Oil Code of Republic of Congo

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Sector Oil and Gas
Country Congo
Year 1994
RGI Edition Year 2017
Topic Contract transparency and monitoring, Licensing and negotiation, Mandatory payment disclosure, Measurement of environmental and social impacts, State-owned enterprises, Tax policy and revenue collection
Document Type Statute
RGI Sub-component Taxation
RGI Questions 1.1.3b: Prior to each licensing process, is the licensing authority required to disclose a list of biddable terms or negotiable terms?,
1.2.5d: Do rules specify the withholding tax rate(s) applying to extractive companies payments?,
1.2.6b: Is the national tax authority required to audit extractive companies?,
1.3.7a: Are there rules governing compensation to landowners or land users when project development interferes with their access to or use of land?,
1.3.5b: Are there rules governing rehabilitation and closure of extractive projects?,
1.3.6a: From 2015 onwards, have the procedures governing rehabilitation and closure of extractive projects been adhered to?,
1.4.3c: Is the SOE required to submit annual reports to the legislature on its commercial, non-commercial (i.e. regulatory) and non-operational activities (i.e. activities not related to resource extraction)?
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Publisher Droit Afrique
Author Droit Afrique
Source or API link http://www.droit-afrique.com/upload/doc/congo/Congo-Code-1994-hydrocarbures.pdf
Maintainer Natural Resource Governance Institute
Maintainer Email Natural Resource Governance Institute