EN Official Journal of the European Union C 49/3

Communication 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 Nowe Miasteczko region

(2015/C 49/04)

The procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the Nowe Miasteczko area, Lubuskie and Dolnośląskie provinces:

Name Block No 1992 coordinate system X Y Nowe Miasteczko parts of concession blocks Nos 263, 264, 265, 266, 285, 286 414 280 287 119 417 898 289 574 419 770 289 102 419 888 291 402 421 141 292 067 422 582 292 996 425 359 289 556 425 331 289 746 424 527 295 249 422 873 297 493 421 022 299 425 420 302 300 519 419 334 301 683 418 508 302 670 418 472 303 595 416 636 304 924 416 138 305 519 412 013 304 756 410 126 306 553 406 565 303 958 402 907 309 420 402 110 310 571 400 209 313 101 398 576 315 242 391 844 311 121 386 838 321 107 391 616 325 000 395 359 325 000 396 885 323 685 405 698 323 604 405 852 328 145 407 862 328 116 409 516 326 504 410 199 326 528 431 646 292 692 435 976 287 111 437 275 258 368 437 241 252 803 435 394 251 890 423 805 268 782 421 172 279 063 419 072 284 458 416 832 285 077

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 180-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 Nowe Miasteczko area is:

1. for the prospection of oil and natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 114 066,12 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 136 879,34 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 159 692,57 per year;

2. for the exploration of oil and natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 228 132,24 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 273 758,69 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 319 385,14 per year;

3. for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits: — during a five-year base period: PLN 228 132,24 per year; — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 273 758,69 per year; — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 319 385,14 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 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

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