shares in berkeley energia ltd traded down 12 on tuesday after the company said that the spanish government has rejected the companys administrative appeal against the rejection of permission for the uranium concentrate plant as a radioactive facility at the salamanca project the company believes that the ministry for ecological transition and the demographic challenge has infringed regulations on administrative procedures in spain and under protection afforded to berkeley under the energy charter treaty which would imply that the decision isnt legal a notification of an investment dispute was submitted to the prime minister of spain and miteco in november 2022 the company will update the market in due course shares at 1326 gmt were down 300 pence at 2300 pence