# C_2011164EN.01001401.xml

| 2.6.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 164/14 |
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2.6.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 164/14

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Notice of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic 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

2011/C 164/10

The Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic hereby gives notice that on 2 December 2010 it received an application to designate an exploration area for the geological prospection and verification of a deposit of oil and flammable natural gas (hydrocarbons) in the ‘Kežmarok’ area for a requested period of four years.

The proposed exploration area covers 583 km2 in the districts of Kežmarok, Levoča, Sabinov and Stará Ľubovňa and is delimited by lines connecting vertices (a closed geometrical shape with corner points) having the following coordinates:

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Number and coordinates of points delimiting the exploration area:

| Points | Y | X |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | 327 122,10 | 1 194 041,75 |
| 2. | 322 979,23 | 1 191 851,85 |
| 3. | 320 774,70 | 1 192 116,09 |
| 4. | 320 037,45 | 1 193 093,92 |
| 5. | 318 652,72 | 1 192 760,56 |
| 6. | 318 575,79 | 1 191 863,05 |
| 7. | 319 940,00 | 1 189 582,88 |
| 8. | 319 215,40 | 1 187 382,88 |
| 9. | 315 411,27 | 1 180 471,43 |
| 10. | 315 210,86 | 1 179 162,06 |
| 11. | 307 180,95 | 1 174 793,04 |
| 12. | 288 254,17 | 1 188 866,03 |
| 13. | 295 249,67 | 1 198 775,87 |
| 14. | 310 010,99 | 1 201 068,93 |
| 15. | 321 396,54 | 1 198 325,12 |

Points

Y

X

1.

327 122,10

1 194 041,75

2.

322 979,23

1 191 851,85

3.

320 774,70

1 192 116,09

4.

320 037,45

1 193 093,92

5.

318 652,72

1 192 760,56

6.

318 575,79

1 191 863,05

7.

319 940,00

1 189 582,88

8.

319 215,40

1 187 382,88

9.

315 411,27

1 180 471,43

10.

315 210,86

1 179 162,06

11.

307 180,95

1 174 793,04

12.

288 254,17

1 188 866,03

13.

295 249,67

1 198 775,87

14.

310 010,99

1 201 068,93

15.

321 396,54

1 198 325,12

The points listed above are identified by means of coordinates in the system of coordinates of the Uniform Trigonometric Cadastral Network of the Slovak Republic.

Companies interested in designating an exploration area for oil and flammable natural gas (hydrocarbons) may submit competing applications within 90 days following the publication of this notice. Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be taken into consideration.

The Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic will take a decision on the applications received no later than six months following the time limit specified above and will notify all applicants of the results.

Applications must contain the essential particulars specified in Section 23(5) of Act No 569/2007 on geological works (Geology Act), as published in the Zbierka zákonov Slovenskej republiky (Collection of Laws of the Slovak Republic) on 25 October 2007, and information on the technical and financial capacity of the contracting entity. Applications which do not contain the above mentioned particulars will not be evaluated.

Zbierka zákonov Slovenskej republiky

Applications to designate an exploration area are to be submitted in writing, in Slovak, and are to be sent in a sealed envelope marked ‘Konkurenčný návrh PÚ Kežmarok’ to the following address:

| Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky |
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| Námestie Ľudovíta Štúra 1 |
| 812 35 Bratislava |
| SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA |

Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky

Námestie Ľudovíta Štúra 1

812 35 Bratislava

SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA

Detailed information is available from the State Geology Service Section at the Slovak Ministry of the Environment (Tel. +421 257783111 (108)).

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