Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymas dėl koncesijos suteikimo ir Lietuvos Respublikos esminių turtinių įsipareigojimų prisiėmimo Visagino branduolinės (atominės) elektrinės projekte

LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS ĮSTATYMAS DĖL KONCESIJOS SUTEIKIMO IR LIETUVOS

RESPUBLIKOS ESMINIŲ TURTINIŲ ĮSIPAREIGOJIMŲ PRISIĖMIMO VISAGINO BRANDUOLINĖS

(ATOMINĖS) ELEKTRINĖS PROJEKTE

LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS

ĮSTATYMAS

DĖL KONCESIJOS SUTEIKIMO IR LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS ESMINIŲ TURTINIŲ ĮSIPAREIGOJIMŲ PRISIĖMIMO VISAGINO BRANDUOLINĖS (ATOMINĖS) ELEKTRINĖS PROJEKTE

2012 m. birželio 21 d. Nr. XI-2085

Vilnius

1 straipsnis. Įstatymo paskirtis

2 straipsnis. Sprendimas dėl koncesijos

1) koncesijos suteikimui projekto įgyvendinimo bendrovei Visagino branduolinės (atominės) elektrinės projekte;

2) koncesijos sutarties projekte nurodyto strateginio investuotojo Visagino branduolinės (atominės) elektrinės projekte atrinkimui;

3) koncesijos sutarties projekte nustatytų Lietuvos Respublikos esminių turtinių įsipareigojimų prisiėmimui;

4) koncesijos sutarties projektui (pridedamas koncesijos sutarties projekto tekstas anglų kalba ir jo vertimas į lietuvių kalbą).

3 straipsnis. Esminiai turtiniai įsipareigojimai

1) įgyvendinti Visagino branduolinės (atominės) elektrinės projekto pagrindinio privažiavimo kelio nuo Klaipėdos valstybinio jūrų uosto krantinės iki branduolinės (atominės) elektrinės sklypo ribos paruošimo projektą, kaip numatyta koncesijos sutarties projekte (įskaitant 7.1.2 punktą ir 2 priedėlį);

2) užtikrinti, kad projekto įgyvendinimo bendrovei būtų suteiktas žemės sklypas, reikalingas įgyvendinti Visagino branduolinės (atominės) elektrinės projektą, kaip numatyta koncesijos sutarties projekte (įskaitant 7.1.1 (A) punktą);

3) išpirkti projekto įgyvendinimo bendrovės akcijas iš projekto įgyvendinimo bendrovės dalyvių, kai koncesijos sutartis nutraukiama, tais atvejais, kai nutraukimo rizika priskiriama Lietuvos Respublikai, ir kitais nustatytais atvejais, kaip numatyta koncesijos sutarties projekte (įskaitant 20.1, 20.3, 26, 32 punktus);

4) atlyginti koncesijos sutarties projekte nurodytiems asmenims nuostolius dėl darbo produktų, pagal koncesijos sutarties projekte nurodytas papildomas sutartis, naudojimo sukeltos žalos, kaip numatyta koncesijos sutarties projekte (įskaitant 15 punktą);

5) atlyginti koncesijos sutarties projekte nurodytiems asmenims žalą dėl Lietuvos Respublikos konfidencialumo įsipareigojimų pažeidimo, kaip numatyta koncesijos sutarties projekte (įskaitant 13 punktą);

6) atlyginti koncesijos sutarties projekte nurodytiems asmenims žalą dėl koncesijos suteikimo procedūrų ir (arba) garantijų pažeidimo, kaip numatyta koncesijos sutarties projekte (įskaitant 16.5 ir 28.1.2 punktus).

4 straipsnis. Ginčų, kylančių iš koncesijos sutarties ar susijusių su ja, sprendimo tvarka

Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas pritaria susitarimui dėl ginčų, kylančių iš koncesijos sutarties ar su ja susijusių, sprendimo arbitražo tvarka, kaip numatyta koncesijos sutarties projekto 45 punkte ir kitose koncesijos sutarties nuostatose.

5 straipsnis. Papildomų teisių nesuteikimas

Šis įstatymas strateginiam investuotojui, jo susijusioms įmonėms, koncesijos sutarties projekte nurodytiems generaliniam rangovui, branduolinio kuro tiekėjui ir kitiems projekto įgyvendinimo bendrovės akcininkams bei kitiems asmenims nesuteikia daugiau teisių, negu koncesijos sutartis, ir be konkrečios koncesijos sutarties nuostatos taikymo atskirai negali būti taikomas nustatant Lietuvos Respublikos atsakomybę.

Skelbiu šį Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo priimtą įstatymą.

RESPUBLIKOS PREZIDENTĖ                                                    DALIA GRYBAUSKAITĖ

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Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymo

dėl koncesijos suteikimo ir

Lietuvos Respublikos esminių

turtinių įsipareigojimų

prisiėmimo Visagino

branduolinės (atominės)

elektrinės projekte

priedas

DATED [•]

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA

and

[SPV OF HITACHI, LTD.]

and

[PCO]

CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH THE STRATEGIC INVESTOR AND PROJECT COMPANY IN RELATION TO THE VISAGINAS NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PROJECT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1: PRELIMINARY AND TERM................................................................................... 5

1................ DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION.......................................................... 5

2................ AWARD OF CONCESSION AND TERM........................................................... 6

3................ SCOPE OF THE CONCESSION........................................................................... 7

4................ THE RELATIONSHIP: PARTNERING PRINCIPLES....................................... 8

5................ STRATEGIC INVESTOR'S OBLIGATIONS.................................................... 10

6................ PCO OBLIGATIONS........................................................................................... 11

7................ ROL OBLIGATIONS.......................................................................................... 12

8................ CHANGES TO the SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT................................. 13

PART 2: SHAREHOLDINGS IN THE PCO......................................................................... 14

9................ SHAREHOLDINGS IN THE PCO..................................................................... 14

PART 3: GENERAL OBLIGATIONS................................................................................... 15

10.............. OUTSOURCING/SUBCONTRACTING............................................................ 15

PART 4: PROJECT MANAGEMENT.................................................................................... 16

11.............. REPORTS AND MONITORING........................................................................ 16

12.............. REGULATORY INTERFACE............................................................................ 18

PART 5: CONFIDENTIALITY AND PUBLICITY.............................................................. 19

13.............. CONFIDENTIALITY.......................................................................................... 19

14.............. PUBLICITY.......................................................................................................... 24

PART 6: NUCLEAR, LIABILITY AND INSURANCE...................................................... 25

15.............. NUCLEAR............................................................................................................ 25

16.............. LIABILITY........................................................................................................... 25

17.............. DAMAGES ARE INSUFFICIENT COMPENSATION AND EQUITABLE REMEDIES ARE TO BE AVAILABLE................................................................................................. 31

18.............. INSURANCE........................................................................................................ 31

PART 7: TERMINATION....................................................................................................... 32

19.............. Application of Clauses 19 to 26 inclusive: Termination..... 32

20.............. ROL EVENT......................................................................................................... 34

21.............. PCO DEFAULT.................................................................................................... 35

22.............. STRATEGIC INVESTOR DEFAULT................................................................ 37

23.............. NON-DEFAULT TERMINATION..................................................................... 39

24.............. DAMAGES FOR TERMINATION..................................................................... 40

25.............. ROL's Third Party Rights under the Shareholders' Agreement              41

26.............. RoL Event Mandatory Transfer of Shares................................. 41

PART 8: GENERAL PROVISIONS...................................................................................... 46

27.............. SURVIVAL, RIGHtS AND OBLIGATIONS................................................... 46

28.............. WARRANTIES..................................................................................................... 47

29.............. FORCE MAJEURE.............................................................................................. 48

30.............. ASSIGNMENT..................................................................................................... 50

31.............. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES AND CHANGE OF CONTROL                  51

32.............. SHAREHOLDER PUT OPTION......................................................................... 53

33.............. NOTICES.............................................................................................................. 54

34.............. ENTIRE AGREEMENT....................................................................................... 56

35.............. VARIATION AND WAIVER............................................................................. 56

36.............. COUNTERPARTS................................................................................................ 57

37.............. SEVERABILITY.................................................................................................. 57

38.............. COSTS AND EXPENSES.................................................................................... 57

39.............. INTEREST TO RUN ON DEFAULT.................................................................. 57

40.............. CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT....................................... 57

41.............. NO PARTNERSHIP/AGENCY........................................................................... 58

42.............. co-operation in relAtion to the power at cost structure 58

43.............. LANGUAGE........................................................................................................ 59

44.............. GOVERNING LAW............................................................................................ 59

45.............. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE AND ARBITRATION.................... 59

46.............. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WAIVER................................................................ 62

SCHEDULE 1....... Definitions................................................................................................ 65

SCHEDULE 2....... Access Road Works.................................................................................. 82

SCHEDULE 3....... Initial Shareholders' Details and Shareholding......................................... 93

SCHEDULE 4....... National Security Criteria......................................................................... 94

SCHEDULE 5....... Site............................................................................................................ 95

SCHEDULE 6....... Decommissioning and Waste Funding Principles..................................... 96

SCHEDULE 7....... LIV IP..................................................................................................... 102

SCHEDULE 8....... Fundamental Change.............................................................................. 106

SCHEDULE 9....... Invested Capital Statement..................................................................... 111

THIS AGREEMENT is made on [•]

BETWEEN

(1)       The REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, acting through the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania (the "RoL");

(2)       [SPV OF HITACHI, LTD.], a company registered and incorporated in [•] [under [company number] whose address is at [•¶ (the "Strategic Investor"); and

(3)       [The PCO], a company registered and incorporated in the Republic of Lithuania [under [company number] whose address is at [•¶ (the "PCO"),

each a "Party" and together the "Parties".

RECITALS

(A)      In the National Energy Strategy of Lithuania dated 18 January 2007, the RoL reconfirmed the Republic of Lithuania's long-term commitment to nuclear generation. The strategic aims of the Republic of Lithuania include the construction and commissioning of a new nuclear power plant.

(B)       The MoE, on behalf of the RoL, ran an open competitive tender process under the Law on Concessions to identify a strategic investor to take an interest in a new nuclear power plant project-implementing company to be established to develop, construct, operate and decommission a new nuclear power plant. A notice commencing the tender process was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 10 December 2009 (No. 2009/S 238-340935). The tender process ended on 3 January 2011 when the entity identified as the potential preferred bidder withdrew from the process and no other suitable tenders had been submitted. The MoE on behalf of the RoL (as the Concession-granting authority), in accordance with the Law on Concessions, adopted a decision (effective as of 14 January 2011) to proceed with direct negotiations with potential strategic investors.

(C)       Under the direct negotiations process, an open competitive process was conducted on the same qualification and evaluation terms as the prior tender process. Following evaluation of the bids received under the direct negotiations process, Hitachi, Ltd.'s bid on behalf of the Strategic Investor was evaluated as being the most economically advantageous, and Hitachi, Ltd. and the Republic of Lithuania, represented by the MoE, entered into an exclusivity arrangement under which Hitachi, Ltd. was granted an exclusive right to negotiate the terms on which the Strategic Investor would participate and provide investment in the concessionaire project-implementing company (being the PCO). The RoL and the Strategic Investor have negotiated this Concession Agreement pursuant to the terms of that exclusivity arrangement. It was agreed that, subject to the terms of this Concession Agreement, the Strategic Investor or one or more of its Associated Companies nominated by the Strategic Investor shall be awarded the right to: (1) enter into the EPC Contract with the PCO for, subject and without prejudice to the terms of the EPC Contract from time to time, the development and construction of a 1350MW (gross) class advanced boiling water reactor (the "Visaginas New Nuclear Power Plant" or "NNPP"); and (2) if, subject to the terms of this Concession Agreement, required by the PCO (and available under the O&M Support Terms), provide, in relation to the NNPP, operation and maintenance support services pursuant to an O&M Support Contract and/or, if, subject to the terms of this Concession Agreement, required by the PCO (and available under the Nuclear Fuel Supply Terms), provide in relation to the NNPP, nuclear fuel supply and related services pursuant to a Fuel Supply Contract.

(D)      The RoL, the Strategic Investor and the PCO have agreed this Concession Agreement following the direct negotiations process and the RoL is awarding the Concession to the PCO in accordance with the terms of this Concession Agreement with the intention that such award shall support the Republic of Lithuania's objective of achieving the integration of its electricity transmission system into the continental European transmission network and contribute to the diversification of primary energy resources available to the Republic of Lithuania, improve the Republic of Lithuania's security of energy supply and contribute to and improve the diversification of primary energy resources in the wider Baltic region (as referred to in the joint communiqué between the ministers of the Republics of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland made in the presence of the European Commission on 31 May 2010).