OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 12 Year No. 24 ADDIS ABABA - March 10th 2006 CONTENTS Council of Ministers Regulation No. 124/2006 Mining Operations Council of Ministers Amendment ........... ገጽ ፪ሺ፬፻፯ | Regulation Page 3407 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATION NO . 124/2006 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATIONS TO AMEND THE MINING OPERATIONS REGULATIONS These Regulations are issued by the Council of Ministers pursuant to Article 5 of the Definition of Powers and Article 56 of the Mining Proclamation No. 52/1993 , 1. Short Title These Regulations may be cited as the Mining Operations Council of Ministers ( amendment ) Regulations No. 124/2006 ” . 2. Amendment The Mining Operations Council of Ministers Regulations No. 182/1994 as amended is hereby further amended as follows : 1 / The following new Sub- Article ( 5 ) and ( 6 ) are added under Article 2 of the Regulations : “ 5 / ' industrial minerals ' means all naturally existing solid minerals eventually used as raw materials for industrial process to manufacture goods such as glass , paper , cement , fertilizer and edible or other salt and for power generation ; Unit Price The African Law Archive 6 / ' semi precious minerals ' means all minerals or naturally existing mineral aggregate , other than those referred to in Article 2 ( 18 ) of the Proclamation , that possess intrinsic ornamental value such as Opal , Rhodolite Garnet , Olivine and such other Minerals that the Ministry may , by Directive , so designate . " .. 2 / Sub . Articles ( 2 ) , ( 3 ) and ( 4 ) of Article of the Regulations are deleted and replaced by the following new Sub - Articles ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) : “ 2 / Immediately following the registration of each application , the Licensing Authority shall verify all information submitted by the applicant . 3 / The licensing Authority shall maintain a register indicating applications and licenses which will be open to the public for inspection . ” 3 / Sub - Articles ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) of Article 7 of the Regulations are deleted and replaced by the following new Sub - Articles ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) : " 1 / Any person may file at the office of the Licensing Authority a written objection to the grant of a license or requesting the suspension or revocation of same . 2 / Upon receipt of an objection , the Licensing Authority shall promptly hear and decide upon the objection . ” 4 / The following new Sub - Article ( d ) is added under Sub- Article ( 1 ) of Article 33 of the Regulations : “ d ) for semi precious minerals ............. 4 % ” 5 / Article 34 of the Regulations is deleted and replaced by the following new Article 34 : “ 34. Other Payments 11 Birr 50 shall be payable for registration of documents in accordance with Article 49 of the Proclamation . 21 Birr 25 shall be payable for the issuance of a certificate of professional competence . 31 Birr 25 shall be payable for copies of records of cases heard in accordance with Article 51 of the Proclamation . 41 Birr 15 shall be payable for a replacement copy of a license or a certificate of professional competence . The African Law Archive Page 3409 5 / The following fees shall be payable for the testing of Minerals and the issuance of verification certificate on the basis of size of shipment of minerals to be exported : a ) up to 50 kg . b ) above 50 up to 200 kg . c ) above 200 kg . Birr 40 " 3. Effective Date These Regulations shall enter into force as of the Done at Addis Ababa , this May day of 3 , 2006 . PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIO African Vrchive.com The African Law Archive
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