SUBSECTION f) TO ARTICLE 65, AND AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION k) OF ARTICLE 103 OF THE MINING CODE, LAW No. 6797, OF OCTOBER 4, 1982, AND ITS AMENDMENTS, LAW TO DECLARE COSTA RICA A COUNTRY FREE OF MINING OPEN-PIT METALLIC, OF DECEMBER 1, 2010 SOLE ARTICLE- Transitory Provision X of Law 8904, Amendment to the Second Paragraph and Addition of Several Paragraphs to Article 8; Addition of Article 8 Bis; Addition of Subsection f) to Article 65, and Amendment to Subsection k) of Article 103 of the Mining Code, Law No. 6797, of October 4, 1982, and its Amendments, Law to Declare Costa Rica a Country Free of Open-Pit Metallic Mining, of December 1, 2010, is amended. The text is as follows:
Transitory Provision X- As of August 16, 2023, and until February 10, 2025, the exploitation and processing of gold is enabled for mining workers duly associated with the mining cooperatives referred to in Article 8 of the Mining Code, who have submitted concession (concesión) applications for the mining reserve area of the canton of Abangares.
When they have submitted the corresponding application to the Directorate of Geology and Mines of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, indicating:
- a)That the material comes exclusively from the canton of Abangares, from the concession area or the area for which a concession is requested, as applicable.
- b)The type of material to be exported, the quantity and the weight, both gross and net, belonging exclusively to the tariff headings of the Central American Tariff System (SAC), namely headings 710811000000, 710812000000, 710813000000, 710820000000.
- c)The country, place of destination, and means of transport to be used.
- d)The estimated commercial value.
The Directorate of Geology and Mines of the Ministry of Environment and Energy must resolve all pending concession applications for the mining reserve area of the canton of Abangares before the expiration of the term established in this transitory provision.
Effective as of its publication.
Done at the Presidency of the Republic, San José, on the sixteenth day of August, two thousand twenty-three.