POLAND FACES ECJ ACTION OVER GAS EXPLORATION RULES
January 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening Poland with legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over its system for awarding prospecting, exploring and producing rights for natural gas within its territory. Brussels claims the Polish system is insufficiently transparent and open to all interested parties as regards standards mandated by European Union directive 94/22/EC. The Commission, for instance, dislikes national gas company registration requirements.
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THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening Poland with legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over its system for awarding prospecting, exploring and producing rights for natural gas within its territory. Brussels claims the Polish system is insufficiently transparent and open to all interested parties as regards standards mandated by European Union directive 94/22/EC. The Commission, for instance, dislikes national gas company registration requirements.
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