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Constitutional Court of Ecuador Issues Ruling on Constitutionality of Environmental Consultation Decree: Leaving the Decree and Consultation Process in Effect Pending Law from National Assembly
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Constitutional Court of Ecuador Issues Ruling on Constitutionality of Environmental Consultation Decree: Leaving the Decree and Consultation Process in Effect Pending Law from National Assembly\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 17, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Adventus Mining Corporation (\"\n \n Adventus\n \n \") (TSXV: ADZN) (OTCQX: ADVZF) and Salazar Resources Limited (\"\n \n Salazar\n \n \") (TSXV: SRL) (OTCQB: SRLZF) (collectively the \"\n \n Participants\n \n \") are pleased to announce that the Constitutional Court of\n \n Ecuador\n \n (the \"\n \n Court\n \n \") has issued a ruling with regards to the constitutionality of Presidential Decree 754 (the \"\n \n Decree\n \n \"\n \n )\n \n . The Decree, signed in\n \n May 2023\n \n , modified the Environmental Regulation of the Environmental Organic Code to include detailed steps for carrying out the Environmental Consultation (the \"\n \n Consultation\n \n \") in accordance with international human rights instruments and guaranteed by article 398 of the Ecuadorian Constitution.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Consultation is a prerequisite for the issuance of environmental licenses for all projects across all sectors in\n \n Ecuador\n \n (not limited to the metals and mining sector) classified as medium and high impact, but also those classified as low impact for the extractive industries. The Consultation seeks to ensure people in the impact areas are duly informed and consulted with regards to impacts, mitigations, and environmental management plans of the proposed projects.\n \n \n The Decree was challenged by an Act of Unconstitutionality filed with the Court in\n \n June 2023\n \n and accepted by the Court in\n \n August 2023\n \n along with a precautionary measure that ordered the provisional suspension until the Court could resolve the case (see news release dated\n \n August 2, 2023\n \n ). In\n \n September 2023\n \n , the Court prioritized the case (see news release dated\n \n Septembe...