#TECD2503411ADecree of April 3, 2025, Subjecting Mining Title Decisions to Environmental Assessment
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The arrêté issued on April 3, 2025, mandates that any requests for the granting, extension, or prolongation of mining concessions or exclusive research permits with potential significant environmental impacts must undergo an environmental assessment. This applies to all such requests submitted before July 1, 2024. The competent environmental authority responsible for overseeing this evaluation is the authority of the inspection générale de l'environnement et du développement durable. It aims to ensure that mining activities considering their environmental effects are evaluated appropriately before being approved.
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Key Changes
- Introduction of mandatory environmental assessments for certain mining-related permits.
- Set a deadline of July 1, 2024, for submitting requests covered by the law.
- Designation of the inspection générale de l'environnement et du développement durable as the authority responsible for evaluations.
Obligations
What this law requires
Submit requests for granting, extension, or prolongation of mining concessions or exclusive research permits to environmental assessment if submitted before July 1, 2024
Conduct environmental assessment for mining title requests that define the framework for projects with potential significant environmental impacts
Direct all environmental assessment evaluations for mining concessions and exclusive research permits to the inspection générale de l'environnement et du développement durable
Designate the inspection générale de l'environnement et du développement durable as the competent environmental authority for evaluating mining title requests