# Official Journal C 218/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6122 June 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 218

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6122 June 2018

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 218/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8835 — Stadtwerke Olching/BAG Netz/NG Olching/Olching VerwaltungsGmbH) (
  1) | 1 |
| 2018/C 218/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB) (
  1) | 1 |
| 2018/C 218/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8901 — HSBC/Global Payments) (
  1) | 2 |

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 218/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8835 — Stadtwerke Olching/BAG Netz/NG Olching/Olching VerwaltungsGmbH) (
  1)

1

1

2018/C 218/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB) (
  1)

1

1

2018/C 218/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8901 — HSBC/Global Payments) (
  1)

1

2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Parliament |
| 2018/C 218/04 | Communication of the European Parliament concerning the European Citizen’s Prize — CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM | 3 |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 218/05 | Euro exchange rates | 5 |
| 2018/C 218/06 | Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
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  1) | 6 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2018/C 218/07 | Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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 | 10 |
| 2018/C 218/08 | Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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 | 15 |
| 2018/C 218/09 | Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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 | 19 |
| 2018/C 218/10 | Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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 | 24 |
| 2018/C 218/11 | Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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 | 28 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Parliament

2018/C 218/04

Communication of the European Parliament concerning the European Citizen’s Prize — CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM

CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM

3

European Commission

2018/C 218/05

Euro exchange rates

5

2018/C 218/06

Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
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  1)

(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)

1

6

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2018/C 218/07

Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

10

2018/C 218/08

Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

15

2018/C 218/09

Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

19

2018/C 218/10

Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

24

2018/C 218/11

Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

28

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 218/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8823 — Neste/Demeter Animal Fats and Proteins) (
  1) | 34 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 218/13 | Notice for the attention of Myrna Ajijul Mabanza and Abdulpatta Escalon Abubaka whose names were added to the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/888 | 36 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 218/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8823 — Neste/Demeter Animal Fats and Proteins) (
  1)

1

34

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2018/C 218/13

Notice for the attention of Myrna Ajijul Mabanza and Abdulpatta Escalon Abubaka whose names were added to the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/888

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 22.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 218/1 |
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22.6.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8835 — Stadtwerke Olching/BAG Netz/NG Olching/Olching VerwaltungsGmbH)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 218/01)

On 28 May 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in German language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8835. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8835. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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22.6.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 218/02)

On 14 June 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8496. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8496. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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22.6.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8901 — HSBC/Global Payments)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 218/03)

On 19 June 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8901. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8901. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Parliament

| 22.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 218/3 |
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22.6.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Communication of the European Parliament concerning the European Citizen's Prize

CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM

(2018/C 218/04)

The Chancellery of the European Citizens' Prize held its annual meeting on 6 June 2018 with Mrs Sylvie Guillaume, Vice-President of the European Parliament, in the chair.

At that meeting the following list of prize winners for 2018 was drawn up.

The prizes will be awarded at public award ceremonies in the Member States where laureates are based, and will be organized by the Liaison Offices of the European Parliament. The laureates will also meet at the European Parliament in Brussels for a central event on 9 October 2018.

CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM

Laureates/Winners

| | Alicja Szatkowska |
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Alicja Szatkowska

| | Αντρέας Μάτσης/Okan Dugli (Bi-communal Famagusta Initiative) |
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Αντρέας Μάτσης/Okan Dugli (Bi-communal Famagusta Initiative)

| | Άνεμος ανανέωσης |
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Άνεμος ανανέωσης

| | António Pinto Monteiro |
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António Pinto Monteiro

| | Antonio Silvio Caló |
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Antonio Silvio Caló

| | Архимандрит Партений Фидановски |
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Архимандрит Партений Фидановски

| | Arrels Fundació |
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Arrels Fundació

| | Bjorn Formosa |
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Bjorn Formosa

| | Čebelarska zveza Slovenije |
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Čebelarska zveza Slovenije

| | Centre Mondial de la Paix |
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Centre Mondial de la Paix

| | Dmitri Rõbakov |
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Dmitri Rõbakov

| | Don Virginio Colmegna |
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Don Virginio Colmegna

| | Ehrenamtlicher Dolmetscherdienst der Stadt Ludwigsburg |
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Ehrenamtlicher Dolmetscherdienst der Stadt Ludwigsburg

| | Eurooppanuoret ry |
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Eurooppanuoret ry

| | Fatta! |
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Fatta!

| | Fo.B.A.P. ONLUS |
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Fo.B.A.P. ONLUS

| | Förderverein der Sozialklinik Kalamata |
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Förderverein der Sozialklinik Kalamata

| | Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos |
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Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos

| | HOPEgenesis |
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HOPEgenesis

| | Hrvatski ured za kreativnost i inovacije |
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Hrvatski ured za kreativnost i inovacije

| | Iespējamā misija |
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Iespējamā misija

| | Inner City Helping Homeless |
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Inner City Helping Homeless

| | Institut für Erinnerungskultur 2.0 NeverForgetWhy |
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Institut für Erinnerungskultur 2.0 NeverForgetWhy

| | Irish Men's Sheds Association |
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Irish Men's Sheds Association

| | J.C.A. Akerboom |
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J.C.A. Akerboom

| | Κιβωτός του κόσμου |
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Κιβωτός του κόσμου

| | La Maison des Femmes de Saint-Denis |
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La Maison des Femmes de Saint-Denis

| | Laurent Festas |
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Laurent Festas

| | MagiCAMP |
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MagiCAMP

| | Matthäus Weiß, 1. Landesvorsitzender und der Verband Deutscher Sinti und Roma e.V. Landesverband Schleswig-Holstein |
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Matthäus Weiß, 1. Landesvorsitzender und der Verband Deutscher Sinti und Roma e.V. Landesverband Schleswig-Holstein

| | Mihai Sora |
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Mihai Sora

| | Nagycsaládosok Országos Egyesülete (NOE) |
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Nagycsaládosok Országos Egyesülete (NOE)

| | Odile Linden |
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Odile Linden

| | Paola Scagnelli |
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Paola Scagnelli

| | Pierre Maurice |
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Pierre Maurice

| | Plateforme citoyenne de soutien aux réfugiés |
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Plateforme citoyenne de soutien aux réfugiés

| | Polish Jews Forum |
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Polish Jews Forum

| | Post Bellum |
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Post Bellum

| | Pražský studentský summit |
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Pražský studentský summit

| | Proyecto Integra de la Fundación Universidad Camilo José Cela |
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Proyecto Integra de la Fundación Universidad Camilo José Cela

| | Refugees Welcome Crawley |
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Refugees Welcome Crawley

| | Σενέρ Λεβέντ |
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Σενέρ Λεβέντ

| | Spirit of Football e.V. |
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Spirit of Football e.V.

| | Stichting De Aldenborgh |
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Stichting De Aldenborgh

| | Švento Jokūbo Kelio Savivaldybių Asociacija |
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Švento Jokūbo Kelio Savivaldybių Asociacija

| | Szvorák Katalin |
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Szvorák Katalin

| | Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Maternofetal, Genética y Reproducción (UGCMFG) del Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío |
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Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Maternofetal, Genética y Reproducción (UGCMFG) del Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

| | Varga Erika |
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Varga Erika

| | Vzw/asbl HUMAIN |
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Vzw/asbl HUMAIN

| | Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy |
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Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy

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European Commission

| 22.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 218/5 |
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22.6.2018

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Euro exchange rates (1)

21 June 2018

(2018/C 218/05)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1538 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 127,59 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4520 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87370 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3248 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1496 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 126,60 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4253 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,863 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 326,15 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3256 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6723 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,4754 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5664 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5381 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,0528 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6846 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5714 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 280,79 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,7580 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,4977 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3790 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 261,40 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6331 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,637 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 73,5577 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,995 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3567 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,5286 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 78,4145 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1538

JPY

Japanese yen

127,59

DKK

Danish krone

7,4520

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87370

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3248

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1496

ISK

Iceland króna

126,60

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4253

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,863

HUF

Hungarian forint

326,15

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3256

RON

Romanian leu

4,6723

TRY

Turkish lira

5,4754

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5664

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5381

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,0528

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6846

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5714

KRW

South Korean won

1 280,79

ZAR

South African rand

15,7580

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,4977

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3790

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 261,40

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6331

PHP

Philippine peso

61,637

RUB

Russian rouble

73,5577

THB

Thai baht

37,995

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3567

MXN

Mexican peso

23,5286

INR

Indian rupee

78,4145

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 22.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 218/6 |
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Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1)
  )

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 218/06)

Decisions granting an authorisation

| Reference of the decision (2) | Date of decision | Substance name | Holder of the authorisation | Authorisation number | Authorised use | Date of expiry of review period | Reasons for the decision |
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| C(2018) 3734 | 15 June 2018 | Chromium trioxide
  EC No 215-607-8 CAS No 1333-82-0 | Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France | REACH/18/6/0 | Industrial use of a mixture containing the hexavalent chromium compounds (chromium trioxide, potassium dichromate or sodium dichromate) for the conversion of cadmium coated circular and rectangular connectors in order to achieve a higher level of performances than the requirements of international standards as well as to withstand harsh environments and high safety applications (such as in the military, aeronautic, aerospace, mining, offshore and nuclear industries or for the application in safety devices for road vehicles, rolling stock and vessels). | 21 September 2029 | In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies for the applicant before the sunset date. |
| Amphenol Limited, Thanet Way, CT5 3JF, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom | REACH/18/6/2 |
| Amphenol Socapex, 948, Promenade de l’Arve, 74311, THYEZ, France | REACH/18/6/3 |
| ITT Cannon, Cannonstrasse 1, 71384, Weinstadt-Beutelsbach, Germany | REACH/18/6/4 |
| Connecteurs Electriques Deutsch, 17 rue Lavoisier — BP 117, 27091, Evreux, France | REACH/18/6/5 |
| Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, Faraday Road, SN3 5HH, Swindon, United Kingdom | REACH/18/6/7 |
| Connecteurs Electriques Deutsch, 17 rue Lavoisier — BP 117, 27091, Evreux, France | REACH/18/6/6 |
| Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, Faraday Road, SN3 5HH, Swindon, United Kingdom | REACH/18/6/8 |
| | | Potassium dichromate
  EC No 231-906-6 CAS No 7778-50-9 | Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France | REACH/18/6/1 | Industrial use of a mixture containing the hexavalent chromium compounds (chromium trioxide, potassium dichromate or sodium dichromate) in conversion coating and passivation of circular and rectangular connectors in order to meet the requirements of international standards and special requirements of industries subject to harsh environments. | 21 September 2024 | |
| Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, Faraday Road, SN3 5HH, Swindon, United Kingdom | REACH/18/6/9 |
| Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France | REACH/18/6/10 |
| | | Sodium dichromate
  EC No 234-190-3 CAS No 10588-01-9, 7789-12-0 | Amphenol Limited, Thanet Way, CT5 3JF, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom | REACH/18/6/12 | | | |
| | | Chromium trioxide
  EC No 215-607-8 CAS No 1333-82-0 | Amphenol Socapex, 948, Promenade de l’Arve, 74311, THYEZ, France | REACH/18/6/14 | | | |
| ITT Cannon, Cannonstrasse 1, 71384, Weinstadt-Beutelsbach, Germany | REACH/18/6/16 |
| Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, Faraday Road, SN3 5HH, Swindon, United Kingdom | REACH/18/6/18 |
| Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France | REACH/18/6/11 |
| Amphenol Limited, Thanet Way, CT5 3JF, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom | REACH/18/6/13 |
| | | Sodium dichromate
  EC No 234-190-3 CAS No 10588-01-9, 7789-12-0 | Amphenol Socapex, 948, Promenade de l’Arve, 74311, THYEZ, France | REACH/18/6/15 | Industrial use of a mixture containing chromium trioxide for the etching of composite connectors used by industries subject to harsh environments, to mainly ensure adhesive deposit to meet the requirements of international standards. | 21 September 2021 | |
| | | Potassium dichromate
  EC No 231-906-6 CAS No 7778-50-9 | Connecteurs Electriques Deutsch, 17 rue Lavoisier — BP 117, 27091, Evreux, France | REACH/18/6/17 | | | |
| | | Chromium trioxide
  EC No 215-607-8 CAS No 1333-82-0 | Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France | REACH/18/6/19 | | | |

Reference of the decision (2)

Date of decision

Substance name

Holder of the authorisation

Authorisation number

Authorised use

Date of expiry of review period

Reasons for the decision

C(2018) 3734

15 June 2018

Chromium trioxide

EC No 215-607-8 CAS No 1333-82-0

Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France

REACH/18/6/0

Industrial use of a mixture containing the hexavalent chromium compounds (chromium trioxide, potassium dichromate or sodium dichromate) for the conversion of cadmium coated circular and rectangular connectors in order to achieve a higher level of performances than the requirements of international standards as well as to withstand harsh environments and high safety applications (such as in the military, aeronautic, aerospace, mining, offshore and nuclear industries or for the application in safety devices for road vehicles, rolling stock and vessels).

21 September 2029

In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies for the applicant before the sunset date.

Amphenol Limited, Thanet Way, CT5 3JF, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom

REACH/18/6/2

Amphenol Socapex, 948, Promenade de l’Arve, 74311, THYEZ, France

REACH/18/6/3

ITT Cannon, Cannonstrasse 1, 71384, Weinstadt-Beutelsbach, Germany

REACH/18/6/4

Connecteurs Electriques Deutsch, 17 rue Lavoisier — BP 117, 27091, Evreux, France

REACH/18/6/5

Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, Faraday Road, SN3 5HH, Swindon, United Kingdom

REACH/18/6/7

Connecteurs Electriques Deutsch, 17 rue Lavoisier — BP 117, 27091, Evreux, France

REACH/18/6/6

Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, Faraday Road, SN3 5HH, Swindon, United Kingdom

REACH/18/6/8

Potassium dichromate

EC No 231-906-6 CAS No 7778-50-9

Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France

REACH/18/6/1

Industrial use of a mixture containing the hexavalent chromium compounds (chromium trioxide, potassium dichromate or sodium dichromate) in conversion coating and passivation of circular and rectangular connectors in order to meet the requirements of international standards and special requirements of industries subject to harsh environments.

21 September 2024

Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, Faraday Road, SN3 5HH, Swindon, United Kingdom

REACH/18/6/9

Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France

REACH/18/6/10

Sodium dichromate

EC No 234-190-3 CAS No 10588-01-9, 7789-12-0

Amphenol Limited, Thanet Way, CT5 3JF, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom

REACH/18/6/12

Chromium trioxide

EC No 215-607-8 CAS No 1333-82-0

Amphenol Socapex, 948, Promenade de l’Arve, 74311, THYEZ, France

REACH/18/6/14

ITT Cannon, Cannonstrasse 1, 71384, Weinstadt-Beutelsbach, Germany

REACH/18/6/16

Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, Faraday Road, SN3 5HH, Swindon, United Kingdom

REACH/18/6/18

Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France

REACH/18/6/11

Amphenol Limited, Thanet Way, CT5 3JF, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom

REACH/18/6/13

Sodium dichromate

EC No 234-190-3 CAS No 10588-01-9, 7789-12-0

Amphenol Socapex, 948, Promenade de l’Arve, 74311, THYEZ, France

REACH/18/6/15

Industrial use of a mixture containing chromium trioxide for the etching of composite connectors used by industries subject to harsh environments, to mainly ensure adhesive deposit to meet the requirements of international standards.

21 September 2021

Potassium dichromate

EC No 231-906-6 CAS No 7778-50-9

Connecteurs Electriques Deutsch, 17 rue Lavoisier — BP 117, 27091, Evreux, France

REACH/18/6/17

Chromium trioxide

EC No 215-607-8 CAS No 1333-82-0

Souriau SAS, RD323, 72470, Champagné, France

REACH/18/6/19

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(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 22.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 218/10 |
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22.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/10

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Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

(2018/C 218/07)

PUBLIC INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A CONCESSION FOR THE PROSPECTION, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON UNDER CONCESSION IN THE TARD AREA

On behalf of the Hungarian State, the Minister for National Development (‘the Contracting Authority’ or ‘the Minister’), as the minister responsible for mining and for overseeing state-owned assets, hereby issues a public invitation to tender for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon under a concession contract on the basis of Act CXCVI of 2011 on national assets (‘the National Assets Act’), Act XVI of 1991 on concessions (‘the Concessions Act’) and Act XLVIII of 1993 on mining (‘the Mining Act’), subject to the following conditions.

| 1. | The Minister will publish the invitation to tender, adjudge the bids and conclude the concession contract in cooperation with the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (MBFSZ) in accordance with the Concessions Act and the Mining Act. Bids that meet the tender specifications will be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee set up by the Minister.
  On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).
  The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian. |
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1.

On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).

The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian.

| 2. | Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any Hungarian or foreign natural person and to any transparent organisation within the meaning of the National Assets Act, provided they meet the tender specifications; joint bids are also permitted. In the case of joint bids for this concession activity, the bidders must designate one of their number as representative, but assume joint and several liability for performance of the concession contract. Domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing under the tendering procedure.
  For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator. |
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2.

For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator.

| 3. | Duration of the concession: 20 years from the entry into force of the concession contract; the original duration may be extended once without a further call for tenders for a maximum of half of its original duration if the Concession Holder and Concession Company have complied with all their obligations in accordance with the contract and on time. |
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3.

| 4. | Data on area designated for concession:
  Area designated for concession: the area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén and Heves.








  Municipality | County | Municipality | County |
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| Andornaktálya | Heves | Mályi | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Besenyőtelek | Heves | Mezőcsát | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Bogács | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Mezőkeresztes | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Borsodgeszt | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Mezőkövesd | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Borsodivánka | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Mezőnagymihály | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Bükkábrány | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Mezőnyárád | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Bükkaranyos | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Mezőszemere | Heves |
| Bükkzsérc | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Mezőtárkány | Heves |
| Cserépfalu | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Miskolc | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Cserépváralja | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Nagytálya | Heves |
| Csincse | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Négyes | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Dormánd | Heves | Noszvaj | Heves |
| Eger | Heves | Novaj | Heves |
| Egerbakta | Heves | Nyékládháza | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Egerfarmos | Heves | Ostoros | Heves |
| Egerlövő | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Poroszló | Heves |
| Egerszalók | Heves | Sajópetri | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Egerszólát | Heves | Sály | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Emőd | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Sirok | Heves |
| Füzesabony | Heves | Szentistván | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Gelej | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Szihalom | Heves |
| Harsány | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Szomolya | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hejőkeresztúr | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tard | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hejőszalonta | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tibolddaróc | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Igrici | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszabábolna | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Kács | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszadorogma | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Kisgyőr | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszafüred | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok |
| Kistokaj | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszavalk | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Maklár | Heves | Vatta | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |

4.

Area designated for concession: the area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén and Heves.

Municipality

County

Municipality

County

Andornaktálya

Heves

Mályi

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Besenyőtelek

Heves

Mezőcsát

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Bogács

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Mezőkeresztes

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Borsodgeszt

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Mezőkövesd

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Borsodivánka

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Mezőnagymihály

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Bükkábrány

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Mezőnyárád

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Bükkaranyos

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Mezőszemere

Heves

Bükkzsérc

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Mezőtárkány

Heves

Cserépfalu

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Miskolc

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Cserépváralja

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Nagytálya

Heves

Csincse

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Négyes

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Dormánd

Heves

Noszvaj

Heves

Eger

Heves

Novaj

Heves

Egerbakta

Heves

Nyékládháza

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Egerfarmos

Heves

Ostoros

Heves

Egerlövő

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Poroszló

Heves

Egerszalók

Heves

Sajópetri

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Egerszólát

Heves

Sály

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Emőd

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Sirok

Heves

Füzesabony

Heves

Szentistván

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Gelej

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Szihalom

Heves

Harsány

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Szomolya

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hejőkeresztúr

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tard

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hejőszalonta

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tibolddaróc

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Igrici

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszabábolna

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Kács

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszadorogma

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Kisgyőr

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszafüred

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Kistokaj

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszavalk

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Maklár

Heves

Vatta

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 5 000 metres below Baltic Sea level

Areas cleared to make way for a mine site established for hydrocarbon mineral resources are not included in the area designated for concession.

The corner point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System, while data on the areas cleared to make way for mine sites established for hydrocarbon mineral resources, which are not included in the area designated for concession, can be viewed on the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ (‘Concessions’) drop-down menu, and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium).

Size of area designated for concession: 1 271,76 km2.

Areas of mine sites whose overburden is located higher than the overburden of the area designated for concession and whose bedrock corresponds to or extends below the bedrock of the area designated for concession are not included in the area designated for concession.

| 5. | Minimum net concession fee: HUF 315 000 000 (three hundred and fifteen million forint) plus VAT, but a bid for a larger fixed amount may be entered in the tendering procedure. Once the result is published, the successful bidder must pay the concession fee in the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract. |
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5.

| 6. | Participation in the concession tendering procedure is subject to payment of a participation fee of HUF 10 000 000 (ten million forint) plus VAT; this amount is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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6.

| 7. | In addition to paying the participation fee, for their bid to be valid bidders must lodge a tendering security of HUF 50 000 000 (fifty million forint) by the day preceding the deadline for submitting bids as a guarantee that the bid is binding. The tendering security paid will be forfeited to the Contracting Authority if the bidder withdraws or if the bidder is successful but then fails to conclude the contract or fails to pay the concession fee offered, in the amount, in the manner and by the deadline stipulated in the contract. The tendering security is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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7.

| 8. | The lowest rate of the mining royalty payable for conventional hydrocarbon production on the basis of the concession contract will be 16 % in accordance with the decision of the Minister; a bid for a higher mining royalty may be entered in the tendering procedure, which if agreed is recorded in the concession contract and must be paid for the duration of the concession. The cases specified in Section 20(3)(e) and (i) and Section 20(5) of the Mining Act are exceptions, where the prevailing mining royalty rate specified in the Mining Act shall apply. |
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8.

| 9. | The legal, financial, technical and other conditions and information relating to the tendering procedure can be found in the Tender Document. |
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9.

| 10. | The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary; tel. +36 13012900) on working days between 8:00 and 14:00 up until the day before the submission deadline, on presentation of adequate documentary proof that the purchase price for the Tender Document has been paid. The Hungarian Mining and Geological Service will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name.
  When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu. |
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10.

When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu.

| 11. | The purchase price for the Tender Document is HUF 100 000 (one hundred thousand forint) plus VAT, which must be paid by transfer into the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service’s appropriation use framework account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code TACHDV and the name of the party purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is not refundable in part or in full. If the Tender Document is not received, the purchase price for the Tender Document will be refunded to the payer within five days of the submission deadline. |
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11.

| 12. | Bids may be submitted only by persons having purchased the Tender Document and having paid both the participation fee and the tendering security. If a joint bid is submitted, it is sufficient for one of the bidders to purchase the Tender Document. |
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12.

| 13. | Bids must be submitted in person between 10:00 and 12:00 on 26 September 2018 at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary), in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document. |
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13.

| 14. | The bid becomes binding on the bidder from the time it is submitted and remains binding until the tendering procedure has ended. Bidders may not exclude liability for failure to abide by their bid. |
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14.

| 15. | The Minister reserves the right to declare the concession tender procedure unsuccessful. No claims arising from the tender procedure being declared unsuccessful may be lodged against the Minister, the Hungarian State represented by the Minister, or the Ministry of National Development as the Minister’s place of work. |
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15.

| 16. | The successful bidder will acquire the exclusive right for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in the area designated for concession for the duration of the concession through the Concession Company mandatorily set up for that purpose. Once the decision establishing the mining site becomes final, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site. |
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16.

| 17. | Each bidder may submit only a single bid. |
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17.

| 18. | Time limit for the adjudication of concession bids: within 90 days following the deadline for bids to be submitted. |
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18.

| 19. | The Contracting Authority will ensure a level playing field and will not apply any preferential criteria. |
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19.

| 20. | Tender adjudication criteria:






  I) | Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:






  — | professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon), |
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20.

I)

Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:

—

professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon),

| — | the planned duration of the research, |
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the planned duration of the research,

| — | the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work, |
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—

the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work,

| — | how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are, |
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—

how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are,

| — | the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession, |
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—

the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession,

| — | how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years). |
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how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years).

| II) | Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:






  — | the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources, |
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II)

Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:

—

the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources,

| — | the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender. |
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the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender.

| III) | Assessment criteria relating to payment obligations undertaken in the concession contract:






  — | the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister, |
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III)

Assessment criteria relating to payment obligations undertaken in the concession contract:

—

the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister,

| — | the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister. |
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—

the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister.

The detailed adjudication criteria and the legislation governing the procedure for authorising the concession work and how it is to be performed and completed are specified in the Tender Document.

| 21. | The concession contract
  The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.
  The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.
  When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.
  The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document. |
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21.

The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.

The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.

When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.

The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document.

| 22. | Information regarding the tendering procedure may be requested exclusively in Hungarian, in writing after the Tender Document has been purchased, in the manner stipulated in the Tender Document; replies will be made available to all parties by the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service using the email address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased. |
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22.

Budapest, ... ... 2018.

Dr Miklós SESZTÁK

Minister

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(1)  At the date on which this invitation to tender is being published, the member of the Government responsible for overseeing state-owned assets and for mining is the Minister for National Development, in accordance with Section 109(3) and (5) of Government Decree No 152/2014 of 6 June 2014 governing the duties and powers of certain ministers and members of the Government.

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22.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/15

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Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

(2018/C 218/08)

PUBLIC INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A CONCESSION FOR THE PROSPECTION, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON UNDER CONCESSION IN THE TISZAFÜRED AREA

On behalf of the Hungarian State, the Minister for National Development (‘the Contracting Authority’ or ‘the Minister’), as the minister responsible for mining and for overseeing state-owned assets, hereby issues a public invitation to tender for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon under a concession contract on the basis of Act CXCVI of 2011 on national assets (‘the National Assets Act’), Act XVI of 1991 on concessions (‘the Concessions Act’) and Act XLVIII of 1993 on mining (‘the Mining Act’), subject to the following conditions.

| 1. | The Minister will publish the invitation to tender, adjudge the bids and conclude the concession contract in cooperation with the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (MBFSZ) in accordance with the Concessions Act and the Mining Act. Bids that meet the tender specifications will be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee set up by the Minister.
  On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).
  The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian. |
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1.

On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).

The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian.

| 2. | Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any Hungarian or foreign natural person and to any transparent organisation within the meaning of the National Assets Act, provided they meet the tender specifications; joint bids are also permitted. In the case of joint bids for this concession activity, the bidders must designate one of their number as representative, but assume joint and several liability for performance of the concession contract. Domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing under the tendering procedure.
  For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator. |
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2.

For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator.

| 3. | Duration of the concession: 20 years from the entry into force of the concession contract; the original duration may be extended once without a further call for tenders for a maximum of half of its original duration if the Concession Holder and Concession Company have complied with all their obligations in accordance with the contract and on time. |
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3.

| 4. | Data on area designated for concession:
  Area designated for concession: The area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén, Hajdú–Bihar, Heves and Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok.








  Municipality | County | Municipality | County |
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| Abádszalók | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok | Tiszaderzs | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok |
| Egyek | Hajdú–Bihar | Tiszadorogma | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hortobágy | Hajdú–Bihar | Tiszafüred | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok |
| Kunmadaras | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok | Tiszaigar | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok |
| Nádudvar | Hajdú–Bihar | Tiszaörs | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok |
| Nagyiván | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok | Tiszaszentimre | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok |
| Poroszló | Heves | Tiszaszőlős | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok |
| Sarud | Heves | Tiszavalk | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Tiszabábolna | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Újlőrincfalva | Heves |
| Tiszacsege | Hajdú–Bihar | | |

4.

Area designated for concession: The area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén, Hajdú–Bihar, Heves and Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok.

Municipality

County

Municipality

County

Abádszalók

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Tiszaderzs

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Egyek

Hajdú–Bihar

Tiszadorogma

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hortobágy

Hajdú–Bihar

Tiszafüred

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Kunmadaras

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Tiszaigar

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Nádudvar

Hajdú–Bihar

Tiszaörs

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Nagyiván

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Tiszaszentimre

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Poroszló

Heves

Tiszaszőlős

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Sarud

Heves

Tiszavalk

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszabábolna

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Újlőrincfalva

Heves

Tiszacsege

Hajdú–Bihar

Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 5 000 metres below Baltic Sea level

Areas cleared to make way for a mine site established for hydrocarbon mineral resources are not included in the area designated for concession.

The corner point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System, while data on the areas cleared to make way for mine sites established for hydrocarbon mineral resources, which are not included in the area designated for concession, can be viewed on the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ (‘Concessions’) drop-down menu, and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium).

Size of area designated for concession: 654 km2.

Areas of mine sites whose overburden is located higher than the overburden of the area designated for concession and whose bedrock corresponds to or extends below the bedrock of the area designated for concession are not included in the area designated for concession.

| 5. | Minimum net concession fee: HUF 321 000 000 (three hundred and twenty-one million forint) plus VAT, but a bid for a larger fixed amount may be entered in the tendering procedure. Once the result is published, the successful bidder must pay the concession fee in the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract. |
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5.

| 6. | Participation in the concession tendering procedure is subject to payment of a participation fee of HUF 10 000 000 (ten million forint) plus VAT; this amount is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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6.

| 7. | In addition to paying the participation fee, for their bid to be valid bidders must lodge a tendering security of HUF 50 000 000 (fifty million forint) by the day preceding the deadline for submitting bids as a guarantee that the bid is binding. The tendering security paid will be forfeited to the Contracting Authority if the bidder withdraws or if the bidder is successful but then fails to conclude the contract or fails to pay the concession fee offered, in the amount, in the manner and by the deadline stipulated in the contract. The tendering security is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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7.

| 8. | The lowest rate of the mining royalty for conventional hydrocarbon production payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 16 % in accordance with the decision of the Minister; a bid for a higher mining royalty may be entered in the tendering procedure, which if agreed is recorded in the concession contract and must be paid for the duration of the concession. The cases specified in Section 20(3)(e) and (i) and Section 20(5) of the Mining Act are exceptions, where the prevailing mining royalty rate specified in the Mining Act shall apply. |
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8.

| 9. | The legal, financial, technical and other conditions and information relating to the tendering procedure can be found in the Tender Document. |
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9.

| 10. | The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary; tel. +36 13012900) on working days between 8:00 and 14:00 up until the day before the submission deadline, on presentation of adequate documentary proof that the purchase price for the Tender Document has been paid. The Hungarian Mining and Geological Service will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name.
  When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu). |
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10.

When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu).

| 11. | The purchase price for the Tender Document is HUF 100 000 (one hundred thousand forint) plus VAT, which must be paid by transfer into the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service’s appropriation use framework account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code TFCHDV and the name of the party purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is not refundable in part or in full. If the Tender Document is not received, the purchase price for the Tender Document will be refunded to the payer within five days of the submission deadline. |
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11.

| 12. | Bids may be submitted only by persons having purchased the Tender Document and having paid both the participation fee and the tendering security. If a joint bid is submitted, it is sufficient for one of the bidders to purchase the Tender Document. |
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12.

| 13. | Bids must be submitted in person between 10:00 and 12:00 on 26 September 2018, at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary), in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document. |
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13.

| 14. | The bid becomes binding on the bidder from the time it is submitted and remains binding until the tendering procedure has ended. Bidders may not exclude liability for failure to abide by their bid. |
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14.

| 15. | The Minister reserves the right to declare the concession tender procedure unsuccessful. No claims arising from the tender procedure being declared unsuccessful may be lodged against the Minister, the Hungarian State represented by the Minister, or the Ministry of National Development as the Minister’s place of work. |
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15.

| 16. | The successful bidder will acquire the exclusive right for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in the area designated for concession for the duration of the concession through the Concession Company mandatorily set up for that purpose. Once the decision establishing the mining site becomes final, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site. |
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16.

| 17. | Each bidder may submit only a single bid. |
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17.

| 18. | Time limit for the adjudication of concession bids: within 90 days following the deadline for bids to be submitted. |
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18.

| 19. | The Contracting Authority will ensure a level playing field and will not apply any preferential criteria. |
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19.

| 20. | Tender adjudication criteria:






  I) | Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:






  — | professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon), |
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20.

I)

Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:

—

professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon),

| — | the planned duration of the research, |
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the planned duration of the research,

| — | the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work, |
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the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work,

| — | how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are, |
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how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are,

| — | the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession, |
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the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession,

| — | how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years). |
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how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years).

| II) | Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:






  — | the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources, |
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II)

Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:

—

the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources,

| — | the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender. |
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—

the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender.

| III) | Assessment criteria relating to financial obligations undertaken in the concession contract:






  — | the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister, |
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III)

Assessment criteria relating to financial obligations undertaken in the concession contract:

—

the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister,

| — | the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister. |
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—

the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister.

The detailed adjudication criteria and the legislation governing the procedure for authorising the concession work and how it is to be performed and completed are specified in the Tender Document.

| 21. | The concession contract
  The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.
  The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.
  When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.
  The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document. |
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21.

The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.

The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.

When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.

The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document.

| 22. | Information regarding the tendering procedure may be requested exclusively in Hungarian, in writing after the Tender Document has been purchased, in the manner stipulated in the Tender Document; replies will be made available to all parties by the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service using the email address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased. |
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22.

Budapest, ... ... 2018.

Dr Miklós SESZTÁK

Minister

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(1)  At the date on which this invitation to tender is being published, the member of the Government responsible for overseeing state-owned assets and for mining is the Minister for National Development, in accordance with Section 109(3) and (5) of Government Decree No 152/2014 of 6 June 2014 governing the duties and powers of certain ministers and members of the Government.

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| 22.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 218/19 |
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22.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/19

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Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

(2018/C 218/09)

PUBLIC INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A CONCESSION FOR THE PROSPECTION, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON UNDER CONCESSION IN THE TISZATARJÁN AREA

On behalf of the Hungarian State, the Minister for National Development (‘the Contracting Authority’ or ‘the Minister’), as the minister responsible for mining and for overseeing state-owned assets, hereby issues a public invitation to tender for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon under a concession contract on the basis of Act CXCVI of 2011 on national assets (‘the National Assets Act’), Act XVI of 1991 on concessions (‘the Concessions Act’) and Act XLVIII of 1993 on mining (‘the Mining Act’), subject to the following conditions.

| 1. | The Minister will publish the invitation to tender, adjudge the bids and conclude the concession contract in cooperation with the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (MBFSZ) in accordance with the Concessions Act and the Mining Act. Bids that meet the tender specifications will be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee set up by the Minister.
  On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).
  The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian. |
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1.

On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).

The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian.

| 2. | Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any Hungarian or foreign natural person and to any transparent organisation within the meaning of the National Assets Act, provided they meet the tender specifications; joint bids are also permitted. In the case of joint bids for this concession activity, the bidders must designate one of their number as representative, but assume joint and several liability for performance of the concession contract. Domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing under the tendering procedure.
  For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator. |
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2.

For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator.

| 3. | Duration of the concession: 20 years from the entry into force of the concession contract; the original duration may be extended once without a further call for tenders for a maximum of half of its original duration if the Concession Holder and Concession Company have complied with all their obligations in accordance with the contract and on time. |
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3.

| 4. | Data on area designated for concession:
  Area designated for concession: the area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén, Hajdú–Bihar, Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok and Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg.








  Municipality | County | Municipality | County |
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| Alsózsolca | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Muhi | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Arnót | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Nádudvar | Hajdú–Bihar |
| Ároktő | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Nagycsécs | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Balmazújváros | Hajdú–Bihar | Nagyhegyes | Hajdú–Bihar |
| Bekecs | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Nemesbikk | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Berzék | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Nyékládháza | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Bőcs | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Onga | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Egyek | Hajdú–Bihar | Ónod | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Emőd | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Oszlár | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Felsőzsolca | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Polgár | Hajdú–Bihar |
| Folyás | Hajdú–Bihar | Prügy | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Gesztely | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Sajóhídvég | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Girincs | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Sajólád | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Görbeháza | Hajdú–Bihar | Sajóörös | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hajdúszoboszló | Hajdú–Bihar | Sajópetri | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hejőbába | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Sajószöged | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hejőkeresztúr | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Szakáld | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hejőkürt | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Szerencs | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hejőpapi | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Taktaharkány | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hejőszalonta | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Taktakenéz | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hernádkak | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Taktaszada | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Hernádnémeti | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszacsege | Hajdú–Bihar |
| Hortobágy | Hajdú–Bihar | Tiszadada | Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg |
| Igrici | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszadob | Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg |
| Karcag | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok | Tiszadorogma | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Kesznyéten | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszagyulaháza | Hajdú–Bihar |
| Kiscsécs | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszakeszi | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Kistokaj | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszalúc | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Köröm | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszapalkonya | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Mályi | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszatarján | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Megyaszó | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Tiszaújváros | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Mezőcsát | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Újcsanálos | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén |
| Mezőnagymihály | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Újszentmargita | Hajdú–Bihar |
| Miskolc | Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén | Újtikos | Hajdú–Bihar |

4.

Area designated for concession: the area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén, Hajdú–Bihar, Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok and Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg.

Municipality

County

Municipality

County

Alsózsolca

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Muhi

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Arnót

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Nádudvar

Hajdú–Bihar

Ároktő

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Nagycsécs

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Balmazújváros

Hajdú–Bihar

Nagyhegyes

Hajdú–Bihar

Bekecs

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Nemesbikk

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Berzék

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Nyékládháza

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Bőcs

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Onga

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Egyek

Hajdú–Bihar

Ónod

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Emőd

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Oszlár

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Felsőzsolca

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Polgár

Hajdú–Bihar

Folyás

Hajdú–Bihar

Prügy

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Gesztely

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Sajóhídvég

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Girincs

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Sajólád

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Görbeháza

Hajdú–Bihar

Sajóörös

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hajdúszoboszló

Hajdú–Bihar

Sajópetri

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hejőbába

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Sajószöged

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hejőkeresztúr

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Szakáld

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hejőkürt

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Szerencs

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hejőpapi

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Taktaharkány

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hejőszalonta

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Taktakenéz

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hernádkak

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Taktaszada

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Hernádnémeti

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszacsege

Hajdú–Bihar

Hortobágy

Hajdú–Bihar

Tiszadada

Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg

Igrici

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszadob

Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg

Karcag

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Tiszadorogma

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Kesznyéten

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszagyulaháza

Hajdú–Bihar

Kiscsécs

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszakeszi

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Kistokaj

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszalúc

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Köröm

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszapalkonya

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Mályi

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszatarján

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Megyaszó

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Tiszaújváros

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Mezőcsát

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Újcsanálos

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Mezőnagymihály

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Újszentmargita

Hajdú–Bihar

Miskolc

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén

Újtikos

Hajdú–Bihar

Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 5 000 metres below Baltic Sea level

Areas cleared to make way for a mine site established for hydrocarbon mineral resources are not included in the area designated for concession.

The corner point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System, while data on the areas cleared to make way for mine sites established for hydrocarbon mineral resources, which are not included in the area designated for concession, can be viewed on the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ (‘Concessions’) drop-down menu, and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium).

Size of area designated for concession: 1 770,8 km2.

Areas of mine sites whose overburden is located higher than the overburden of the area designated for concession and whose bedrock corresponds to or extends below the bedrock of the area designated for concession are not included in the area designated for concession.

| 5. | Minimum net concession fee: HUF 318 000 000 (three hundred and eighteen million forint) plus VAT, but a bid for a larger fixed amount may be entered in the tendering procedure. Once the result is published, the successful bidder must pay the concession fee in the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract. |
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| 6. | Participation in the concession tendering procedure is subject to payment of a participation fee of HUF 10 000 000 (ten million forint) plus VAT; this amount is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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| 7. | In addition to paying the participation fee, for their bid to be valid bidders must lodge a tendering security of HUF 50 000 000 (fifty million forint) by the day preceding the deadline for submitting bids as a guarantee that the bid is binding. The tendering security paid will be forfeited to the Contracting Authority if the bidder withdraws or if the bidder is successful but then fails to conclude the contract or fails to pay the concession fee offered, in the amount, in the manner and by the deadline stipulated in the contract. The tendering security is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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| 8. | The lowest rate of the mining royalty for conventional hydrocarbon production payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 16 % in accordance with the decision of the Minister; a bid for a higher mining royalty may be entered in the tendering procedure, which if agreed is recorded in the concession contract and must be paid for the duration of the concession. The cases specified in Section 20(3)(e) and (i) and Section 20(5) of the Mining Act are exceptions, where the prevailing mining royalty rate specified in the Mining Act shall apply. |
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| 9. | The legal, financial, technical and other conditions and information relating to the tendering procedure can be found in the Tender Document. |
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9.

| 10. | The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary; tel. +36 13012900) on working days between 8:00 and 14:00 up until the day before the submission deadline, on presentation of adequate documentary proof that the purchase price for the Tender Document has been paid. The Hungarian Mining and Geological Service will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name.
  When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu. |
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10.

When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu.

| 11. | The purchase price for the Tender Document is HUF 100 000 (one hundred thousand forint) plus VAT, which must be paid by transfer into the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service’s appropriation use framework account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code TTCHDV and the name of the party purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is not refundable in part or in full. If the Tender Document is not received, the purchase price for the Tender Document will be refunded to the payer within five days of the submission deadline. |
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| 12. | Bids may be submitted only by persons having purchased the Tender Document and having paid both the participation fee and the tendering security. If a joint bid is submitted, it is sufficient for one of the bidders to purchase the Tender Document. |
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| 13. | Bids must be submitted in person between 10:00 and 12:00 on 27 September 2018 at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary), in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document. |
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| 14. | The bid becomes binding on the bidder from the time it is submitted and remains binding until the tendering procedure has ended. Bidders may not exclude liability for failure to abide by their bid. |
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| 15. | The Minister reserves the right to declare the concession tender procedure unsuccessful. No claims arising from the tender procedure being declared unsuccessful may be lodged against the Minister, the Hungarian State represented by the Minister, or the Ministry of National Development as the Minister’s place of work. |
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| 16. | The successful bidder will acquire the exclusive right for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in the area designated for concession for the duration of the concession through the Concession Company mandatorily set up for that purpose. Once the decision establishing the mining site becomes final, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site. |
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| 17. | Each bidder may submit only a single bid. |
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| 18. | Time limit for the adjudication of concession bids: within 90 days following the deadline for bids to be submitted. |
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| 19. | The Contracting Authority will ensure a level playing field and will not apply any preferential criteria. |
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| 20. | Tender adjudication criteria:






  I) | Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:






  — | professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon), |
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I)

Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:

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professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon),

| — | the planned duration of the research, |
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the planned duration of the research,

| — | the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work, |
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the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work,

| — | how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are, |
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how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are,

| — | the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession, |
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the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession,

| — | how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years). |
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how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years).

| II) | Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:






  — | the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources, |
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II)

Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:

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the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources,

| — | the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender. |
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the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender.

| III) | Assessment criteria relating to payment obligations undertaken in the concession contract:






  — | the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister, |
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III)

Assessment criteria relating to payment obligations undertaken in the concession contract:

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the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister,

| — | the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister. |
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the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister.

The detailed adjudication criteria and the legislation governing the procedure for authorising the concession work and how it is to be performed and completed are specified in the Tender Document.

| 21. | The concession contract
  The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.
  The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.
  When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.
  The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document. |
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The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.

The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.

When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.

The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document.

| 22. | Information regarding the tendering procedure may be requested exclusively in Hungarian, in writing after the Tender Document has been purchased, in the manner stipulated in the Tender Document; replies will be made available to all parties by the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service using the email address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased. |
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Budapest, ... ... 2018.

Dr Miklós SESZTÁK

Minister

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(1)  At the date on which this invitation to tender is being published, the member of the Government responsible for overseeing state-owned assets and for mining is the Minister for National Development, in accordance with Section 109(3) and (5) of Government Decree No 152/2014 of 6 June 2014 governing the duties and powers of certain ministers and members of the Government.

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22.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/24

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Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

(2018/C 218/10)

PUBLIC INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A CONCESSION FOR THE PROSPECTION, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON UNDER CONCESSION IN THE ÚJSZILVÁS AREA

On behalf of the Hungarian State, the Minister for National Development (‘the Contracting Authority’ or ‘the Minister’), as the minister responsible for mining and for overseeing state-owned assets, hereby issues a public invitation to tender for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon under a concession contract on the basis of Act CXCVI of 2011 on national assets (‘the National Assets Act’), Act XVI of 1991 on concessions (‘the Concessions Act’) and Act XLVIII of 1993 on mining (‘the Mining Act’), subject to the following conditions.

| 1. | The Minister will publish the invitation to tender, adjudge the bids and conclude the concession contract in cooperation with the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (MBFSZ) in accordance with the Concessions Act and the Mining Act. Bids that meet the tender specifications will be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee set up by the Minister.
  On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).
  The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian. |
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1.

On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).

The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian.

| 2. | Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any Hungarian or foreign natural person and to any transparent organisation within the meaning of the National Assets Act, provided they meet the tender specifications; joint bids are also permitted. In the case of joint bids for this concession activity, the bidders must designate one of their number as representative, but assume joint and several liability for performance of the concession contract. Domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing under the tendering procedure.
  For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator. |
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2.

For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator.

| 3. | Duration of the concession: 20 years from the entry into force of the concession contract; the original duration may be extended once without a further call for tenders for a maximum of half of its original duration if the Concession Holder and Concession Company have complied with all their obligations in accordance with the contract and on time. |
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| 4. | Data on area designated for concession:
  Area designated for concession: the area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Bács–Kiskun, Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok and Pest.








  Municipality | County | Municipality | County |
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| Abony | Pest | Nyársapát | Pest |
| Albertirsa | Pest | Pánd | Pest |
| Cegléd | Pest | Pilis | Pest |
| Ceglédbercel | Pest | Pusztavacs | Pest |
| Csemő | Pest | Tápióbicske | Pest |
| Dánszentmiklós | Pest | Tápiógyörgye | Pest |
| Jászkarajenő | Pest | Tápiószele | Pest |
| Káva | Pest | Tápiószentmárton | Pest |
| Kocsér | Pest | Tápiószőlős | Pest |
| Kőröstetétlen | Pest | Törtel | Pest |
| Lajosmizse | Bács-Kiskun | Újszász | Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok |
| Mikebuda | Pest | Újszilvás | Pest |
| Nagykőrös | Pest | | |

4.

Area designated for concession: the area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Bács–Kiskun, Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok and Pest.

Municipality

County

Municipality

County

Abony

Pest

Nyársapát

Pest

Albertirsa

Pest

Pánd

Pest

Cegléd

Pest

Pilis

Pest

Ceglédbercel

Pest

Pusztavacs

Pest

Csemő

Pest

Tápióbicske

Pest

Dánszentmiklós

Pest

Tápiógyörgye

Pest

Jászkarajenő

Pest

Tápiószele

Pest

Káva

Pest

Tápiószentmárton

Pest

Kocsér

Pest

Tápiószőlős

Pest

Kőröstetétlen

Pest

Törtel

Pest

Lajosmizse

Bács-Kiskun

Újszász

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok

Mikebuda

Pest

Újszilvás

Pest

Nagykőrös

Pest

Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 5 000 metres below Baltic Sea level

Areas cleared to make way for a mine site established for hydrocarbon mineral resources are not included in the area designated for concession.

The corner point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System, while data on the areas cleared to make way for mine sites established for hydrocarbon mineral resources, which are not included in the area designated for concession, can be viewed on the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ (‘Concessions’) drop-down menu, and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium).

Size of area designated for concession: 1 050 km2.

Areas of mine sites whose overburden is located higher than the overburden of the area designated for concession and whose bedrock corresponds to or extends below the bedrock of the area designated for concession are not included in the area designated for concession.

| 5. | Minimum net concession fee: HUF 321 000 000 (three hundred and twenty-one million forint) plus VAT, but a bid for a larger fixed amount may be entered in the tendering procedure. Once the result is published, the successful bidder must pay the concession fee in the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract. |
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| 6. | Participation in the concession tendering procedure is subject to payment of a participation fee of HUF 10 000 000 (ten million forint) plus VAT; this amount is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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6.

| 7. | In addition to paying the participation fee, for their bid to be valid bidders must lodge a tendering security of HUF 50 000 000 (fifty million forint) by the day preceding the deadline for submitting bids as a guarantee that the bid is binding. The tendering security paid will be forfeited to the Contracting Authority if the bidder withdraws or if the bidder is successful but then fails to conclude the contract or fails to pay the concession fee offered, in the amount, in the manner and by the deadline stipulated in the contract. The tendering security is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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7.

| 8. | The lowest rate of mining royalty for conventional hydrocarbon production payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 16 % in accordance with the decision of the Minister; a bid for a higher mining royalty may be entered in the tendering procedure, which if agreed is recorded in the concession contract and must be paid for the duration of the concession. The cases specified in Section 20(3)(e) and (i) and Section 20(5) of the Mining Act are exceptions, where the prevailing mining royalty rate specified in the Mining Act shall apply. |
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| 9. | The legal, financial, technical and other conditions and information relating to the tendering procedure can be found in the Tender Document. |
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9.

| 10. | The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary; tel. +36 13012900) on working days between 8:00 and 14:00 up until the day before the submission deadline, on presentation of adequate documentary proof that the purchase price for the Tender Document has been paid. The Hungarian Mining and Geological Service will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name.
  When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu). |
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10.

When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu).

| 11. | The purchase price for the Tender Document is HUF 100 000 (one hundred thousand forint) plus VAT, which must be paid by transfer into the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service’s appropriation use framework account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code UJCHDV and the name of the party purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is not refundable in part or in full. If the Tender Document is not received, the purchase price for the Tender Document will be refunded to the payer within five days of the submission deadline. |
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| 12. | Bids may be submitted only by persons having purchased the Tender Document and having paid both the participation fee and the tendering security. If a joint bid is submitted, it is sufficient for one of the bidders to purchase the Tender Document. |
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| 13. | Bids must be submitted in person between 10:00 and 12:00 on 27 September 2018 at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary), in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document. |
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| 14. | From the time it is submitted the bid becomes binding on the bidder and remains binding until the tendering procedure has ended. Bidders may not exclude liability for failure to abide by their bid. |
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| 15. | The Minister reserves the right to declare the concession tender procedure unsuccessful. No claims arising from the tender procedure being declared unsuccessful may be lodged against the Minister, the Hungarian State represented by the Minister, or the Ministry of National Development as the Minister’s place of work. |
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| 16. | The successful bidder will acquire the exclusive right for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in the area designated for concession for the duration of the concession through the Concession Company mandatorily set up for that purpose. Once the decision establishing the mining site becomes final, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site. |
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| 17. | Each bidder may submit only a single bid. |
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| 18. | Time limit for the adjudication of concession bids: within 90 days following the deadline for bids to be submitted. |
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| 19. | The Contracting Authority will ensure a level playing field and will not apply any preferential criteria. |
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| 20. | Tender adjudication criteria:






  I) | Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:






  — | professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon), |
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20.

I)

Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:

—

professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon),

| — | the planned duration of the research, |
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the planned duration of the research,

| — | the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work, |
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the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work,

| — | how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are, |
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how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are,

| — | the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession, |
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the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession,

| — | how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years). |
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how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years).

| II) | Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:






  — | the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources, |
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II)

Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:

—

the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources,

| — | the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender. |
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the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender.

| III) | Assessment criteria relating to payment obligations undertaken in the concession contract:






  — | the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister, |
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III)

Assessment criteria relating to payment obligations undertaken in the concession contract:

—

the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister,

| — | the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister. |
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—

the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister.

The detailed adjudication criteria and the legislation governing the procedure for authorising the concession work and how it is to be performed and completed are specified in the Tender Document.

| 21. | The concession contract
  The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.
  The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.
  When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.
  The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document. |
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21.

The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.

The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.

When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.

The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document.

| 22. | Information regarding the tendering procedure may be requested exclusively in Hungarian, in writing after the Tender Document has been purchased, in the manner stipulated in the Tender Document; replies will be made available to all parties by the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service using the email address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased. |
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22.

Budapest, ... ... 2018.

Dr Miklós SESZTÁK

Minister

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(1)  At the date on which this invitation to tender is being published, the member of the Government responsible for overseeing state-owned assets and for mining is the Minister for National Development, in accordance with Section 109(3) and (5) of Government Decree No 152/2014 of 6 June 2014 governing the duties and powers of certain ministers and members of the Government.

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22.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/28

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Communication from the Minister for National Development of Hungary pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

(2018/C 218/11)

PUBLIC INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A CONCESSION FOR THE PROSPECTION, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON UNDER CONCESSION IN THE ZALAERDŐD AREA

On behalf of the Hungarian State, the Minister for National Development (‘the Contracting Authority’ or ‘the Minister’), as the minister responsible for mining and for overseeing state-owned assets, hereby issues a public invitation to tender for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon under a concession contract on the basis of Act CXCVI of 2011 on national assets (‘the National Assets Act’), Act XVI of 1991 on concessions (‘the Concessions Act’) and Act XLVIII of 1993 on mining (‘the Mining Act’), subject to the following conditions.

| 1. | The Minister will publish the invitation to tender, adjudge the bids and conclude the concession contract in cooperation with the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (MBFSZ) in accordance with the Concessions Act and the Mining Act. Bids that meet the tender specifications will be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee set up by the Minister.
  On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).
  The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian. |
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1.

On the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee the Minister will issue the decision awarding the concession, on the basis of which the Minister may then conclude the concession contract with the successful bidder in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Concessions Act (1).

The language of the tendering procedure is Hungarian.

| 2. | Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any Hungarian or foreign natural person and to any transparent organisation within the meaning of the National Assets Act, provided they meet the tender specifications; joint bids are also permitted. In the case of joint bids for this concession activity, the bidders must designate one of their number as representative, but assume joint and several liability for performance of the concession contract. Domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing under the tendering procedure.
  For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator. |
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2.

For the purpose of carrying out the activity subject to concession, using its own resources the bidder signing the concession contract (‘the Concession Holder’) must, within 90 days of the concession contract entering into force, set up a company with its registered office in Hungary (‘the Concession Company’); the Concession Holder must hold the majority of the shares, business interests and voting rights in the company at the time it is set up and for as long as it is operating, and must, as owner, undertake to enforce the requirements specified in the concession contract within the Concession Company. The Concession Company will enjoy the rights and be subject to the obligations under the concession contract as a mining operator.

| 3. | Duration of the concession: 20 years from the entry into force of the concession contract; the original duration may be extended once without a further call for tenders for a maximum of half of its original duration if the Concession Holder and Concession Company have complied with all their obligations in accordance with the contract and on time. |
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3.

| 4. | Data on area designated for concession:
  Area designated for concession: the area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron, Vas, Veszprém and Zala.








  Municipality | County | Municipality | County |
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| Adorjánháza | Veszprém | Meggyeskovácsi | Vas |
| Alsóújlak | Vas | Mersevát | Vas |
| Apácatorna | Veszprém | Mesteri | Vas |
| Batyk | Zala | Mezőlak | Veszprém |
| Bejcgyertyános | Vas | Mihályfa | Zala |
| Békás | Veszprém | Mihályháza | Veszprém |
| Beled | Győr–Moson–Sopron | Mikosszéplak | Vas |
| Bérbaltavár | Vas | Nagyacsád | Veszprém |
| Boba | Vas | Nagyalásony | Veszprém |
| Bodorfa | Veszprém | Nagypirit | Veszprém |
| Borgáta | Vas | Nagysimonyi | Vas |
| Bögöte | Vas | Nagytilaj | Vas |
| Celldömölk | Vas | Nemesgörzsöny | Veszprém |
| Csáfordjánosfa | Győr–Moson–Sopron | Nemeshany | Veszprém |
| Csánig | Vas | Nemeskeresztúr | Vas |
| Csehi | Vas | Nemeskocs | Vas |
| Csehimindszent | Vas | Nemesszalók | Veszprém |
| Csipkerek | Vas | Nick | Vas |
| Csögle | Veszprém | Nyárád | Veszprém |
| Csönge | Vas | Nyőgér | Vas |
| Dabronc | Veszprém | Óhíd | Zala |
| Dabrony | Veszprém | Olaszfa | Vas |
| Dáka | Veszprém | Ostffyasszonyfa | Vas |
| Dénesfa | Győr–Moson–Sopron | Oszkó | Vas |
| Doba | Veszprém | Pácsony | Vas |
| Döbröce | Zala | Pakod | Zala |
| Dötk | Zala | Páli | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Duka | Vas | Pápoc | Vas |
| Edve | Győr–Moson–Sopron | Pókaszepetk | Zala |
| Egeralja | Veszprém | Rábakecöl | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Egervár | Zala | Rábapaty | Vas |
| Egervölgy | Vas | Rábasebes | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Egyed | Győr–Moson–Sopron | Rábaszentandrás | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Egyházashetye | Vas | Répcelak | Vas |
| Egyházaskesző | Veszprém | Répceszemere | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Gérce | Vas | Rigács | Veszprém |
| Gógánfa | Veszprém | Rum | Vas |
| Gősfa | Zala | Sárvár | Vas |
| Győrvár | Vas | Sitke | Vas |
| Hetyefő | Veszprém | Sobor | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Hosszúpereszteg | Vas | Somlójenő | Veszprém |
| Hosztót | Veszprém | Somlószőlős | Veszprém |
| Ikervár | Vas | Somlóvásárhely | Veszprém |
| Iszkáz | Veszprém | Somlóvecse | Veszprém |
| Jákfa | Vas | Sótony | Vas |
| Jánosháza | Vas | Sümeg | Veszprém |
| Káld | Vas | Sümegcsehi | Zala |
| Kám | Vas | Szalapa | Zala |
| Kamond | Veszprém | Szany | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Káptalanfa | Veszprém | Szemenye | Vas |
| Karakó | Vas | Szentimrefalva | Veszprém |
| Karakószörcsök | Veszprém | Szergény | Vas |
| Keléd | Vas | Szil | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Kemendollár | Zala | Tekenye | Zala |
| Kemeneshőgyész | Veszprém | Tokorcs | Vas |
| Kemeneskápolna | Vas | Türje | Zala |
| Kemenesmagasi | Vas | Tüskevár | Veszprém |
| Kemenesmihályfa | Vas | Ukk | Veszprém |
| Kemenespálfa | Vas | Uraiújfalu | Vas |
| Kemenessömjén | Vas | Vág | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Kemenesszentmárton | Vas | Vámoscsalád | Vas |
| Kemenesszentpéter | Veszprém | Várkesző | Veszprém |
| Kenyeri | Vas | Vásárosfalu | Győr–Moson–Sopron |
| Kerta | Veszprém | Vásárosmiske | Vas |
| Kisberzseny | Veszprém | Vasboldogasszony | Zala |
| Kiscsősz | Veszprém | Vashosszúfalu | Vas |
| Kisgörbő | Zala | Vasvár | Vas |
| Kispirit | Veszprém | Veszprémgalsa | Veszprém |
| Kissomlyó | Vas | Vid | Veszprém |
| Kisvásárhely | Zala | Vinár | Veszprém |
| Kisszőlős | Veszprém | Vönöck | Vas |
| Köcsk | Vas | Zalabér | Zala |
| Külsővat | Veszprém | Zalaerdőd | Veszprém |
| Lakhegy | Zala | Zalagyömörő | Veszprém |
| Magyargencs | Veszprém | Zalameggyes | Veszprém |
| Magyarkeresztúr | Győr–Moson–Sopron | Zalaszegvár | Veszprém |
| Marcalgergelyi | Veszprém | Zalaszentgrót | Zala |
| Marcaltő | Veszprém | Zalavég | Zala |
| Megyer | Veszprém | Zsennye | Vas |

4.

Area designated for concession: the area is situated within the municipalities listed in the table below in the counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron, Vas, Veszprém and Zala.

Municipality

County

Municipality

County

Adorjánháza

Veszprém

Meggyeskovácsi

Vas

Alsóújlak

Vas

Mersevát

Vas

Apácatorna

Veszprém

Mesteri

Vas

Batyk

Zala

Mezőlak

Veszprém

Bejcgyertyános

Vas

Mihályfa

Zala

Békás

Veszprém

Mihályháza

Veszprém

Beled

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Mikosszéplak

Vas

Bérbaltavár

Vas

Nagyacsád

Veszprém

Boba

Vas

Nagyalásony

Veszprém

Bodorfa

Veszprém

Nagypirit

Veszprém

Borgáta

Vas

Nagysimonyi

Vas

Bögöte

Vas

Nagytilaj

Vas

Celldömölk

Vas

Nemesgörzsöny

Veszprém

Csáfordjánosfa

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Nemeshany

Veszprém

Csánig

Vas

Nemeskeresztúr

Vas

Csehi

Vas

Nemeskocs

Vas

Csehimindszent

Vas

Nemesszalók

Veszprém

Csipkerek

Vas

Nick

Vas

Csögle

Veszprém

Nyárád

Veszprém

Csönge

Vas

Nyőgér

Vas

Dabronc

Veszprém

Óhíd

Zala

Dabrony

Veszprém

Olaszfa

Vas

Dáka

Veszprém

Ostffyasszonyfa

Vas

Dénesfa

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Oszkó

Vas

Doba

Veszprém

Pácsony

Vas

Döbröce

Zala

Pakod

Zala

Dötk

Zala

Páli

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Duka

Vas

Pápoc

Vas

Edve

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Pókaszepetk

Zala

Egeralja

Veszprém

Rábakecöl

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Egervár

Zala

Rábapaty

Vas

Egervölgy

Vas

Rábasebes

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Egyed

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Rábaszentandrás

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Egyházashetye

Vas

Répcelak

Vas

Egyházaskesző

Veszprém

Répceszemere

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Gérce

Vas

Rigács

Veszprém

Gógánfa

Veszprém

Rum

Vas

Gősfa

Zala

Sárvár

Vas

Győrvár

Vas

Sitke

Vas

Hetyefő

Veszprém

Sobor

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Hosszúpereszteg

Vas

Somlójenő

Veszprém

Hosztót

Veszprém

Somlószőlős

Veszprém

Ikervár

Vas

Somlóvásárhely

Veszprém

Iszkáz

Veszprém

Somlóvecse

Veszprém

Jákfa

Vas

Sótony

Vas

Jánosháza

Vas

Sümeg

Veszprém

Káld

Vas

Sümegcsehi

Zala

Kám

Vas

Szalapa

Zala

Kamond

Veszprém

Szany

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Káptalanfa

Veszprém

Szemenye

Vas

Karakó

Vas

Szentimrefalva

Veszprém

Karakószörcsök

Veszprém

Szergény

Vas

Keléd

Vas

Szil

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Kemendollár

Zala

Tekenye

Zala

Kemeneshőgyész

Veszprém

Tokorcs

Vas

Kemeneskápolna

Vas

Türje

Zala

Kemenesmagasi

Vas

Tüskevár

Veszprém

Kemenesmihályfa

Vas

Ukk

Veszprém

Kemenespálfa

Vas

Uraiújfalu

Vas

Kemenessömjén

Vas

Vág

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Kemenesszentmárton

Vas

Vámoscsalád

Vas

Kemenesszentpéter

Veszprém

Várkesző

Veszprém

Kenyeri

Vas

Vásárosfalu

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Kerta

Veszprém

Vásárosmiske

Vas

Kisberzseny

Veszprém

Vasboldogasszony

Zala

Kiscsősz

Veszprém

Vashosszúfalu

Vas

Kisgörbő

Zala

Vasvár

Vas

Kispirit

Veszprém

Veszprémgalsa

Veszprém

Kissomlyó

Vas

Vid

Veszprém

Kisvásárhely

Zala

Vinár

Veszprém

Kisszőlős

Veszprém

Vönöck

Vas

Köcsk

Vas

Zalabér

Zala

Külsővat

Veszprém

Zalaerdőd

Veszprém

Lakhegy

Zala

Zalagyömörő

Veszprém

Magyargencs

Veszprém

Zalameggyes

Veszprém

Magyarkeresztúr

Győr–Moson–Sopron

Zalaszegvár

Veszprém

Marcalgergelyi

Veszprém

Zalaszentgrót

Zala

Marcaltő

Veszprém

Zalavég

Zala

Megyer

Veszprém

Zsennye

Vas

Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 5 000 metres below Baltic Sea level

Areas cleared to make way for a mine site established for hydrocarbon mineral resources are not included in the area designated for concession.

The corner point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System, while data on the areas cleared to make way for mine sites established for hydrocarbon mineral resources, which are not included in the area designated for concession, can be viewed on the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ (‘Concessions’) drop-down menu, and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium).

Size of area designated for concession: 1 871 km2.

Areas of mine sites whose overburden is located higher than the overburden of the area designated for concession and whose bedrock corresponds to or extends below the bedrock of the area designated for concession are not included in the area designated for concession.

| 5. | Minimum net concession fee: HUF 342 000 000 (three hundred and forty-two million forint) plus VAT, but a bid for a larger fixed amount may be entered in the tendering procedure. Once the result is published, the successful bidder must pay the concession fee in the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract. |
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| 6. | Participation in the concession tendering procedure is subject to payment of a participation fee of HUF 10 000 000 (ten million forint) plus VAT; this amount is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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| 7. | In addition to paying the participation fee, for their bid to be valid bidders must lodge a tendering security of HUF 50 000 000 (fifty million forint) by the day preceding the deadline for submitting bids as a guarantee that the bid is binding. The tendering security paid will be forfeited to the Contracting Authority if the bidder withdraws or if the bidder is successful but then fails to conclude the contract or fails to pay the concession fee offered, in the amount, in the manner and by the deadline stipulated in the contract. The tendering security is to be paid in the manner specified in the Tender Document. |
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| 8. | The lowest rate of the mining royalty for conventional hydrocarbon production payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 16 % in accordance with the decision of the Minister; a bid for a higher mining royalty may be entered in the tendering procedure, which if agreed is recorded in the concession contract and must be paid for the duration of the concession. The cases specified in Section 20(3)(e) and (i) and Section 20(5) of the Mining Act are exceptions, where the prevailing mining royalty rate specified in the Mining Act shall apply. |
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| 9. | The legal, financial, technical and other conditions and information relating to the tendering procedure can be found in the Tender Document. |
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| 10. | The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary; tel. +36 13012900) on working days between 8:00 and 14:00 up until the day before the submission deadline, on presentation of adequate documentary proof that the purchase price for the Tender Document has been paid. The Hungarian Mining and Geological Service will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name.
  When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu. |
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When purchasing the Tender Document, for the purposes of being contacted and receiving communications the purchaser must also submit a Concession Bidder Identification Sheet, which can be downloaded from the website of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (www.mbfsz.gov.hu) by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ drop-down menu.

| 11. | The purchase price for the Tender Document is HUF 100 000 (one hundred thousand forint) plus VAT, which must be paid by transfer into the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service’s appropriation use framework account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code ZACHDV and the name of the party purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is not refundable in part or in full. If the Tender Document is not received, the purchase price for the Tender Document will be refunded to the payer within five days of the submission deadline. |
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| 12. | Bids may be submitted only by persons having purchased the Tender Document and having paid both the participation fee and the tendering security. If a joint bid is submitted, it is sufficient for one of the bidders to purchase the Tender Document. |
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| 13. | Bids must be submitted in person between 10:00 and 12:00 on 27 September 2018 at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest, Hungary), in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document. |
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| 14. | The bid becomes binding on the bidder from the time it is submitted and remains binding until the tendering procedure has ended. Bidders may not exclude liability for failure to abide by their bid. |
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| 15. | The Minister reserves the right to declare the concession tender procedure unsuccessful. No claims arising from the tender procedure being declared unsuccessful may be lodged against the Minister, the Hungarian State represented by the Minister, or the Ministry of National Development as the Minister’s place of work. |
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15.

| 16. | The successful bidder will acquire the exclusive right for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in the area designated for concession for the duration of the concession through the Concession Company mandatorily set up for that purpose. Once the decision establishing the mining site becomes final, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site. |
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| 17. | Each bidder may submit only a single bid. |
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| 18. | Time limit for the adjudication of concession bids: within 90 days following the deadline for bids to be submitted. |
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| 19. | The Contracting Authority will ensure a level playing field and will not apply any preferential criteria. |
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| 20. | Tender adjudication criteria:






  I) | Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:






  — | professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon), |
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I)

Assessment criteria relating to the content of the Programme of Research Work subject to concession:

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professional merits of the Programme of Research Work (programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon),

| — | the planned duration of the research, |
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the planned duration of the research,

| — | the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work, |
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the financial commitment undertaken when implementing the Programme of Research Work,

| — | how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are, |
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how up-to-date the envisaged technical solutions are,

| — | the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession, |
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the measures envisaged for protecting the environment and preventing and reducing damage in the course of the work subject to concession,

| — | how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years). |
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how soon commencement of production is envisaged (by law, within less than five years).

| II) | Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:






  — | the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources, |
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II)

Assessment criteria relating to the bidder’s ability to perform the concession contract:

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the bidder’s financial standing, the availability of the resources needed to finance the work to be performed under the concession, and the proportion of this accounted for by own resources,

| — | the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender. |
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the total value of work performed in connection with hydrocarbon mining in the three years preceding the invitation to tender.

| III) | Assessment criteria relating to financial obligations undertaken in the concession contract:






  — | the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister, |
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III)

Assessment criteria relating to financial obligations undertaken in the concession contract:

—

the net concession fee offered in comparison to the minimum concession fee set by the Minister,

| — | the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister. |
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the size of the mining royalty offered in comparison to the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister.

The detailed adjudication criteria and the legislation governing the procedure for authorising the concession work and how it is to be performed and completed are specified in the Tender Document.

| 21. | The concession contract
  The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.
  The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.
  When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.
  The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document. |
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21.

The concession contract is to be concluded within 90 days following the announcement of the result. This time limit may be extended by the Minister once only by a maximum of 60 days.

The successful bidder is entitled to carry out the exclusive state-controlled economic activity (prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbon in a delimited area) permitted under the concession for the duration of the concession in accordance with the relevant legislation and the concession contract.

When submitting the bid, bidders must take account of Section 22/A(13) of the Mining Act, which states that in the case of hydrocarbons a mining operator’s prospection right or prospection permit may cover a total of no more than 15 000 km2 of prospection territory. When establishing the prospection territory, account must also be taken of the prospection territory of the mining operator that controls – within the meaning of the Civil Code – the mining operator wishing to obtain the prospection right or prospection permit. In the case of joint bids, each of the bidders must meet this criterion individually.

The draft concession contract is annexed to the Tender Document.

| 22. | Information regarding the tendering procedure may be requested exclusively in Hungarian, in writing after the Tender Document has been purchased, in the manner stipulated in the Tender Document; replies will be made available to all parties by the Hungarian Mining and Geological Service using the email address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased. |
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Budapest, ... ... 2018.

Dr Miklós SESZTÁK

Minister

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(1)  At the date on which this invitation to tender is being published, the member of the Government responsible for overseeing state-owned assets and for mining is the Minister for National Development, in accordance with Section 109(3) and (5) of Government Decree No 152/2014 of 6 June 2014 governing the duties and powers of certain ministers and members of the Government.

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| 22.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 218/34 |
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22.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/34

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8823 — Neste/Demeter Animal Fats and Proteins)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 218/12)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Neste Oyj (Finland), |
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Neste Oyj (Finland),

| — | Int. Handelsmaatschappij Demeter BV (Netherlands), controlled by Demeter Holding BV. |
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Int. Handelsmaatschappij Demeter BV (Netherlands), controlled by Demeter Holding BV.

Neste Oyj (Neste) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of G Int. Handelsmaatschappij Demeter BV (Demeter), which will regroup the animal fats and proteins sourcing and supply activities of the Demeter group.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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—   for Neste: Neste is a refining and marketing company focusing on low-emission, high-quality traffic fuels. For its production of renewable fuel, the Neste group uses a variety of renewable feedstock, including animal fats,

—   for Demeter: Demeter is active in the purchase and resale of processed animal fats and of processed animal proteins.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8823 — Neste/Demeter Animal Fats and Proteins

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

| 22.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 218/36 |
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22.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/36

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Notice for the attention of Myrna Ajijul Mabanza and Abdulpatta Escalon Abubaka whose names were added to the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/888

(2018/C 218/13)

1.

The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises:

| — | ISIL (Da'esh) and Al Qaida, |
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ISIL (Da'esh) and Al Qaida,

| — | natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al Qaida, and |
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natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al Qaida, and

| — | legal persons, entities and bodies owned or controlled by, or otherwise supporting, any of these associated persons, entities, bodies and groups. |
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legal persons, entities and bodies owned or controlled by, or otherwise supporting, any of these associated persons, entities, bodies and groups.

Acts or activities indicating that an individual, group, undertaking, or entity is ‘associated with’ ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida include:

| (a) | participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of ISIL (Da'esh) and Al Qaida, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof; |
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(a)

participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of ISIL (Da'esh) and Al Qaida, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

| (b) | supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to any of them; |
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(b)

supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to any of them;

| (c) | recruiting for any of them; or |
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(c)

recruiting for any of them; or

| (d) | otherwise supporting acts or activities of any of them. |
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(d)

otherwise supporting acts or activities of any of them.

2.

Myrna Ajijul Mabanza and Abdulpatta Escalon Abubaka may submit at any time a request to the UN Ombudsperson, together with any supporting documentation, for the decision to include it in the UN list referred to above, to be reconsidered. Such request should be sent to the following address:

| United Nations — Office of the Ombudsperson |
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| Room TB-08041D |
| New York, NY 10017 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tel. +1 2129632671 |
| Fax +1 2129631300/3778 |
| Email: ombudsperson@un.org |

United Nations — Office of the Ombudsperson

Room TB-08041D

New York, NY 10017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tel. +1 2129632671

Fax +1 2129631300/3778

Email: ombudsperson@un.org

See for more information at: https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/procedures-for-delisting

3.

The following measures of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 apply to the individuals and entities included in Annex I:

| (1) | the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to the individuals and entities concerned, or owned or held by them, and the prohibition (on everyone) on making funds and economic resources available to any of the individuals and entities concerned or for their benefit, whether directly or indirectly (Articles 2 and 2a); and |
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(1)

the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to the individuals and entities concerned, or owned or held by them, and the prohibition (on everyone) on making funds and economic resources available to any of the individuals and entities concerned or for their benefit, whether directly or indirectly (Articles 2 and 2a); and

| (2) | the prohibition on granting, selling, supplying or transferring technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities to any of the individuals and entities concerned, whether directly or indirectly (Article 3). |
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(2)

the prohibition on granting, selling, supplying or transferring technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities to any of the individuals and entities concerned, whether directly or indirectly (Article 3).

4.

| European Commission |
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| ‘Restrictive measures’ |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

‘Restrictive measures’

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

5.

The attention of the individuals and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging Regulation (EU) 2018/888 before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

6.

For good order, the attention of the individuals and entities included in Annex I is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities in the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 2a of that Regulation.

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(1)  OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25.

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(2)  OJ L 158 I, 21.6.2018, p. 1.

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(3)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.

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