Decision No 844 of 23 December 2008 on the opening of a procedure for granting of authorisation for prospecting and exploration of oil and gas — underground natural resources in accordance with Article 2(1)(3) of the Underground Natural Resources Act, at Block 1-10 Botevo , located in the provinces of Vratsa and Montana, and notification concerning the envisaged competition for granting of authorisation
Date: 2008-12-23
Institutions: Bulgaria
Subjects: Bulgaria, extraction of oil, gas, gas field, invitation to tender, natural resources, oilfield, petroleum

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DECISION No 844

of 23 December 2008

on the opening of a procedure for granting of authorisation for prospecting and exploration of oil
and gas — underground natural resources in accordance with Article 2(1)(3) of the Underground
Natural Resources Act, at Block 1-10 ‘Botevo’, located in the provinces of Vratsa and Montana, and
notification concerning the envisaged competition for granting of authorisation

(2009/C 72/08)

REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

Pursuant to Article 5(2), Article 42(1)(1) and Article 44(3) of the Underground Natural Resources Act, and
having regard to Article 4(2)(16) and Article 1(24a) of the Energy Act,

THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HAS DECIDED:

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to open a procedure for granting authorisation for prospecting and exploration of crude oil and
natural gas in Block 1-10 ‘Botevo’, with a surface area of 280,58 km2 and with coordinates of points
as specified and indicated in the map contained in the draft prospecting and exploration contract,
which is an integral part of the competition dossier;

to announce that the granting of authorisation pursuant to point 1 will be based on a competition;

to specify that the period covered by the authorisation for prospecting and exploration will be five
years after the date of the entry into force of the prospecting and exploration contract, with a right to
extension of this period pursuant to Article 31(3) of the Underground Natural Resources Act;

the competition for granting of authorisation pursuant to point 1 will take place on the 150th day
after the date of publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union, at the
building of the Ministry of Economy and Energy, Triaditza Street No 8, Sofia;

the deadline for purchasing the competition dossier is 17.00 on the 120th day after the date of publi-
cation of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union;

the deadline for submission of notifications for participation in the competition is 17.00 on the
130th day after the date of publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union;

the deadline for submission of applications for the competition is 17.00 on the 144th day after the
date of publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union;

the competition will not require personal presence;

the price of the competition dossier is set at BGN 500 (500 Bulgarian leva). The competition dossier
can be purchased from room No 802 at the Ministry of Economy and Energy, Triaditza Street No 8,
Sofia, during the period laid down in point 5;

the participants in the competition must comply with the requirements specified in Article 23(1) of
the Underground Natural Resources Act;

the applications of the participants in the competition will be evaluated on the basis of the proposed
work programmes, environmental protection instruments and training instruments, bonuses, and also
according to their managerial and financial capacities;

the deposit for participation in the competition is set at BGN 10 000 (10 000 Bulgarian leva) and
should be paid before the deadline specified in point 6 to the bank account of the Ministry of
Economy and Energy, as stated in the competition dossier;

in the case of non-admission of an applicant to the competition, the deposit shall be reimbursed
within a period of 14 days after the date on which the applicant is notified of non-admission;

the deposit of the successful applicant will be retained and the deposits of all other applicants will be
reimbursed within a period of 14 days after the publication of the Decision of the Council of Minis-
ters for granting of authorisation for prospecting and exploration in the State Gazette;

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the notifications for participation in the competition and the proposals from the applicants
concerning the conditions of the competition should be submitted to the Ministry of Economy and
Energy, Triaditza Street No 8, in accordance with the requirements of Article 46 of the Underground
Natural Resources Act;

the applications for the competition should comply with the requirements and conditions indicated in
the competition dossier;

the competition can take place even if only one applicant is admitted to participate;

the Minister of Economy and Energy is authorised as follows:

18.1. to send the text of this Decision for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and in the

State Gazette, and also on the website of the Council of Ministers;

18.2. to appoint a committee to arrange and conduct the competition;

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appeals against this Decision can be addressed to the Supreme Administrative Court within 14 days
after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Prime Minister

Sergeï STANISHEV

Principal Secretary of the Council of Ministers

Veselin DAKOV

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Director of the Cabinet Office

Veselin DAKOV