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This document is part of the source library for NRGI's 2021 Resource Governance Index, a comprehensive measure of the quality of natural resource governance in oil, gas and mineral-rich countries. To access the full dataset and all other index resources, visit https://resourcegovernanceindex.org.

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Sector Mining
Country Tunisia
Year
RGI Edition Year 2021
Topic Contract transparency and monitoring, Legislation and regulation, Licensing and negotiation, Mandatory payment disclosure, Measurement of environmental and social impacts, Open data, Revenue management, State-owned enterprises, Tax policy and revenue collection
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RGI Questions 1.1b: Who is the licensing authority (i.e. who has the authority to grant exploration and extraction rights to companies)?,
1.1.3d: Is the licensing authority independent from the SOE?,
1.1.3a: Is the government required to set pre-defined criteria by which companies become qualified to participate in a licensing process?,
1.1.4a: From 2015 onwards, did the licensing authority publicly disclose minimum pre-defined criteria by which companies become qualified to participate in licensing processes?,
1.1.3b: Prior to each licensing process, is the licensing authority required to disclose a list of biddable terms or negotiable terms?,
1.1.3c: Prior to each license process, is the licensing authority required to disclose the rules governing the licensing process, such as auction or negotiation rules?,
1.1.10c: Who has the primary authority to monitor compliance with the operational aspects of licenses/contracts?,
1.1.5c: Following the licensing process, is the licensing authority required to publicly disclose the list of areas or blocks allocated?,
1.2a: What is the fiscal system for extractive resources?,
1.2.5a: Do rules specify the income tax rate(s) applying to extractive companies? ,
1.2.5b: Do rules specify the royalty rate(s) applying to extractive companies?,
1.2.5c: Do rules specify the level of state equity (or options for state equity such as carried interest) in extractive companies ?,
1.2.5d: Do rules specify the withholding tax rate(s) applying to extractive companies payments?,
1.2.5e: For countries using production sharing agreements, do rules specify the company and government production shares?,
1.3.1a: Are extractive companies required to prepare an EIA and/or SIA prior to development?,
1.3.1b: Is there a requirement for the EIA and/or SIA to be publicly disclosed?,
1.3.1c: Are extractive companies required to prepare an SIA prior to development?,
1.3.1d: Is there a requirement for the SIA to be publicly disclosed?,
1.3.3a: Are extractive companies required to prepare environmental mitigation management plans prior to development?,
1.3.3b: Is there a requirement for environmental mitigation management plans to be publicly disclosed?,
1.3.5a: Do rules require the government to set penalties (i.e. fines, license suspension or license revocation) for non-compliance with environmental mitigation management plans?,
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?,
1.3.7b: Are there specific procedures governing the resettlement of 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?,
1.4.1a: Are there rules governing fiscal transfers between the government and the SOE?,
4.1a: Is local content promoted in laws or policies?,
4.1b: Which areas does the law or policy governing the requirement or incentive for local content in the extractive industries cover?,
5.2a: Do rules specify withholding taxes applicable to payments to non-resident extractive industry suppliers?,
5.6a: Are there rules governing compensation when project development interferes with people's livelihoods (aspects of both tangible and intangible value)?,
5.6b: Do existing rules governing the compensation and resettlement process include the following principles: - principle of consent of affected persons - principle of replacement cost for compensation - the right to be assisted for the restoration of livelihoods - the right to appeal against decisions on compensations.
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