Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§17 |
East African Community (EAC): Rwanda |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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(...)applications for an exploration licence must be accompanied by an environmental protection plan, whereas mining licence applicants must submit an approved mineral exploration report, an approved EIA, and a financial guarantee of environmental protection. Large-scale quarry licences also require an approved EIA and a financial guarantee of environmental protection. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-4§85 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Mining |
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4.85. A National Mineral Policy was adopted in 2013, seeking to (...) ensure that mineral exploitation and production are environmentally sustainable. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/432/REV.1 |
S-Summary§20 |
Brazil |
2022 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing, Other support measures |
Mining |
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20. (...) Domestic support for developing mining companies and sustainable technologies through an Inova Mineral joint initiative on credits, subsidies, cooperation projects between institutions and companies is available to selected firms. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/432/REV.1 |
S-4§2 |
Brazil |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other support measures |
Mining |
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4.2. (...) Domestic support for developing mining companies and sustainable technologies was made available to selected firms. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/432/REV.1 |
S-4§53 |
Brazil |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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4.53. The National Mining Agency (ANM) was created in 2017 as an autonomous agency and with the aim of promoting the management of Brazil's mineral resources, as well as to regulate and inspect activities involving the use of mineral resources in the country. Some ANM functions include (...) exercising inspection, on a complementary basis, for environmental control (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/432/REV.1 |
S-4§57 |
Brazil |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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4.57. The National Mining Plan (PNM) 2030 is the actual long-term planning instrument. PNM 2050 is being prepared to be released by the end of 2022, and will set guidelines for public policies towards competitive and sustainable development for the mining sector. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/432/REV.1 |
S-4§61 |
Brazil |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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4.61. The process of obtaining a mining title is described in the Mining Code, Ordinance No. 155/2016 of the National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM), and Decree No. 9,406/2018. Law No. 13,540/2017 changed the distribution of the Financial Compensation for the Exploration of Mineral Resources (CFEM) as follows: (...) (iv) 0.2% to the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) (...)
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Environment
Natural resources
Renewable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/432/REV.1 |
S-4§64 |
Brazil |
2022 |
Sectors |
Investment measures |
Mining |
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4.64. (...) Inova Mineral, a joint initiative of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and Financing of Studies and Projects (FINEP) for the promotion and selection of investment plans that contemplate the technological development, production, and commercialization of innovative and more sustainable products, processes, and/or services in the production chains of the mining and mineral transformation industries, has been in place since 2017. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/432/REV.1 |
S-4§65 |
Brazil |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Mining |
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4.65. In February 2022, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) signed a cooperation agreement with the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) on proposals for the sustainable development of the mining sector. The purpose of the protocol is the combination of efforts between the MME and the BNDES to establish the basis for future and eventual cooperation between the participants, in order to study, discuss, and propose actions aimed at the development of the mining sector, including (...) environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/420/REV.1 |
S-4§48 |
Georgia |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements, Other measures |
Mining |
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4.48. (...) The new Mining Code will be based on the Mining Sector Strategy principles and objectives. According to the authorities, it will be more detailed than the existing Law on Subsoil, and include provisions on different licence categories, environment and social protection, geodata management, fiscal regime, health and safety, and dispute resolution.
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