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Since 1988, the World Bank has given Madagascar support to develop sustainable and transparent management of its mining sector. The legislative texts on mining are available on the MPRP website, except for the regulations on exporting, which need to be clarified.

Since 2004, all investment projects requiring public works authorization have been subject to an in depth environmental impact study and an environmental management plan or a precise environmental commitment programme, which must be evaluated so as to ensure compatibility with the environment. [56] The National Environment Board is tasked with examining the dossiers.

[56] Decree No. 99 954 of 15 December 1999, as amended by Decree No. 2004 167 of 3 February 2004 on environmental compliance of investment (MECIE).

In accordance with Madagascar's environmental policy (Section 3.3.1), all investments in prospecting and mining exploration are subject to an environmental impact assessment under the responsibility of the Ministry in charge of the environment. It did not prove possible to find out whether the Government was considering setting up sovereign mining funds to manage this new found mining wealth.

(...) There are three types of mining permit: an R permit (for prospecting and exploration), valid for five years and renewable twice for three years; an E permit (for exploitation or production), valid for 40 years and renewable for several further 20 year periods (and which is subject to environmental impact requirements (Section 3.3.1.6)); and a PRE permit, exclusively for small scale operators for prospecting, exploration and exploitation, valid for eight years, renewable for one or more four year periods (Section 4.5.6).

(...) For this review, the Ministry drew up a list of the sectors in which Malagasy industry has a competitive advantage and to which the authorities hope to attract FDI; first of all, agro industry, including fertilizers; textiles and clothing, and leather; essential oils; and electronics assembly and renewable energy production (Section 4.5.3).

In addition, Madagascar National Parks is a government auxiliary responsible for promoting the policy for managing biodiversity and implementing the strategy for the conservation and development of the 52 protected areas.

Import licences and permits are required for (...) products of plant origin, products of animal origin, food products (radioactivity and "fitness for consumption" tests) (...)

[2.14. One of the growing-interest programmes lead by the Government is the Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The new legal framework for PPP has been approved in 2008 by passing the Law on Public-Private Partnerships and the Law on Concessions. (...)]

The main objective of the Law is to regulate the process of concession - a contract whereby the central or local governments grants to an investor, against a fee, the right: (i) to conduct prospecting, exploration, recovery or restoration of natural resources activities on the Moldovan territory; (ii) the right to provide public services; (...)

Regulations for industrial products are based on the EU’s “New and Global Approach” (setting-up of essential requirements defined to meet health, safety, and environmental objectives). (...)

Regulations for industrial products are based on the EU's "New and Global Approach" (setting-up of essential requirements defined to meet health, safety, and environmental objectives). (...)