The Mining Code 2022 (Law No. 2022 - 033) regulates exploration, prospecting, exploitation, possession, movement, marketing and processing of mineral and fossil substances found on the national territory of the Republic of Niger. The law has been amended by the Law No. 2023 - 03 of May 9, 2023 which amends and supplements it. As a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (also known by its French acronym, UEMOA), Niger is also governed by the Community Mining Code issued under Regulation N°02/2023/CM/UEMOA. Other substantive laws within the regulatory framework for the mining sector can be found below. The official version of the primary law is in French and there are no official translations of this law into other languages. The government regulating entity is the Ministry of Mines. The country’s mining contracts are available at resourcecontracts.org.
Last Updated: 7th July 2024.
UEMOA CODE MINIER COMMUNAUTAIRE 2003
UEMOA REGLEMENTATION SUR LES CHANGES, 1998
OHADA ACTE UNIFORME REVISE RELATIF AU DROIT DES SOCIETES COMMERCIALES ET DU GROUPEMENT D'INTERÊT ECONOMIQUE 2014
CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE NIGER 2007
DECRET DETERMINANT LA NOMENCLATURE DES AMENAGEMENTS, INSTALLATIONS, OUVRAGES, TRAVAUX ET ACTIVITES SOUMIS A DECLARATION, AUTORISATION ET CONCESSION D'UTILISATION DE L'EAU 2011
UEMOA CODE DES DOUANES, 2001
LOI SUR LE CODE DU TRAVAIL DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU NIGER, 2012
LOI CADRE RELATIVE A LA GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT 1998
CODE DES DOUANES 2000
ACTE UNIFORME OHADA SUR LE DROIT COMMERCIAL GENERAL, 2010
CODE DES INVESTISSEMENTS 2014
ORDONNANCE PORTANT INSTITUTIONNALISATION DES ÉTUDES D’IMPACT SUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT 1997
DECRET MODIFIANT ET COMPLETANT LE DECRET D'APPLICATION DE LA LOI MINIERE 2013
DECRET D'APPLICATION DU CODE MINIER 2006
DECRET FIXANT LES MODALITES D'APPLICATION DES AVANTAGES SUR LES INVESTISSEMENTS DES GRANDS PROJETS MINIERS 2009
The Mining Code 2022 (Law No. 2022 - 033)