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By way of Presidential Decree 51/24, of 6 February 2024, the Angolan government has adopted Regulations on mining and oil and gas activities (“Activities”) in Environmental Protected Areas. Below are the Regulations highlights:
No Activities may take place in Full Natural Reserves (as defined in Law 8/20, of 6 April 2020 and Presidential Decree 50/24, of 2 February 2024).
Activities in Protected Areas (other than Full Natural Reserves) must respect a detailed list of environmental requirements as set out in the Appendix to the Regulations. These include 37 measures, broken down between exploration, production and site abandonment activities, dealing inter alia with the following topics:
In order to carry out Activities in a Protected Area (other than a Full Natural Reserve), the mineral rights holder, or the National Concessionaire (ANPG) and the respective operator, in case of oil and gas exploration, must obtain a Protected Area Access Declaration from the Ministry of Environment. Provided no legal impediment exists, the Declaration is issued within 8 business days.
The Protected Area Access Declaration is valid for a period of 5 years, renewable for equal periods of time.
The companies carrying our Activities in Protected Areas must observe the following general environmental obligations (in addition to those described above):
Companies are subject to the general surveillance of the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Petroleum and Gas, together with the respective Regulatory Agencies;
Companies must submit quarterly reports on mitigating environmental measures adopted to the following entities:
The fees charged for environmental licensing of Activities carried out in Protected Areas are allocated as follows:
The fines applied for violation of the Regulations are allocated as follows:
Rui Amendoeira, OneLegal Partner.
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