Issuance of MOEP decentralized
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has decentralized the issuance of mineral ore export permit to the director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, MGB regional directors down to the provincial, city or municipal chief executives.
DENR Secretary Ramon Paje said the move is in consonance with the administration’s thrust for an efficient and transparent conduct of government services and transactions.
“The thrust of the government is to institutionalize efficiency and transparency in all government transactions. This is not only to bring back the trust of the people to the government, but also to provide the necessary assistance to the private sector in the conduct of their businesses in the country,” Paje said.
In Memorandum Order No. 2010-07, the MGB director shall now be responsible for the issuance of MOEP to first-time applicants. First-time applicants include MGB-accredited miner or ore trader and retailer whose MOEP application covers minerals or ores to be exported under a sales, purchase or marketing contract or purchase order involving first shipment; mining contractor and permit holder whose MOEP application covers minerals or ores sourced from a new mining area; and MOEP applicant whose minerals or ores to be exported or transported are intended for metallurgical bulk testing and other similar purposes.
Following the first-time application, all succeeding MOEP applications regardless of type of mining contracts and permits issued either by the DENR or its attached agencies and corporate arms, including those of traders and retailers duly accredited by MGB, shall be processed and issued by concerned MGB regional directors.
As for minerals or ores sourced from areas covered by small scale mining permits, contracts, quarry permits, sand and gravel permits, the DENR has delegated to the provincial governor and city and municipal mayor the authority to issue the export permit.
Paje said that MOEPs issued by the local government (provincial governor/city or municipal mayor) shall be submitted to the MGB regional office for review and confirmation.
“The MGB regional office shall finish the review and confirmation process in 48 hours from receipt of the MOEP. If not acted upon or denied within 48 hours, the MOEP is deemed valid and confirmed,” Paje said.
The MOEP submitted to the regional office for confirmation shall be accompanied by the following documents: ore transport permit or delivery receipts as the case may be; field validation report duly approved by the MGB regional director concerned; mining permit; original or certified true comp of the proof of payment of excise tax; and sale/marketing agreement/contract.
All applications for MOEP shall be filed directly to the MGB director, concerned MGB regional director, or concerned provincial governor or city/municipal mayor within 60 calendar days before the actual date of shipment of the minerals or ores.
