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Official Journal C 17

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Volume 55 English edition Information and Notices 20 January 2012

Notice No Contents Page

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2012/C 17/01 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1) ...... 1

2012/C 17/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6414 — Itochu/Tessenderlo Chemie/ Siemens Project Ventures/T-Power JV) ( 2) ...... 6

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2012/C 17/03 List of appointments made by the Council — November and December 2011 (social field) ...... 7

Price: ( 1 ) Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty 2 EN EUR 3 ( ) Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page

European Commission

2012/C 17/04 exchange rates ...... 9

2012/C 17/05 New national sides of the 2-euro commemorative circulation coins issued by the euro-area Member States to celebrate 10 years of the euro ...... 10

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2012/C 17/06 United Kingdom Government notice concerning European Parliament and Council Directive 94/22/EC on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and 1 production of hydrocarbons ( ) ...... 15

EN ( 1 ) Text with EEA relevance 20.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 17/1

II

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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) (2012/C 17/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 7.12.2011

Reference number of State Aid SA.32941 (11/N)

Member State Czech Republic

Region — —

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Opatření II.2.3.1. PRV Lesnicko-environmentální platby

Legal basis 1) Program rozvoje venkova České republiky na období 2007–2013 (kód podpory 225) 2) Nařízení vlády č. 53/2009 Sb. o stanovení podmínek pro posky­ tování dotací na lesnicko-environmentální opatření, ve znění pozdějších předpisů

Type of measure Scheme —

Objective Forestry, Environmental protection

Form of aid Direct grant

Budget Overall budget: CZK 332,06 million Annual budget: CZK 47,44 million

Intensity 100 %

Duration (period) Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors Forestry and logging

Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo zemědělství Těšnov 17 117 05 Praha 1 ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Other information — C 17/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.1.2012

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision 7.12.2011

Reference number of State Aid SA.32942 (11/N)

Member State Czech Republic

Region — —

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Opatření II.2.4.2 PRV Neproduktivní investice v lesích

Legal basis 1) Program rozvoje venkova České republiky na období 2007–2013 (kód podpory 227) 2) Pravidla, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotace na projekty Programu rozvoje venkova ČR na období 2007–2013, Opatření II.2.4 Obnova lesního potenciálu po kalamitách a podpora společenských funkcí lesů, Podopatření II.2.4.2 Nepro­ duktivní investice v lesích

Type of measure Scheme —

Objective Forestry, Environmental protection

Form of aid Direct grant

Budget Overall budget: CZK 79,84 million Annual budget: CZK 11,41 million

Intensity 100 %

Duration (period) Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors Forestry and logging

Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo zemědělství Těšnov 17 117 05 Praha 1 ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision 7.12.2011

Reference number of State Aid SA.32943 (11/N) 20.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 17/3

Member State Czech Republic

Region — —

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Opatření II.2.1.1. PRV První zalesnění zemědělské půdy

Legal basis 1) Program rozvoje venkova České republiky na období 2007–2013 (kód podpory 221) 2) Nařízení vlády č. 239/2007 Sb. o stanovení podmínek pro posky­ tování dotací na zalesňování zemědělské půdy, ve znění pozdějších předpisů

Type of measure Scheme —

Objective Forestry, Environmental protection

Form of aid Direct grant

Budget Overall budget: CZK 1 529,62 million Annual budget: CZK 218,52 million

Intensity 80 %

Duration (period) Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors Forestry and logging

Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo zemědělství Těšnov 17 117 05 Praha 1 ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision 7.12.2011

Reference number of State Aid SA.32944 (11/N)

Member State Czech Republic

Region — —

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Opatření II.2.4.1 PRV Obnova lesního potenciálu po kalamitách a zavádění preventivních opatření

Legal basis 1) Program rozvoje venkova České republiky na období 2007–2013 (kód podpory 226) 2) Pravidla, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotace na projekty Programu rozvoje venkova ČR na období 2007–2013, Opatření II.2.4 Obnova lesního potenciálu po kalamitách a podpora společenských funkcí lesů, Podopatření II.2.4.1 Obnova lesního potenciálu po kalamitách a zavádění preventivních opatření C 17/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.1.2012

Type of measure Scheme —

Objective Forestry, Environmental protection

Form of aid Direct grant

Budget Overall budget: CZK 895,59 million Annual budget: CZK 127,94 million

Intensity 100 %

Duration (period) Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors Forestry and logging

Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo zemědělství Těšnov 17 117 05 Praha 1 ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision 13.12.2011

Reference number of State Aid SA.33522 (11/N)

Member State

Region Lombardia —

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Promozione pubblicità dei prodotti agricoli

Legal basis bozza Deliberazione Giunta regionale «Aiuti per la promozione e la pubblicità dei prodotti agricoli» Legge regionale n. 31/2008 «Testo unico delle leggi in materia di agricoltura, foreste, pesca e sviluppo rurale», art. 12

Type of measure Scheme —

Objective Advertising (AGRI), Encouraging quality products, Technical support (AGRI)

Form of aid Subsidized services, Direct grant

Budget Overall budget: EUR 9 million Annual budget: EUR 3 million

Intensity 100 %

Duration (period) Until 31.12.2016 20.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 17/5

Economic sectors Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of wine from grape

Name and address of the granting authority Regione Lombardia DG Agricoltura Piazza Città di Lombardia 1 20124 Milano MI ITALIA

Other information —

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm C 17/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.1.2012

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6414 — Itochu/Tessenderlo Chemie/Siemens Project Ventures/T-Power JV) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/C 17/02)

On 13 January 2012, 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. 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 32012M6414. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. 20.1.2012 Official 20.1.2012 Official Journal of the European C Union 17/7 IV

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EN

COUNCIL

List of appointments made by the Council November and December 2011 (social field)

(2012/C 17/03)

End of term of Resignation/ Member/ Date of Council Committee Publication in OJ Person replaced Category Country Person appointed Affiliation office appointment Alternate Decision

Advisory Committee on Safety and 28.2.2013 L 45, Mr José Manuel Resignation Member Trade Union Ms Catarina Maria Secretária 28.11.2011 Health at Work 20.2.2010 DA LUZ BRANCO Executiva da CORDEIRO FERREIRA União Geral dos TAVARES Trabalhadores

Advisory Committee on Safety and 28.2.2013 L 45, Mr Laurent Resignation Alternate Government Mr Olivier Ministère du 8.11.2011 Health at Work 20.2.2010 GRANGERET MEUNIER Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Santé

Advisory Committee on Safety and 28.2.2013 L 45, Mr Ivar RAIK Resignation Member Government Ms Veronika Ministry of 19.12.2011 Health at Work 20.2.2010 KAIDIS Social Affairs of Estonia

Advisory Committee on Safety and 28.2.2013 L 45, Mr Tiit KAADU Resignation Alternate Government Estonia Ms Katrin Labour 19.12.2011 Health at Work 20.2.2010 KAARMA Inspectorate

Advisory Committee on Safety and 28.2.2013 L 45, Ms Ester Resignation Alternate Government Estonia Ms Kristel Labour 19.12.2011 Health at Work 20.2.2010 RÜNKLA PLANGI Inspectorate 78 fiilJunlo h uoenUin 20.1.2012 Official Journal of the European Union C 17/8 End of term of Resignation/ Member/ Date of Council Committee Publication in OJ Person replaced Category Country Person appointed Affiliation office appointment Alternate Decision

Advisory Committee on Safety and 28.2.2013 L 45, Ms Veronika Resignation Alternate Employers Estonia Ms Marju ABB AS 19.12.2011 Health at Work 20.2.2010 KAIDIS PEÄRNBERG

Advisory Committee on Freedom of 24.9.2012 C 294, Ms Maarja Resignation Member Government Estonia Mr Benno Ministry of 8.11.2011 EN

Movement for Workers 29.10.2010 KULDJÄRV VAISMA Social Affairs of Estonia

Advisory Committee on Freedom of 24.9.2012 C 294, Mr José Manuel Resignation Member Trade Union Portugal Ms Catarina Maria Secretária 28.11.2011 Movement for Workers 29.10.2010 DA LUZ BRANCO Executiva da CORDEIRO FERREIRA União Geral dos TAVARES Trabalhadores

Advisory Committee for the Coor­ 19.10.2015 C 290, Ms Ruth Resignation Member Employers Mr Martin Wirts­ 28.11.2011 dination of Social Security Systems 27.10.2010 TAUDES GLEITSMANN chaftskammer Österreich Abteilung Sozialpolitik und Gesundheit

Governing Board of the European 7.11.2013 C 322, Mr Laurent Resignation Alternate Government France Mr Olivier Ministère du 8.11.2011 Agency for Safety and Health at 27.11.2010 GRANGERET MEUNIER Travail, de Work l'Emploi et de la Santé

Governing Board of the European 7.11.2013 C 322, Mr Tiit KAADU Resignation Member Government Estonia Ms Katrin Labour 19.12.2011 Agency for Safety and Health at 27.11.2010 KAARMA Inspectorate Work

Governing Board of the European 7.11.2013 C 322, Mr Ivar RAIK Resignation Alternate Government Estonia Ms Kristel Labour 19.12.2011 Agency for Safety and Health at 27.11.2010 PLANGI Inspectorate Work

Governing Board of the European 7.11.2013 C 322, Ms Veronika Resignation Alternate Employers Estonia Ms Marju ABB AS 19.12.2011 Agency for Safety and Health at 27.11.2010 KAIDIS PEÄRNBERG Work

Governing Board of the European 30.11.2013 C 322, Ms Rosario Resignation Alternate Employers Mr Javier ASOC. 12.12.2011 Foundation for the Improvement 27.11.2010 ESCOLAR POLO BLASCO DE GRANDES of Living and Working Conditions LUNA EMPRESAS TRABAJO TEMPORAL 20.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 17/9

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates ( 1) 19 January 2012 (2012/C 17/04)

1 euro =

Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate

USD US dollar 1,2911 AUD Australian dollar 1,2391 JPY 99,19 CAD Canadian dollar 1,3012 DKK 7,4358 HKD Hong Kong dollar 10,0206 GBP 0,83560 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6102 SEK 8,7605 SGD Singapore dollar 1,6449 KRW South Korean won 1 466,73 CHF Swiss 1,2076 ZAR 10,2423 ISK Iceland króna CNY Chinese yuan 8,1545 NOK Norwegian krone 7,6620 HRK 7,5660 BGN 1,9558 IDR 11 590,53 CZK 25,298 MYR 4,0069 HUF 302,11 PHP 56,147 LTL 3,4528 RUB Russian rouble 40,5596 LVL 0,7002 THB 40,837 PLN Polish zloty 4,3250 BRL 2,2804 RON 4,3438 MXN Mexican peso 17,1321 TRY Turkish 2,3620 INR Indian 64,9170

( 1 ) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 17/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.1.2012

New national sides of the 2-euro commemorative circulation coins issued by the euro-area Member States to celebrate 10 years of the euro (2012/C 17/05)

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins ( 1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 ( 2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the Community providing for the issuing of are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

To celebrate 10 years of the Euro, euro-area Finance Ministers decided that euro-area Member States would strike a 2-euro commemorative coin using a common design on the national side. Euro-area citizens and residents have selected by public web-voting the winning design. Voters had a choice of five designs, which had been pre-selected by a professional jury following a design competition among citizens from the whole euro area, and they choose the design created by Mr Helmut Andexlinger, professional designer at the Austrian Mint.

Issuing countries: , , Estonia, Ireland, , Spain, France, Italy, , , , the , Austria, Portugal, , and

Subject of commemoration: Ten years of the Euro

Factual description of the design: The Euro-sign in the centre of the coin shows that the Euro has become an element of particular importance in Europe as well all over the world as the Euro evolved to a global player in the international monetary system in the last 10 years. The design elements around the Euro- on the coin express the importance of the Euro to the people, to the financial world (ECB tower), to trading (ships), to industry (factories), to the energy sector and research and development (wind power stations). The initials AH of the artist appear under the image of the ECB tower. The name(s) of the issuing country in the national language(s) appear(s) at the top, while the indication 2002-2012 appears at the bottom.

The outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Approximate issuing date: January 2012

BELGIUM

Legends: BE/2002-2012 Mintmark: the Mint Master mark and the mintmark appear respectively on the left and on the right hand sides of the country indication Estimated volume of issuance: 5 million Edge lettering: 2 , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted

( 1 ) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002. ( 2 ) See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52). 20.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 17/11

GERMANY

Legends: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND/2002-2012 Mintmark: The mintmark (A, D, F, G or J) appears at the right hand side of the indication ‘2002-2012’ Estimated volume of issuance: 30 million Edge lettering: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT and the design of the federal eagle

ESTONIA

Legends: EESTI/2002-2012 Mintmark: None Estimated volume of issuance: 2 million Edge lettering: EESTI, repeated two times upright and inverted

IRELAND

Legends: ÉIRE/2002-2012 Mintmark: None Estimated volume of issuance: 3 million Edge lettering: 2 , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted

GREECE

Legends: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ/2002-2012 Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the right hand side of the design Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million Edge lettering: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ

SPAIN

Legends: ESPAÑA/2002-2012 Mintmark: None Estimated volume of issuance: 8 million Edge lettering: 2 , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted C 17/12 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.1.2012

FRANCE

Legends: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE/2002-2012 Mintmark: The mintmark and the mintmaster's mark appear on the right hand side of the design Estimated volume of issuance: 10 million Edge lettering: 2 , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted

ITALY

Legends: REPUBBLICA ITALIANA/2002-2012 Mintmark: The mintmark ‘R’ appears at the right hand side of the design Estimated volume of issuance: 15 million Edge lettering: 2 , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted

CYPRUS

Legends: ΚΥΠΡΟΣ KIBRIS/2002-2012 Mintmark: None Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million Edge lettering: ‘2 ΕΥΡΩ 2 EURO’ repeated twice

LUXEMBOURG

Legends: LËTZEBUERG/2002-2012 Mintmark: The mintmark the Mint Master mark appear on the upper right hand side of the design Estimated volume of issuance: 1,4 million Edge lettering: 2 , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted. In accordance with the national law, the coin shows an effigy of the Grand Duke as a latent image.

MALTA

Legends: MALTA/2002-2012 Mintmark: the mintmaster's mark and the mintmark appear respectively on the left and the right hand sides of the bottom star Estimated volume of issuance: 700 000 Edge lettering: 2 , repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted 20.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 17/13

THE NETHERLANDS

Legends: NEDERLAND/2002-2012 Mintmark: The Mint Master mark and the mintmark appear on the right hand side of the design Estimated volume of issuance: 3,5 million Edge lettering: GOD ZIJ MET ONS

AUSTRIA

Legends: REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH/2002-2012 Mintmark: None Estimated volume of issuance: 11,3 million Edge lettering: 2 EURO repeated four times, alternately upright and inverted

PORTUGAL

Legends: PORTUGAL/2002-2012 Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the right hand side of the design Estimated volume of issuance: 520 000 Edge lettering: Five coats of arms and seven castles equally spaced

SLOVENIA

Legends: SLOVENIJA/2002-2012 Mintmark: None Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million Edge lettering: SLOVENIJA, followed by an engraved dot

SLOVAKIA

Legends: SLOVENSKO/2002-2012 Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the upper right hand side of the design Estimated volume of issuance: 1 million Edge lettering: SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA, followed by three symbols: star — linden leaf — star C 17/14 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.1.2012

FINLAND

Legends: SUOMI FINLAND/2002-2012 Mintmark: The mintmark appears at the upper left hand side of the design Estimated volume of issuance: 1,5 million Edge lettering: SUOMI FINLAND where -marks represent lion heads 20.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 17/15

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

United Kingdom Government notice concerning European Parliament and Council Directive 94/22/EC on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/C 17/06)

Announcement of United Kingdom 27th Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round Department of Energy and Climate Change The Petroleum Act 1998

Offshore Licensing Round 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 Energy Development Unit (EDU) 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.

Traditional and Frontier (including West of Scotland) Applications 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:

(a) the financial viability of the applicant and its financial capacity to carry out the activities that would be permitted under the licence during the initial term including the work programme submitted for evaluating the full potential of the area within the block or blocks applied for;

(b) the technical capability of the applicant to carry out activities that would be permitted under the licence during the initial term, including the identification of hydrocarbon prospects within the block or blocks applied for. The technical capability will be assessed in part upon the quality of analysis related to the block or blocks applied for;

(c) the way in which the applicant proposes to carry out the activities that would be permitted under the licence, including the quality of the work programme submitted for evaluating the full potential of the area applied for; C 17/16 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.1.2012

(d) where the applicant holds or has held a licence granted under or treated as having been granted under the Petroleum Act 1998, any lack of efficiency and responsibility displayed by the applicant in operations under that licence.

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 UK and abroad.

Promote Applications 7. Applications will be determined on the basis of the following criteria:

(a) the financial viability of the applicant;

(b) the technical capability of the applicant to carry out activities that would be permitted under the licence during the first two years of the licence including the identification of hydrocarbon prospects within the block or blocks applied for. The technical capability will be assessed in part upon the quality of analysis related to the block or blocks applied for;

(c) the quality of the applicant’s approach to securing the additional financial and technical resources that would be needed to complete the substantive work programme contemplated in the second two years of the Initial Term;

(d) where the applicant holds or has held a licence granted under or treated as having been granted under the Petroleum Act 1998, any lack of efficiency and responsibility displayed by the applicant in operations under that licence.

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.

Guidance 9. Further guidance detailing the above which accompany this offer can be viewed on the Energy Development Unit (EDU) website: http://www.og.decc.gov.uk/

Licence Offers 10. Unless an environmental assessment in relation to a particular Block is required (see Para. 14 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. 20.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 17/17

Environmental Assessments 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: http://www.offshore-sea.org.uk/consultations/Offshore_Energy_SEA/index.php

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):

(a) the activities to be carried out under the licence are not likely to have a significant effect on the management of a Special Conservation Area (SCA) or Special Protection Area (SPA) or if

(b) an Appropriate Assessment has ascertained that the activities will have no adverse effects on such SCAs or SPAs; or

(c) in a case where the activities are assessed as likely to cause such adverse effects, subject to:

(i) there being imperative reasons of overriding public interest for awarding the licence,

(ii) the taking of appropriate compensatory measures, and

(iii) there being no alternative solutions.

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).

Energy Development Unit (EDU) website: http://www.og.decc.gov.uk/

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