Law on Minerals No. 02/NA (Revised Version). Pays/Territoire Lao, Rép. dém. populaire Type du document Législation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Ressources minérales, Eau Mot clé Législation de base Minéraux Exploitation minière Exploration Concession Gestion/conservation Lutte contre la pollution Pollution du sol/qualité Autorisation/permis Eaux thermales et médicinales Eaux souterraines Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances, Asie du Sud-Est Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 90 days from the day of the promulgating Decree, issued by the President. Résumé This Law, consisting of twelve Parts, establishes the Revised version of Law on Minerals. It defines the principles, regulations and measures regarding the management, protection, utilization of minerals and mineral resources and the inspection of minerals activities, with the aim of ensuring prospecting, exploration, mining and processing of minerals to have high efficiency in conjunction with environmental protection, and consistent with the National socio-economic development plan in order to create conditions for gradual economic growth, industrialization, and progressive modernization, sustainable mineral development, improving the standard of living of all ethnic groups. It establishes that all minerals that occur at the surface or under land or water, are the property of the National community and are subject to the centralized and unified management of the State throughout the country. The State has periodically a policy to carefully select domestic and foreign enterprises for investment in minerals and mining industry, based on the technical and financial capability, aiming to promote rural development and poverty eradication by establishing strategy, policies, regulations and measures such as: policies on duties, taxes in accordance with regulations, providing of information and other facilitation. The Act also applies to mineral water abstraction. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.laotradeportal.gov.la Références - Législation Abroge Mining Law, Law No. 04/97/NA. Législation | Lao, Rép. dém. populaire | 1997 Mot clé: Minéraux, Exploitation minière, Exploration, Concession, Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Planification environnementale, Commerce international, Gestion/conservation, Lutte contre la pollution, Pollution du sol/qualité, Remise en état des sols, Restrictions à l'utilisation, Zonage, Autorisation/permis, Politique/planification Source: FAO, FAOLEX