{"version":"1","article":{"id":"dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026","slug":"dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026?lang=en","title":"DRC regulator orders SICOMINES to end six contracts with ineligible subcontractors","summary":"In a 29 September notice, ARSP ordered the Lualaba mining company to terminate contracts with six ineligible subcontractors and submit a corrective plan within 30 days. The regulator said the six firms accounted for 80% of all subcontractors’ turnover.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-28","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Authority for the Regulation of Subcontracting in the Private Sector (ARSP), DRC","url":"https://arsp.cd/en/news/decision-n028arspdgtb2026-injonction-a-la-sino-congolaise-des-mines-sicomines-sa-de-mettre-fin-aux-contrats-avec-des-sous-traitants-non-eligibles","publishedAt":"2026-09-29","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-sicomines-subcontractor-order-sept-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["events"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"arsp-injunction","type":"events","title":{"tr":"DRC düzenleyicisi SICOMINES’e altı uygun olmayan taşeron sözleşmesini sonlandırma emri verdi","en":"DRC regulator orders SICOMINES to end six contracts with ineligible subcontractors","ar":"منظم جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية يأمر SICOMINES بإنهاء ستة عقود لمقاولين فرعيين غير مؤهلين","fr":"Le régulateur de la RDC ordonne à SICOMINES de résilier six contrats de sous-traitance non conformes","es":"El regulador de la RDC ordena a SICOMINES terminar seis contratos con subcontratistas no elegibles"},"description":{"tr":"ARSP’nin 29 Eylül’de duyurduğu 28/2026 sayılı karar, Lualaba’daki maden şirketine altı uygun olmayan taşeronla sözleşmeleri sona erdirme ve 30 gün içinde düzeltme planı sunma talimatı veriyor. Düzenleyici, bu altı firmanın tüm taşeron cirosunun yüzde 80’ini kapsadığını bildirdi.","en":"In a 29 September notice, ARSP ordered the Lualaba mining company to terminate contracts with six ineligible subcontractors and submit a corrective plan within 30 days. The regulator said the six firms accounted for 80% of all subcontractors’ turnover.","ar":"أمرت ARSP في إعلان 29 سبتمبر شركة التعدين في لوالابا بإنهاء عقود ستة مقاولين فرعيين غير مؤهلين وتقديم خطة تصحيحية خلال 30 يوماً. وقالت الهيئة إن الشركات الست تمثل 80% من إجمالي رقم أعمال المقاولين الفرعيين.","fr":"Dans un avis du 29 septembre, l’ARSP a ordonné à la société minière de Lualaba de résilier les contrats de six sous-traitants non éligibles et de soumettre un plan correctif sous 30 jours. Selon le régulateur, ces sociétés représentent 80 % du chiffre d’affaires de l’ensemble des sous-traitants.","es":"En un aviso del 29 de septiembre, la ARSP ordenó a la minera de Lualaba terminar los contratos de seis subcontratistas no elegibles y presentar un plan correctivo en 30 días. Según el regulador, esas empresas representaban el 80% de la facturación de todos los subcontratistas."},"methodology":{"tr":"Olay tarihi, kararın üzerinde yazan tarihtir. Duyuru tarihi kaynak sayfada 29 Eylül 2026 olarak gösterilir; talimatlar kaynak metindeki süre ve şartlarla sınırlıdır.","en":"The event date is the date printed on the decision. The source page shows 29 September 2026 as the publication date; the obligations are limited to those stated in the notice.","ar":"تاريخ الحدث هو التاريخ المثبت على القرار. وتعرض صفحة المصدر 29 سبتمبر 2026 تاريخاً للنشر؛ وتقتصر الالتزامات على ما ورد في الإشعار.","fr":"La date correspond à celle figurant sur la décision. La page source indique le 29 septembre 2026 comme date de publication ; les obligations se limitent à l’avis.","es":"La fecha corresponde a la que figura en la decisión. La página fuente indica el 29 de septiembre de 2026 como fecha de publicación; las obligaciones se limitan al aviso."},"sourceUrls":["https://arsp.cd/en/news/decision-n028arspdgtb2026-injonction-a-la-sino-congolaise-des-mines-sicomines-sa-de-mettre-fin-aux-contrats-avec-des-sous-traitants-non-eligibles"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T12:05:31Z","items":[{"date":"2026-09-28","label":{"tr":"DRC düzenleyicisi SICOMINES’e altı uygun olmayan taşeron sözleşmesini sonlandırma emri verdi","en":"DRC regulator orders SICOMINES to end six contracts with ineligible subcontractors","ar":"منظم جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية يأمر SICOMINES بإنهاء ستة عقود لمقاولين فرعيين غير مؤهلين","fr":"Le régulateur de la RDC ordonne à SICOMINES de résilier six contrats de sous-traitance non conformes","es":"El regulador de la RDC ordena a SICOMINES terminar seis contratos con subcontratistas no elegibles"},"description":{"tr":"ARSP’nin 29 Eylül’de duyurduğu 28/2026 sayılı karar, Lualaba’daki maden şirketine altı uygun olmayan taşeronla sözleşmeleri sona erdirme ve 30 gün içinde düzeltme planı sunma talimatı veriyor. Düzenleyici, bu altı firmanın tüm taşeron cirosunun yüzde 80’ini kapsadığını bildirdi.","en":"In a 29 September notice, ARSP ordered the Lualaba mining company to terminate contracts with six ineligible subcontractors and submit a corrective plan within 30 days. The regulator said the six firms accounted for 80% of all subcontractors’ turnover.","ar":"أمرت ARSP في إعلان 29 سبتمبر شركة التعدين في لوالابا بإنهاء عقود ستة مقاولين فرعيين غير مؤهلين وتقديم خطة تصحيحية خلال 30 يوماً. وقالت الهيئة إن الشركات الست تمثل 80% من إجمالي رقم أعمال المقاولين الفرعيين.","fr":"Dans un avis du 29 septembre, l’ARSP a ordonné à la société minière de Lualaba de résilier les contrats de six sous-traitants non éligibles et de soumettre un plan correctif sous 30 jours. 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Decision No. 028/ARSP/DG/TB/2026 is dated 28 September; ARSP published its English notice on 29 September. The regulator said the six firms did not meet legal eligibility conditions and held contracts representing 80% of the turnover of all SICOMINES subcontractors.","The decision followed an inspection at SICOMINES whose observation report was received on 30 July 2026. ARSP said awards made in the 2025 financial year did not comply with Article 6 of subcontracting law 17/001 of 2017, as amended by Law 26/017 on 30 June 2026. According to the regulator, the rule generally reserves subcontracting to companies with Congolese capital and headquarters in the country, subject to statutory exemptions. The notice is a regulatory decision applying that legal framework to a specific company.","The order immediately bars new awards, renewals or extensions to the listed firms, requires termination of their ongoing contracts and directs that they be removed from SICOMINES’ subcontractor register until regularized. SICOMINES must also submit a corrective plan within 30 days, including a timetable for ending contracts, proof of removal from the register and measures to open access to eligible subcontractors. These requirements show the decision records more than a past inspection finding: it sets out steps and a deadline for company action.","ARSP said it would conduct a follow-up inspection and that non-compliance could trigger statutory sanctions. The notice does not name the six firms, give individual contract values or quantify effects on mine production. The turnover share should therefore not be interpreted as the independent monetary value of six contracts: it refers to the six firms’ share of turnover across SICOMINES subcontractors. The limits of the disclosed detail prevent stronger claims about commercial consequences.","Subcontracting at a mine can affect local firms’ participation in revenue and employment through maintenance, transport, construction and service work. The economic effect of enforcing local-ownership rules will depend on whether eligible firms can actually take over contracts, meet technical requirements and support continuous operations during the transition. ARSP’s announcement documents an order and monitoring process, not the eventual outcome. Follow-up reporting should separately confirm the corrective plan, inspection findings and any changes to contracts."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"In a 29 September notice, ARSP ordered the Lualaba mining company to terminate contracts with six ineligible subcontractors and submit a corrective plan within 30 days. The regulator said the six firms accounted for 80% of all subcontractors’ turnover.\n\nThe Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Authority for the Regulation of Subcontracting in the Private Sector (ARSP) ordered Sino-Congolaise des Mines (SICOMINES SA), which operates in Lualaba, to terminate ongoing contracts with six subcontracting firms. Decision No. 028/ARSP/DG/TB/2026 is dated 28 September; ARSP published its English notice on 29 September. The regulator said the six firms did not meet legal eligibility conditions and held contracts representing 80% of the turnover of all SICOMINES subcontractors.\n\nThe decision followed an inspection at SICOMINES whose observation report was received on 30 July 2026. ARSP said awards made in the 2025 financial year did not comply with Article 6 of subcontracting law 17/001 of 2017, as amended by Law 26/017 on 30 June 2026. According to the regulator, the rule generally reserves subcontracting to companies with Congolese capital and headquarters in the country, subject to statutory exemptions. The notice is a regulatory decision applying that legal framework to a specific company.\n\nThe order immediately bars new awards, renewals or extensions to the listed firms, requires termination of their ongoing contracts and directs that they be removed from SICOMINES’ subcontractor register until regularized. SICOMINES must also submit a corrective plan within 30 days, including a timetable for ending contracts, proof of removal from the register and measures to open access to eligible subcontractors. These requirements show the decision records more than a past inspection finding: it sets out steps and a deadline for company action.\n\nARSP said it would conduct a follow-up inspection and that non-compliance could trigger statutory sanctions. The notice does not name the six firms, give individual contract values or quantify effects on mine production. The turnover share should therefore not be interpreted as the independent monetary value of six contracts: it refers to the six firms’ share of turnover across SICOMINES subcontractors. The limits of the disclosed detail prevent stronger claims about commercial consequences.\n\nSubcontracting at a mine can affect local firms’ participation in revenue and employment through maintenance, transport, construction and service work. The economic effect of enforcing local-ownership rules will depend on whether eligible firms can actually take over contracts, meet technical requirements and support continuous operations during the transition. ARSP’s announcement documents an order and monitoring process, not the eventual outcome. Follow-up reporting should separately confirm the corrective plan, inspection findings and any changes to contracts.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}