# C_2013008EN.01000801.xml

| 12.1.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 8/8 |
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12.1.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 8/8

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Notice of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

2013/C 8/04

The Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic hereby gives notice that on 29 April 2010, it received an application for the designation of an exploration area for the geological prospection and confirmation of deposits of oil and flammable natural gas (hydrocarbons) in the ‘Burda’ area; the period requested is four years.

The proposed exploration area covers 180 km2 in the districts of Nové Zámky and Levice and is delimited by lines connecting vertices (forming a closed geometrical shape with straight sides) having the following coordinates:

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Number and coordinates of points delimiting the exploration area:

| Points | Y | X |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | 463 010,98 | 1 333 087,13 |
| 2. | 454 610,44 | 1 324 951,17 |
| 3. | 453 750,54 | 1 316 418,34 |
| 4. | 452 493,77 | 1 313 044,90 |
| 5. | 453 684,40 | 1 311 523,54 |
| 6. | 452 956,79 | 1 309 340,73 |
| 7. | 448 988,03 | 1 308 745,41 |
| 8. | 448 260,43 | 1 303 850,61 |
| 9. | 445 614,59 | 1 301 932,38 |
| 10. | 448 194,28 | 1 299 551,12 |
| 11. | 455 933,36 | 1 309 274,58 |
| 12. | 465 855,25 | 1 330 110,56 |

Points

Y

X

1.

463 010,98

1 333 087,13

2.

454 610,44

1 324 951,17

3.

453 750,54

1 316 418,34

4.

452 493,77

1 313 044,90

5.

453 684,40

1 311 523,54

6.

452 956,79

1 309 340,73

7.

448 988,03

1 308 745,41

8.

448 260,43

1 303 850,61

9.

445 614,59

1 301 932,38

10.

448 194,28

1 299 551,12

11.

455 933,36

1 309 274,58

12.

465 855,25

1 330 110,56

The points listed above are identified by means of coordinates in the system of coordinates of the Uniform Trigonometric Cadastral Network of the Slovak Republic.

Companies interested in the designation of an exploration area for oil and flammable natural gas (hydrocarbons) may submit competing applications within 90 days following the publication of this notice. Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be taken into consideration.

The Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic will take a decision on the applications that it receives no later than six months following the time limit specified above and will notify all applicants of the results.

Applications must contain the basic particulars specified in Section 23(5) of Act No 569/2007 on geological works (Geology Act), as published in the Zbierka zákonov Slovenskej republiky (Collection of Laws of the Slovak Republic) on 25 October 2007, and information on the technical and financial capacity of the applicant. Applications which do not contain the abovementioned particulars will not be evaluated.

Zbierka zákonov Slovenskej republiky

Applications for the designation of an exploration area are to be submitted in writing, in Slovak, and are to be sent in a sealed envelope marked ‘Konkurenčný návrh PÚ Burda’ to the following address:

| Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky |
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| Námestie Ľudovíta Štúra 1 |
| 812 35 Bratislava |
| SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA |

Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky

Námestie Ľudovíta Štúra 1

812 35 Bratislava

SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA

Detailed information is available from the State Geology Service Section at the Slovak Ministry of the Environment (tel. +421 257783111 / 108).

E-mail: viera.matova@enviro.gov.sk

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