It was recently published, by Decree of the Council of Ministers (“Decree”), the partial revision of the Mining Law Regulation, approved by Decree No. 31/2015, of 31 December, in order to include rules on preventing and combating money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as follows:
With regard to the Mining Register, the register officer, before the applicant requesting the mining title, must immediately and in the latter’s presence require a declaration confirming that both the shareholders and the beneficial owners of the applicant are not involved in any activities of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The register officer must also request, on the one hand, a Criminal Record Certificate, in the case of a natural person, and, on the other hand, a document that proves the incorporation of the legal person, where applicable.
Subsequently to the application, the register officer must request an opinion from the relevant entities, including those specialised in the prevention and combat of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
