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A reform of the law on the hydrocarbons sector was tabled in Congress in 2017 with a view to boosting investment, strengthening protection of the environment and closing the gap between oil output and demand. (…) The aim of this upgrading process is to produce cleaner fuels and expand the production capacity of the Talara refinery by more than 45% (from 65,000 to 95,000 barrels per day).

In 2018, an amendment to the Regulations on Environmental Protection in Hydrocarbon Activities was introduced through Supreme Decree No. 023 2018 EM. The Regulations establish the environmental responsibility of the right holder in hydrocarbon activities and stipulate that any party wishing to engage in hydrocarbon activities must obtain environmental certification from the competent authority. (...) Environmental monitoring must take place using methods accredited by INACAL. Supreme Decree No. 002 2019 EM of 5 January 2019 (...) which set new rules on calls for tenders, communication and citizen participation in procedures for the award of new blocks and on mechanisms for citizen participation in the various environmental management instruments.

The Directorate General for Mining Promotion and Sustainability is the body responsible for proposing, evaluating and overseeing mining policy and regulations. The aims of the current mining promotion policy for 2021 are to encourage new exploration, facilitate portfolio projects by working with communities, ensure the continuity of current operations, promote the formalization of mining operations and comprehensively manage environmental liabilities. (...)

Under the Single Harmonized Text of the General Law on Mining, approved by Supreme Decree No. 014 92 EM, mineral resources are state property and that ownership is inalienable and imprescriptible. The State's function is to evaluate and preserve natural resources, foster investment and regulate and oversee mining activity throughout the country. (...)

Besides the concession and the authorization to use the land, approval must also be obtained for the environmental management tools for mineral exploration, exploitation and/or processing. In 2017, the new Regulations on Environmental Protection for Mining Exploration Activities were published, replacing the previous 2008 regulations. (...)

Mining activities are restricted on some 64% of Peruvian territory on account of such land having protected area status. The establishment of protected natural areas does not affect the exercise of the rights previously granted in those areas; the law does however require that such activities be adapted to the provisions of the Environment Code. [113]
[113] Article 219 of Supreme Decree No. 014-94-EM.

(...) The regulations introduced to manage environmental liabilities caused by mining, another mining policy objective, included Supreme Decree No. 040 2014 EM of 5 November 2014 containing the Environmental Protection and Management Regulations for Mineral Exploitation and Processing, General Work, and Mineral Transport and Storage; Supreme Decree No. 038 2017 EM of 27 October 2017 setting out regulatory provisions on the Environmental Management Instrument for the Formalization of Small Scale and Artisanal Mining Activities; and Supreme Decree No. 042 2017 EM of 21 December 2017 or the Regulations on Environmental Protection for mining exploration activities described above.

During the review period, Peru applied or renewed definitive anti dumping measures with respect to some manufactured goods, including biodiesel from Argentina and the United States (...). Peru also applied countervailing measures to biodiesel imports from Argentina and the United States and to ethanol from the United States.

(…) During the period under review, new rules were introduced into the air transport and airports sector covering matters such as environmental management and the provision of spaces for aviation infrastructure. (…)

Changes to legislation governing aviation since 2013
Legislation Description Date of publication
Law No. 30370 Law on the Environmental Management of Noise Generated by Aircraft 29 November 2015