EN Official Journal of the European Union C 255/4

Notice from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the Młynary area

(2015/C 255/04)

The procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection and/or exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits in the Młynary area, Warmińsko-Mazurskie province:

Name Block No PL-1992 coordinate system X Y Młynary parts of concession blocks No 52 and 72 723 250,57 550 332,72 723 281,12 553 038,73 707 980,87 552 672,76 701 752,91 555 392,38 701 511,43 532 642,75 709 792,87 532 584,12 709 762,28 526 707,27 713 334,36 529 287,74

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 121-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 assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

a) the technology proposed for the work (50 %);

b) the applicant’s technical and financial capacities (40 %);

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

The minimum fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the Młynary area is:

a) for the prospection of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period — PLN 44 655,37 per year, — for the 4th and 5th years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 53 586,44 per year, — for the 6th and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 62 517,52 per year;

b) for the exploration of oil and natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period — PLN 89 310,73 per year, — for 4th and 5th years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 107 172,88 per year, — for the 6th and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 125 035,02 per year,

c) for the prospection and exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a five-year base period — PLN 89 310,73 per year, — for the 6th, 7th and 8th years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 107 172,88 per year, — for the 9th and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 125 035,02 per year.

The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of six months from the expiry of the deadline for submitting applications. 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 oil and/or natural gas deposits in the Młynary area 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 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 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND

Information may be obtained from:

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