Law No. ZR-256-N amending Subsoil Code (Law No. HO-280-N). Country/Territory Armenia Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Exploration Mining Authorization/permit Groundwater Freshwater pollution Monitoring Pollution control 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 the day after the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 9 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Extension of validity of permit for geological exploration of subsoil for the purpose of mineral extraction shall be requested by permit holder six months before the expiration of permit.” Article 54 shall be amended to add the following wording: “In case of exploitation of groundwater deposits, it is necessary to provide monitoring regime, measures to protect water resources from exhaustion and pollution.” 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