EN Official Journal of the European Union C 166/24

Communication from the French Government 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 (1)

(Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the ‘Marcilly-le-Hayer Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 166/10)

On 28 February 2008, Société Pétrolière de Production et d'Exploitation, a company with registered offices at Z.A Pense Folie, F-45220 Château Renard, applied for an exclusive five-year licence, designated the ‘Marcilly-le-Hayer Licence’, to prospect for oil and gas in an area of approximately 770 km2 covering part of the departments of Aube and Yonne.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence is formed by the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the vertices defined below by their geographical coordinates in degrees, the prime meridian being that of Paris.

Vertex Longitude Latitude A 1,30° E 53,90° N B 1,40° E 53,90° N C 1,40° E 53,80° N D 1,47° E 53,80° N E 1,47° E 53,76° N F 1,51° E 53,76° N G 1,51° E 53,841° N H 1,50° E 53,839° N I 1,50° E 53,90° N J 1,80° E 53,90° N K 1,80° E 53,70° N L 1,60° E 53,70° N M 1,60° E 53,60° N N 1,44° E 53,60° N O 1,44° E 53,62° N P 1,46° E 53,62° N Q 1,46° E 53,65° N R 1,40° E 53,65° N S 1,40° E 53,60° N T 1,30° E 53,60° N

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicant and competing applicants must meet the conditions specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (décret relatif aux titres miniers et aux titres de stockage souterrain), published in the Official Journal of the French Republic of 3 June 2006.

Interested companies may, within ninety days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, p. 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights. Competing applications should be sent to the Minister responsible for mines at the address below.

The decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be based on the criteria governing the award of mining rights as set out in Article 6 of the abovementioned Decree and will be taken by 10 March 2010 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79.1 of the French Mining Code (code minier) and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (décret relatif aux travaux miniers, aux travaux de stockage souterrain et à la police des mines et des stockages souterrains), published in the Official Journal of the French Republic of 3 June 2006.

Further information can be obtained from the following address: Ministère de l'écologie, de l'énergie, de l'aménagement du territoire et du développement durable (direction générale de l'energie et des matières premières, direction des ressources énergétiques et minérales, bureau de la législation minière), 61, boulevard Vincent Auriol, Télédoc 133, F-75703 Paris Cedex 13 (tel. (33) 144 97 23 02, fax (33) 144 97 05 70).

The laws and regulations referred to above can be consulted at:

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

(1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.