#52026XG03102Czech Republic Opens Competing Applications for a Natural Gas Extraction Site
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This notice opens a 90-day window for qualified mining operators to submit competing applications for prior consent to establish the Trojanovice I extraction site in north-eastern Czech Republic. The site would relate to natural gas linked to the Frenštát West and East coal seam and covers about 63.17 square kilometres across several municipalities in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Companies authorised to carry out mining activities are the main affected parties. They must submit any competing application to the Czech Ministry of the Environment within 90 days of publication in the EU Official Journal. Late applications will not be considered, and the ministry expects to decide within 12 months after the application window closes.
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Key Changes
- Opens a 90-day period for competing applications for the Trojanovice I natural gas extraction site
- Defines the proposed extraction area as about 63.17 square kilometres in the Moravian-Silesian Region
- Sets the Czech Ministry of the Environment as the decision-making authority, with a decision due within 12 months after the application period ends
Obligations
What this law requires
Natural or legal persons seeking competing prior consent for the Trojanovice I extraction site must hold an authorisation to carry out mining activities and submit their competing application to the Czech Ministry of the Environment within the 90-day application window following publication of the notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.