EN Official Journal of the European Union C 87/8

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

2014/C 87/06

The Ministry of Economic Development has received an application (ref. d 92 F.R-.EN), from Enel Longanesi Developments S.r.l. for a hydrocarbon exploration licence in respect of an area in Offshore Zone F (Ionian Sea, Gulf of Taranto), delimited by the meridian and parallel arcs connecting the points indicated below by their geographical coordinates:

Points Geographical coordinates Longitude E Greenwich Latitude N a 17°20′ 39°49′ b 17°23′ 39°49′ c 17°23′ 39°48′ d 17°24′ 39°48′ e 17°24′ 39°47′ f 17°25′ 39°47′ g 17°25′ 39°44′ h 17°28′ 39°44′ i 17°28′ 39°41′ l 17°32′ 39°41′ m 17°32′ 39°42′ n 17°39′ 39°42′ o 17°39′ 39°29′ p 17°26′ 39°29′ q 17°26′ 39°30′ r 17°25′ 39°30′ s 17°25′ 39°31′ t 17°24′ 39°31′ u 17°24′ 39°33′ v 17°22′ 39°33′ z 17°22′ 39°34′ a′ 17°21′ 39°34′ b′ 17°21′ 39°35′ c′ 17°19′ 39°35′ d′ 17°19′ 39°36′ e′ 17°17′ 39°36′ f′ 17°17′ 39°37′ g′ 17°15′ 39°37′ h′ 17°15′ 39°41′ i′ 17°20′ 39°41′

The above coordinates have been plotted using the nautical map of the Italian coastline drawn up by the Italian Navy's Hydrographic Institute on a scale of 1:250 000 — Map No 919.

On the basis of these boundaries, the surface area is 748,7 km2.

In accordance with the Directive mentioned above, Article 4 of Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996, the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Director-General's Order of 22 March 2011, the Ministry of Economic Development must publish a notice to enable other interested parties to submit applications for hydrocarbon exploration licences for the same area as that described above.

The competent authority for granting the relevant exploration licence is the Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources at the Ministry of Economic Development.

The rules for granting the mineralogical licence are laid down in more detail in Law No 613 of 21 July 1967, Law No 9 of 9 January 1991, Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996, the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Director-General's Order of 22 March 2011.

The deadline for submitting applications is three months after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Applications must be sent to the following address:

Ministero dello sviluppo economico Direzione generale delle risorse minerarie ed energetiche Via Molise 2 00187 Roma RM ITALIA

Applications may also be submitted by e-mail to the following certified e-mail address: ene.rme.dg@pec.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it. The requisite documents must be submitted in electronic format with the digital signature of a legal representative of the applicant company.

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 grant of exploration licences must not exceed 180 days.