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Law on subsoil.

Pays/Territoire
Kirghistan
Type du document
Législation
Date
1997 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Ressources minérales
Mot clé
Législation de base Exploration Minéraux Exploitation minière Concession Contrat/accord Autorisation/permis
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie Centrale, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Asie du Nord
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Résumé

This Law stipulates that subsoil may pertain to state, municipal, private or other property. Only small deposits on the surface of common minerals may pertain to such property if located thereon. Subsoil shall be used for: (a) exploration; (b) mining; (c) construction and management of subsoil facilities not related to the extraction of minerals or to oil and gas reservoirs, burial of hazardous substances, etc.; and (d) establishing protected areas (geological reserves, caves or other underground cavities). Management of subsoil pertaining to state property shall be subject to mandatory licensing. Concessions for subsoil management shall be granted through tenders. The Law consists of eight sections: (1) general provisions; (2) ownership and usage rights; (3) grounds for and modalities of subsoil management; (4) relationships between subsoil managers and landowners; (5) state regulation of subsoil management; (6) taxes on and payments for subsoil management; (7) dispute settlement and liability; and (8) final provisions. Subsoil managers must enter into contracts for subsoil management with landowners. Information on subsoil financed with the state budget shall be state property. Subsoil management shall be carried out on a paid basis.

Texte intégral
Russe
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