Dola Koruna ve Milli Parklar Genel Miidirlfitii

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Dola Koruna ve Milli Parklar Genel Miidirlfitii
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ilgi'de kayrth dilekgeniz ile; Kazdafir Milli Parkr srmrlan igerisinde yer aldr[r
belirtilen alanda Koza Altrn ve Clobal adh firmamn madencilik (alt4 kurgun) sondaj
gah$malanna ba$la&gr belirtilmit olup sliz konusu gahqmalarla ilgili olarak inceleme ve
ara5trma ba5latlmasr talep edilrnektedi
Mahallinde yaprlan incelemeler neticesinde; Genel Miidiidiigtmiiz faaliyet
alanlanndaa olan KazdaElan Milli Parkr s1nlilan igerisinde herhangi bir madencilik gahqmasr
yaprJnadrlr anlaSrlmrqtr.
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Kar$r Korunmasr Sdzleqmesi ve ekiprotokoller, Rio-Gindem 2l Sdzlcimesi, Bern Sdzleimesi,
fuo-Biyolojik Qe$itlilik SdzleSmesi, Avrupa Birlili QED Direktifi aqrkga ihlal edilmekedir
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kdtiiliikleri affeamez ve intikanDnr ahr.
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faaliyetlein durdurulmaslru, Cewesel Elki Degerlendirmesi yap masrnr, gerekirse prolemn
revize edilmesini, katliarrun durdurulmasrrrr, dilekceme cevao verilmesini, l0?l no lu
yasamn 3 ve 7, 2872 no lu yasamn 3 ve 30, Anayasann 56 maddesi uyannca arz ve
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TO WHOM IT
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CONCERN;
THE HARMFUL IMPACT OF MtNtNG LAW NO;
AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF TURKEY
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Av.Noyan Ozkan, 20.09,2007 ,izmir, Turkey.
Despite the opposilion led by environmental NGO's and greens, the Turktsh
Parliament has enacted a law no:5172- An Act Amending Mining Law and Several
Other Laws on the 26th of May 2004. (tssued in the Officiat cazette on the 51h ot June. 2oo4_
no;25483 )
The national and multinational mining and chemistry lobby has been very successful
to convince the AKP Government which has a neo-liberal economic policy
programme and objectives. The AKP Government has refused to listen and oav
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attention to the petitions and pressures foMarded by environmenial NGO,s and
concerned citizens.
It is obvious that law.no:5177 amending the old Mining Law no:3213 has been
organjzed and lobbied by national and multinational mining companies for many
years. The mining and chemistry lobby has close and warm connections with
ambassadors and IVIP's in Ankara.
"At a time when many jurisdictians are increasing the tax burden for gold mining
companies, we are extremely appreciative of the continued enlightened attitude of
the Tu*ish Government The elimination of VAT and the significant amendments to
the Mining Law exemplify the continued active suppott of the Governme ln
promoting a "'positive environmeit" enablitlg the [ndustry to flourish in Turkey."
commented Paul Wright, President and CEO.ot Etdorado Gotd Corporation.
(
, 15.O7.2OO4, Vancouver )
According to the AKP Government and the business circles, the Amended l\ilining
Law aims at attracting more private and particularly foreign investments in mining
exploration and operation activities.
The Mining Law now consolidates the activity of all sectors of the industry including,
hard rock, soft rock and industrial minerals mining as well as quarrying and
ovgr egore I rvuru rY>.
According to Eldorado Gold Corporation, some significant changes affecting the
activities of the Company in Turkey can be summarized as follows.
.
.
Access to lands previously restricted from mining activities will now be
possible through a general regulation of the Council of Ministers,
Fund Fees of 5% on capital installations on Forest Lease Lands required in
the old legislation no longer apply;
.
The Expropriation Law No 2942 which governs procedure to acquire land
critical to fulfillment oi investment now applies to mining activities;
A Royalty on ore processed off site will be paid to the State for mining activities
amounting to 2% of the sales value of the ore mined. Ore processed on site at the
operatcrs' plant is reduced to 1%. This compares with previous royalties of 3% cf
vPsr our 19 udrr | lur(o
The Turkish VAT Law is also amended to exempt the gold mining industry
(producers of gold and silver in Turkey) ftom paying VAT on their activities including
exploration, construction, purchase of equipment, mine operation, smelting and
refining.
5177 consists of 34 articles and
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provisional articles.
Article 3 amendino Article 7 of Minino Law (3213) reoardino the "permissions in the
minino activities" is as follows:
All the environmental impact assesments and public health conditions
related to mining activities in the areas of forests (.), special protection areas,
national parks, natural parks, agricultural areas, water reserves, louristic
sites, will be subject to a regulation to be issued by Council of Ministers.
Before this amendment Article 7 was as follows;
Mining activities in torests, plantation areas, military zones, touristic areas and
national parks are subject to the permission according to the relevant laws.
Thus, with this amendment, special protected areas, natural parks, agricultural fields,
sites (natural/historical/archological), coastal areas, waler reserves are opened to
the mining activities. In addition to this enhancement of the minjng activities, the
administrational power and supervision is taken from the relevant ministries ( Ministry
of Environment and Ministry of Culture and Tourism) and given to the Council of
Ministers.
Turkey has signed and ratified, UN-Convention for the Protection of the World
Cultural and Natural Heritage (Parisi 1972) and CE-Convention on the Conservation
of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern/1979) , UN-Convention on Biological
Diversjty (Rio/1992) and CE - European Landscape Convention (Floransa/2000).
According to Article 90 of Turkish Constitution, International agreements duly put into
effect cany the force of law. No appeal to the Constitutional Court can b€ made with
regard to these agreements, on the ground that they are unconstitutionat.
lnternational conventions related to basic civil rights are superior to the domestic laws
in case of conilict.
Law (5177) Art. 3 violates the above mentioned Paris, Bern ,Rio and Floransa
Conventions and Turkish Constitution (90,45,63,56) by giving access to the mining
activities in the natural. archeological and cultural sites, agricultural lands, natural
parks, water reserves under protection.
According to the relevant articles of Turkish Constitution;
ARTICLE 45, The state iacilitates farmers and livestock breeders in acquiflng
machinery, equipment and other inputs in order to prevent improper use and
destruction of agricultural land, meadows and pastures and to increase crop and
livestock production jn accordance with the princjples of agricultural planning
ARTICLE 63, The state shall ensure the conservaiion of the historical, cultural and
natural assets and wealth, and shall take supportive and promotjve measures
towards that end.
ARTICLE 56. Everyone has the right to live in a healthy, balanced environment. lt is
the duty of the staie and citizens to improve the natural environment, and to prevent
environmental pollution.
(Law 5177) Article 28 amendino Arlicle 10 of Environmental Law (2872) added a new
article to the Environmental Law. Article 10 which is as follows: Petroleum,
geothermal sources and mining exploration activities are not subject to
Environmental lmpact Assesment.
Another problem is that, according to Article 17 and 21 of Turkish lvliining Law; a
company may start extracting and trading the [eserves at the mining site only 15
days after receving the "exploration licence" which is valid for 30 months. The
mining company can extract and sell 10 % of the total reserve in the site durjng the
exploration licence period before having an operation licence. In other words, a
mining company may easily commence the operation and selling of millions of tonnes
of the ore without an Environmenial lmpact Assesment Licence for 30 months.
Nowadays the most typical and harmful implementation of the said law is going on in
Kaz Dadr (Mount lda) and Havran, the famous natural . historical , cultural and
agricultural sites. The multinational gold mining and chemisty companies such as
Eldorado and Newmont and their Turkish partners Koza A.$, and TUprag A.9 are
destroying the nature and the biological diversity of the site, by using their legal rights
granted by Law no. 5177.
The ''positive environment" granted to the mining and chemistry industry by AKP
Government by means of Law. no.5177 has become the enemy of nature and
biological diversity in Turkey.
Law.no:5177 also violates Articles 90. and 56 ofthe Turkish Constitution and
general principles of EIA arranged by Turkish Environmental Law Art.10 in addition
to UNEP UNESCO, CE and EU conventions and acquis.
Regards,
Noyan Ozkan
Avukat, 20.09.2007, izmir, Turkey.