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Ley de Minería.

Country/Territory
Ecuador
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Registro Oficial Nº 517 Suplemento, 29 de enero de 2009.
Subject
Environment gen., Mineral resources, Water
Keyword
EIA Protection of environment Basic legislation Mining Minerals Exploration Institution Concession Zoning Protected area Access right Pollution control Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Environmental standards Servitude Contract/agreement Non-governmental entity Royalties/fees Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Indigenous peoples Standards Water abstraction
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Andean States, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South-Eastern Pacific
Abstract

La presente Ley de Minería norma el ejercicio de los derechos soberanos del Estado para administrar, regular, controlar y gestionar el sector estratégico minero, de conformidad con los principios de sostenibilidad, precaución, prevención y eficiencia. Se exceptúan de esta Ley, el petróleo y demás hidrocarburos.

Full text
Spanish
Website
www.tribunalconstitucional.gov.ec; www.ambiente.gob.ec

References - Legislation

Repeals

Ley Nº 126 - Ley de Minería.

Legislation | Ecuador | 1991

Keyword: Basic legislation, Mining, Minerals, Exploration, Institution, Concession, Zoning, Protected area, Access right, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental standards, Servitude, Contract/agreement, Non-governmental entity, Royalties/fees, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Indigenous peoples, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 3.934 - Reglamento de seguridad minera.

Legislation | Ecuador | 1996

Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Exploration, Concession, Zoning, Protected area, Access right, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental standards, Servitude, Contract/agreement, Non-governmental entity, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Plan Nacional de Desarrollo del Sector Minero 2011 - 2015.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2011

Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Exploration, Institution, Concession, Zoning, Environmental standards, Contract/agreement, Non-governmental entity, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo Nº 18 - Plan Nacional de Desarrollo del Sector Minero 2016 - 2020.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2016

Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Exploration, Institution, Concession, Zoning, Environmental standards, Contract/agreement, Non-governmental entity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 119 - Reglamento General de la Ley de Minería.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2009

Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Exploration, Institution, Concession, Zoning, Protected area, Access right, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental standards, Servitude, Contract/agreement, Non-governmental entity, Royalties/fees, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Authorization/permit, Indigenous peoples, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 120 - Reglamento del Régimen especial de pequeña minería y minería artesanal.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2009

Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Exploration, Institution, Concession, Zoning, Protected area, Access right, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental standards, Servitude, Contract/agreement, Non-governmental entity, Royalties/fees, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Authorization/permit, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 121 - Reglamento Ambiental para Actividades Mineras (RAAM).

Legislation | Ecuador | 2009

Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Exploration, EIA, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protected area, Authorization/permit, Erosion, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Early warning system, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo Nº 56 - Procedimiento administrativo para las instituciones con competencias en materia ambiental y minera.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2009

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protected area, Authorization/permit, Erosion, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo Nº 74 - Procedimiento administrativo que permita restituir al Estado las áreas y proyectos mineros.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2009

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protected area, Authorization/permit, Erosion, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo Nº 262 - Modelo de Contrato de Explotación Minera.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2011

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Contract/agreement, Authorization/permit, Concession, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 797 - Reglamento del régimen especial para el libre aprovechamiento de materiales de construcción para la obra pública.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2011

Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, EIA, Environmental standards, Authorization/permit, Concession, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protected area, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo Nº 16 - Crea el Comité del Plan Nacional de Minería.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2003

Keyword: Institution, Mining

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 19 - Guías técnicas para informes de exploración, explotación y comercialización de minerales metálicos y no metálicos, y para informes sobre actividades, inversiones y evaluación económica de los yacimientos.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2014

Keyword: Mining, Management/conservation, Data collection/reporting, Exploration, Minerals, Contract/agreement, Authorization/permit, Concession

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 17 - Instructivo para el remate y destino de los bienes y minerales decomisados o incautados.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2014

Keyword: Mining, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 46 - Reglamento de calificación de recursos y reservas mineras.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2015

Keyword: Exploration, Data collection/reporting, Minerals, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Concession, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 7/ARCOM - Guías Técnicas de la Agencia de Regulación y Control Minero (ARCOM), de conformidad con lo establecido en la Ley de Minería.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2016

Keyword: Mining, Management/conservation, Data collection/reporting, Exploration, Minerals, Contract/agreement, Authorization/permit, Concession

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº BCE-GG-074-2018 ─ Reglamento interno para la comercialización de oro no monetario del Banco Central del Ecuador.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2018

Keyword: Institution, Minerals, Internal trade, Mining, Non-governmental entity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 2/ARCOM - Guías Técnicas de la Agencia de Regulación y Control Minero (ARCOM), de conformidad con lo establecido en la Ley de Minería.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2016

Keyword: Mining, Management/conservation, Data collection/reporting, Exploration, Minerals, Contract/agreement, Authorization/permit, Concession

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo Nº 16 - Instructivo para la contratación de personal ecuatoriano en el desarrollo de operaciones mineras.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2016

Keyword: Capacity building, Non-governmental entity, Contract/agreement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 01-INS-DIR-ARCOM-2017 ─ Instructivo para la Calificación y Registro de Auditores Técnicos Mineros a nivel nacional.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2017

Keyword: Institution, Registration, Inspection, Mining

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ley de Fomento Ambiental y Optimización de los Ingresos del Estado.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2011

Keyword: Polluter pays principle, Environmental planning, EIA, Capacity building, Environmental audit, Recycling/reuse, Waste management, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Solid waste, Protected area, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Orgánica reformatoria a la Ley de Minería.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2013

Keyword: Mining, Concession, Contract/agreement, Royalties/fees, Authorization/permit, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Orgánica de Incentivos para Asociaciones Público-Privadas y la Inversión Extranjera.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2015

Keyword: Public private partnership (PPP), Business/industry/corporations, Fiscal and market measures, Access-to-information, Social protection, Property rights, Public participation, Framework law, Consumer protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Orgánica para el Fomento Productivo, Atracción de inversiones, generación de empleo, y estabilidad y equilibrio fiscal.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2018

Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Gender, Indigenous peoples, International trade, Less favoured areas, Subsidy/incentive, Tax/levy, Special fund, Tourism, Internal trade, Contract/agreement, Data collection/reporting, Family farming, Farming, Sustainable development, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Orgánica Reformatoria del Código Orgánico del Ambiente y del Código Orgánico de Organización Territorial, autonomía y descentralización.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2021

Keyword: Decentralisation, Right to clean/healthy environment, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of environment, Local government, Community management, Climate change, Protected area, Public participation, Sustainable use, Biodiversity, Environmental planning, Education, Human rights, Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Animal health, Animal welfare, Solid waste, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley reformatoria a la Ley de Minería.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2020

Keyword: Mining, Business/industry/corporations, Concession, Contract/agreement, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Orgánica para la Planificación Integral de la Circunscripción Territorial Especial Amazónica.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2018

Keyword: Food sovereignty, Agricultural development, Sustainable development, Institution, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Cultural heritage, Protection of habitats, Indigenous peoples, Land-use planning, Basin/catchment/watershed, Climate change, Social protection, Inland waters, Policy/planning, Water supply, Sustainable use, Biodiversity, Management/conservation, Community management, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Orgánica de Urgencia Económica “Ley Orgánica de Eficiencia Económica y Generación de Empleo”.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2023

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Fiscal and market measures, Tax/levy

Source: FAO, FAOLEX