EN Official Journal of the European Union C 73/43

Notice by the Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Latvia of a call for tenders for hydrocarbon exploration and production within the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Latvia

(2009/C 73/06)

Pursuant to the Law on Substrata, Cabinet Regulation No 597 of 4 September 2007 on hydrocarbon prospection, exploration and production and the amounts of and procedures for paying Government duties, and Cabinet Order No 594 of 21 September 2007 on establishing licensed hydrocarbon prospection sites within the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Latvia, the Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Latvia hereby gives notice of a call for tenders for hydrocarbon exploration and production in the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Latvia within the following ellipsoidal (geographical) coordinates under the WGS 84 system:

Corner points Latitude N Longitude E 1 56°10′00″ 19°10′14,5″ 2 56°14′59,1″ 19°13′22,8″ 3 56°26′59,2″ 19°20′52,7″ 4 56°30′00″ 19°22′23″ 5 56°30′00″ 19°40′00″ 6 56°10′00″ 19°40′00″

Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and paragraph 46 of the aforementioned Cabinet Regulation, the Ministry of the Economy invites all interested entities to obtain a copy of the regulations relating to the call for tenders for hydrocarbon prospection and production within the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Latvia.

Type of licence: The successful tenderer will be issued with a hydrocarbon prospection and production licence.

Address and office hours for obtaining tender regulations: Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Latvia, Brīvības iela 55, Riga, LV-1519, every weekday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (GMT +2). The tender regulations may be obtained within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice.

Cost of obtaining the tender regulations: LVL 350. Payment must be made in LVL by transfer of funds to the Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Latvia, registration no 90000086008, Treasury, code TRELLV22, account no LV10TREL212001C310000, indicating that it is ‘Payment for tender regulations in relation to the call for tenders for hydrocarbon prospection and production within the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Latvia’. To obtain the regulations, proof of payment must be presented.

Deadline for applications: A tender may be submitted in person at the Customer Service Centre of the Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Latvia, or may be sent by mail to the Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Latvia, Brīvības iela 55, Riga, LV-1519 within 90 days of the date of publication of this notice. The deadline for submission of applications is 5 p.m. (GMT +2) on the ninetieth day following the date of publication of this notice.

Contact person: Ilze Ruško, Head of the Licence, Permit and Coordination Division, Department of Energy, Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Latvia, tel. +371 67013173, e-mail: ilze.rusko@em.gov.lv. Please apply for the tender regulations prior to submitting your application.