EN Official Journal of the European Union C 133/8

Notice 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 ‘Żory M’ area

(2015/C 133/06)

The procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection or exploration of coal-bed methane deposits in the ‘Żory M’ area, Śląskie province:

Name Block No 1992 coordinate system X Y Żory M part of concession block No 390 240 298,70 479 143,37 241 096,52 479 322,21 242 190,40 479 022,62 241 323,15 476 570,53 243 786,86 476 415,25 243 767,60 478 590,65 243 745,88 480 722,29 242 419,90 480 701,54 241 158,91 480 679,68 240 662,07 480 667,33 240 384,13 480 668,09

Applications must cover the above area.

Concession applications must be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12 noon (CET/CEST) on the last day of the 90-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

a) the technology proposed for the work (40 %);

b) the technical and financial capacities of the applicant (50 %);

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

The minimum fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the ‘Żory M’ area is:

1. for the prospection of coal-bed methane deposits: — during the three-year base period: PLN 2 000,00 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 2 000,00 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 2 000,00 per year;

2. for the exploration of coal-bed methane deposits: — during the three-year base period: PLN 4 000,00 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 4 000,00 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 4 000,00 per year;

3. for the prospection and exploration of coal-bed methane deposits: — during the five-year base period: PLN 6 000,00 per year; — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 6 000,00 per year; — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 6 000,00 per year.

The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of six months from when 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 and/or exploration of coal-bed methane deposits to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with it.

In order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection and/or exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland, an operator must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession.

Applications should be sent to the following address:

Ministerstwo Środowiska (Ministry of the Environment) Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych (Geology and Geological Concessions Department) ul. Wawelska 52/54 00-922 Warsaw POLSKA/POLAND

Information may be obtained from:

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

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