Petroleum Law of 1991. País/Territorio Mongolia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1991 (2001) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Energía, Recursos minerales Palabra clave Hidrocarburos Derechos/cánones Minería Exploración Autorización/permiso Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Asia Oriental, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral Entry into force notes Entry into force from the 13th of February 1991. Resumen The purpose of this Law is to regulate the operations of Mongolian and foreign entities or individuals involved in the exploration of and the protection, transportation, storage and marketing of petroleum originating in Mongolia. All petroleum occurring under the surface of the earth in MPR shall belong to the state. Petroleum related operations within the territory of Mongolia shall be carried out only in accordance with the permissions issued by the Central Administrative Authority in charge of petroleum. The MPR Government may decide to prohibit or restrict production of petroleum in any part of its territory for reasons of national security or to prevent damage to natural oil reserves, the population, or to protect relics of historical and cultural importance. The document consists of III Chapters that contain 15 Articles. Chapter I (arts. 1-5) lays down general provisions. Article 1 declares the purpose of the Law. Article 2 gives definitions of the main concepts. Article 3 deals with ownership of petroleum. Article 4 regards state management of petroleum operations. Article 5 establishes status of foreign contractors. Chapter II (Arts.6-11) regards petroleum operations. Article 6 establishes basic requirements of petroleum contracts. Article 7 regards grant of tenure to contractors. Article 8 regards term of contractors’ operations. Article 9 deals with royalties, taxes, levied on contractors. Article 10 regards production-sharing. Article 11 regards cost recovery. Chapter III (Arts.13-15) deals with arbitration and liabilities. Article 13 regards arbitration clause. Article 14 establishes liabilities. Article 15 regards entry into force. Texto completo Inglés Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Regulation for implementing the Petroleum Law of the Mongolian People’s Republic. Legislación | Mongolia Palabra clave: Hidrocarburos, Derechos/cánones, Minería, Exploración, Autorización/permiso Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX