Regional Legislative Decree No. 9/2010/A on the extraction of inert materials from the coastline and territorial sea of Azores. Country/Territory Portugal Territorial subdivision Azores Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 46, 8 March 2010, pp. 688-693. Subject Mineral resources Keyword Concession Mining Minerals Management/conservation Authorization/permit Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Legislative Decree enters into force immediately. Abstract This Regional Legislative Decree is composed of four Chapters divided in 19 articles. It provides the legal regime for extraction of inert materials from the coastline and territorial sea, like commercial sands, on the coastline and into the territorial sea. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt