EN Official Journal of the European Union C 155/6

Communication from the Government of Denmark concerning the invitation to apply for licences for the exploration for and production of hydrocarbons in an area of the North Sea

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 155/07

With reference to Article 3(2)(b) 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, we hereby inform you that pursuant to Section 12(1)(b) of the Act on the use of Denmark’s underground resources (cf. Consolidated Act No 960 of 13 September 2011), applications for licences for the exploration for and production of hydrocarbons may be submitted for an area in the North Sea within the boundaries of the following coordinates (geographical coordinates based on ED50):

Point 1: 56 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds longitude E

Point 2: 56 degrees 33 minutes 50 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees, 12 minutes 00 seconds longitude E

Point 3: 56 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds longitude E

Point 4: 56 degrees 36 minutes 30 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 16 minutes 00 seconds longitude E

Point 5: 56 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds longitude E

Point 6: 56 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds longitude E

Point 7: 56 degrees 41 minutes 30 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 27 minutes 30 seconds longitude E

Point 8: 56 degrees 42 minutes 30 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 26 minutes 30 seconds longitude E

Point 9: 56 degrees 42 minutes 30 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 24 minutes 6,902537 seconds longitude E

Point 10: 56 degrees 45 minutes 54,33804 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds longitude E

Point 11: 56 degrees 45 minutes 50 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds longitude E

Point 12: 56 degrees 40 minutes 50 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 39 minutes 45 seconds longitude E

Point 13: 56 degrees 33 minutes 50 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 18 minutes 15 seconds longitude E

Point 14: 56 degrees 31 minutes 30 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds longitude E

Point 15: 56 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 10 minutes 15 seconds longitude E

Point 1: 56 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds latitude N, 05 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds longitude E

Point 9 is the intersection between 56 degrees 42 minutes 30 seconds latitude N and the border between Denmark and Norway. Point 10 is the intersection between 05 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds longitude E and the border between Denmark and Norway. The boundary between Point 9 and Point 10 is the border between Norway and Denmark. Where possible, the area has otherwise been demarcated by joining the coordinates in the order given above with degrees of latitude or longitude. In other cases, rhumb lines are used.

Provisions and criteria within the meaning of Article 5(1) of Directive 94/22/EC (cf. Consolidated Act No 960 of 13 September 2011 on the use of Denmark’s underground resources) were published on 4 April 2012 in Official Gazette No 67 under ‘various announcements and calls for tender’.

Applications shall be submitted no later than 13 weeks of the publication of this Communication in the Official Journal of the European Union to the following address, from which further information based on Directive 94/22/EC is available:

Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building Danish Energy Agency Amaliegade 44 1256 København K DANMARK Tel. +45 33926700 Fax +45 33114743 E-mail: ens@ens.dk Internet: http://www.ens.dk

Applications received after this period will not be considered. Licences are expected to be granted within six months after the expiry of the application period.