Đối thoại, phổ biến Law on Geology and Minerals 2024
On the afternoon of September 11th, in Nghe An, the Department of Geology and Minerals (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) and the Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Environment jointly organized a conference to exchange information and address difficulties surrounding the implementation of the 2024 Law on Geology and Minerals.
Representatives from the Department of Geology and Minerals (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) and the leadership of the Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Environment co-chaired the conference.
Also attending were representatives from the Office of the National Reserve Assessment Council, the North Central Geological Federation, various departments and agencies, the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises in Quy Hop, and nearly 300 businesses and mine executives in the province.
Opening the conference, a representative from the Mineral Resources Department of the Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Environment emphasized that Nghe An province will continue to hold dialogues and exchanges on related issues during the implementation of the 2024 Law on Geology and Minerals with businesses, as many new regulations have arisen and difficulties have arisen. Most notably, regulations concerning the classification of mineral groups to determine the authority for licensing by the Provincial People's Committee or the Ministry; shortening the licensing period; and limiting the issuance of new licenses.
Furthermore, due to regulations under the Law on Geology and Minerals and its implementing decrees, in Nghe An province, processed products and resources from mineral mines licensed by the Provincial People's Committee are difficult to export and do not benefit from preferential export support tax rates from the State; there is also a lack of clear distinction regarding whether the license for mines located in border areas between two provinces should be issued by the province or the Ministry...
In addition, the Law on Geology and Minerals of 2024 and its implementing guidelines introduce stricter regulations on the conditions for granting licenses for geological and mineral exploration and exploitation; and also add some prohibited regulations in the field of mineral exploitation.
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Following that, at the conference, representatives from the Department of Geology and Minerals answered questions regarding regulations on shortening the licensing time; restricting the issuance of new licenses for sand and gravel mining; regulations on policies to encourage businesses to invest in deep processing and restrict the export of raw minerals; and the reporting and exchange process between localities and the Ministry when mineral resources are discovered...
Based on the licensing period and implementation progress of each project, representatives from the Department of Geology and Minerals also advised businesses, after being granted exploration and exploitation licenses, to allocate resources and select technologies to exploit mineral resources in accordance with regulations.
Regarding newly arising issues and to effectively implement this Law in the future, the Department of Geology and Minerals and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment stated that they will work together and support the province in resolving difficulties for businesses...
Tomorrow (September 12th), the Department of Agriculture and Environment is expected to organize a training session on the implementation of the 2024 Law on Geology and Minerals and its guiding documents for approximately 600 delegates and representatives from the People's Committees of 130 communes and wards in the area.
