# C_2014166EN.01001401.xml

| 3.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 166/14 |
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3.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 166/14

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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 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the area of concession block No 107

2014/C 166/07

The procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the area of concession block No 107 in Pomorskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, and Wielkopolskie provinces:

| Name | Block No | 1992 layout |
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| X | Y |
| Concession block
  No 107 | 107 | 655 744,98 | 368 038,05 |
| 654 908,86 | 400 994,77 |
| 627 130,36 | 400 408,57 |
| 627 983,42 | 367 257,46 |

Name

Block No

1992 layout

X

Y

Concession block

No 107

107

655 744,98

368 038,05

654 908,86

400 994,77

627 130,36

400 408,57

627 983,42

367 257,46

Applications must cover the same area.

Concession applications must be submitted to the central office of the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12 noon CET/CEST on the last day of the 91-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

Applications received will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

| (a) | the technology proposed for the work (50 %), |
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(a)

the technology proposed for the work (50 %),

| (b) | the technical and financial capacities of the applicant (40 %), |
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(b)

the technical and financial capacities of the applicant (40 %),

| (c) | the fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %). |
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(c)

the fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %).

The minimum fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the area of concession block No 107 is:

| 1. | in the case of the prospection of oil and natural gas deposits:
  —   during a three-year base period: PLN 102 612,59 per year,
  —   for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 123 135,10 per year,
  —   for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 143 657,62 per year, |
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1.

in the case of the prospection of oil and natural gas deposits:

—   during a three-year base period: PLN 102 612,59 per year,

during a three-year base period

—   for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 123 135,10 per year,

for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract

—   for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 143 657,62 per year,

for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract

| 2. | in the case of the exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:
  —   during a three-year base period: PLN 205 225,17 per year,
  —   for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 246 270,21 per year,
  —   for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: 287 315,24 per year, |
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2.

in the case of the exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:

—   during a three-year base period: PLN 205 225,17 per year,

during a three-year base period

—   for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 246 270,21 per year,

for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract

—   for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: 287 315,24 per year,

for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract

| 3. | in the case of the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:
  —   during a five-year base period: PLN 205 225,17 per year,
  —   for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 246 270,21 per year,
  —   for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: 287 315,24 per year. |
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3.

in the case of the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:

—   during a five-year base period: PLN 205 225,17 per year,

during a five-year base period

—   for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 246 270,21 per year,

for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract

—   for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: 287 315,24 per year.

for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract

The applications will be opened in public at the central office of the Ministry of the Environment at 12:00 CET/CEST on the fourteenth working day following the expiry of the deadline for submitting applications. The application evaluation procedure will be completed no more than six months after the deadline for submitting applications expires. Applicants will receive written notification of the outcome of the procedure.

Applications must be drawn up in Polish.

The licensing authority will grant concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with it.

The business in question must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession in order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection or exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland.

Applications should be sent to the Ministry of the Environment at the following address:

| Ministry of the Environment |
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| Geology and Geological Concessions Department |
| ul. Wawelska 52/54 |
| 00-922 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |

Ministry of the Environment

Geology and Geological Concessions Department

ul. Wawelska 52/54

00-922 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Information may be obtained from:

| — | the website of the Ministry of the Environment:
  www.mos.gov.pl |
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the website of the Ministry of the Environment:

www.mos.gov.pl

| — | Geology and Geological Concessions Department |
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| Ministry of the Environment |
| ul. Wawelska 52/54 |
| 00-922 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |
| Tel. +48 225792449 |
| Fax +48 225792460 |
| E-mail: dgikg@mos.gov.pl |

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Geology and Geological Concessions Department

Ministry of the Environment

ul. Wawelska 52/54

00-922 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Tel. +48 225792449

Fax +48 225792460

E-mail: dgikg@mos.gov.pl

Approved by:

Sławomir M. BRODZIŃSKI

Chief State Geologist

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