Regional Law No. 91-GD “On subsoil management for extraction of widespread mineral deposits”.

This Regional Law establishes the modalities of concession and rational management of plots of subsoil, containing widespread mineral deposits, for exploration and mining. Concession of subsoil parcels can be granted in the presence of the following: (a) decision by the authorized regional body on allotment of a plot of subsoil; (b) authorization for exploration and mining of a plot of subsoil issued by local self-government; (3) public contract for exploration of subsoil. Concession for subsoil management can be open-ended or for a defined period of time, varying from 1 to 5 years.