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Cabinet Regulation No. 696 of 2011 on Procedure for the Issue of Licences for the Use of Subterranean Depths and Authorisations for the Extraction of Widespread Mineral Resources

Country/Territory
Latvia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources, Water
Keyword
Minerals Authorization/permit Local government Procedural matters Water abstraction Groundwater
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Regulation prescribes the procedure by which local governments issues authorisations for the extraction of widespread mineral resources; the procedure by which the State Environmental Service issues licences for the use of subterranean depths; the procedure by which the State limited liability company „Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre” co-ordinates the passport of the borehole of water abstraction and source; the cases where in respect of the lands owned by the State or local governments a competition for the receipt of a licence or authorisation or tender regarding the land lease rights and the receipt of a licence or authorisation is organised; the cases when a licence is issued for the use of subterranean depths throughout the territory of Latvia; the procedure for the use of mineral resources (ground water) of national significance; the procedure for the use of mineral resources (ground water) of national significance, in the cases when the owner of the land and installation for the extraction of mineral resources of national significance is not one and the same person; the general procedure for competitions or tenders for the issue of licences and authorisations; the procedure for the use of deposits of national significance; and the content of the passport of the deposit of mineral resources.

Full text
English
Website
www.likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Implements

Law on Subterranean Depths (1996)

Legislation | Latvia | 1996 (2013)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Exploration, Minerals, Mining, Research, Protected area, Authorization/permit, Sustainable development, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Special fund, Offences/penalties, Oil, Natural gas, Groundwater, Freshwater resources management, Thermal and medicinal waters, Industrial water use, Well sinking/boreholes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX