EN Official Journal of the European Union C 44/3

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 ‘Bukowice’ area

(2016/C 44/04)

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

Name Block No PL-1992 coordinate system X Y Bukowice parts of concession blocks Nos 266, 267, 286 and 287 412 893,49 369 568,86 399 504,12 395 681,91 395 484,44 395 599,46 386 257,67 395 410,84 386 505,05 383 928,81 377 241,61 383 718,48 377 518,65 372 091,63 386 781,91 372 323,01 387 085,17 360 716,74 396 349,47 360 969,49 396 853,49 343 592,54 404 263,41 343 820,23 404 531,71 343 824,58 405 124,81 344 724,92 411 833,93 358 377,93 412 097,24 361 149,54 418 229,16 361 319,70 Excluding area: 1992 coordinate system X Y 405 989,99 358 711,68 404 993,03 359 435,58 404 167,53 360 235,69 403 805,58 360 521,44 402 872,13 361 156,44 402 643,53 361 537,44 402 649,88 361 931,14 402 916,58 362 286,74 403 399,18 362 439,14 404 427,88 362 362,94 405 139,08 362 204,19 405 456,58 361 842,24 405 539,13 361 004,04 405 774,08 360 413,49 406 853,59 358 705,33 406 840,89 358 502,13 406 790,09 358 425,93 406 536,09 358 394,18 Excluding area: PL-1992 coordinate system X Y 405 628,69 381 344,80 402 354,75 379 529,68 400 302,38 380 555,22 399 026,10 382 925,02 399 057,08 387 630,63 400 115,49 387 799,55 403 692,31 386 854,43 Excluding area: PL-1992 coordinate system X Y 400 287,59 390 695,25 396 914,14 391 270,72 395 458,93 392 474,57 395 518,46 393 222,02 397 053,05 394 630,93 398 356,12 395 404,84 399 176,33 395 318,85 400 062,69 393 969,47 Excluding area: PL-1992 coordinate system X Y 405 364 369 191 405 134 378 442 399 576 378 309 399 806 369 048 Excluding area: PL-1992 coordinate system X Y 402 110,14 353 566,02 403 062,64 353 454,90 403 816,71 352 526,21 404 300,90 349 922,70 404 221,52 348 946,39 404 523,15 348 446,32 405 070,83 347 946,26 405 769,34 346 850,88 405 832,84 346 446,07 405 459,77 345 985,69 404 991,46 345 842,82 404 546,96 345 874,57 402 872,14 347 073,13 401 999,02 347 946,26 401 149,70 349 128,95 400 935,39 350 065,58 401 086,20 351 962,64 401 411,64 353 256,46 Excluding area: PL-1992 coordinate system X Y 393 704,55 379 134,26 394 163,81 378 628,14 394 191,92 378 112,66 393 582,71 377 606,54 392 682,95 377 212,90 392 017,50 377 175,41 390 827,20 377 297,25 388 399,72 378 150,15 387 996,70 378 056,42 387 087,57 378 478,18 386 909,49 378 693,75 386 834,51 379 274,85 387 003,22 379 705,98 387 556,19 380 249,59 389 365,09 380 155,86 390 714,73 379 612,26 392 748,56 379 612,26

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 121-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 ‘Bukowice’ area is:

(a) for the prospection of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period PLN 106 007,16 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 127 208,59 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 148 410,02 per year;

(b) for the exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period PLN 212 014,32 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 254 417,18 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 296 820,04 per year;

(c) for the prospection and exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a five-year base period PLN 212 014,32 per year; — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 254 417,18 per year; — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 296 820,04 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 and/or exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits in the ‘Bukowice’ 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:

Ministerstwo Środowiska [Ministry of the Environment] Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych [Geology and Geological Concessions Department] ul. Wawelska 52/54 00-922 Warsaw POLSKA/POLAND

Information may be obtained from:

— the website of the Ministry of the Environment: www.mos.gov.pl