga o Decreto-Lei n.º 50/96 de 23 de Dezembro
Central African Rep. loi nº 01.008 du 16 juillet 2001 portant réglementation des activités statistiques en République centrafricaine
Chad Le Décret nº 416/PR/MPED/2000 du 14/09/2000, portant création de l'Institut National de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) en lieu et place de l'ancienne Direction de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (DSEED)
Comoros No Information
Congo Décret Nº _2003-133 du 31 juillet 2003,portant attributions et organisation de la direction générale du centre national de la statistique et des études économiques.
Côte d'Ivoire Arrêté Nº 1083/METP/INSD du 11 septembre 1992 portant organisation et attribution de l'Institut National de la Statistique.
DR Congo Ordinance-Law of October 3, 1978, the creation and organization of the National Statistics Institute (INS).
Djibouti Décret Nº 99-0025/PR/MEFPP portant attributions et organisation du Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de la Planification chargé de la Privatisation, Chapitre 6ème : La Direction Nationale de la Statistique (DINAS)
Egypt The Presidential Decree No. 2915 was issued for the creation of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
Equatorial Guinea ESTADSTICA LAW, Law Nº 3 /2,001 of date 17 of May, regulator of the activity in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
Eritrea No information
Ethiopia Proclamation No.442/ 2005.
Gabon Le décret nº 00718/PR/MPAT du 31 mai 1983 a consacré l'évolution croissante de la DGSEE avec la création d'une quatrième direction, la Direction des Etudes, de la Coordination Statistique et de l'Informatique.
Gambia (The) The Statistics Act 1972.
Ghana The Statistical Service Law 1985
Guinea La Direction Nationale de la Statistique (DNS) telle qu'elle fonctionne actuellement a été créée par le décret Nº 97/063/PRG/SGG du 5 Mai 1997.
Guinea-Bissau Decreto-Lei n.º 2/91, de 25 de Março, Art.º 7º (Do Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos)
Kenya The Statistics Act 2006
Lesotho The Statistics Act 2001
Liberia The Statistics Act 2004, Act creating Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services
Libya No Information
Madagascar Décret Nº 1008 du 11/07/2002 portant nouveaux statuts de l'Institut National de la statistique
Malawi The Statistics Act 1967
Mali La DNSI a été créée par l'Ordonnance Nº 04-008/P-RM du 25 mars 2004 abrogeant les dispositions de l'ordonnance Nº 77-30/ CMLN du 30 mars 1977.
Mauritania Décret No. 90.026/P/CMSN du 4 Février 1990 portant création d'un Office National de la Statistique
Mauritius The Statistics Act 2000
Morocco Décret nº 2-75-463 du 10 chaabane 1395 (19 août 1975) relatif aux attributions et à l'organisation du secrétariat d'Etat auprès du Premier ministre chargé du plan et du développement régional
Mozambique Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) was created through Presidential decree No 9/96 on August 28, 1996
Namibia Statistics Act, No.66 of 1976, as amended by the Statistics Amendment Act, No. 25 of 1986.
Niger Loi nº 2004-011 du 30 mars 2004 Portant sur l'organisation de l'activité statistique et créant l'Institut National de la Statistique
Nigeria The Statistical Act CAP 193 of 1957
Rwanda Loi nº 09/2005 du 14/07/2005 portant création de l'Institut National de la Statistique du Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe The activities of the National Statistics Institute of São Tomé and Príncipe are governed by Law 5/98 approving the Bases of the National Statistical System (SEN),
Senegal Décret nº 2005-436 du 23 mai 2005 relatif à l'Agence nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Seychelles National Statistics Bureau Act 2005
Sierra Leone The Statistics Act, 2002
Somalia No Information
South Africa The Statistics Act, 1999
Sudan The Statistical Act of 2003
Swaziland The Statistics Act of 1967
Tanzania The Statistics Act, 2002
Togo Decree No. 68/147 of July 29, 1968 on reorganization of the Department of General Statistics and National Accounting.
Tunisia Décret nº 2000-2408 du 17 octobre 2000, fixantl'organisation administrative et financière et lesmodalités de fonctionnement de l'institut national de la statistique.
Uganda The Statistics Act, 1998
Zambia The Census and Statistics Act Chapter 127 of the laws of Zambia as provided for by the statutory instrument number 171 of 1965
Zimbabwe The Census and Statistics Act of 1971 (chapter 10:05)

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Country Year of the Legal Document Description of the Legal Basis
Algeria 1994 The general statistics law N 94-01 stipulates the organization of the statistical system.
Angola 1996 Law 15/96, the Basic Law on the National Statistics System (SEN)
Benin 1999 Articles 8 and 25 of Law 99-014 guarantee the statistical secrecy and confidentiality of the individual information collected
Botswana 1967 The Statistics Act 1967
Burkina Faso 1996 Law 040/96/ADP; govern the legal basis for the collection, processing, use, and dissemination of statistical information.
Burundi   No statistical law
Cameroon 1991 Law 91/1023; on statistical censuses and surveys that guarantees the secrecy of the data and sets out the obligations of respondents.
Cape Verde 1996 Law 15/V/96, the law providing the general  framework for Cape Verde’s National Statistics System (SEN)
Central African Rep. 2001 The Statistics Law (Law 01.008)
Chad 1999 Law 013/PR/99 regulating statistical activity
Comoros   No statistical law
Congo 1982 Law No. 27/82 on statistics.
Côte d’Ivoire 1951 Law of June 7, 1951 on the obligation to respond and statistical secrecy.
DR Congo 1978 Production and dissemination of statistical data are governed by Ordinance-Law  of October 3, 1978 on the creation and organization of the National Statistics Institute (INS).
Djibouti 1981 Loi N° 196/AN/81 sur la coordination, l'obligation et le secret en matière de statistique
Egypt 1964 The Presidential Decree NO.2915 of 1964 is considered as the official provider of statistics.
Equatorial Guinea 2001 ESTADSTICA LAW, Law Nº 3 /2,001 of date 17 of May, regulator of the activity in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
Eritrea  
Ethiopia 2005 Proclamation No.442/ 2005.
Gabon 1983 Decree 718/PR organizing the Ministry of Development Planning and Programming. But no General statistical law guaranteeing statistical secrecy or requiring a response to NSO (DGSEE) surveys.
Gambia (The) 1972 The Statistics Act 1972.
Ghana 1985 The Statistical Service Law 1985
Guinea 1995 Statistics Law No. L/95/CTRN
Guinea-Bissau 1991 The major law governing the statistical system Law No. 1/91 of March 25, 1991
Kenya 2006 The Statistics Act 2006
Lesotho 2001 The Statistics Act 2001
Liberia 2004 The Statistics Act 2004
Libya  
Madagascar 1967 The Law 67-026; states the obligations of information disclosure and statistical confidentiality.
Malawi 1967 The Statistics Act 1967
Mali 2005 Loi régissant le système statistique national
Mauritania 2005 Loi 2005-17 Relative à la statistique publique
Mauritius 2001 The Statistics Act 2000
Morocco 1968 Décret Royal portant loi n 370-67 du 10 Joumada I 1388 (5 août 1968) relatif aux études statistiques.
Mozambique 1996 Law 7/96 of July 5, 1996 establishing the National Statistics System (SEN).
Namibia 1986 Statistics Act, No.66 of 1976, as amended by the Statistics Amendment Act, No. 25 of 1986.
Niger 1993 1993 law, repealing the 1962 law, governs the statistical obligation and the confidentiality of responses.
Nigeria 1957 The Statistical Act CAP 193 of 1957
Rwanda 2005 Loi organique n° 01/2005 du 14/02/2005 portant organisation des activités statistiques du Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe 1998 The activities of the National Statistics Institute of São Tomé and Príncipe are governed by Law 5/98 approving the Bases of the National Statistical System (SEN),
Senegal 2004 Law No. 21.2004 of July 25, 2004, the organization of the national statistics system
Seychelles 2005 The National Statistics Bureau Act, 2005
Sierra Leone 2002 The Statistics Act, 2002
Somalia  
South Africa 1999 The Statistics Act, 1999
Sudan 2003 The Statistical Act of 2003
Swaziland 1967 The Statistics Act of 1967
Tanzania 2002 The Statistics Act, 2002 
Togo 1968 Decree No. 68/147 of July 29, 1968 on reorganization of the Department of General Statistics and National Accounting.
Tunisia 1999 The law of 13 April 1999 on the National System of Statistics
Uganda 1998 The Statistics Act, 1998
Zambia 1965 The Census and Statistics Act Chapter 127 of the laws of Zambia as provided for by the statutory instrument number 171 of 1965
Zimbabwe 1971 The Census and Statistics Act of 1971 (chapter 10:05)

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Country Statistical Act
Algeria Algérie décret NSS 1994 [Doc]
Angola  
Benin Statistics Council [PDF]
Botswana Statistics Act 1967  [Doc]
Burkina Faso Statistical Law [PDF]
Burundi  
Cameroon Loi nº 91-023 [Doc]
Cape Verde Statistics Law [PDF]
Central African Republic Loi Statistique  [Doc]
Chad Loi 99 du 15 juin 1999 [PDF]
Comoros  
Congo statistics law Congo [PDF]
Cote divine  
Democratic Republic of  Congo DRC LAW [PDF]
Djibouti law Djibouti [PDF]
Egypt The Presidential Decree [Doc]
Equatorial Guinea LEY DE ESTADISTICA firmada [PDF]
Eritrea  
Ethiopia PROCLAMATION [Doc]
Gabon National statistical system[PDF]
Gambia  
Ghana Statistical Service Law 1985 [Doc]
Guinea Loi Nº 95-047 [Doc]
Guinea Bissau Sistema Nacional STATÍSTICO [Doc]
Kenya Act 2006 [PDF]
Lesotho Lesotho Bureau of Statistics ACT 2001 [Doc]
Liberia  
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  
Madagascar Act 1967 [PDF]
Malawi  
Mali Statistics Law [PDF]
Mauritania Law Stat [PDF]
Mauritius Act  [PDF]
Morocco Décret Royal  nº 370-67 [Doc]
Mozambique National Statistical System [Doc]
Namibia Central Bureau of Statistics [Doc]
Niger Décret nº 93-082 [Doc]
Nigeria  
Rwanda rwanda-statistics law [PDF]
Sao Tome and Principe Estatutos Law [Doc]
Senegal Senegal statistical Law 2004 [PDF]
Seychelles Act 2005 [PDF]
Sierra Leone The Statistics Act [Doc]
Somalia  
South Africa South Africa Stat Act [Doc]
Sudan  
Swaziland  
Tanzania, United Republic of Act 2002 [PDF]
Togo  
Tunisia Loi statistique [PDF]
Uganda UBOS Act [PDF]
Zambia  
Zimbabwe Census and statistics Act 1971 [Doc]

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