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The Nature Protection Ministry intends to increase the list of companies, whose environmental fees won’t be directed to the state budget, but to affected communities. In this regard, the Nature Protection Ministry presented for the discussion of stakeholders draft law “On Making Amendments and Supplements to RA Law “On Target us of Environmental Fees Paid By Companies””, where a number of companies have been added.
Currently, according to RA Law “On Target us of Environmental Fees Paid By Companies”, the following companies pay environmental fees to the affected communities: “Armenian Copper Program”, “Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum Combine”, “Agarak Copper and Molybdenum Combine”, “Deno Gold Mining Company”, “Akhtala Ore Dressing Combine”, “Ararat Cement”, “Mika Cement”, “Hrazdan TPP”, “Yerevan TPP”, “Gajegorts”, “Armenian Nuclear Power Plant”, “Nairit”, “Gaj” CJSC, “Armenian Molybdenum Production” LLC, “Pure Iron”, “Aske-Group” and Charentsavan-based “Dzulakentron” public companies.
In case of adopting a new draft law environmental fees will be paid to the communities by the following companies – “Armenia” International Airport, “Avan Salt Plant”, “GasProm Armenia”, “Qarart”, “Sagamar”, “Teghut”, “Jermuk Group”, “Dundee Precious Metals”, “Geoteam”, “Mego Gold”, “Kavashen”, “Aragats Perlite”, “Vosmar”, “Meghradzor Gold”, “AT Metals”, “Bastek Eco”, “Ler X”, “Multi Group Concern” companies. “Mika Cement” will be replaced with “Hrazdan Cement”. “Hrazdan TPP” won’t do community allocations.
August 20, 2015 at 18:46