Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using autorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Permis des Ardennes ) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-02-08
Institutions: France
Subjects: France, energy site, exchange of information, exploitation of resources, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting

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Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using autorisa-
tions for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1)

(Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the ‘Permis des
Ardennes’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 28/04)

On 26 June 2006, Thermopyles SAS, with registered offices at 190 rue de Fontenay, 94300 Vincennes
(France), applied for an exclusive five-year licence, designated the ‘Permis des Ardennes’, to prospect for oil
and gas in an area of approximately 2 803 km2 covering part of the department of Ardennes.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in
turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates, the original meridian being that of Paris.

Points

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

(1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994.

Longitude

3.00 degrees E

2.20 degrees E

2.20 degrees E

2.10 degrees E

2.10 degrees E

2.00 degrees E

2.00 degrees E

2.30 degrees E

2.30 degrees E

2.90 degrees E

2.90 degrees E

3.00 degrees E

Latitude

55.30 degrees N

55.30 degrees N

55.20 degrees N

55.20 degrees N

55.10 degrees N

55.10 degrees N

54.90 degrees N

54.90 degrees N

54.80 degrees N

54.80 degrees N

54.90 degrees N

54.90 degrees N

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Submission of applications

The initial applicant and the competing applicants must prove that they comply with the requirements for
obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Decree 95-427 of 19 April 1995, as amended,
concerning mining rights.

Interested companies may, within 90 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 Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December
1994, p. 11, and established by Decree No 95-427 of 19 April 1995, as amended, concerning mining
rights (Journal Officiel de la République française, 22 April 1995).

Competing applications must be sent to the Minister responsible for mines at the address below. Decisions
on the initial application and competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which
the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 26 June 2008 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

The initial applicant and competing applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79(1) of the Mining Code and
to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 on mining operations, underground storage and the regulations
governing them, (Journal officiel de la République française, 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Finance and Industry (Direc-
torate-General for Energy and Raw Materials, Directorate for Energy and Mineral Resources, Bureau of
Mining Legislation, 61, boulevard Vincent Auriol, Télédoc 133, F-75703 Paris Cedex 13 (telephone: (33)
144 97 23 02, fax: (33) 144 97 05 70].

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted at:

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr