On 12 May 2022 the Swedish Parliament accepted the Government’s bill regarding a one-year extended period of validity for exploration permits. The amendments laid out in the bill will gain legal force on 10 June 2022 and mean that the period of validity of exploration permits that were valid on 1 July 2020 and which are still valid on 9 June 2022 will be extended by one year.
This gives permit holders that meet the requisite criteria the opportunity to carry out work that, due to the pandemic, it has not been possible to perform. However, the proposals do not cover exploration permits that apply to oil, gaseous hydrocarbons or that are based on an application for the extraction of coal or where coal has been explicitly stated in the permit.
Do you have any questions regarding the extension of exploration permits or any other mining related issues? Do not hesitate to contact:
Pia Pehrson, Partner
E-post: pia.pehrson@foyen.se
Tel: +46 (0)733 22 84 42
Peter Dyer, Partner
E-post: peter.dyer@foyen.se
Tel: +46 (0)733 22 84 29
