EN Official Journal of the European Union C 207/8

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 ‘Czerwionka-Leszczyny’ area

(2015/C 207/08)

This procedure concerns the granting of a concession for the prospection or exploration of coal-bed methane deposits in the ‘Czerwionka-Leszczyny’ area of Śląskie province:

Name Block No 1992 coordinate system X Y Czerwionka-Leszczyny part of concession block No 390 258 032,74 478 214,46 257 600,22 477 475,88 257 236,65 476 855,03 255 820,02 474 279,88 255 054,37 472 888,08 252 191,11 472 884,02 250 591,73 473 198,17 250 559,59 474 517,17 252 167,24 475 553,57 253 255,23 477 826,23 255 299,03 479 521,25 254 975,11 482 628,61 256 425,31 480 535,09

Applications must cover the above area.

Concession applications must be submitted to the central office of the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12.00 noon (CET/CEST) on the last day of the 91-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 ‘Czerwionka-Leszczyny’ area is:

1. for the prospection of coal-bed methane deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 3 628,17 per year, — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 4 353,80 per year, — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 5 079,44 per year;

2. for the exploration of coal-bed methane deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 7 256,34 per year, — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 8 707,61 per year, — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 10 158,88 per year.

3. for the prospection and exploration of coal-bed methane deposits: — during a five-year base period: PLN 7 256,34 per year, — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 8 707,61 per year, — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 10 158,88 per year.

The application evaluation procedure will be completed no more than 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 a concession for the prospection 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 or exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland, an operator must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession.

Applications should be sent to the Ministry of the Environment at the following address:

Ministerstwo Środowiska Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych 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

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