1. The scope of theNational Agency for Natural Resources is the development and supervision of the rational exploitation of natural resources based on Government policies, and the monitoring of their post-exploitation in the sectors of mining, hydrocarbons and hydropower.

1.1. The National Agency for Natural Resources shall have the following tasks and responsibilities

a. It consults, suggests to and cooperate with the relevant government structures for the development of policies in the area of mining, hydrocarbons and energy;

b. It implements government policies in the area of mining, hydrocarbons and energy;

c. It provides within its scope, the government critical opinion on studies and projects in the areas of mining, hydrocarbons and energy that have been presented by government or private entities from the country or abroad. In special cases it asks for specialized assistance;

d. It promotes mineral, hydrocarbon, hydro and renewable energies sources resources;

e. It negotiates hydrocarbon and mining agreements, and monitor the implementation of their development plans;

f. It prepares the necessary documentation and procedures for issuing permits, licenses and authorizations as per the law, which will enable the signing of hydrocarbon agreements and the performing of hydrocarbon operations as per the signed agreements;

g. It monitors the execution of signed agreements on hydrocarbons;

h. It supervises mining, post-mining, hydrocarbon and energetic activities;

i. It performs the monitoring of the exploited areas, mining risk and the termination of mining activities;

j. It monitors the concessionary contracts for Hydropower Plants

k. It exclusively manages primary data of the hydrocarbon sector and the data related to the mining and post-mining activity;

l. It proposes necessary measures for the increase of the energy use in energetic cycle.

m. It composes ad publishes the annual energetic balance, in a national and regional level, conform to EUROSTAT and International Energy Agency forms.