Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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
Date: 2009-03-18
Institutions: Netherlands
Subjects: Netherlands, exploitation of resources, gas industry, hydrocarbon, oil industry, petroleum exploration

18.3.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 63/23

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
pursuant to Article 3(2) of 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

(2009/C 63/10)

The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation
to prospect for hydrocarbons in an area in the provinces of Flevoland, Friesland and Overijssel, where B-C
the Gorredijk extraction authorisation, C-D-E-F-G coincides with the
coincides with the boundary of
boundary of
the
Schoonebeek extraction authorisation.

the Steenwijk extraction authorisation and G-H-I coincides with the boundary of

The coordinates of the area in question are as follows:

X

Y

169310,00

540380,00

172746,50

545447,70

191011,06

542944,63

191014,60

536077,60

194993,70

536115,50

195000,90

535125,60

197154,31

535082,00

196904,99

521474,81

204982,97

512000,00

185485,00

512000,00

185485,00

513404,00

173675,00

513404,00

168787,74

519217,28

168859,85

530854,87

173400,00

538260,00

177000,00

538700,00

176816,91

539788,00

173200,00

539600,00

172400,00

541400,00

170500,00

540400,00

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

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The coordinates are expressed in accordance with the national triangulation system.

The area in respect of which the application is made has a surface area of 818,6 km2.

the Mining Act
With reference to the Directive mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of
(Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs
hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydro-
carbons in the area in question.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria,
conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the abovementioned Directive are
set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official
Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:

De Minister van Economische Zaken
ter attentie van J.C. De Groot, directeur Energiemarkt
ALP/562
Postbus 20101
2500 EC Den Haag
NEDERLAND

Applications received after this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: +31 703797382 (contact
person: P.C. de Regt).