# C_2007052EN.01001801.xml

| 7.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 52/18 |
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Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 52/11)

| 1. | Pursuant to Article 3(2)(a) of Directive 94/22/WE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and Article 11(2) of the Geological and Mining Law Act of 4 February 1994( 1 ), the Minister for the Environment hereby invites all interested parties to submit applications for authorisations for hydrocarbon prospecting and exploration, hereinafter referred to as ‘mining usufruct rights’. |
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| 2. | The subject of the tender is the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the areas (blocks) not covered by concessions, listed in the table published in the Official Journal of the European Union
( 2 ) and on the website of the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment (www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english). The above areas comprise the following blocks:
No
Name
Location (block No) 1.
Karwia
9 2.
Raduszka
45, 65 3.
Frombork
52 4.
Rybice
62 5.
Lewice
63 6.
Bardy
64, 44 7.
Kaleń
82, 83 8.
Rymań
83, 84 9.
Barwice
85 10.
Bobolice
86 11.
Podgrodzie
101 12.
Police
102 13.
Sucha
104 14.
Czaplinek
105 15.
Moryń
161 16.
Lipiany
162 17.
Barlinek
163 18.
Cybinka
202, 222 19.
Torzym
203, 223 20.
Laski
222, 223 21.
Krępa
224 22.
Trójkąt
226 23.
Turek
229 24.
Kolsko
244 25.
Gola
245 26.
Kłoda
246 27.
Czatkowice
247, 267, 268, 287, 288 28.
Kalisz
249 29.
Dobra
250 30.
Klucze
265 31.
Sarnowa
266 32.
Warta
270 33.
Oleszyce
379 34.
Proszowice
393 35.
Koszyce
394, 395 36.
Golemki
395, 415 37.
Horyniec
399 38.
Wieliczka
413 39.
Skrzydlna
413 40.
Skołoszyn
414, 415 41.
Błażowa
416, 417 42.
Szczecinek
106 43.
Człuchów
107 The geographical coordinates of the areas that are the subject of the tender may be found on the website of the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment and in the ‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’. | No | Name | Location (block No) | 1. | Karwia | 9 | 2. | Raduszka | 45, 65 | 3. | Frombork | 52 | 4. | Rybice | 62 | 5. | Lewice | 63 | 6. | Bardy | 64, 44 | 7. | Kaleń | 82, 83 | 8. | Rymań | 83, 84 | 9. | Barwice | 85 | 10. | Bobolice | 86 | 11. | Podgrodzie | 101 | 12. | Police | 102 | 13. | Sucha | 104 | 14. | Czaplinek | 105 | 15. | Moryń | 161 | 16. | Lipiany | 162 | 17. | Barlinek | 163 | 18. | Cybinka | 202, 222 | 19. | Torzym | 203, 223 | 20. | Laski | 222, 223 | 21. | Krępa | 224 | 22. | Trójkąt | 226 | 23. | Turek | 229 | 24. | Kolsko | 244 | 25. | Gola | 245 | 26. | Kłoda | 246 | 27. | Czatkowice | 247, 267, 268, 287, 288 | 28. | Kalisz | 249 | 29. | Dobra | 250 | 30. | Klucze | 265 | 31. | Sarnowa | 266 | 32. | Warta | 270 | 33. | Oleszyce | 379 | 34. | Proszowice | 393 | 35. | Koszyce | 394, 395 | 36. | Golemki | 395, 415 | 37. | Horyniec | 399 | 38. | Wieliczka | 413 | 39. | Skrzydlna | 413 | 40. | Skołoszyn | 414, 415 | 41. | Błażowa | 416, 417 | 42. | Szczecinek | 106 | 43. | Człuchów | 107 |
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| 1. | Karwia | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2. | Raduszka | 45, 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3. | Frombork | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4. | Rybice | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5. | Lewice | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6. | Bardy | 64, 44 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7. | Kaleń | 82, 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8. | Rymań | 83, 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9. | Barwice | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10. | Bobolice | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11. | Podgrodzie | 101 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12. | Police | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13. | Sucha | 104 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14. | Czaplinek | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15. | Moryń | 161 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16. | Lipiany | 162 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17. | Barlinek | 163 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18. | Cybinka | 202, 222 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19. | Torzym | 203, 223 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20. | Laski | 222, 223 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21. | Krępa | 224 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22. | Trójkąt | 226 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23. | Turek | 229 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24. | Kolsko | 244 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25. | Gola | 245 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26. | Kłoda | 246 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27. | Czatkowice | 247, 267, 268, 287, 288 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28. | Kalisz | 249 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29. | Dobra | 250 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30. | Klucze | 265 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31. | Sarnowa | 266 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32. | Warta | 270 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33. | Oleszyce | 379 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34. | Proszowice | 393 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35. | Koszyce | 394, 395 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36. | Golemki | 395, 415 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37. | Horyniec | 399 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38. | Wieliczka | 413 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39. | Skrzydlna | 413 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40. | Skołoszyn | 414, 415 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 41. | Błażowa | 416, 417 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42. | Szczecinek | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43. | Człuchów | 107 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 3. | Proposals for the establishment of mining usufruct rights may cover an area no smaller than that stipulated in the ‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’, but no greater than 1 200 km2. |
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| 4. | Mining usufruct rights shall be granted to the successful bidder for the duration of the concession for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits. |
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| 5. | Proposals for the establishment of mining usufruct rights must be delivered to the central office of the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12 noon CET, on the last day of the 91-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of the communication in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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| 6. | The tender committee shall evaluate the proposals received on the basis of the following criteria:
a.
Scope and technology proposed for conducting geological work (60 %), b.
Technical and financial capacities of the bidder (30 %), c.
Fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %). The above criteria are described in more detail in the ‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’. | a. | Scope and technology proposed for conducting geological work (60 %), | b. | Technical and financial capacities of the bidder (30 %), | c. | Fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %). |
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| a. | Scope and technology proposed for conducting geological work (60 %), | | | | | | |
| b. | Technical and financial capacities of the bidder (30 %), | | | | | | |
| c. | Fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %). | | | | | | |

| 7. | The proposals shall be opened in public at the central office of the Ministry of the Environment at 12 noon CET, on the fourteenth working day after the expiry of the deadline for the submission of proposals. The tender shall be finalised within a period of six months after the completion of the tender submission stage. Bidders shall receive written notification of the outcome of the tender. |
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| 8. | To obtain a copy of the ‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’ a written application should be submitted to the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment. The conditions of the tender contain, among other things:
a.
Definition of the subject of the tender; b.
Requirements with regard to the content of the proposal; c.
Requirements that must be fulfilled by bidders; d.
Information about documents to be submitted by bidders to confirm that they fulfill the necessary requirements, including an extract from the Register of Entrepreneurs; e.
Objective proposal evaluation criteria; f.
Definition of the location and deadlines for the submission and opening of proposals; g.
Information about the appeals procedures available to bidders during the course of the tender procedure for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights; h.
Model contract for the establishment of mining usufruct rights. | a. | Definition of the subject of the tender; | b. | Requirements with regard to the content of the proposal; | c. | Requirements that must be fulfilled by bidders; | d. | Information about documents to be submitted by bidders to confirm that they fulfill the necessary requirements, including an extract from the Register of Entrepreneurs; | e. | Objective proposal evaluation criteria; | f. | Definition of the location and deadlines for the submission and opening of proposals; | g. | Information about the appeals procedures available to bidders during the course of the tender procedure for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights; | h. | Model contract for the establishment of mining usufruct rights. |
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| a. | Definition of the subject of the tender; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| b. | Requirements with regard to the content of the proposal; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| c. | Requirements that must be fulfilled by bidders; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| d. | Information about documents to be submitted by bidders to confirm that they fulfill the necessary requirements, including an extract from the Register of Entrepreneurs; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| e. | Objective proposal evaluation criteria; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| f. | Definition of the location and deadlines for the submission and opening of proposals; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| g. | Information about the appeals procedures available to bidders during the course of the tender procedure for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| h. | Model contract for the establishment of mining usufruct rights. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 9. | The rules for tenders for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights were established on the basis of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 21 June 2005concerning the tender procedure for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights
( 3 ), which transposes the provisions of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons. |
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| 10. | Proposals shall be submitted in Polish. |
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| 11. | The successful bidder shall sign a contract for mining usufruct with the State Treasury, represented by the Minister for the Environment, and shall subsequently apply to the Minister for the Environment to obtain a concession for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits. |
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| 12. | The enterprise in question must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession in order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland. |
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| 13. | Tender proposals and requests for the Detailed Conditions shall be sent to:
Ministry of the Environment Department of Geology and Geological Concessions ul. Wawelska 52/54, room 149 PL-00-922 Warsaw | Ministry of the Environment | Department of Geology and Geological Concessions | ul. Wawelska 52/54, room 149 | PL-00-922 Warsaw |
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| Ministry of the Environment | | | | | |
| Department of Geology and Geological Concessions | | | | | |
| ul. Wawelska 52/54, room 149 | | | | | |
| PL-00-922 Warsaw | | | | | |

| 14. | Information may be obtained from:
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Website of the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment:
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www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg —
www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english —
Marta Wągrodzka Specialist, Negotiations and Promotions Ministry of the Environment ul. Wawelska 52/54 PL-00-922 Warsaw Tel: (48-22) 57 92 504 fax: (48-22) 57 92 460 e-mail: Marta.Wagrodzka@mos.gov.pl | — | Website of the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment:
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www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg —
www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english | — | www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg | — | www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english | — | Marta Wągrodzka Specialist, Negotiations and Promotions Ministry of the Environment ul. Wawelska 52/54 PL-00-922 Warsaw Tel: (48-22) 57 92 504 fax: (48-22) 57 92 460 e-mail: Marta.Wagrodzka@mos.gov.pl | Marta Wągrodzka | Specialist, Negotiations and Promotions | Ministry of the Environment | ul. Wawelska 52/54 | PL-00-922 Warsaw | Tel: (48-22) 57 92 504 | fax: (48-22) 57 92 460 | e-mail: Marta.Wagrodzka@mos.gov.pl |
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| — | Website of the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment:
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www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg —
www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english | — | www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg | — | www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Marta Wągrodzka Specialist, Negotiations and Promotions Ministry of the Environment ul. Wawelska 52/54 PL-00-922 Warsaw Tel: (48-22) 57 92 504 fax: (48-22) 57 92 460 e-mail: Marta.Wagrodzka@mos.gov.pl | Marta Wągrodzka | Specialist, Negotiations and Promotions | Ministry of the Environment | ul. Wawelska 52/54 | PL-00-922 Warsaw | Tel: (48-22) 57 92 504 | fax: (48-22) 57 92 460 | e-mail: Marta.Wagrodzka@mos.gov.pl | | | | | | | | |
| Marta Wągrodzka | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Specialist, Negotiations and Promotions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ministry of the Environment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ul. Wawelska 52/54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PL-00-922 Warsaw | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tel: (48-22) 57 92 504 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| fax: (48-22) 57 92 460 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| e-mail: Marta.Wagrodzka@mos.gov.pl | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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( 1 )  Official Journal Dz.U. 2005, No 228, point 1947.

( 2 )  JO C 98 du 26.4.2006, p. 22.

( 3 )  Official Journal Dz.U. 2005, No 135, point 1131.

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