4.11.2000EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 315/35

NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR AUTHORISATION TO PROSPECT FOR HYDROCARBONS

REGION OF

COUNCIL FOR INDUSTRY

REGIONAL MINING CORPS

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HYDROCARBONS AND GEOTHERMICS

(2000/C 315/10)

Sarics SpA of 169 via Ugo La Malfa in Palermo, tax code No G — Eastern corner of the house in the ‘G. Mustille’ district at 00155020820, applied on 18 January 2000 — pursuant to elevation 92; west of the Brancato district (north-west of Sicilian Regional Law No 30 of 20 March 1950 (repealed the River ). and substituted by Sicilian Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000 published in the Official Gazette of the Region of H — Point situated on the slope derived from extending a line Sicily No 32 of 7 July 2000) — for permission to prospect plotted from point G and passing through the east for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons in the area conventionally corner of the cemetery to the south of . known as ‘Passo di Piazza’ extending over 734,13 km2 in the municipalities of , Butera, Mazzarino and Niscemi in the I — Point situated on the slope derived from extending a line province of Caltanissetta; S. Cono, S. Michele di Ganzaria, plotted from the north-east corner of the house in ‘C. and Mazzorrone in the province of ; Zubia Nuova’ district (point L) and km 255 of main in the province of ; and Vittoria road No 115 in south-west Sicula. in the . L — North-east corner of the house in the ‘C. Zubia Nuova’ district at elevation 101 to the south-east of the station of Butera. The perimeter of the area concerned by this application is drawn as a continuous straight line between points A, B, C, M — Point situated at km 14 of the street of the east of D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, defined as follows: Mazzarino which, passing through the Floresta district, connects with main road No 117 to central Sicula. A — Eastern corner of the house in the district ‘La Casa’ at elevation 430 (to the south-east of the Rasalgone N — Western corner of the house in the ‘C. Tocco’ district at district). elevation 513 (to the west of the Ciavarini district).

B — North-east corner of the house in the ‘C.Angelico’ From point H to point I, the low tide coastline constitutes the district at elevation 450 (to the west of the Egoli plain). border of the application area.

The application documents have been deposited at the C — Eastern corner of the house at elevation 332 between Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermics of the the ‘Conventazzo’ and ‘C. Intorrella’ districts. Regional Mining Corps, at via Camilliani No 87, I-90145 Palermo, and are available to those who wish to inspect them. D — Point at elevation 276 corresponding to the vertex of the north-east corner of Passo di Piazza of the built-up area This notice shall be published in the Official Gazette of the known as ‘C. Rizza’ and coinciding with point B of the Region of Sicily, the Official Journal of the European Communities application for the ‘Piano Lupo’ concession. and, for 15 consecutive days, on the municipal noticeboards of the abovementioned munucipalities. E — Point corresponding to km 7 of the road from Acate to Caltagirone and coinciding with point C of the ‘Piano Objections may be filed with reference to this notice on Lupo’ application. municipal noticeboards through the mayors of the munici- palities referred to above or, even at a later date, may be F — North-east corner of the southern building in the ‘Case forwarded to the abovementioned Regional Mining Corps. Giudice’ built-up district at elevation 168, coinciding with point D of the ‘Piano Lupo’ application. Palermo, 4 September 2000.