Ministerial Decree No. 18 regarding validation of the Regulation on issuing special permit (licence) for geological study of subsoil, exploration and abstraction of groundwater, industrial extraction of non-metallic building minerals, semi-precious and precious stones.

In accordance with the present Regulation a licence issued by the Ministry of Economy is an official document authorizing legal persons irrespectively of the form of property and organizational and legal form, and also physical persons engaged in entrepreneurial activity (applicants), to carry out the following types of activity: 1) geological study of subsoil; 2) exploration and abstraction of groundwater, industrial extraction of non-metallic building minerals, semi-precious and precious stones. A single licence must be issued for each type of activity. In case of multi-profile (multi-purposeful) activity carried out by legal or natural persons they can hold several licences. The Regulation consists of 8 sections. Section 1 lays down general provisions. Section 2 establishes the modalities of issuing licences. Section 3 specifies the contents of a licence. Section 4 specifies the terms and conditions of a licence. Section 5 regards duplicates of licences. Section 6 regards the effect of licence and control. Section 7 regards suspension and cancellation of licences. Section 8 establishes liability.