Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/404/REV.1 |
S-4§22 |
Nicaragua |
2021 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Mining |
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4.22. All natural resources in Nicaragua are property of the State. The Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM) is responsible for formulating and executing national policy for the rational and sustainable development of extractive mining resources. (...)
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Natural resources
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/404/REV.1 |
S-4§23 |
Nicaragua |
2021 |
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Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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4.23. MEM grants mining concessions with a maximum surface area of 50,000 hectares (...) The concessionaire must comply with rules pertaining to the environment, hygiene, workplace safety and social responsibility.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/404/REV.1 |
S-4§25 |
Nicaragua |
2021 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Mining |
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4.25. The Nicaraguan Mines Company (ENIMINAS), a public enterprise under the direction of MEM, was established in 2017 with the aim of conducting exploration and rational exploitation of mining resources in Nicaragua. Two funds were established: (...) the Mine Monitoring and Surveillance Fund, to finance monitoring and control of the mining sector, including environmental protection. These funds receive 15% and 10%, respectively, of revenues generated by royalties from the concessionaires.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/406/REV.1 |
S-4§50 |
Mongolia |
2021 |
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Other measures |
Mining |
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4.50. The principles of the legal regime of mining are defined by the 1992 Constitution. Under it, "the land and its subsoil shall be subject to the people's authority and under the protection of the State". The amendment to the Constitution, approved on 14 November 2019, modified that formulation to state that "the land other than in [a] citizen's private ownership, as well as the subsoil with its mineral wealth, forests, water resources, and wildlife are state public property".
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Forest
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Soil
Water
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/406/REV.1 |
S-4§51 |
Mongolia |
2021 |
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Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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4.51. The mining industry is regulated by the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry (MMHI) and by the Mineral Resources and Petroleum Authority of Mongolia (MRPAM). The latter is a government implementing agency in charge of policies and plans for the preservation, conservation, and reclamation of geological resources, and of the administration of geological resources and activities. It conducts geological and mineral surveys, inspections, studies, and research; maintains mineral data and licence information; and issues mineral licences.
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Conservation
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/406/REV.1 |
S-4§52 |
Mongolia |
2021 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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4.52. The main legislation governing the sector is the Minerals Law, 2006. In terms of scope, it governs the reconnaissance, exploration, and mining of all types, except water, petroleum, natural gas, radioactive minerals, and common minerals, which are regulated by other specific laws. In terms of substance, the Law regulates (...) obligations of licence holders (environmental protection requirements, royalties, and reporting); (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/406/REV.1 |
S-4§53 |
Mongolia |
2021 |
Sectors |
Internal taxes |
Mining |
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4.53. The main change to the mining legislation during the review period was a series of amendments to the Mineral Law, which were approved by Parliament on 26 March 2019, and concern the tax and royalties' regime. Previously, royalty payments collected for the State budget were based on the sales value of each type of product extracted and sold(...) This created conditions for the avoidance/evasion of royalty fees by unlicensed artisanal mining cooperatives (...) Consequently, it became difficult to implement Article 6.1 of the General Taxation Law, which states that "taxable items include income, property, goods, works, services, certain rights, land, its subsoil, natural resources, mineral reserves, air, soil and water pollution". The amendments to the Mineral Law subjected these operators to the payment of royalties and to reporting obligations.
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Natural resources
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Soil
Water
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§82 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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Holders of mineral rights are required to implement an environmental management plan, and contribute to the development of local communities by entering into Community Development Agreements with them. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§13 |
East African Community (EAC): Rwanda |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Mining |
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During the period under review, Rwanda updated the legal and institutional framework for geology and mining (...)Implementing regulations were also enacted to clarify, inter alia, criteria and modalities for: guarantee of environmental protection, (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§15 |
East African Community (EAC): Rwanda |
2019 |
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Mining |
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Other institutions responsible for certain aspects of subsoil resources management include: the RDB, facilitating investment projects and overseeing environmental impact assessments (EIAs); the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), setting environmental standards and carrying out environmental inspections; and MINICOM, issuing mineral trading licences.
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