1 Sec. 72. Requirement fo r an Environmental and Social Im pact Compliance 2 Certificate. - Small-scale mining shall likewise require an Environmental and Social 3 Impact Compliance Certificate. All small-scale mining applicants or proponents must 4 show proof of compliance with the terms and conditions of its Environmental and Social 5 Impact Compliance Certificate (ESICC) prior to the issuance of a small-scale mining 6 permit. Failure to submit this requirement will result in the non-issuance of the small- 7 scale mining permit (SSMP). 8 Sec. 73. Environmental measures in small-scale mining. - The State shall 9 immediately address the environmental and health hazards and problems in small-scale 10 mining, including the use of hazardous chemicals, such as mercury, cyanide and other 11 chemicals, in the amalgamation of gold by small-scale miners. 12 Sec. 74. Prohibition on the use o f mercury. - Mercury use in small-scale mining 13 shall 14 appropriate technologies in small-scale mining including labor-intensive methods, 15 environmental protection and physical techniques of gold extraction among small-scale 16 miners. be prohibited. The Bureau shall research, develop and actively promote 17 Sec. 75. Multisectoral monitoring team. - A multisectoral monitoring team shall 18 be organized to monitor the SSMP permittee's compliance with the terms and conditions 19 o f its SSMP and ECC. The MMT shall conduct ocular inspections of the SSMP area at any 20 time of the day and night and shall have visitorial powers. 21 Sec. 76. Alternative livelihood support. - The state shall support the 22 improvement of the livelihood of small-scale-miners by extending the services for access 23 to other more viable and sustainable forms of livelihood, and, if the same is not 24 possible, the following support services: 25 a) access to minerals markets and to financing; 26 b) facilitating partnership with mining companies or contractors by, among 27 others, requiring mining companies to buy tailings from small-scale 28 mining operations for further processing or recycling; 29 c) facilitating partnership among small-scale mining cooperatives; and 30 d) other incentives to attract informal small-scale miners to formalize their 31 status. 32 Sec. 77. Buying stations. - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas shall ensure that 33 buying stations acquire gold from small-scale traders at prevailing international gold 34 market prices and the prevailing exchange rate set by the BSP Treasury Department on 35 a daily basis. 36 29