Law No. HO-214-N amending Subsoil Code (Law No. HO-280-N). Country/Territory Armenia Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Mineral resources Keyword EIA Monitoring Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Exploration Mining Geographical area Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 January 2018. Abstract Article 17 shall be amended to add the following wording: “In order to prevent irreversible environmental impact and to reduce environmental damages due to subsoil management, shall be elaborated the procedure for submitting reports that must be inserted in the unified information system and destined for publication.” Article 64 shall be amended to add the following wording: “In order to prevent irreversible environmental impact and to reduce environmental damages due to subsoil management, shall be carried out planned preventive environmental monitoring.” Full text Armenian Website www.arlis.am References - Legislation Amends Subsoil Code (Law No. HO-280-N). Legislation | Armenia | 2011 Keyword: Basic legislation, Exploration, Mining, Minerals, Business/industry/corporations, Authorization/permit, Contract/agreement, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Sustainable use Source: FAO, FAOLEX