"Fact" daily writes:
The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures proposes to make changes to the government's 2012 in the decision N 437-N of March 22. Currently, according to part 2 of Article 49 of the "Subsoil" Code, the mine closure plan submitted with the application for the right to use the subsoil for the purpose of mineral extraction must include the reclamation of land disturbed by mineral extraction, including the reclamation plan during the existence of the mine (based on the mine's from the method of exploitation), and Article 59, Part 3, Clause 13 stipulates that the person who has received the right to extract a mineral is obliged, according to the project and the mineral extraction contract, to restore and improve the land plots disturbed as a result of subsoil use (reclamation), as also make them fit for use in the economy or bring them to a safe state. The intended change aims to consider the gradual reclamation of disturbed land areas during mine operation and areas of long-term installation of subsoil waste facilities, as a result of which the full amount of reclamation will not remain at the end of operation. If the entire volume of reclamation works is left at the end, a huge financial and technical burden arises on the subsoil user, and there is a lack of human and technical resources for the proper control of the works performed by the control body. As a result of the adoption of the decision, the implementation of phased reclamation of disturbed land areas and subsoil use waste facilities will be defined as a contractual obligation, which will ease the burden of the subsoil user compared to carrying out all the reclamation works at the end of the project, as well as enable the inspection body of the sector to ensure proper control of the reclamation works being performed, to identify existing gaps in time and to ensure the long-term sustainability of restored areas.
