Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/01

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2013/C 49/02

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/03

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

Notice for the attention of the persons, entities and bodies to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP, as amended by Decision 2013/89/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe apply

2013/C 49/04

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons, entities and bodies that appear in Annex I to Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2013/89/CFSP (1), and in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe.

The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons, entities and bodies that appear in the above mentioned Annexes should continue to be included in the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/101/CFSP and Regulation (EC) No 314/2004.

The attention of the persons, entities and bodies concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 7 of the Regulation).

The persons, entities and bodies concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above mentioned list should be reconsidered. Any such request should be sent to the following address:

The attention of the persons, entities and bodies concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(1)  OJ L 46, 19.2.2013, p. 37.

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 February 2013

2013/C 49/05

1 euro =

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

Communication from the French Government 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 (1)

(Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the ‘Sénonais Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/06

By request of 26 October 2011, ZaZa Energy France SAS, with registered offices at 5, rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, France, and Hess Oil France SAS, with registered offices at 16-18, rue du Quatre-Septembre, 75002 Paris, France, which are jointly and severally liable, applied for an exclusive four-year licence (‘Sénonais Licence’) to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons covering part of the Aube (10) and Yonne (89) departments.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

The area as defined above is about 134 km2.

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicants and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, p. 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications must be sent to the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (Directorate for Energy, Department for Prospecting and Production of Hydrocarbons), Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense cedex, France. Decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 28 October 2013 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79(1) of the French Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

For further information please contact the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at:

Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie, Direction de l’énergie — Bureau exploration et production des hydrocarbures, Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense cedex, France, tel. +33 140819527.

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

Communication from the French Government 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 (1)

(Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the ‘Auvernaux Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/07

By request of 7 January 2011, Concorde Energy LLC, with registered offices at 1537 Bull Lea Road, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40511, USA, applied for an exclusive five-year licence (‘Auvernaux Licence’) to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons covering part of the Loiret, Seine-et-Marne and Essonne departments.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

The area as defined above is about 544 km2.

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicants and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, p. 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications must be sent to the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (Directorate for Energy, Department for Prospecting and Production of Hydrocarbons), Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense cedex, France.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79(1) of the French Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

For further information please contact the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at:

Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie, Direction de l’énergie — Bureau exploration et production des hydrocarbures, Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense cedex, France, tel. +33 140819529.

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

Communication from the French Government 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 (1)

(Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the ‘Appoigny Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/08

By request of 14 June 2011, Bluebach Ressources Sarl, with registered offices at 178, boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France, applied for an exclusive five-year licence (‘Appoigny Licence’) to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons covering part of the Yonne (89) department.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

The area as defined above is about 607 km2.

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicants and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, p. 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications must be sent to the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at the address set out below. Decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 24 June 2013 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Article 79 and Article 79(1) of the French Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at:

Direction générale de l'énergie et du climat, Direction de l’énergie, Sous-direction de la sécurité d’approvisionnement et nouveaux produits énergétiques, Grande Arche de la Défense — Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense cedex, France (tel. +33 140819529).

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

Communication from the French Government 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 (1)

(Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the ‘Chambrey Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/09

By request of 25 October 2011, Elixir Petroleum (Moselle) Ltd, with registered offices at 8 The Courtyard, Eastern Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom, applied for an exclusive five-year licence (‘Chambrey Licence’) to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons covering part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle departments.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

The area as defined above is about 66 km2.

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicants and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, p. 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications must be sent to the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at the address set out below. Decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 8 November 2013 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79(1) of the French Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

For further information please contact the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at:

Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie, Direction de l’énergie, Bureau exploration et production des hydrocarbures, Grande Arche — Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense cedex, France, tel. +33 140819527.

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

Communication from the French Government 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 (1)

(Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the ‘Chaumes-en-Brie Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/10

On 8 November 2010, Basgas Energia France SAS, a company with registered offices at Tour Pacific, 11 cours Valmy, 92977 Paris La Défense, France, applied for an exclusive 5-year licence, designated the ‘Chaumes-en-Brie Licence’, to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons covering the Seine-et-Marne department.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

The area as defined above is about 24 km2.

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicants and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, page 11, and established by Decree 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications must be sent to the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at the address set out below. Decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be taken within 2 years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 5 November 2012 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79(1) of the French Mining Code and to Decree 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

For further information please contact the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at:

Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie, Direction de l’énergie — Bureau exploration et production des hydrocarbures, Grande Arche — Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense cedex, France, Tel. +33 140819529.

The above mentioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website (http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr).

(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

Communication from the French Government 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

(Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for oil and gas, designated the ‘Tartas Licence’ and the ‘Eauze Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/11

On 1 October 2010, GAS2GRID Ltd, a company with registered offices at Level 3, 10 Bridge Str., Sydney, NSW 2000 (Australia), applied for an exclusive five-year licence, designated the ‘Tartas Licence’, to prospect for oil and gas in part of the Landes department.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

M to A: shore of the Atlantic coast.

The area as defined above is about 2 822 km2.

On 1 November 2010, the same company, GAS2GRID Ltd, also applied for an exclusive five-year licence, designated the ‘Eauze Licence’, to prospect for oil and gas in part of the Haute-Garonne, Gers, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne departments.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

The area as defined above is about 3 172 km2.

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicants and competing applicants must prove that they comply with the requirements for obtaining licences set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, p. 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications are to be sent to the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at the address indicated below. Decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 18 October 2012 at the latest for the Tartas application and by 5 November 2012 for the Eauze application.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79.1 of the French Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy: Direction de l’énergie — Bureau exploration et production des hydrocarbures, Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense cedex, France, tel. +33 140819529.

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6864 — DSE/INCJ/Solar Ventures/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/12

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6834 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Brookgate)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/13

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6832 — Goldman Sachs/TPG Lundy/Ainscough)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 49/14

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).