Today, the amended Geological and Mining Law enters into force
The Act of 15 June 2018 amending the Geological and Mining Law and certain other laws enters into force on 29 August 2018.
WięcejThe Act of 15 June 2018 amending the Geological and Mining Law and certain other laws enters into force on 29 August 2018.
WięcejThe new version of the draft law amending the Geological and Mining Law Act and certain other Acts, in the version adopted by the Economic Committee of the Council of Ministers, has appeared on the website of the Government Legislation Center (“RCL”).
WięcejOn January 31st, the Economic Committee of the Council of Ministers approved the amendment of the act of December 12th, 2017 which amends the Geological and Mining Law („Amendment”).
WięcejThe Government Legislation Centre has published on its website a draft law amending the Act on Access to Information regarding the Environment and its Protection, Public Participation in Environmental Protection and Environmental Impact Assessments and the Act on the Protection of Nature. The draft envisages the establishment of a new state entity – the Directorate for Environmental Protection (“DEP”).
WięcejThe Regulation of the Minister of Energy of 16th March 2017 on mining rescues was published in the Journal of Laws on 31st May 2017 (Journal of Laws of 2017, item 1052) [hereinafter: the Regulation].
WięcejOn 1st June 2017, the Polish Senate adopted the Act of 25th May 2017 amending the Geological and Mining Law (hereinafter: the Amendment). The amendment aims to implement Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (OJ L 178, 28.06.2013, p. 66) [hereinafter: the Directive].
WięcejThe lengthiness of proceedings is a frequent problem in the adjudication of administrative cases. This issue is particularly relevant when it comes to various kinds of proceedings related to business activity, such as the obtaining of a concession.
WięcejAs a matter of fact, the notion of validity of an environmental decision remains undefined. With respect to such decisions, one may rather talk about the possibility of its application by the investor within a certain limit of time. According to Article 72(3) of the Act of 3 October 2008 providing information on the environment and environmental protection, public participation in environmental protection and on environmental impact assessment (Environmental Information Act), the environmental decision should be attached to an application for a decision concerning, inter alia, a concession for the extraction of minerals from deposits. The submission of the relevant application should take place within 6 years of the date on which the environmental decision became final. In case of a project which is implemented in stages, and provided that the conditions defined in the environmental decision have not changed, the application may be submitted within 10 years of the date on which the environmental decision became final.
WięcejIt goes beyond any doubt that coal will continue to be one of the key energy carriers driving growth in Poland, Europe and across the world. Maintaining the leading role of coal under the current EU climate policy is a challenging task and calls for the implementation of low-emission technologies involving state-of-the-art, efficient and clean power generation processes referred to as Clean Coal Technologies (“CTT”).
WięcejOn 13th September 2016, a draft bill regarding the Polish Geological Survey was published (“Draft Bill”). The primary objective of the new legislation is to create a Polish Geological Survey (“PGS”, in Polish: Polska Służba Geologiczna) a new executive agency, which will be responsible for ensuring effective implementation of national geological policy. Below is a summary of the most important provisions of the Draft Bill.
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