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Decree No. 40/2023 regulating the criteria for allocating and managing the percentage of revenues earmarked for the development of provinces, districts and local communities where mining and oil exploration projects are implemented.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Regulation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República, I Série, No. 130.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Mineral resources
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural development Agricultural land Allocation/quota Capacity building Community management Financial agricultural measures Sustainable development Mining Monitoring Protection of environment Public participation
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Decree regulates the criteria for allocating and managing the percentage of revenues earmarked for the development of provinces, districts and local communities where mining and oil exploration projects are implemented. The Decree applies to: a) Sectors responsible for programming, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of projects covered by this regulation; b) Provincial Decentralized Governance Bodies, District Governments and the Local Consultative Council of the Provinces, Districts and Local Communities where mining and oil exploration projects are implemented. Projects of local communities in the following areas are eligible for funding: a) technical-professional education; b) health; c) agriculture, including production support infrastructure, dams and irrigation; d) industry, trade and fisheries; e) infrastructures of social and economic interest, namely land use, roads, bridges and electrification, water and sanitation; and f) other projects that boost the productive sector.

Full text
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