EN Official Journal of the European Union C 353/4

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 ‘Skołyszyn’ area

(2015/C 353/04)

This procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection and/or exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits in the ‘Skołyszyn’ area, Małopolskie and Podkarpackie provinces:

Name Block No PL-1992 coordinate system X Y Skołyszyn parts of concession blocks Nos 414 and 415 219 733,92 619 454,87 221 404,67 679 600,42 212 143,88 679 908,95 211 064,14 643 905,34 210 523,09 619 421,78

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 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 (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 ‘Skołyszyn’ area is:

a) for the prospection of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period PLN 64 157,70 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 76 989,23 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 89 820,77 per year;

b) for the exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period PLN 128 315,39 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 153 978,47 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 179 641,55 per year;

c) for the prospection and exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a five-year base period PLN 128 315,39 per year; — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 153 978,47 per year; — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 179 641,55 per year.

The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of six months following 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 ‘Skołyszyn’ 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:

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