EN Official Journal of the European Union C 65/7

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 Bolesławiec area

2014/C 65/05

The procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the Bolesławiec area, Dolnośląskie province:

Name Block No 1992 layout X Y Bolesławiec Parts of concession blocks No 283, 284, 303, 304 390 035 261 236 391 144 265 370 384 706 275 169 375 127 275 228 375 112 271 279 378 564 267 125 380 290 269 173 381 547 268 603 384 648 263 805 382 381 261 758 374 966 261 699 374 717 238 951 381 869 237 401 383 858 243 295 382 800 245 292 382 309 251 445 381 741 252 330 382 013 253 537 383 201 254 843 381 884 255 389 379 046 258 138 386 549 264 047

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 noon CET/CEST on the last day of the 100-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 Bolesławiec area is:

1. in the case of the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits: — during a 3-year base period: PLN 32 706 per year, — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 39 247 per year, — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 45 788 per year.

2. in the case of the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits: — during a 5-year base period: PLN 65 412 per year, — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 78 494 per year, — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 91 577 per year.

The applications will be opened in public at the head office of the Ministry of the Environment at 12 noon CET/CEST on the 14th working day following the expiry of the deadline for submitting applications. The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of 6 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.

The undertaking in question must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession in order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection or exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland.

Applications should be sent to the Ministry of the Environment at the following address:

Ministerstwo Środowiska Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych ul. Wawelska 52/54 00-922 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND

Information may be obtained from:

— the website of the Ministry of the Environment (http://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