Current reports
Current report no. 27/2022
Judgment of the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw - license for lignite mining
Legal basis:
Art. 17 sec. 1 MAR – inside information
Contents of the report:
ZE PAK SA ("the Company") informs that on July 25, 2022, PAK KWB Konin SA (a subsidiary of the Company) received the Judgment of the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw ("PAC in Warsaw") of May 26, 2022, which was made in closed session. The judgment of the PAC in Warsaw repeals the decision of the Minister of Climate and Environment of July 27, 2020 ("Decision") changing the lignite mining license for one of the three fields currently exploited by KWB Konin SA, i.e. Pątnów IV field ("Jóźwin Open-pit"). The invalidated decision of the Minister of Climate and Environment extends the term of the concession from August 31, 2020 to August 31, 2026.
The judgment repealing the Decision is not final. PAK KWB Konin SA, after getting acquainted with the justification of the decision, will prepare and submit a cassation complaint to the Supreme Administrative Court. The Decision repealed by the judgment of the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw remains in legal circulation, PAK KWB Konin SA still extracts lignite from Pątnów IV deposit in Jóźwin Open-pit mine. Pątnów IV field is in the final stage of exploitation. PAK KWB Konin SA did not assume the exploitation of this deposit until 2026 in any of the scenarios.
Signatures of persons representing the Company:
Piotr Woźny – President of the Management Board
Maciej Nietopiel – Vice President of the Management Board
Katarzyna Sobierajska – Vice President of the Management Board