(Revised version of Federal Law No. N118 of June 26, 2007)
The "License Regulation" was passed by the Russian Federation on July 15, 1992 No. N3313-1 Chairman of the Federal Supreme Council Р.И. Khasbulatov signed it into effect, and was later revised by Federal Law No. N118 on June 26, 2007 to form the current regulations.
The regulations include general provisions, etc. Chapter 19 and 103 articles.
Chapter 1: General Principles.
The main content of this regulation is clarified - the issuance procedure of mineral resource use licenses and the scope of mineral resource use rights; it stipulates the functions of the Geology and Mineral Resources Utilization Committee of the Government of the Russian Federation. It stipulates the functional powers and license approval procedures of the Russian Geological Council and its branches and federal subjects in the management of non-mining licenses.
Chapter 2: License management system for the use of national mineral resources.
It stipulates the function of licenses, management and issuance system, license management objects and their basic conditions, determination procedures, and decision-making procedures for issuance of licenses.
Chapter 3: Provide mineral resource blocks for use.
It stipulates the requirements for the issuance of license mining areas and their delineated boundaries, and clarifies the relevant rights of mining areas that obtain licenses. The scope of mining areas is determined by the licensing authority.
Chapter 4: Land.
It stipulates that geological research and mining activities should comply with land law.
Chapter 5: Methods for charging fees for the use of mineral resources.
Stipulates the types, amounts, billing methods, payment locations and discounts of taxes and fees that need to be paid for the exploration and mining of mineral resources, and their determination methods.
Chapter 6: Types of licenses.
Clearly stipulates four types of mineral resource use licenses - geological research licenses, mining licenses, underground facility construction and use licenses unrelated to mining, and special protection object establishment licenses; The rights corresponding to the four types of licenses and matters related to the licenses, the relationship between different types of licenses, etc. are clarified. In addition, there is a transitional form of geological research and mining license - dual-use license.
Chapter 7: License validity period.
Specifies the validity period and starting date of various licenses.
Chapter 8: License Contents.
Specifies 10 items that should be included in the license and confirms them in a contractual relationship.
Chapter 9: License Holders.
Specifies the requirements for license holders and their rights in different circumstances.
Chapter 10: Determining methods for applicants to obtain licenses.
It stipulates that bidding or auction is the main way to obtain mineral resource use rights licenses, as well as the organizers of related matters; it also stipulates the winning conditions and certain special cases for bid and auction winners.
Chapter 11: License issuance mechanism.
It stipulates the detailed procedures related to bidding and auction, as well as the procedures that the winner must perform and the rights he or she has.
Chapter 12: Special regulations on the management of mineral resource use licenses on the continental shelf and marine exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation.
Provides special treatment methods for the issuance of mineral resource use licenses on the continental shelf and maritime exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation.
Chapter 13: Mineral resource use procedures under special circumstances.
It is clarified that under special circumstances, the mining license should stipulate that the design document shall be approved in two stages and no construction shall be carried out before approval.
Chapter 14: Methods of using mineral resources by exploiting groundwater and burying harmful substances, waste materials and discharging wastewater underground.
Specifies the procedures for determining supplementary requirements for mineral resource utilization design documents for the extraction of groundwater and the burial of hazardous substances, waste materials and the discharge of wastewater underground.
Chapter 15: Basis for termination of mineral resource use rights.
Specifies in detail the conditions for the termination, suspension and restriction of mineral resource use rights and the dispute settlement procedures; stipulates the period for the termination, suspension and restriction of mineral resource use rights, as well as the resulting consequences under different circumstances. Bearer of losses.
Chapter 16: Basic rights and obligations of license holders.
Clearly stipulates 7 basic rights and 9 obligations of license holders and their related requirements.
Chapter 17: Conditions for deeming the license invalid.
Stipulates 6 situations in which the license is deemed invalid and ways to resolve disputes.
There are three reasons for refusing to issue a license.
Chapter 18: Supervision of the terms of use of mineral resources specified in the license.
Stipulates the competent authorities that supervise and inspect the implementation of mineral resource use licenses, inspection time or cycle, license holders' obligations and methods for handling inspection results.
Chapter 19: Issuance of licenses for enterprises using mineral resources before the implementation of these regulations.
It stipulates in detail the specific handling methods for mineral resource use licenses at different application stages before the implementation of these regulations.
In short, this regulation stipulates in detail the relevant situations and processing methods for the approval and issuance of mineral resource use licenses. It is a federal-level normative document in the fields of mineral resources research, exploration and development, and environmental protection. It serves to regulate Russia’s mineral resources. Tenure rights management plays an active role. However, due to frequent revisions to the Russian management system, the Mineral Resources Law, etc., the revision of this Regulation has not been carried out simultaneously, making it more in conflict with other existing systems and laws, such as the current "Russian Federation Subject", in the Regulation It is still called "the republic, border region, state and autonomous body of the Russian Federation".