10.1.2014   

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/1

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/3

10.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/4

1.

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change invites interested persons to apply for seaward production licences in respect of certain acreage on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf.

2.

Full details of the offer, including lists and maps of the acreage on offer and guidance about licences, the terms which those licences will include, and how to apply, are available on the gov.uk website (see below).

3.

All applications will be determined in accordance with the terms of the Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995 No 1434) and against a background of the continuing need for expeditious, thorough, efficient and safe exploration to identify the United Kingdom’s oil and gas resources with due regard to environmental considerations.

4.

Applications for traditional and frontier licences (both for areas west of Scotland and elsewhere) will be determined on the basis of the following criteria:

5.

The proposed operator within each applicant group (including any company that is applying as a sole applicant) must submit a statement of its general environmental policy for the conduct of licensed activities in seaward areas.

6.

For traditional and frontier applications the Secretary of State will not award a licence unless he is prepared to approve the applicant's choice of operator at the same time. Before approving an operator, the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the nominee will be competent to plan and manage drilling operations, in terms of the numbers, experience, competence and training of its staff, the proposed procedures and methodologies, the design of its command structure, interfaces with contractors and overall corporate strategy. In considering a proposed operator, the Secretary of State will take into account both new information presented in the application and the nominee's record as an operator, both within the United Kingdom and abroad.

7.

Applications will be determined on the basis of the following criteria:

8.

Promote licences will expire after two years if the licensee has not satisfied DECC of its technical and financial capacity to complete the initial term work programme which will include a firm commitment at that time to the drilling of at least one well, or to conduct an equivalent agreed substantive activity. The initial term work programme must be carried out within four years.

9.

Further guidance can be viewed on the gov.uk website:

https://www.gov.uk/oil-and-gas-licensing-rounds

10.

Unless an environmental assessment in relation to a particular block is required (see paragraph 13 below), any offer by the Secretary of State of a licence pursuant to this invitation will be made within 12 months of the date of this notice.

11.

The Secretary of State accepts no liability for any costs incurred by the applicant in considering or making its application.

12.

The Secretary of State has conducted a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) pursuant to Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment of all of the areas to be offered in this Round. The findings of that SEA can be found at DECC’s offshore energy SEA website:

https://www.gov.uk/offshore-energy-strategic-environmental-assessment-sea-an-overview-of-the-sea-process

13.

Licences pursuant to this invitation will only be offered if, in accordance with the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora):

14.

Licence Administration: Energy Development Unit (EDU), Department of Energy and Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2AW, United Kingdom (tel. +44 03000686042, fax +44 003000685129).

The gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/oil-and-gas-licensing-rounds

10.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/7

10.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/8

10.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/10

1.

On 23 December 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (‘Mitsui’, Japan) and ArcelorMittal Gonvarri Brasil Produtos Siderúrgicos SA (‘AMG’, Brazil) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking M Steel Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Siderúrgicos Ltda (the ‘Target Company’, Brazil) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7111 — Mitsui/ArcelorMittal Gonvarri Brasil Produtos Siderúrgicos/M Steel Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Siderúrgicos, to the following address:

10.1.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/11

1.

On 3 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, United States of America) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking UNIT4 NV (‘UNIT4’, the Netherlands), by way of public bid announced on 18 November 2013.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7125 — Advent/UNIT4, to the following address:

10.1.2014   

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/12

1.

On 3 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Borealis European Holdings BV (‘Borealis’ of the United Kingdom) ultimately controlled by OMERS Administration Corporation, and First State Investments International Limited (‘First State’ of the United Kingdom) ultimately controlled by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the electricity distribution assets of the Forum Oyj group (Fortum Sähkönsiirto Oy (‘FSS’), Fortum Espoo Distribution Oy (‘FED’) and Fortum Meter Lease SNC (‘FML’), together referred to as ‘Fortum Distribution Finland’ of Finland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7148 — Borealis Europan Holdings/First State Investments/Fortum Distribution Finland, to the following address: