Circular No. 16/2014/TT-BTNMT Issuing the Regulation on the Activities of the Mineral Exploitation Rights Auction Council

CIRCULAR
ISSUING REGULATIONS ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE MINERAL EXPLORATION RIGHTS AUCTION COMMITTEE

Pursuant to the Law on Minerals dated November 17, 2010;

Pursuant to Decree No. 22/2012/NĐ-CP dated March 26, 2012 of the Government on auctioning the right to exploit minerals;

Pursuant to Decree No. 21/2013/NĐ-CP dated March 4, 2013, promulgated by the Government, stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

AT THE REQUEST OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE VIETNAM GEOLOGY AND MINERALS ADMINISTRATION AND THE HEAD OF THE LEGAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT;

THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES THIS CIRCULAR TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE MINERAL EXPLORATION RIGHTS AUCTION COMMITTEE.

Article 1. ATTACHED TO THIS CIRCULAR ARE THE REGULATIONS ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE MINERAL EXPLORATION RIGHTS AUCTION COMMITTEE AS PROVIDED FOR IN CLAUSE 3, ARTICLE 12 OF THE DECREE NO. 22/2012/NĐ-CP OF MARCH 26, 2012 OF THE GOVERNMENT ON THE AUCTION OF MINERAL EXPLORATION RIGHTS.

Article 2. This Circular takes effect from June 2, 2014.

Article 3. THE HEAD OF THE MINISTRY’S OFFICE, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE VIETNAM GEOLOGY AND MINERALS ADMINISTRATION, THE CHAIRMEN OF THE PROVINCE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES, THE DIRECTORS OF THE PROVINCE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE HEADS OF THE MINISTRY'S SUBORDINATE UNITS, AND ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS RELATED TO THESE MATTERS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS CIRCULAR./.