#2006-648Decree No. 2006-648 on Mining and Underground Storage Titles
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This decree outlines the regulations for mining and underground storage titles in France, especially concerning the application and approval processes. It requires applicants to demonstrate their technical and financial capabilities and mandates public consultations and environmental impact evaluations. The decree also details the conditions under which various mining permits can be granted, prolonged, or denied.
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Key Changes
- Requirement for demonstrating technical and financial capability
- Public consultations and environmental evaluations mandatory
- Defined processes for approval, extension, or denial of mining permits
Obligations
What this law requires
Applicants for mining and underground storage titles must provide proof of technical capabilities including: (1) professional qualifications and references of company managers responsible for exploration/exploitation work, (2) list of exploration/exploitation projects completed in the last 3 years with descriptions of major work, and (3) description of human and technical resources planned for work execution
Applicants for mining and underground storage titles must provide proof of financial capabilities including: (1) last three years of company balance sheets and accounts, (2) off-balance sheet commitments, guarantees, endorsements, litigation status and financial risks, and (3) guarantees and endorsements benefiting the company
For mining title applications in overseas departments, the prefect must submit the application to the departmental mining commission for advice within a two-month deadline
Mining title applications concerning atomic energy substances must be submitted to the Atomic Energy Committee for advice, which must be rendered within one month
Mining title applications covering marine areas must be submitted to IFREMER (French Research Institute for Marine Exploitation) for advice within two months