# Official Journal C 180/2014

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5713 June 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 180

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5713 June 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 180/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7269 — Kallisto/CABB International) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2014/C 180/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7245 — Katara Hospitality/InterContinental Hotels Group/Danube Holding) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2014/C 180/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7203 — Unibail-Rodamco/CPPIB/CentrO) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 180/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7269 — Kallisto/CABB International) (
  1
  )

1

1

2014/C 180/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7245 — Katara Hospitality/InterContinental Hotels Group/Danube Holding) (
  1
  )

1

2

2014/C 180/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7203 — Unibail-Rodamco/CPPIB/CentrO) (
  1
  )

1

2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2014/C 180/04 | Council Decision of 12 June 2014 appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training | 3 |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 180/05 | Euro exchange rates | 5 |
| 2014/C 180/06 | Notice for the attention of Al Mouakaoune Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun which 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 Al-Qaida network, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) No 630/2014 | 6 |
| 2014/C 180/07 | Intermediate update of the correction coefficients applicable from 1 January 2014 to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union | 8 |
| 2014/C 180/08 | Interim update of the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries | 9 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2014/C 180/09 | 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 | 12 |
| 2014/C 180/10 | 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 | 16 |
| 2014/C 180/11 | 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 | 20 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2014/C 180/04

Council Decision of 12 June 2014 appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

3

European Commission

2014/C 180/05

Euro exchange rates

5

2014/C 180/06

Notice for the attention of Al Mouakaoune Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun which 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 Al-Qaida network, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) No 630/2014

6

2014/C 180/07

Intermediate update of the correction coefficients applicable from 1 January 2014 to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union

8

2014/C 180/08

Interim update of the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries

9

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2014/C 180/09

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

12

2014/C 180/10

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

16

2014/C 180/11

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

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 180/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7265 — Zimmer/Biomet) (
  1
  ) | 24 |
| 2014/C 180/13 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 25 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 180/14 | Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 26 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 180/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7265 — Zimmer/Biomet) (
  1
  )

1

24

2014/C 180/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

25

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2014/C 180/14

Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 13.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7269 — Kallisto/CABB International)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 180/01)

On 5 June 2014, 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 the English 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7269. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7269. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7245 — Katara Hospitality/InterContinental Hotels Group/Danube Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 180/02)

On 5 June 2014, 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 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7245. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7245. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7203 — Unibail-Rodamco/CPPIB/CentrO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 180/03)

On 6 May 2014, 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 the English 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7203. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7203. 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

Council

| 13.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/3 |
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COUNCIL DECISION

of 12 June 2014

appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

(2014/C 180/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the French government,

Whereas:

| (1) | By its Decision of 16 July 2012 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2012 to 17 September 2015. |
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(1)

By its Decision of 16 July 2012 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2012 to 17 September 2015.

| (2) | A member’s seat is available for France on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives as a result of the resignation of Mr Jean-Marc HUART. |
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(2)

A member’s seat is available for France on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives as a result of the resignation of Mr Jean-Marc HUART.

| (3) | The members of the Governing Board of the aforementioned Centre should be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on 17 September 2015, |
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(3)

The members of the Governing Board of the aforementioned Centre should be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on 17 September 2015,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

The following person is hereby appointed as a member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 17 September 2015:

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

| FRANCE | Ms Brigitte DORIATH |
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FRANCE

Ms Brigitte DORIATH

Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2014.

For the Council

The President

Y. MANIATIS

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(1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 228, 31.7.2012, p. 3.

2

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

12 June 2014

(2014/C 180/05)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3528 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 138,12 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4602 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,80390 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0637 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2174 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1085 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,420 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 305,84 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1040 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3910 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,8498 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4383 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4690 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,4863 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5591 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6879 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 375,88 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,4648 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,4127 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5875 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 945,61 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,3493 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,164 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 46,4520 |
| THB | Thai baht | 43,905 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,0216 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,5769 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 80,0114 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3528

JPY

Japanese yen

138,12

DKK

Danish krone

7,4602

GBP

Pound sterling

0,80390

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0637

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2174

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1085

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,420

HUF

Hungarian forint

305,84

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1040

RON

Romanian leu

4,3910

TRY

Turkish lira

2,8498

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4383

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4690

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,4863

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5591

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6879

KRW

South Korean won

1 375,88

ZAR

South African rand

14,4648

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,4127

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5875

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 945,61

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,3493

PHP

Philippine peso

59,164

RUB

Russian rouble

46,4520

THB

Thai baht

43,905

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0216

MXN

Mexican peso

17,5769

INR

Indian rupee

80,0114

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

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| 13.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/6 |
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Notice for the attention of Al Mouakaoune Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun which 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 Al-Qaida network, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EU) No 630/2014

(2014/C 180/06)

| 1. | Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (1) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of the members of the Al-Qaida organisation and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, as referred to in the list drawn up pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999) and 1333(2000) to be updated regularly by the UN Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999).
  The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises:






  — | Al Qaida; |
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1.

Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (1) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of the members of the Al-Qaida organisation and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, as referred to in the list drawn up pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999) and 1333(2000) to be updated regularly by the UN Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999).

The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises:

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Al Qaida;

| — | natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with Al Qaida; and |
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natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with 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’ 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 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 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. | The UN Committee decided on 2 June 2014 to add Al Mouakaoune Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun to the relevant list. Al Mouakanoune Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun may submit at any time a request to the UN Ombudsperson, together with any supporting documentation, for the decision to include them 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 |
| E-mail: ombudsperson@un.org |

2.

The UN Committee decided on 2 June 2014 to add Al Mouakaoune Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun to the relevant list. Al Mouakanoune Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun may submit at any time a request to the UN Ombudsperson, together with any supporting documentation, for the decision to include them 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

Room TB-08041D

New York, NY 10017

United States of America

Tel. +1 2129632671

Fax +1 2129631300/3778

E-mail: ombudsperson@un.org

See for more information at http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/delisting.shtml

| 3. | Further to the UN decision referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) No 630/2014 (2), which amends Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network (3). The amendment, made pursuant to Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, adds Al Mouakanoune Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun to the list in Annex I of that Regulation (‘Annex I’).
  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 (4)); and |
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3.

Further to the UN decision referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) No 630/2014 (2), which amends Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network (3). The amendment, made pursuant to Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, adds Al Mouakanoune Biddam, Al Moulathamoun and Al Mourabitoun to the list in Annex I of that Regulation (‘Annex I’).

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 (4)); 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. | Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 (5) provides for a review process where observations on the grounds for listing are submitted by those listed. Individuals and entities added to Annex I by Regulation (EU) No 630/2014 may make a request for the grounds for their listing to the Commission. This request should be sent to:





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

4.

Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 (5) provides for a review process where observations on the grounds for listing are submitted by those listed. Individuals and entities added to Annex I by Regulation (EU) No 630/2014 may make a request for the grounds for their listing to the Commission. This request should be sent to:

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) No 630/2014 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. |
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5.

The attention of the individuals and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging Regulation (EU) No 630/2014 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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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 139, 29.5.2002, p. 4.

(2)  OJ L 174, 13.6.2014, p. 35.

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

(4)  Article 2a was inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 561/2003 (OJ L 82, 29.3.2003, p. 1).

(5)  Article 7a was inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1286/2009 (OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 42).

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Intermediate update

of the correction coefficients applicable from 1 January 2014 to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union

(2014/C 180/07)

| Place of employment | Correction Coefficient for remuneration |
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| CY | Nicosia | 80,8 |

Place of employment

Correction Coefficient for remuneration

CY

Nicosia

80,8

| Country | Correction Coefficient for pensions |
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| DK | Denmark | 126,3 |

Country

Correction Coefficient for pensions

DK

Denmark

126,3

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Interim update of the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries

(2014/C 180/08)

AUGUST 2013

| PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity August 2013 | Exchange rate August 2013 (1) | Weighting August 2013 (2) |
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| Bangladesh | 63,98 | 102,656 | 62,3 |
| Belarus | 6 884 | 11 720,0 | 58,7 |
| Burundi | 1 397 | 2 030,46 | 68,8 |
| Central African Republic | 625,0 | 655,957 | 95,3 |
| Chile | 392,3 | 671,413 | 58,4 |
| Dominican Republic | 35,47 | 55,3824 | 64,0 |
| Guyana | 193,3 | 271,450 | 71,2 |
| Liberia | 1,416 | 1,32840 | 106,6 |
| Philippines | 41,09 | 57,5860 | 71,4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,442 | 4,98150 | 69,1 |
| Tanzania | 1 388 | 2 131,33 | 65,1 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 763 | 2 795,78 | 63,1 |

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic parity August 2013

Exchange rate August 2013 (1)

Weighting August 2013 (2)

Bangladesh

63,98

102,656

62,3

Belarus

6 884

11 720,0

58,7

Burundi

1 397

2 030,46

68,8

Central African Republic

625,0

655,957

95,3

Chile

392,3

671,413

58,4

Dominican Republic

35,47

55,3824

64,0

Guyana

193,3

271,450

71,2

Liberia

1,416

1,32840

106,6

Philippines

41,09

57,5860

71,4

Saudi Arabia

3,442

4,98150

69,1

Tanzania

1 388

2 131,33

65,1

Uzbekistan

1 763

2 795,78

63,1

SEPTEMBER 2013

| PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity September 2013 | Exchange rate September 2013 (3) | Weighting September 2013 (4) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bolivia | 6,559 | 9,16681 | 71,6 |
| Nepal | 90,04 | 140,130 | 64,3 |
| Venezuela | 7,719 | 8,34710 | 92,5 |

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic parity September 2013

Exchange rate September 2013 (3)

Weighting September 2013 (4)

Bolivia

6,559

9,16681

71,6

Nepal

90,04

140,130

64,3

Venezuela

7,719

8,34710

92,5

OCTOBER 2013

| PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity October 2013 | Exchange rate October 2013 (5) | Weighting October 2013 (6) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sudan | 5,910 | 7,69687 | 76,8 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 855 | 2 905,99 | 63,8 |
| Vanuatu | 136,0 | 128,330 | 106,0 |

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic parity October 2013

Exchange rate October 2013 (5)

Weighting October 2013 (6)

Sudan

5,910

7,69687

76,8

Uzbekistan

1 855

2 905,99

63,8

Vanuatu

136,0

128,330

106,0

NOVEMBER 2013

| PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity November 2013 | Exchange rate November 2013 (7) | Weighting November 2013 (8) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benin | 616,6 | 655,957 | 94,0 |
| Djibouti | 203,0 | 244,455 | 83,0 |
| Ethiopia | 23,07 | 26,0509 | 88,6 |
| India | 52,29 | 84,2320 | 62,1 |
| Japan | 135,7 | 135,110 | 100,4 |
| Pakistan | 69,11 | 147,147 | 47,0 |
| Sudan | 6,918 | 7,93581 | 87,2 |
| Venezuela | 8,180 | 8,65478 | 94,5 |

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic parity November 2013

Exchange rate November 2013 (7)

Weighting November 2013 (8)

Benin

616,6

655,957

94,0

Djibouti

203,0

244,455

83,0

Ethiopia

23,07

26,0509

88,6

India

52,29

84,2320

62,1

Japan

135,7

135,110

100,4

Pakistan

69,11

147,147

47,0

Sudan

6,918

7,93581

87,2

Venezuela

8,180

8,65478

94,5

DECEMBER 2013

| PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity December 2013 | Exchange rate December 2013 (9) | Weighting December 2013 (10) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Belarus | 7 230 | 12 590,0 | 57,4 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,842 | 1,35920 | 135,5 |
| Jamaica | 130,0 | 141,347 | 92,0 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 952 | 2 977,56 | 65,6 |

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic parity December 2013

Exchange rate December 2013 (9)

Weighting December 2013 (10)

Belarus

7 230

12 590,0

57,4

Democratic Republic of the Congo

1,842

1,35920

135,5

Jamaica

130,0

141,347

92,0

Uzbekistan

1 952

2 977,56

65,6

JANUARY 2014

| PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity January 2014 | Exchange rate January 2014 (11) | Weighting January 2014 (12) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Comoros | 336,1 | 491,968 | 68,3 |
| Malawi | 272,2 | 595,810 | 45,7 |
| Turkmenistan | 2,326 | 3,92816 | 59,2 |
| Uruguay | 27,60 | 29,4570 | 93,7 |
| Venezuela | 8,596 | 8,67240 | 99,1 |

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic parity January 2014

Exchange rate January 2014 (11)

Weighting January 2014 (12)

Comoros

336,1

491,968

68,3

Malawi

272,2

595,810

45,7

Turkmenistan

2,326

3,92816

59,2

Uruguay

27,60

29,4570

93,7

Venezuela

8,596

8,67240

99,1

NB: Economic parity or purchasing power parity (PPP) is: Number of monetary units required to buy the same product compared with Brussels and Luxembourg (per euro). To calculate the correction coefficient (CC), the PPP (provided by Eurostat) is divided by the exchange rate. The monthly time series of PPP values will change according to the evolution in the cost of living in each duty station relative to the evolution in Brussels. Attention is drawn to the fact that in accordance with Article 63 of the Staff Regulations, it is the exchange rate for July 2013 which is applied to convert remuneration from Euros into local currency. Moreover by paying salary in local currency instead of Euro, and then applying the CC, exchange rate effect cancels out, so it is only the PPP movement which is relevant.

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(1)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(2)  Brussels and Luxembourg = 100 %.

(3)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(4)  Brussels and Luxembourg = 100 %.

(5)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(6)  Brussels and Luxembourg = 100 %.

(7)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(8)  Brussels and Luxembourg = 100 %.

(9)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(10)  Brussels and Luxembourg = 100 %.

(11)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(12)  Brussels and Luxembourg = 100 %.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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13.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/12

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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

(2014/C 180/09)

PUBLIC INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A CONCESSION

FOR THE PROSPECTION, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON UNDER CONCESSION IN THE EASTERN OKÁNY 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 Office for Mining and Geology (Magyar Bányászati és Földtani Hivatal) in accordance with the 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.

The Minister will publish the invitation to tender, adjudge the bids and conclude the concession contract in cooperation with the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (Magyar Bányászati és Földtani Hivatal) in accordance with the 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.

| 2. | Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any domestic 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. Under the tendering procedure domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing.
  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 signing, 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 continues to exist, 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.

Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any domestic 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. Under the tendering procedure domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing.

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 signing, 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 continues to exist, 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.

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.

| 4. | Data on area designated for concession:

  Area designated for concession: The area is situated between the municipalities given in the table below in the counties of Békés and Hajdú-Bihar.

  Size of area: 400,1 km2.

  Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 6 000 metres below Baltic Sea level.
  The border point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ tab on the website of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu) and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium). |
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4.

Data on area designated for concession:

Area designated for concession: The area is situated between the municipalities given in the table below in the counties of Békés and Hajdú-Bihar.

Size of area: 400,1 km2.

Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 6 000 metres below Baltic Sea level.

The border point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ tab on the website of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu) and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium).

| 5. | Minimum net concession fee: HUF 288 000 000 (two hundred and eighty-eight 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 for the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract. |
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5.

Minimum net concession fee: HUF 288 000 000 (two hundred and eighty-eight 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 for the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract.

| 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.

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.

| 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, for 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.

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, for 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.

| 8. | The rate of the mining royalty payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 19 % 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. |
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8.

The rate of the mining royalty payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 19 % 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.

| 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.

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

| 10. | The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest; telephone: +36 13012900) on working days between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. 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 Office for Mining and Geology will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name confirming that they have received the Tender Document.
  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 Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu — under the ‘Koncessziós pályázatok közzététele’ (‘Concession bid disclosure’) option of the ‘Koncesszió’ tab). |
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10.

The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest; telephone: +36 13012900) on working days between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. 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 Office for Mining and Geology will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name confirming that they have received the Tender Document.

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 Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu — under the ‘Koncessziós pályázatok közzététele’ (‘Concession bid disclosure’) option of the ‘Koncesszió’ tab).

| 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 Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code OKKCHDV and the name of the person purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is non-refundable in part or in full. |
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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 Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code OKKCHDV and the name of the person purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is non-refundable in part or in full.

| 12. | Bids may be submitted only by persons having purchased the Tender Document and having paid both the participation fee and the tendering security. |
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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.

| 13. | Bids must be submitted in person on 1 October 2014 between 10 and 12 o’clock at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest) in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document. |
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13.

Bids must be submitted in person on 1 October 2014 between 10 and 12 o’clock at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest) in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document.

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

| 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 Development as the Minister’s place of work. |
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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 Development as the Minister’s place of work.

| 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 and enforceable, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site. |
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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 and enforceable, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site.

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

Each bidder may submit only a single bid.

| 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.

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

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

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

| 20. | Tender adjudication criteria:






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






  — | programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon and seeking to conduct prospection as comprehensively as possible and across as broad an area as possible on the concession site; the sum allotted for research; the planned duration of the research; the projected quantity of hydrocarbon that can be produced, |
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20.

Tender adjudication criteria:

I)

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

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programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon and seeking to conduct prospection as comprehensively as possible and across as broad an area as possible on the concession site; the sum allotted for research; the planned duration of the research; the projected quantity of hydrocarbon that can be produced,

| — | 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.

| 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 above 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 above the minimum concession fee set by the Minister,

| — | the size of the mining royalty offered above the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister. |
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the size of the mining royalty offered above 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 60 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

The concession contract is to be concluded within 60 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 Office for Mining and Geology using the e-mail address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased. |
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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 Office for Mining and Geology using the e-mail address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased.

Budapest, June 2014.

Lászlóné NÉMETH

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 84(d) and (g) of Government Decree No 212/2010 of 1 July 2010 governing the duties and powers of certain ministers and of the State secretary for the Prime Minister’s Office.

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(d)

(g)

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/16

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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

(2014/C 180/10)

PUBLIC INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A CONCESSION

FOR THE PROSPECTION, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON UNDER CONCESSION IN THE EBES 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 Office for Mining and Geology (Magyar Bányászati és Földtani Hivatal) in accordance with the 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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The Minister will publish the invitation to tender, adjudge the bids and conclude the concession contract in cooperation with the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (Magyar Bányászati és Földtani Hivatal) in accordance with the 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.

| 2. | Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any domestic 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. Under the tendering procedure domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing.
  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 signing, 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 continues to exist, 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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Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any domestic 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. Under the tendering procedure domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing.

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 signing, 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 continues to exist, 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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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.

| 4. | Data on area designated for concession:

  Area designated for concession: The area is situated between the municipalities given in the table below in the counties of Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg.

  Size of area: 831,59 km2.

  Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 6 000 metres below Baltic Sea level.
  The border point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ tab on the website of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu) and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium). |
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4.

Data on area designated for concession:

Area designated for concession: The area is situated between the municipalities given in the table below in the counties of Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg.

Size of area: 831,59 km2.

Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 6 000 metres below Baltic Sea level.

The border point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ tab on the website of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu) and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium).

| 5. | Minimum net concession fee: HUF 231 000 000 (231 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 for the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract. |
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Minimum net concession fee: HUF 231 000 000 (231 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 for the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract.

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

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

| 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 (50 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, for 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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In addition to paying the participation fee, for their bid to be valid bidders must lodge a tendering security of HUF 50 000 000 (50 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, for 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.

| 8. | The rate of the mining royalty payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 19 % 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. |
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The rate of the mining royalty payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 19 % 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.

| 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.

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

| 10. | The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest; telephone: +36-1/301-2900) on working days between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. 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 Office for Mining and Geology will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name confirming that they have received the Tender Document.
  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 Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu — under the ‘Koncessziós pályázatok közzététele’ (‘Concession bid disclosure’) option of the ‘Koncesszió’ tab). |
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10.

The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest; telephone: +36-1/301-2900) on working days between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. 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 Office for Mining and Geology will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name confirming that they have received the Tender Document.

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 Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu — under the ‘Koncessziós pályázatok közzététele’ (‘Concession bid disclosure’) option of the ‘Koncesszió’ tab).

| 11. | The purchase price for the Tender Document is HUF 100 000 (100 thousand forint) plus VAT, which must be paid by transfer into Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code EBSCHDV and the name of the person purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is non-refundable in part or in full. |
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The purchase price for the Tender Document is HUF 100 000 (100 thousand forint) plus VAT, which must be paid by transfer into Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code EBSCHDV and the name of the person purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is non-refundable in part or in full.

| 12. | Bids may be submitted only by persons having purchased the Tender Document and having paid both the participation fee and the tendering security. |
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Bids may be submitted only by persons having purchased the Tender Document and having paid both the participation fee and the tendering security.

| 13. | Bids must be submitted in person on 30 September 2014 between 10 and 12 o’clock at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest) in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document. |
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Bids must be submitted in person on 30 September 2014 between 10 and 12 o’clock at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest) in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document.

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

| 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 Development as the Minister’s place of work. |
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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 Development as the Minister’s place of work.

| 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 and enforceable, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site. |
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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 and enforceable, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site.

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

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

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

| 20. | Tender adjudication criteria:






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






  — | programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon and seeking to conduct prospection as comprehensively as possible and across as broad an area as possible on the concession site; the sum allotted for research; the planned duration of the research; the projected quantity of hydrocarbon that can be produced, |
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Tender adjudication criteria:

I)

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

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programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon and seeking to conduct prospection as comprehensively as possible and across as broad an area as possible on the concession site; the sum allotted for research; the planned duration of the research; the projected quantity of hydrocarbon that can be produced,

| — | 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.

| 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 above 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 above the minimum concession fee set by the Minister,

| — | the size of the mining royalty offered above the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister. |
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the size of the mining royalty offered above 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 60 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

The concession contract is to be concluded within 60 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 Office for Mining and Geology using the e-mail address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased. |
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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 Office for Mining and Geology using the e-mail address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased.

Budapest, June 2014.

Lászlóné NÉMETH

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 84(d) and (g) of Government Decree No 212/2010 of 1 July 2010 governing the duties and powers of certain ministers and of the state secretary for the Prime Minister’s Office.

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| 13.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/20 |
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13.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/20

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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

(2014/C 180/11)

PUBLIC INVITATION TO TENDER FOR A CONCESSION

FOR THE PROSPECTION, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON UNDER CONCESSION IN THE WESTERN OKÁNY 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 Office for Mining and Geology (Magyar Bányászati és Földtani Hivatal) in accordance with the 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.

The Minister will publish the invitation to tender, adjudge the bids and conclude the concession contract in cooperation with the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (Magyar Bányászati és Földtani Hivatal) in accordance with the 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.

| 2. | Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any domestic 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. Under the tendering procedure domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing.
  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 signing, 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 continues to exist, 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.

Participation in the tendering procedure is open to any domestic 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. Under the tendering procedure domestic and foreign bidders will be treated on an equal footing.

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 signing, 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 continues to exist, 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.

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.

| 4. | Data on area designated for concession:

  Area designated for concession: The area is situated between the municipalities given in the table below in the counties of Békés and Hajdú-Bihar.

  Size of area: 484,2 km2.

  Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 6 000 metres below Baltic Sea level.
  The border point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ tab on the website of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu) and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium). |
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4.

Data on area designated for concession:

Area designated for concession: The area is situated between the municipalities given in the table below in the counties of Békés and Hajdú-Bihar.

Size of area: 484,2 km2.

Overburden of area designated for concession: surface and bedrock: 6 000 metres below Baltic Sea level.

The border point coordinates delimiting the area designated for concession can be viewed in the Uniform National Projection System by clicking on the ‘Koncesszió’ tab on the website of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu) and on the website of the Ministry of National Development (www.kormany.hu/hu/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-miniszterium).

| 5. | Minimum net concession fee: HUF 393 000 000 (three hundred and ninety-three 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 for the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract. |
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Minimum net concession fee: HUF 393 000 000 (three hundred and ninety-three 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 for the amount, in the manner and by the date specified in the concession contract.

| 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.

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.

| 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, for 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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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, for 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.

| 8. | The rate of the mining royalty payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 19 % 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. |
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8.

The rate of the mining royalty payable on the basis of the concession contract will be 19 % 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.

| 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.

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

| 10. | The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest; telephone: +36 13012900) on working days between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. 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 Office for Mining and Geology will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name confirming that they have received the Tender Document.
  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 Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu — under the ‘Koncessziós pályázatok közzététele’ (‘Concession bid disclosure’) option of the ‘Koncesszió’ tab). |
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The Tender Document may be collected at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest; telephone: +36 13012900) on working days between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. 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 Office for Mining and Geology will issue the purchaser with a certificate in their name confirming that they have received the Tender Document.

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 Office for Mining and Geology (www.mbfh.hu — under the ‘Koncessziós pályázatok közzététele’ (‘Concession bid disclosure’) option of the ‘Koncesszió’ tab).

| 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 Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code ONYCHDV and the name of the person purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is non-refundable in part or in full. |
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The purchase price for the Tender Document is HUF 100 000 (one hundred thousand forint) plus VAT, which must be paid by transfer into Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology account No 10032000-01417179-00000000. The message accompanying the transfer must state the code ONYCHDV and the name of the person purchasing the Tender Document. The purchase price for the Tender Document may not be paid in cash and is non-refundable in part or in full.

| 12. | Bids may be submitted only by persons having purchased the Tender Document and having paid both the participation fee and the tendering security. |
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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.

| 13. | Bids must be submitted in person on 1 October 2014 between 10 and 12 o’clock at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest) in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document. |
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13.

Bids must be submitted in person on 1 October 2014 between 10 and 12 o’clock at the Customer Service Office of the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology (address: Columbus utca 17-23, 1145 Budapest) in Hungarian, as specified in the Tender Document.

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

| 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 Development as the Minister’s place of work. |
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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 Development as the Minister’s place of work.

| 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 and enforceable, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site. |
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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 and enforceable, the concession right for the prospection area will be restricted to the area of the mining site.

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

Each bidder may submit only a single bid.

| 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.

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

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

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

| 20. | Tender adjudication criteria:






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






  — | programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon and seeking to conduct prospection as comprehensively as possible and across as broad an area as possible on the concession site; the sum allotted for research; the planned duration of the research; the projected quantity of hydrocarbon that can be produced, |
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20.

Tender adjudication criteria:

I)

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

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programme design aiming for maximum prospection of hydrocarbon and seeking to conduct prospection as comprehensively as possible and across as broad an area as possible on the concession site; the sum allotted for research; the planned duration of the research; the projected quantity of hydrocarbon that can be produced,

| — | 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.

| 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 above 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 above the minimum concession fee set by the Minister,

| — | the size of the mining royalty offered above the minimum mining royalty set by the Minister. |
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the size of the mining royalty offered above 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 60 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

The concession contract is to be concluded within 60 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 Office for Mining and Geology using the e-mail address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased. |
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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 Office for Mining and Geology using the e-mail address indicated on the Bidder Identification Sheet submitted when the Tender Document was purchased.

Budapest, June 2014.

Lászlóné NÉMETH

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 84(d) and (g) of Government Decree No 212/2010 of 1 July 2010 governing the duties and powers of certain ministers and of the State secretary for the Prime Minister’s Office.

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(d)

(g)

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 13.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/24 |
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13.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/24

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7265 — Zimmer/Biomet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 180/12)

| 1. | On 3 June 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (‘Zimmer’, United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Biomet, Inc. (‘Biomet’, United States of America) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 3 June 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (‘Zimmer’, United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Biomet, Inc. (‘Biomet’, United States of America) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Zimmer is active in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of orthopaedic reconstructive, spinal and trauma devices, biologics, dental implants and related surgical products, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Zimmer is active in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of orthopaedic reconstructive, spinal and trauma devices, biologics, dental implants and related surgical products,

| — | Biomet is also active in orthopaedic and other medical devices and related products. |
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Biomet is also active in orthopaedic and other medical devices and related products.

| 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. |
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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. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7265 — Zimmer/Biomet, to the following address :





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7265 — Zimmer/Biomet, to the following 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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| 13.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/25 |
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13.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/25

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 180/13)

| 1. | On 5 June 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Sonangol Comercializacao Internacional Ltd (‘Sonaci’, of Angola), ultimately controlled by the Angolan State, and DTS Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (‘DTS’, of Singapore), a joint venture between Trafigura Beheer B.V. (of the Netherlands) and Cochan Ltd (of the Bahamas), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sonaci DT Pte. Ltd (‘Sonaci DT’, of Singapore) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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1.

On 5 June 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Sonangol Comercializacao Internacional Ltd (‘Sonaci’, of Angola), ultimately controlled by the Angolan State, and DTS Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (‘DTS’, of Singapore), a joint venture between Trafigura Beheer B.V. (of the Netherlands) and Cochan Ltd (of the Bahamas), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Sonaci DT Pte. Ltd (‘Sonaci DT’, of Singapore) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:


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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7219 — Sonaci/DTS/Sonaci DT, to the following 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

| 13.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/26 |
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13.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/26

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Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs

(2014/C 180/14)

This publication confers the right to oppose the amendment application, pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

AMENDMENT APPLICATION

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
   (2)

AMENDMENT APPLICATION ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 9

‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’

EC No: IT-PGI-0105-01187 – 13.12.2013

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1.   Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment

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2.   Type of amendment(s)

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3.   Amendment(s):

The minimum total organic acid content and the minimum total sugar content have been amended:

—   Total organic acid content: no less than 100 mg/100g

—   Total sugar content: no less than 10,00 mg/g

These parameters are to be determined according to official methods of analysis, using the edible part of the ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ PGI, i.e. the stalk.

The amendment application is justified by the findings of a technical scientific study conducted by the University of Cassino, which included a more representative number of plants and holdings than the reference study used to draft the original ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ specification, which was the only study available in the literature at the time.

The study was carried out with a view to obtaining more representative data. A larger sample was prepared that would include only the edible part of ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’, in order to minimise the number of variables analysed and the effect of such variables in the sample.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
   (3)

‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’

EC No: IT-PGI-0105-01187 – 13.12.2013

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1.   Name

‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’

2.   Member State or Third Country

Italy

3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

3.1.   Product Type

Class 1.6 Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed

3.2.   Description of product to which the name in (1) applies

The ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ PGI is reserved exclusively for the Sperlonga celery ecotype of the variety Apium graveolens L. var dulce Mill., ‘Bianco di Sperlonga’ ecotype, with white or whitish sides. The characteristic light colour is an intrinsic element of the ecotype, which may be intensified by a denser planting pattern. When released for consumption, ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ PGI must conform to the following specific characteristics of the local ‘Bianco di Sperlonga’ ecotype: plant of average height, compact in form, with 10-15 light green leaves; the stalks are white with a light-green tinge, not very fibrous, characterised by barely-visible ridges. Weight varies according to size: medium size, from 500 to 800 g; large size, more than 800 g. Its flavour is mild and only moderately aromatic, which makes it particularly well-suited to being eaten raw. Furthermore, ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ has a total organic acid content of not less than 100,00 mg/100g; breaking strength not less than 20 N and a total sugar content of not less than 10,00 mg/g. These parameters are to be determined according to official methods of analysis, using the edible part of the ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ PGI, i.e. the stalk.

3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only)

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3.4.   Feed (for products of animal origin only)

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3.5.   Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area

Seed production, cultivation and harvesting of ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ must take place in the geographical production area.

3.6.   Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.

The product is carefully packaged in the geographical production area in order to avoid friction, which could result in broken tissue and leakage of cell fluids. Furthermore, the time during which the product is left in the sun after harvest should be as short as possible.

The celery may be packaged:

| — | in recipients containing 4 or 5 celery stalks in one layer, weighing a maximum of 5 kg, |
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in recipients containing 4 or 5 celery stalks in one layer, weighing a maximum of 5 kg,

| — | or in a recipient containing 8 to 10 stalks in two layers, weighing a maximum of 10 kg. |
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or in a recipient containing 8 to 10 stalks in two layers, weighing a maximum of 10 kg.

For packs of 1 to 3 stalks, each head must be individually labelled.

3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling

In addition to the Union graphic symbol and indications, the packaging must bear on the label the logo shown below and the following indications in clear legible print:

| — | ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ followed by the acronym IGP (Protected Geographical Indication in Italian), in larger lettering than any other wording on the label; |
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‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ followed by the acronym IGP (Protected Geographical Indication in Italian), in larger lettering than any other wording on the label;

| — | the name, business name and address of the producer and packager; |
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the name, business name and address of the producer and packager;

It is forbidden to add any description that is not expressly provided for. However, it is permitted to use brand names provided these have no laudatory purport and are not such as to mislead the consumer, as well as the name of the undertaking from whose land the product comes and other truthful and documentable indications that are permitted under Union, national or regional law and that do not conflict with the purposes and content of the present summary sheet.

The name ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ may not be translated.

The logo for ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ is composed of a rectangle within which there is a square in which appear two celery stalks lying on four waves.

4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) must be grown within the territory of the municipalities of Fondi and of Sperlonga.

5.   Link with the geographical area

5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area

The area of production of ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ is characterised by a climate and soil which very much favours the growing of celery. Typical of the production area is the presence of land where the water table is almost at the surface, lying between the drained area and the sea. It is on this land, referred to as ‘mudflats’ or marshes, that the growing of celery developed, at first in the open and subsequently under shelter. Therefore, the soils are characterised by a circulating solution with a high degree of salinity.

The climate of the area covered by the PGI is temperate maritime and is characterised by an average temperature of between 17 and 18 °C; average monthly temperature < 10 °C for 1-3 months; the average minimum temperature for the coldest month is 6,9 °C; annual average rainfall is between 727 and 1 133 mm and summer rainfall is between 61 and 83 mm. On the coast especially the climate is intensely dry from May to August. The soils and the climatic characteristics thus constitute the habitat of choice for the growing of ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’.

Special attention is given to local farmers, who are often called upon to manage holdings with an average area of less than a hectare, who have not only adopted techniques with a low impact on the environment but, by producing the seeds themselves through phenotype selection (that is to say by obtaining seeds from the best plants), have also made it possible to preserve the ‘Bianco di Sperlonga’ ecotype and ensure the safeguarding of the production techniques and the suitability of the plant.

5.2.   Specificity of the product

‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ of the ‘Bianco di Sperlonga’ ecotype has stalks with a characteristic light colour, which is an intrinsic feature of the ecotype. The product has distinctive organoleptic qualities, namely its flavour, the sweet and moderately aromatic taste that is enhanced by acidic notes which, together with the reduced breaking strength of its stalks, makes the product particularly well-suited to being eaten raw.

5.3.   Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI)

Growing ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ from the local ‘Bianco di Sperlonga’ ecotype relies on an important selection process which aims, in particular, to emphasise the light colour of the petioles (intrinsic to the ecotype) and to delay flowering in the stem (which is botanically important for ensuring the adequate length of the harvest period), as well as obtaining a compact shape and smaller size. These features, in addition to the organoleptic qualities already defined, enable ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ to be distinguished from other forms of ribbed celery on the market.

‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ was introduced into the Fondi and Sperlonga area around the 1960s. Growing this type of celery immediately proved a viable use of the marshes in the area between the lake at Sperlonga and the Tyrrhenian Sea, characterised by the outcropping water table, which is now the preferred environment for cultivation. Cultivation of the crop in the Fondi and Sperlonga area is attested to by a mass of tax documents dating from the early 1960s to the present day, when ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’, after an initial introduction phase, rapidly gained commercial value and popularity among consumers on the markets in Rome. Over the last two decades, celery cultivation has steadily increased.

Reference to publication of the specification

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (4))

The Ministry launched the national opposition procedure with the publication of the proposal for amending the product specification for the ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ PGI in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic No 239 of 11 October 2013.

The full text of the product specification is available on the following website: http://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/3335

or alternatively:

by going direct to the home page of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy (www.politicheagricole.it) and clicking on ‘Qualità e sicurezza’ (at the top right of the screen), and then on ‘Disciplinari di Produzione all’esame dell’UE’.

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(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.

(3)  Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.

(4)  See footnote 3.

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