December 2011
Supplement
New Geological and Mining Law in Poland – an overview of key changes
The new Geological and Mining Law Act (the “Act”) shall come into force on the 1st of January 2012. One of the main goals of the legislators was to implement several EU Directives into the Polish legal system, including a further implementation of Directive 94/22/EC of the 30th of May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons.
