Notice of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2)(b) 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

2013/C 112/04

The Ministry of Economic Development hereby announces that an application for a licence to explore for hydrocarbons, conventionally known as the ‘Tardiano’ licence, has been received from the company Apennine Energy Spa for an area located in the regions of Basilicata and Campania, principally in the provinces of Potenza and Salerno, demarcated by meridian and parallel arcs with the following coordinates:

The abovementioned coordinates are based on the Military Geographical Institute’s (I.G.M.) Map of Italy No 210 — on a scale of 1:100 000.

On the basis of these boundary points, the overall area amounts to 212,40 km2.

In accordance with the abovementioned Directive and with Article 4 of Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996, the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011, the Ministry of Economic Development hereby publishes a notice to allow interested firms to compete to exploit this area, demarcated by the points and coordinates stipulated above, by submitting hydrocarbon exploration applications.

The Ministry of Economic Development, Department of Energy, Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources is the authority responsible for issuing the exploration licence for this area.

The rules for granting the mineralogical licence are laid down in the following provisions:

Law No 613 of 21 July 1967; Law No 9 of 9 January 1991; Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996; the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011.

The time limit for submitting applications is three months from the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.

Applications should be sent to the following address:

Applications may also be submitted using the e-mail address: ene.rme.div.6@pec.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it; the documentation in electronic form can also be requested by e-mail to this same address signed electronically by the legal representative of the firm applying.

In accordance with point 2 of Annex A to Prime Ministerial Decree No 22 of 22 December 2010, the overall duration of the procedure for the granting of exploration licences must not exceed 180 days.