Law of Georgia on Fees for Use of Natural Resources (No. 946-RS of 2004) Pays/Territoire Géorgie Type du document Législation Date 2004 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine 210.020.000.05.001.001.707 Sujet Environnement gén., Forêts, Ressources minérales, Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement Autorisation/permis Infractions/sanctions Responsabilité/indemnisation Utilisation durable Principe pollueur-payeur Développement durable Royalties/redevances Bois Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière Minéraux Exploitation minière Prélèvement d'eau Redevances pour les eaux Gestion des resources en eau douce Chasse/capture Autorisation/permis de chasse Droit pour l'autorisation/permis de chasse Faune sauvage Produits de la chasse Aire géographique Asie, Mer Noire, Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Asie Occidentale Résumé The purpose of this Law is to ensure the rational use of state-owned natural resources by establishing a user-pays principle based on potential environmental capabilities and sustainable development. The payers of fees for the use of natural resources are: a) persons whose activity(ies) related to the use of natural resources is/are subject to licencing under the legislation of Georgia; b) persons who use the wood resources of the State Forest Reserves; c) persons who use wood resources that have been harvested through special forest felling; and d) persons who extract objects of fauna (removal from the natural environment). The object of fees for the use of natural resources is the volume (quantity) of natural resources existing throughout the territory of Georgia (including its territorial waters, airspace, continental shelf and exclusive economic zones), namely: a) volume (quantity) of minerals; b) volume (quantity) of wood resources of the Forest Reserves; c) volume (quantity) of plant non-wood resources (including fir-cones); d) volume (quantity) of water resources; and e) volume (quantity) of fauna resources. Texte intégral Géorgien/Anglais Site web matsne.gov.ge Références - Législation Implementé par Resolution No 133 of 2012 of Georgian Government on Charter for Entering into Agreement and Terms thereof for Administration of Payment of Fees for Use of Natural Resources Législation | Géorgie | 2012 Mot clé: Royalties/redevances, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Autorisation/permis Source: FAO, FAOLEX