These Detailed Rules, are developed according to the Article 20 of the Administrative Measures for Coal Production Licenses. The Text consists of 35 Articles divided into 6 Chapters: General Provisions (Chap. I); Conditions for obtaining coal production licenses (Chap. II); Procedures for obtaining, changing and cancelling coal production licenses (Chap. III); Supervision and Administration on coal production licenses (Chap. IV); Penalties (Chap. V); Supplementary Provisions (Chap. VI). Coal resources belong to the state. The state ownership of the coal resources shall not be changed by the ownership of the land where coal resources are located in or the right to use the land (art.3). The competent department of coal industry under the State Council shall, in accordance with the coal industry development plan approved by the State Council, be responsible for the industry management on the reasonable exploitation and utilization of coal resources in the whole country. Coal production must conform to the development plan of coal industry and regional development planning. Before being engaged in coal resources mining in the territory of the People's Republic of China, enterprises must obtain coal production licenses.
China · 1995-03-29