ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.065.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 65
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Information and Notices

Volume 57
5 March 2014

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2014/C 065/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7154 — World Fuel Services Corporation/Watson Petroleum Limited) ( 1 )

1

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2014/C 065/02

Euro exchange rates

2

 

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2014/C 065/03

Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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 in the Katowice-Muchowiec area

3

2014/C 065/04

Notice from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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 in the Kamienna Góra area

5

2014/C 065/05

Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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 in the Bolesławiec area

7

2014/C 065/06

Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Amendment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

9

 

 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

5.3.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.7154 — World Fuel Services Corporation/Watson Petroleum Limited)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 65/01

On 28 February 2014, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—

in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—

in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7154. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

5.3.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/2

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 March 2014

2014/C 65/02

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3768

JPY

Japanese yen

140,20

DKK

Danish krone

7,4627

GBP

Pound sterling

0,82460

SEK

Swedish krona

8,8603

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2172

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2485

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,369

HUF

Hungarian forint

311,15

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1865

RON

Romanian leu

4,5183

TRY

Turkish lira

3,0520

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5392

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5244

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6847

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6411

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7469

KRW

South Korean won

1 474,47

ZAR

South African rand

14,9180

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,4564

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6525

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 957,11

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5049

PHP

Philippine peso

61,639

RUB

Russian rouble

49,7510

THB

Thai baht

44,629

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2100

MXN

Mexican peso

18,2977

INR

Indian rupee

85,1757

(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

5.3.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/3

Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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 in the Katowice-Muchowiec area

2014/C 65/03

The procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the Katowice-Muchowiec area, Śląskie province:

Name

Block No

1992 layout

X

Y

Katowice-Muchowiec

Parts of concession blocks Nos 391, 390, 370 and 371

266 197

501 754

265 724

506 014,5

260 088

506 567,5

259 871

505 435

258 890

503 837

258 456

502 559,5

258 728

501 887

258 723

500 964

261 713

499 310

263 780

497 189

Applications must cover the same area.

Concession applications must be submitted to the central office of the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12 noon CET/CEST on the last day of the 91-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 technical and financial capacities of the applicant (40 %);

(c)

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

The minimum fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the Katowice-Muchowiec area is:

1.

in the case of the prospection of oil and natural gas deposits:

—

during a three-year base period: PLN 10 000 per year,

—

for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 10 000 per year,

—

for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 10 000 per year;

2.

in the case of the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:

—

during a five-year base period: PLN 30 000 per year,

—

for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 30 000 per year,

—

for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 30 000 per year.

Applications will be opened in public at the central office of the Ministry of the Environment at 12 noon CET/CEST on the 14th working day following the expiry of the deadline for submitting applications. The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of six months after the deadline for submitting applications expires. Applicants will receive written notification of the outcome of the procedure.

Applications must be drawn up in Polish.

The licensing authority will grant concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with it.

The undertaking in question must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession in order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland.

Applications should be sent to the Ministry of the Environment at the following address:

Ministerstwo Środowiska

Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych

ul. Wawelska 52/54

00-922 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Information may be obtained from:

—

the website of the Ministry of the Environment:

http://www.mos.gov.pl

—

Geology and Geological Concessions Department

Ministry of the Environment

ul. Wawelska 52/54

00-922 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Tel. +48 225792449

Fax +48 225792460

E-mail: dgikg@mos.gov.pl

Approved by:

Sławomir BRODZIŃSKI

Under-Secretary of State — Chief State Geologist

5.3.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/5

Notice from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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 in the Kamienna Góra area

2014/C 65/04

A procedure has been opened for the granting of concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the Kamienna Góra area, Dolnośląskie province:

Name

Block No

1992 system

X

Y

Kamienna Góra

Parts of concession blocks Nos 325 and 345

349 319

300 848

349 107

306 849

343 477

306 754

341 847

304 690

323 972

303 906

326 766

291 990

331 443

291 238

332 810

291 635

335 327

291 640

341 910

296 000

345 706

297 530

Applications must cover the same area.

Concession applications are to be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12 noon CET/CEST on the last day of the 91-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 technical and financial capacities of the applicant (40 %);

(c)

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

The minimum fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the Kamienna Góra area is:

1.

in the case of the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:

—

during a three-year base period: PLN 28 920 per year,

—

for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 34 704 per year,

—

for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 40 488 per year;

2.

in the case of the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:

—

during a five-year base period: PLN 57 840 per year,

—

for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 69 408 per year,

—

for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 80 976 per year.

Applications will be opened in public at the Ministry of the Environment at 12 noon CET/CEST on the 14th working day following the expiry of the deadline for submitting applications. The application evaluation procedure will be completed within the six months following closure of the application submission stage. Applicants will receive written notification of the outcome of the procedure.

Applications are to be drawn up in Polish.

The licensing authority will grant concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with it.

The undertaking in question must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession in order to prospect for or explore hydrocarbon deposits in Poland.

Applications should be sent to the Ministry of the Environment at the following address:

Ministerstwo Środowiska

Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych

ul. Wawelska 52/54

00-922 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Information may be obtained from:

—

the website of the Ministry of the Environment:

http://www.mos.gov.pl

—

Geology and Geological Concessions Department (Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych)

Ministry of the Environment

ul. Wawelska 52/54

00-922 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Tel. +48 225792449

Fax +48 225792460

E-mail: dgikg@mos.gov.pl

Approved by:

Sławomir BRODZIŃSKI

Under-Secretary of State — Chief State Geologist

5.3.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/7

Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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 in the Bolesławiec area

2014/C 65/05

The procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the Bolesławiec area, Dolnośląskie province:

Name

Block No

1992 layout

X

Y

Bolesławiec

Parts of concession blocks No 283, 284, 303, 304

390 035

261 236

391 144

265 370

384 706

275 169

375 127

275 228

375 112

271 279

378 564

267 125

380 290

269 173

381 547

268 603

384 648

263 805

382 381

261 758

374 966

261 699

374 717

238 951

381 869

237 401

383 858

243 295

382 800

245 292

382 309

251 445

381 741

252 330

382 013

253 537

383 201

254 843

381 884

255 389

379 046

258 138

386 549

264 047

Applications must cover the same area.

Concession applications must be submitted to the central office of the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12 noon CET/CEST on the last day of the 100-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 technical and financial capacities of the applicant (40 %);

(c)

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

The minimum fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the Bolesławiec area is:

1.

in the case of the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:

—

during a 3-year base period: PLN 32 706 per year,

—

for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 39 247 per year,

—

for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 45 788 per year.

2.

in the case of the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:

—

during a 5-year base period: PLN 65 412 per year,

—

for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 78 494 per year,

—

for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 91 577 per year.

The applications will be opened in public at the head office of the Ministry of the Environment at 12 noon CET/CEST on the 14th working day following the expiry of the deadline for submitting applications. The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of 6 months after the deadline for submitting applications expires. Applicants will receive written notification of the outcome of the procedure.

Applications must be drawn up in Polish.

The licensing authority will grant concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with it.

The undertaking in question must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession in order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection or exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland.

Applications should be sent to the Ministry of the Environment at the following address:

Ministerstwo Środowiska

Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych

ul. Wawelska 52/54

00-922 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Information may be obtained from:

—

the website of the Ministry of the Environment

(http://www.mos.gov.pl)

—

Geology and Geological Concessions Department

Ministry of the Environment

ul. Wawelska 52/54

00-922 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Tel. +48 225792449

Fax +48 225792460

E-mail: dgikg@mos.gov.pl

Approved by:

Sławomir BRODZIŃSKI

Under-Secretary of State — Chief State Geologist

5.3.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/9

Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Amendment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

2014/C 65/06

Member State

Spain

Route concerned

Menorca–Madrid

Date of entry into force of the public service obligations

4 July 2012

Date of entry into force of the changes

30 March 2014

Address where the text and any other information or documentation related to the public service obligations can be obtained

Ministerio de Fomento

Dirección General de Aviación Civil

Subdirección General de Transporte Aéreo

Paseo de la Castellana, 67

28071 Madrid

ESPAÑA

Tel. +34 915978454

Fax +34 915978643

E-mail: osp.dgac@fomento.es

The route subject to public service obligations may be operated on the basis of free competition access under the new conditions as from 30 March 2014. If within a period of 15 calendar days following the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union no air carrier submits a programme of services compliant with the public service obligations imposed, access will be restricted to a single air carrier through the corresponding public tender procedure, in accordance with Article 16(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008.