EN Official Journal of the European Union C 238/5

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 ‘Dębieńsko’ area

(2015/C 238/06)

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

Name Block No 1992 coordinate system X Y Dębieńsko Part of concession block No 390 250 559,59 474 517,17 252 167,24 475 553,57 253 255,23 477 826,23 255 229,03 479 521,25 254 975,11 482 628,61 252 892,98 481 206,88 252 693,90 481 101,45 252 693,36 481 097,27 252 292,22 481 150,57 253 017,26 478 858,21 251 432,88 477 946,29 250 559,59 475 580,70

Applications must cover the same 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 technical and financial capacities of the applicant (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 ‘Dębieńsko’ area is:

1. for the prospection of coal-bed methane deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 2 299,41 per year, — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 2 759,29 per year, — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 3 219,17 per year;

2. for the exploration of coal-bed methane deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 4 598,82 per year, — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 5 518,58 per year, — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 6 438,35 per year.

3. for the prospection and exploration of coal-bed methane deposits: — during a 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 6 438,35 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 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 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