# 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, Article 7

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Without prejudice to the provisions concerning or contained in individual authorizations and to the provisions of Article 3 (5) (b) legal, regulatory and administrative provisions which reserve to a single entity the right to obtain authorizations in a specific geographical area within the territory of a Member State shall be abolished by the Member States concerned before 1 January 1997.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1994/22/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1994-22/article-7
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