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UGGC Avocats in the journal Mines & Carrières – Mining Code: What’s Changing Under the New Regulations

10 September 2026

The decrees of August 27, 2025, and the Law on Simplifying Economic Life of May 26, 2026, continue the far-reaching reform of the Mining Code that began in 2021. From stricter environmental requirements and changes to review procedures to public participation, geothermal energy, overlapping mining rights, and the simplification of certain administrative processes, Carine Le Roy-Gleizes and Corentin Chevallier analyze the key changes in this new regulatory framework.

In the wake of the reform of the Mining Code and the Climate and Resilience Act, Carine Le Roy-Gleizes and Corentin Chevallier review the far-reaching changes introduced by the decrees of August 27, 2025, and the Law on Simplifying Economic Life of May 26, 2026.

Strengthened environmental requirements, changes to permitting and review procedures, public participation, geothermal energy, overlapping mining titles, and the simplification of certain administrative processes: UGGC Avocats’ mining law and environmental law specialists provide an in-depth analysis of these key developments.

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