EN Official Journal of the European Union C 232/6

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 Tuchola N area

2014/C 232/09

The procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the Tuchola N area, in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Pomorskie and Zachodniopomorskie provinces:

Name Concession block 1992 layout X (m) Y (m) Tuchola N in part of blocks: 66, 67, 86, 87, 88, 108, 107, 128, 109, 129 683 970,0 355 934,0 683 319,7 378 508,3 660 689,4 410 177,5 624 049,8 463 163,2 615 522,0 457 159,0 633 748,0 431 135,0 626 638,5 427 454,6 626 690,9 424 108,4 632 462,8 424 201,0 636 543,4 426 512,3 653 317,4 403 302,6 650 177,7 400 894,4 654 932,9 400 994,8 655 083,2 39 117,9 666 983,8 394 386,9 667 194,7 385 440,8 675 337,0 385 619,0 675 804,0 369 243,0 674 937,0 368 579,0 671 991,1 368 495,8 679 751,1 355 587,9

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 Tuchola N area is:

1. in the case of the prospection of oil and natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 131 778,20 per year, — for the fourth and fifth year of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 158 133,85 per year, — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 184 489,48 per year;

2. in the case of the exploration of oil and natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 263 556,41 per year, — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 316 267,70 per year, — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 368 978,98 per year;

3. in the case of the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits: — during a five-year base period: PLN 263 556,41 per year, — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 316 267,70 per year, — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 368 978,98 per year.

The applications will be opened in public at the central office of the Ministry of the Environment at 12 noon CET/CEST on the 14th working day following the expiry of the deadline for submission of applications. 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 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 business in question must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession in order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection and/or exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland.

Applications should be addressed to:

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