Licence and Approval

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in exploitation of ice and water from Greenland for exportation. A Home Rule Parliament Act therefore regulates this matter.

The Act stats that on specified terms and for a specified area the Government of Greenland may issue a licence to the exploitation of ice and water for exportation.

A license may be issued for a maximum period of 20 years. Government of Greenland may prolong this period.

To ensure that applications are processed in a speedy, flexible and coordinated manner a "one door" principle has been established. The "one door" principle entails that applicants only need to contact the ministry of Industry, which will then coordinate the overall processing by the authorities of the desired activities.

Specified terms

The commercial value of the Greenlandic ice and water resources is based on maintaining and enhancing consumers' perception of the purity of the ice and water products. At the same time, it is of great importance to a licensee that has invested great resources in marketing and distribution of ice and water products from Greenland that the value of these investments is not impaired by another licensee.

An issued license will therefore stipulate terms concerning environmental aspects as well as aspects in relation to area, resources and quality. For more inspiration please see our report on this matter.

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