LEGAL / REGULATORY COMMITTEE
Objective
The Legal Committee serves as a forum to discuss legal issues of interest to the NBCC’s business community.
And be a forum for discussion of HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) regulatory matters applicable to platforms, offshore support vessels, specialized vessels, hydrocarbons transport ships, etc., and that are relevant to NBCC members.
Focus
In addition to matters related to the day-to-day activities of businesses that belong to the NBCC, we seek to highlight issues that have strategic importance for NBCC members. Cooperation with the other NBCC committees is also an important focus for the activities conducted by the Legal Committee.
Transfer Pricing, along the Legal Committee, tax exempts, including Norway and Brazil tax treats, increase awareness of Norwegian and local financial alternatives, customs/Repetro experiences, Macro economy, sisconserv and local content, money transfer between Norway and Brazil, financing of local subsidiaries and any other topic of clear interest of the members.
Regulations and procedures of the Maritime Authority (Navy) both helideck and marine; of DECEA (Air Space Control Dept. of the Air Force); of Ministry of Labour (except immigration); of IBAMA / CONAMA; of ANP.
Frequency
Our meetings will be held once every two months, although meetings can be held more frequently, depending on committee members’ availability and/or if issues that merit urgent attention arise.
Opportunities for members
The activities of the Legal Committee are directed to enabling NBCC members to broaden their knowledge of the legal aspects of doing business in Brazil, from a practical, business-oriented point of view.
Material
Whenever possible, the Legal Committee will distribute to NBCC members papers containing a summary of the matters discussed at meetings. Providing NBCC members with sources for research and references to articles on the matters dealt with at meetings will be one of the committee’s priorities.
Coordinator
Nilton Mattos, Mattos Filho
Vice Coordinator
Maria Carolina Prioli, Vieira Rezende Advogados
For further information please contact: info@nbcc.com.br