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| 11.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 212/14 |
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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/14

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Communication from the Kingdom of Belgium in connection with 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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/13)

By request of 15 December 2006 the undertaking Laxtron Belgium NV, with its head office at Alfons De Baeckestraat 12, B-8200 Bruges, has applied for a licence, for a period of 30 years, to prospect for and produce oil and gas (hydrocarbons) in the Limburg and Antwerp Campine region.

The area to be covered by the licence applied for is 102 119 ha, with a perimeter of approximately 193 km. The gas reserves under consideration should be at a depth of between 500 m and 2 000 m.

The following list summarises the positions of the vertices of the boundaries of the area in question between point 924 (point on the Belgian-Dutch border near Bichterweerd) and boundary stone 205. The coordinates are given in the Belgian Lambert projection of 1972.

| Point | X (km) | Y (km) |
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| 0 | 198 892 | 231 758 |
| 924 | 248 314 | 194 246 |
| 925 | 245 851 | 193 676 |
| 926 | 241 509 | 192 704 |
| 927 | 237 498 | 191 845 |
| 928 | 235 096 | 191 282 |
| 929 | 230 477 | 189 035 |
| 930 | 230 479 | 188 531 |
| 931 | 227 808 | 188 125 |
| 932 | 227 877 | 192 759 |
| 933 | 223 715 | 196 425 |
| 934 | 223 709 | 196 675 |
| 935 | 222 369 | 196 353 |
| 936 | 220 740 | 195 935 |
| 937 | 215 717 | 197 649 |
| 938 | 210 098 | 199 565 |
| 939 | 208 855 | 199 948 |
| 940 | 206 187 | 200 899 |

Point

X (km)

Y (km)

0

198 892

231 758

924

248 314

194 246

925

245 851

193 676

926

241 509

192 704

927

237 498

191 845

928

235 096

191 282

929

230 477

189 035

930

230 479

188 531

931

227 808

188 125

932

227 877

192 759

933

223 715

196 425

934

223 709

196 675

935

222 369

196 353

936

220 740

195 935

937

215 717

197 649

938

210 098

199 565

939

208 855

199 948

940

206 187

200 899

Submission of applications

The person submitting the original application and undertakings submitting competing applications must satisfy the conditions laid down in Royal Decree No 83 of 28 November 1939 concerning the prospection and production of bituminous rocks, oil and gas (Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur Belge of 8 December 1939) and in the Decree of the Flemish Government of 23 July 1997 on the form and procedure for examining applications for licences to explore for and produce oil and gas (Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur Belge of 8 October 1997).

Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur Belge

Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur Belge

Anyone wishing to prospect for and/or produce hydrocarbons in the area covered by the original application or in part of that area may likewise submit an application to the Flemish Government by registered letter within ninety days of the publication of this communication. Applications must be submitted to the following address:

| Vlaamse overheid |
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| Departement Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie |
| Afdeling Land en Bodembescherming, Ondergrond, Natuurlijke Rijkdommen |
| Koning Albert II laan 20, bus 20 |
| B-1000 Brussel |

Vlaamse overheid

Departement Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie

Afdeling Land en Bodembescherming, Ondergrond, Natuurlijke Rijkdommen

Koning Albert II laan 20, bus 20

B-1000 Brussel

Decisions on the original application and any competing applications will be taken within 200 days of the date of publication of this communication.

Further information is obtainable from the above address.

All of the abovementioned legislation may be consulted on the website:

http://www.just.fgov.be/.

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