EN Official Journal of the European Union C 303/4

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 ‘Zakrzewo’ area

(2015/C 303/04)

The procedure concerns the granting of a concession for the prospection or exploration of the ‘Zakrzewo’ natural gas deposit in Wielkopolskie province:

Name Block No 1992 coordinate system X Y Zakrzewo part of concession block No 266 424 724,18 353 344,85 425 538,75 353 401,38 426 332,07 353 465,92 426 674,24 353 485,66 426 630,43 353 919,68 426 593,55 354 168,91 426 510,03 354 492,49 426 397,50 354 772,59 426 272,63 354 988,00 426 143,64 355 132,03 426 017,58 355 238,30 425 808,12 355 332,77 425 605,18 355 350,77 425 378,95 355 329,30 425 118,69 355 222,88 424 536,28 354 819,71 423 909,40 354 276,98 423 525,08 353 823,41 423 065,92 353 212,85

Applications must cover the same area.

Concession applications must be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12:00 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 assessed 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 ‘Zakrzewo’ area is:

1. for prospection of the natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 10 000,00 per year, — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 10 000,00 per year, — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 10 000,00 per year,

2. for exploration of the natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 20 000,00 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 20 000,00 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 20 000,00 per year;

3. for prospection and exploration of the natural gas deposits: — during a five-year base period: PLN 30 000,00 per year; — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 30 000,00 per year; — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 30 000,00 per year;

The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of 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.

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:

Ministry of the Environment Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych [Geology and Geological Concessions Department] Wawelska 52/54 00-922 Warsaw Poland

Information may be obtained from:

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