Not the law itself: Notice

Address https://gelex.eu/eli/EU/notice/oj/C/2015/166/02@2015-05-21/en

Contents

1. Preamble

This procedure concerns the granting of a concession for the extraction of natural gas from the Borowo deposit in Wielkopolskie province: Name Block No 1992 coordinate system X Y Borowo natural gas deposit part of concession block No 226 482565,5094 344586,6256 482588,6997 344637,9532 482614,4919 344678,4140 482659,9665 344724,9664 482695,1255 344758,9378 482738,7084 344785,3669 482794,5416 344807,4678 482825,8131 344821,2058 482855,1439 344833,8358 482892,1272 344852,8939 482926,1169 344871,7867 482959,6106 344899,6607 482990,0555 344928,3672 483029,8671 344950,5843 483079,8782 344969,3610 483116,1391 344983,3746 483159,8812 344988,7928 483194,9177 344988,7257 483223,2445 344983,2834 483239,7619 344974,1861 483271,7437 344956,9343 483297,9034 344936,3582 483319,0676 344897,4894 483379,0528 344735,6468 483405,1827 344624,9844 483419,4108 344566,7146 483427,1497 344499,0779 483427,4013 344422,0192 483409,6355 344344,9665 483384,9396 344266,5301 483357,4213 344202,9519 483332,4617 344165,5396 483303,5166 344145,9242 483247,2364 344113,7890 483199,4964 344090,1329 483126,1416 344059,0567 483054,8437 344045,1102 483000,7366 344046,1262 482931,8323 344061,3393 482904,6194 344082,8584 482835,6661 344117,0867 482753,0789 344162,5736 482694,8882 344219,4171 482631,8856 344309,0260 482602,9096 344362,4779 482569,5685 344458,7292 482558,5609 344531,1902 482565,5094 344586,6256 Applications must cover the above area. Concession applications must be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12 noon (CET/CEST) on the last day of the 365-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Applications received will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

(a) the technology proposed for the work (50 %);

(b) the applicant’s technical and financial capacities (40 %);

(c) the fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %).

The fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the extraction of minerals from deposits consists of two parts:

(a) a fixed portion, payable annually;

(b) a variable portion, payable annually from when operations begin.

The minimum amount of the fixed portion of the fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the extraction of natural gas from the Borowo deposit is PLN 565,50 for each year of the concession. The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of 6 months from the deadline for submitting applications. Applicants will receive written notification of the outcome of the procedure. Applications must be drawn up in Polish. The licensing authority will grant the concession for the production of natural gas to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with that applicant. In order to be able to carry out activity involving the extraction of hydrocarbons from deposits in Poland, an operator must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession. Applications should be sent to the following address: Ministerstwo Środowiska (Ministry of the Environment) Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych (Geology and Geological Concessions Department) ul. Wawelska 52/54 00-922 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND Information may be obtained from:

the website of the Ministry of the Environment: www.mos.gov.pl

the Geology and Geological Concessions Department Ministry of the Environment ul. Wawelska 52/54 00-922 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND Tel. +48 225792449 Fax +48 225792460 Email: dgikg@mos.gov.pl

Approved by: Sławomir M. Brodziński Chief State Geologist

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1. 2015-05-21