EN Official Journal of the European Union C 166/2

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 Borowo area

(2015/C 166/02)

This procedure concerns the granting of a concession for the extraction of natural gas from the Borowo deposit in Wielkopolskie province:

Name Block No 1992 coordinate system X Y Borowo natural gas deposit part of concession block No 226 482 565,5094 344 586,6256 482 588,6997 344 637,9532 482 614,4919 344 678,4140 482 659,9665 344 724,9664 482 695,1255 344 758,9378 482 738,7084 344 785,3669 482 794,5416 344 807,4678 482 825,8131 344 821,2058 482 855,1439 344 833,8358 482 892,1272 344 852,8939 482 926,1169 344 871,7867 482 959,6106 344 899,6607 482 990,0555 344 928,3672 483 029,8671 344 950,5843 483 079,8782 344 969,3610 483 116,1391 344 983,3746 483 159,8812 344 988,7928 483 194,9177 344 988,7257 483 223,2445 344 983,2834 483 239,7619 344 974,1861 483 271,7437 344 956,9343 483 297,9034 344 936,3582 483 319,0676 344 897,4894 483 379,0528 344 735,6468 483 405,1827 344 624,9844 483 419,4108 344 566,7146 483 427,1497 344 499,0779 483 427,4013 344 422,0192 483 409,6355 344 344,9665 483 384,9396 344 266,5301 483 357,4213 344 202,9519 483 332,4617 344 165,5396 483 303,5166 344 145,9242 483 247,2364 344 113,7890 483 199,4964 344 090,1329 483 126,1416 344 059,0567 483 054,8437 344 045,1102 483 000,7366 344 046,1262 482 931,8323 344 061,3393 482 904,6194 344 082,8584 482 835,6661 344 117,0867 482 753,0789 344 162,5736 482 694,8882 344 219,4171 482 631,8856 344 309,0260 482 602,9096 344 362,4779 482 569,5685 344 458,7292 482 558,5609 344 531,1902 482 565,5094 344 586,6256

Applications must cover the above area.

Concession applications must be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12 noon (CET/CEST) on the last day of the 365-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 fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the extraction of minerals from deposits consists of two parts:

(a) a fixed portion, payable annually;

(b) a variable portion, payable annually from when operations begin.

The minimum amount of the fixed portion of the fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the extraction of natural gas from the Borowo deposit is PLN 565,50 for each year of the concession.

The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of 6 months from 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 the concession for the production of natural gas to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with that applicant.

In order to be able to carry out activity involving the extraction of hydrocarbons from 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

— 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