Regional Law No. 057-ZO on the modalities of obtaining the right of management of the plots of subsoil containing mineral deposits. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Ulyanovsk Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Management/conservation Concession Minerals Mining Authorization/permit Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes The Regional Law enters into force 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract Concession of the plots of land for the purpose of extraction of common minerals shall be carried out in conformity with the outcome of a tender or in the form of sole source award. Sole source award shall be conceded in the following cases: 1) for the purpose of exploration and extraction of common minerals to the subjects of entrepreneurial activity that have fulfilled geological study of the plot of subsoil in question at proper expenses; 2) concession to a legal person of a plot of subsoil for the purpose of extraction of common minerals for a short period of time the right of exploitation of which by the former manager has been stopped ahead of schedule in conformity with the national legislation. Mining licence shall be issued by the regional executive body to the winner of the tender or in the form of sole source award. The licence must contain all the data envisaged by the Law on subsoil. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1992 (2004) Keyword: Basic legislation, Management/conservation, Mining, Exploration, Minerals, Environmental fees/charges, Authorization/permit, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX