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Minerals and Quarries Law No.66 of 1962.

Pays/Territoire
Iraq
Type du document
Législation
Date
1962
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Forêts, Ressources minérales
Mot clé
Mesures de protection des forêts Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Législation de base Minéraux Exploitation minière Exploration Autorisation/permis
Aire géographique
Asie, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Golfe Persique, Asie Occidentale
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force one month after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Résumé

This Law consisting of 31 articles represents the basic legislation of Iraq regarding quarries and minerals. Article 3 establishes that the related licenses are granted by the Minister of Industry or whoever he authorizes after the approval of the Ministry of Defense. The materials obtained or extracted before their owner obtains a license shall be the property of the government and he shall not have the right to refer to them for what was spent for that purpose (art.16). The rights of the license holder are limited to investing the materials that he was allowed to invest by including the vertical boundaries of the investment area to an unlimited depth (art.5). Article 7 lists the places where a quarry or mine license may not be granted, unless authorized by the competent Ministry, such as (i) holy site or a public cemetery; (ii) historical site; (iii) forests, taking into account the conditions that are imposed to protect their crops and to compensate for the damages inflicted on them; (iv) railway; (v) reservoir dams, water weight stores, tunnel locations, and the main streams that are connected to them; (vi) public road; (vii) oil fields; (viii) electric power transmission lines. The materials extracted during investigation or excavation shall be owned by the government and the minister may allow the license holder to dispose of those materials while, during the investment period, all the invested materials of all types mentioned in the license shall be returned to the investor. As for the other materials not mentioned and that may exist, they shall belong to the government (art.20). Regarding inspections on the sites, the competent employee shall inspect and monitor the investigation, excavation or investment activities, and the license holder shall provide all the facilities required for him to carry out his mission (art.21). Article 22 lists the reasons why the Minister can revoke a license granted. It is not permissible to export any material extracted from the mine or quarry outside Iraq unless the government approves the export, its conditions and price (art.26).

Texte intégral
Arabe
Site web
wiki.dorar-aliraq.net