Cases of Emergency:
In cases of national emergency duly declared in accordance with Law Nº 7914 and its Regulation, and provided that the interested party communicates such fact in writing with the approval of the National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Response to the Directorate of Geology and Mines with a copy to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat, said party may, subsequent to that communication, initiate the extraction required to address the indicated emergency and shall have a period of 4 months to submit a copy of the Regulatory Plan for the emergency and of the appointment of the Executing Unit by the National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Response.
The aforementioned communication must contain at least: the works to be carried out, the volume, the name of the geologist or mining engineer responsible for directing the extractive work and for environmental regency, the source of the material to be used, the site where the works will be carried out, and the period necessary to address the need. Likewise, the interested party must comply with the extraction methods indicated in the Exploitation Plan.
The rehabilitation and reconstruction works of the infrastructure damaged during the emergency must be included in the Regulatory Plan for the emergency."