Issue #62 of the Official Gazette of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria published on 17 September 2025:
Visa Exemption with France Ends, New Cinema Rules, and Stricter Food Controls
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Issue #62
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Year 2025
This issue ends the short-stay visa exemption agreement with France for diplomatic passports, defines conditions for cinematic exploitation visas, and mandates quality control methods for coffee, juices, and butter.
1. Diplomacy and Cinema: New Regulations
Significant changes impact foreign relations and the cultural sector. The Algerian government has denounced the short-stay visa exemption agreement with France for diplomatic and service passport holders. In cultural affairs, a decree sets the conditions for issuing cinematic exploitation visas and cultural visas.
- The French government has been notified of the decision to subject its nationals holding diplomatic or service passports to a visa requirement to enter Algeria.
- A new legal framework is established for the exploitation and distribution of films through an exploitation visa and a cultural visa.
- A new legal framework is established for the exploitation and distribution of films through an exploitation visa and a cultural visa.
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2. Consumer Protection: Enhanced Food Quality Control
The Ministry of Commerce issues several orders making specific analysis methods mandatory to ensure the quality of food products on the market. These measures aim to standardize control standards and protect consumer health.
- Mandatory method for determining water content in roasted and ground coffee.
- Mandatory method for determining soluble dry residue in fruit and vegetable products.
- Mandatory method for dosing glucose, fructose, sorbitol, and sucrose in fruit and vegetable juices.
- Mandatory method for determining fat content in butter, food oil emulsions, and spreadable fats.
- Mandatory method for determining soluble dry residue in fruit and vegetable products.
- Mandatory method for dosing glucose, fructose, sorbitol, and sucrose in fruit and vegetable juices.
- Mandatory method for determining fat content in butter, food oil emulsions, and spreadable fats.
3. Administration and Budget: Credit Transfers and Signature Delegation
Presidential decrees order the transfer of budget credits for the ministries of Interior and Sports. An executive decree also authorizes Government members to delegate their signature authority to officials in their central administration.
- Transfer of credits to the ministries of Interior and Sports.
- Authorization for ministers to delegate the signing of various administrative and financial documents to directors and sub-directors in their administrations.
- Authorization for ministers to delegate the signing of various administrative and financial documents to directors and sub-directors in their administrations.
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4. Movements among Senior Officials
The Official Journal includes a series of executive decrees concerning terminations and appointments of senior officials in several ministerial sectors and local administrations, including Energy and Mines, Moudjahidine, Industry, Civil Protection, and Agriculture.
- Terminations and appointments at the central administration level of several ministries.
- Appointment of new civil protection directors and delegated directors of agricultural services in several wilayas.
- Appointments to positions of chiefs of staff and officials in administrative districts.
- Appointment of new civil protection directors and delegated directors of agricultural services in several wilayas.
- Appointments to positions of chiefs of staff and officials in administrative districts.
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