Ministerial Decree No.8 of 1998 regarding validation of the Regulation on issuing special permit (licence) for storage of oil and gas products, trade of liquefied and liquid gas, functioning of refuelling stations.

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. storage of oil and gas products; 2. trade of liquefied and liquid gas; 3. functioning of refuelling stations. 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 document consists of VIII sections. Section I lays down general provisions. Section II establishes the modalities of issuing licences. Section III specifies the contents of a licence. Section IV specifies the terms and conditions of a licence. Section V regards duplicates of licences. Section VI regards the effect of licence and control. Section VII regards suspension and cancellation of licences. Section VIII establishes liability.