Presidential Decree No. PP-649 concerning improvement of the issuance of licences for subsoil management. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Institution Exploration Mining Authorization/permit Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract The President decrees to entrust State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources with the function of issuance of licences for subsoil management, including exploration, prospecting of mineral deposits, mining and extraction of hydrocarbons. Licences shall be issued separately for each type of activity. Subsoil management shall be carried out on contractual basis on condition of product-sharing agreement. The period of validity of licence shall be specified in the licence and the date of issuance shall be the beginning date of validity. Annex 4 contains the form of licence. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz