{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1994-22/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1994-22/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1994/22",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1994-22",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The following paragraph shall be added to Article 3 of Directive 90/53 I/EEC:\n‘5. As regards the exploitation of geographical areas for the purpose of prospecting for or extracting oil or gas, paragraphs 1 to 4 shall apply as follows from the date on which the Member State concerned has complied with the provisions of the European Parliament and Council Directive 94/22/EC of 30 May on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons:\n(a) the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 shall be considered to be satisfied with effect from that date without prejudice to paragraph 3;\n(b) with effect from that date, the Member State referred to in paragraph 4 shall be required to communicate only the provisions relating to compliance with the conditions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3.’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 164, 30. 6. 1994, p. 3.’"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1994/22/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:15.899910+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}