Benin - Transfer of Research Permit for Mineral Substance

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Procedure

How to Apply

1. Eligible applicant should visit the Ministry of Water and Mines {MEM} General Directorate of Mines office, please view {office location and contact section below} for the address details.
2. Express your interest to the MEM receptionist/ secretariat front desk and collect all the necessary application forms and fill them accurately.
3. Submit the completed forms, along the supporting document file {as listed under required document section below} to the MEM receptionist/ secretariat to be registered and recorded, and obtain an acknowledgment slip.
4. Your application file will be forwarded to the General Directorate of Mines office for evaluation by the component department, who will carry out its investigation on the impact the research will have or may not have on the environment and the local population and send its recommendations to the interministerial commission, who will be convened to further assess the feasibility of the requested service.
5. If the commission is satisfied that the research is still beneficiary and has not or will not cause exceptionally serious consequences on the environment and to the local populations, the research permit will be renewed and made available to be issued to the applicant within two months against the acknowledgment slip and identification document.

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Required Documents

• A request for the transfer of the exploration permit addressed to the Minister in charge of mines and should indicate the following;
  • The mineral substance (s) for which the permit it requested for;
  • The description of the limits of the perimeter and the date of installation if a landmark is used.
  • The general program and probable sequencing of the research work to be undertaken.
  • The minimum financial effect that the applicant undertakes to devote to his work during the first period of validity of the permit.
• A copy of the articles of association of the two companies;
• A tax certificate dated less than three months;
• A certificate of non-bankruptcy dated less than three months;
• A copy of the last balance sheet of the two companies;
• Proof of the technical and financial capacity of the license holder;
• The list of previous permits and concessions held by the beneficiary;
• A copy of the research permit;
• A certified copy of the contract or agreement signed with the beneficiary;
• A receipt of payment of fixed duty payable to the Public Treasury.

Note

• The file is submitted in five (05) copies including the original copy

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Water and Mines {MEM}
General Directorate of Mines
Address: ADJIBI building, Boulevard Saint Michel de Cotonou
Tel: +229 21 32 22 73
Working hours: Monday to Friday -Morning: 08h00hrs-12h30hrs

Evening: 15h00hrs-18h30hrs

Eligibility

• Any natural or legal person that wish to transfer his research permit to another person to enable him to continue or start the search for a mineral substance in a given area.

Fees

• The Processing fee is 7,000,000 CFA

Validity

• The period of validity of the permit is three (03) years, it can be renewed twice for a period of three (3) years at each time.

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Processing Time

• The processing period is within 2 months

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Required Information

• Full name of the applicant/researcher
• Contact details
• Mineral substance you wish research on
• Area on which the research will be carried out.
• Duration of the research
• The minimum financial effect that the applicant undertakes to devote to his/her work.
• The description of the limits of the perimeter and the date of installation if a landmark is used.
• The general program and probable sequencing of the research work to be undertaken.
• Reasons for renewal of the permit
• Declaration by the applicant

Need for the Document

• Research permit for mineral substance is a legal document issued to a natural/ legal person or company/business by the ministry of water and mine, granting the researcher the right to search for a mineral substance in a given area.
• In case one wish to transfer his permit to a new researcher, the ministry should be notified first, which will then process the transfer and issue a new permit to the researcher to enable him to continuity or start the search of the mineral.

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External Links

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