Koncesja jako prawny instrument bezpieczeństwa energetycznego
Concession – a legal instrument for energy security

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an attempt to evaluate concessions granted by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office as a legal instrument for energy security. The analysis carried out relates to particular statutory conditions for granting a concession to an undertaking which intends to commence a business activity on the energy market, and to the scope of the verification of the fulfilment of such conditions by the applicant conducted by the regulatory authority in the course of the concession proceedings. Additionally, the amendment to the Energy Law Act of 22 of July 2016 is analysed, as a recent example of a legislative initiative aiming to strengthen energy security. The final part of the article concerns problems related to the correctness of certain interpretations of the new or amended provisions of the Energy Law Act being applied in practice, in the context of the primary objective of making business activity in the energy field subject to a concession.

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