o Under the CCBG (Central Committee of Bank Governors), the Bank of Mozambique is
engaged in the harmonization of monetary and exchange policies as well as
coordinating the integration of financial and capital markets with SADC countries
210. To promote regional integration, the Government of Mozambique has taken the following
measures and actions:
a. Collection of necessary data on all Customs points in the South, Centre and North, so
as to analyse trading of Mozambique with SADC countries, based on the use of
certificates of origin, as well as to determine the fiscal impact resulting from the
application of the preferred regional partner trading regime;
b. Rehabilitation and maintenance of the regional network linking the hinterland countries
like Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa to the ports of Mozambique, as well
as major routes connecting different regions of the country. Examples include the
rehabilitation of the Beira-Machipanda road and the Matema - Cassacatiza,
Cuchamano-Zóbuè, Maputo-Witbank, Nicoadala - Zambezi River, Pemba-Montepuez,
Inchope-Gorongorosa - Caia and Vanduzi – Changara roads;
c. Placed on some national highways traffic signs contained in the SADC manual;
d. Approved the Regulations for Mandatory Service Inspections;
e. Through Decree 14/2008, approved the harmonization of vehicle weights and
dimensions, establishing a maximum weight of 56 tonnes and a maximum length of
22m and the circulation of interlinks harmonized with region.1
f.
New Highway Code that is harmonized with the Region was approved ;
g. In civil aviation, bilateral cooperation was strengthened, with greater access to the
domestic market by regional operators, as well as the signing of important codeshare
agreements between the national carrier - LAM and other strategic companies in the
region;
h. In 2008, the SADC member countries (including Mozambique) signed the SADC
Protocol on Science, Technology and Innovation, whose purpose is to promote
cooperation in the area of transfer of knowledge in Science, Technology and
Innovation, as well as promote their knowledge and understanding to member states;
i.
A forestry and wildlife resource management programme is ongoing, in the Rovuma
basin, involving the Tanzanian authorities;
j.
In December 2008, an Agreement with South Africa Fisheries for Fishing and
Integrated Coastal and Marine management and Development was renewed, for
collaboration in the fields of fisheries, ecotourism and the environment;
k. In December 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Seychelles
for cooperation in the area of monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activities,
and
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