EN Official Journal of the European Union C 257/13

Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic 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

2013/C 257/07

The Ministry of Economic Development has received an application for a hydrocarbon prospecting licence from ENI SpA, trading as ‘d 171 A.R-.AG’, in respect of an area located in Area A (the Adriatic Sea), delimited by meridian and parallel arcs, which connect the points defined below by their geographical coordinates:

Point Geographical coordinates Longitude E Greenwich Latitude N a Intersection of the meridian 13°33′ with the boundary of area A b Intersection between the boundary of area A and parallel 44°07′ c 13°37′ 44°07′ d 13°37′ 44°05′ e 13°38′ 44°05′ f 13°38′ 44°04′ g 13°39′ 44°04′ h 13°39′ 44°03′ i 13°41′ 44°03′ l 13°41′ 44°02′ m 13°35′ 44°02′ n 13°35′ 44°05′ o 13°25′ 44°05′ p 13°25′ 44°11′ q 13°26′ 44°11′ r 13°26′ 44°12′ s 13°27′ 44°12′ t 13°27′ 44°13′ u 13°33′ 44°13′

The boundaries of the licence application from point ‘a’ to point ‘b’ coincide with the boundary of area A.

The above coordinates have been plotted using the nautical map of the Italian coast drawn up by the Italian Navy’s Hydrographic Institute on a scale of 1:250 000 — Map No 923.

On the basis of these boundaries, the surface area is 343,50 km2.

In accordance with the above mentioned Directive Article 4 of Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996 the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011 the Ministry of Economic Development must publish a notice to enable other interested persons to submit applications for hydrocarbon prospecting licences for the same area described above.

The competent authority to grant the relevant licence is Division VI of the Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources of the Department of Energy at the Ministry of Economic Development.

The rules for granting the mineralogical licence are laid down in the following provisions:

Law No 613 of 21 July 1967; Law No 9 of 9 January 1991; Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996; Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011.

The time limit for submitting applications is 3 months after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

The address to which applications must be submitted is:

Ministero dello sviluppo economico Dipartimento per l’energia Direzione generale delle risorse minerarie ed energetiche Divisione VI Via Molise 2 00187 Roma RM ITALIA

The application may also be submitted by e-mail to the following address: ene.rme.div6@pec.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it; the requisite documents should be submitted in electronic format together with the digital signature of a legal representative of the applicant.

In accordance with point 2 of Annex A to Prime Ministerial Decree No 22 of 22 December 2010 the overall duration of the procedure for the granting of prospecting licences must not exceed 180 days.