direct ec european parliament council condit grant author prospect explor product hydrocarbon european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl sentenc articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur refer articl treati intern market compris area intern frontier free movement good servic person capit ensur measur adopt oper resolut septemb council identifi object energi polici commun member state greater integr free barrier trade intern energi market view improv secur suppli reduc cost improv econom competit commun larg depend import hydrocarbon suppli advis encourag prospect explor product resourc locat commun member state sovereignti sovereign right hydrocarbon resourc territori commun signatori unit nation convent law sea step ensur discriminatori access pursuit activ relat prospect explor product hydrocarbon condit encourag greater competit sector favour prospect explor product resourc member state reinforc integr intern energi market purpos set common rule ensur procedur grant author prospect explor product hydrocarbon open entiti possess capabl author grant basi object publish criteria condit author grant likewis advanc entiti take part procedur member state retain option limit access exercis activ reason justifi public interest subject payment financi contribut contribut hydrocarbon detail arrang contribut fix interfer manag entiti option discriminatori except oblig relat option step avoid impos entiti condit oblig justifi perform activ properli activ entiti monitor extent ensur complianc oblig condit extent area cover author durat author limit view prevent reserv singl entiti exclus area prospect explor brought product effici entiti member state entiti enjoi countri treatment compar enjoi countri entiti commun virtu direct lai procedur end direct appli author issu date member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct council direct eec septemb procur procedur entiti oper water energi transport telecommun sector council direct eec june coordin procur procedur entiti oper water energi transport telecommun sector appli entiti energi sector procur suppli work servic applic altern arrang provid articl direct eec subject condit member state request applic arrang author grant discriminatori transpar manner member state fulfil condit moment long compli requir direct amend direct eec articl direct eec review year light develop progress market open level competit field applic direct review field applic includ hydrocarbon explor extract denmark special situat due fact oblig enter negoti continu activ expiri concess issu juli area relinquish juli denmark accord derog area adopt direct articl purpos direct compet author mean public author defin articl direct eec respons grant author monitor thereof entiti mean natur legal person group person appli appli hold author author mean law regul administr contractu provis instrument issu thereund compet author member state entitl entiti exercis behalf risk exclus prospect explor produc hydrocarbon geograph area author grant activ separ activ time public entiti mean public undertak defin articl direct eec articl member state retain determin area territori made exercis activ prospect explor produc hydrocarbon area made exercis activ set paragraph member state ensur discrimin entiti access exercis activ member state refus ground nation secur access exercis activ entiti effect control countri countri nation articl member state measur ensur author grant procedur interest entiti submit applic accord paragraph procedur initi initi compet author mean notic invit applic publish offici journal european commun dai close date applic mean notic invit applic publish offici journal european commun submiss applic entiti prejudic articl interest entiti period dai date public submit applic notic type author geograph area area part applic made propos date time limit grant author prefer applic entiti singl natur legal person notic member state grant author initi procedur paragraph area author request perman basi subject previou procedur paragraph result grant author relinquish entiti fall automat member state wish appli paragraph month adopt direct case member state introduc procedur delai arrang public offici journal european commun notic indic area territori paragraph detail inform regard obtain signific chang inform subject addit notic applic author paragraph consid public relev notic text member state decid appli provis paragraph extent geolog product consider justifi grant author area holder author contigu area member state concern ensur holder author contigu area submit applic case suffici time considererd grant author mean paragraph grant author sole reason chang ownership entiti hold exist author chang composit entiti transfer author grant author entiti form author possess author impli grant author decis compet author framework author author grant date fix articl relat commenc interrupt prolong cessat activ prolong author notwithstand initi procedur mention paragraph member state retain option refus grant author whilst ensur option give rise discrimin entiti articl member state measur ensur geograph area delimit basi prior geometr divis territori extent area determin exce area justifi exercis activ technic econom point view case author grant procedur laid articl object criteria establish end made entiti prior submiss applic durat author exce period carri activ author grant compet author prolong author stipul durat insuffici complet activ question activ perform accord author entiti retain exclus right geograph area receiv author longer proper perform author activ articl member state measur ensur author grant basi criteria case technic financi capabl entiti propos prospect explor bring product geograph area question applic author put sale price entiti prepar pai order obtain author evalu criteria applic applic equal merit relev object discriminatori criteria order make final choic applic compet author account apprais applic lack effici respons displai applic oper previou author compet author determin composit entiti grant author make determin basi object discriminatori criteria compet author determin oper entiti grant author make determin basi object discriminatori criteria criteria drawn publish offici journal european commun start period submiss applic member state publish criteria offici journal limit public offici journal european commun refer public offici journal chang criteria publish full offici journal european commun condit requir exercis termin activ appli type author virtu law regul administr provis forc time submiss applic contain author condit accept prior grant author establish made interest entiti time case provid articl made date start applic author submit made condit requir procedur notifi interest entiti criteria condit requir refer articl appli discriminatori manner entiti applic author unsuccess entiti wish inform reason decis articl member state ensur condit requir refer articl detail oblig specif author justifi exclus ensur proper perform activ area author request applic paragraph payment financi contribut contribut hydrocarbon member state extent justifi nation secur public safeti public health secur transport protect environ protect biolog resourc nation treasur possess artist histor archaeolog safeti instal worker plan manag hydrocarbon resourc rate hydrocarbon deplet optim recoveri secur tax revenu impos condit requir exercis activ set articl rule payment contribut refer paragraph includ requir state particip fix member state ensur independ manag entiti maintain grant author subject state particip activ legal person entrust manag particip state manag particip legal person state prevent assum right oblig particip equival import particip provid legal person state parti inform exercis vote right decis sourc procur entiti legal person state combin public entiti entiti exercis major vote decis vote state legal person base exclus transpar object discriminatori principl prevent manag decis entiti base normal commerci principl provis preced paragraph prevent legal person state oppos decis holder author respect condit requir author deplet polici protect financi interest state option oppos decis exercis discriminatori manner invest decis sourc suppli entiti state particip activ manag legal person hold author member state put place arrang requir legal person separ account commerci role role manag state particip guarante flow inform part legal person respons manag state particip part legal person hold author part legal person respons manag state particip engag part legal person hold author consult make inform consult work carri holder author inform relat inform advanc inform suffici time rais object member state ensur monitor entiti author limit ensur complianc condit requir oblig refer paragraph measur ensur entiti requir law regul administr requir agreement undertak provid inform intend actual sourc procur request compet author exclus view object set articl treati articl prejudic provis contain individu author provis articl legal regulatori administr provis reserv singl entiti obtain author specif geograph area territori member state abolish member state concern januari articl member state inform commiss gener difficulti encount de jure de facto entiti access exercis activ prospect explor produc hydrocarbon countri brought attent member state commiss ensur commerci confidenti respect commiss report european parliament council decemb period situat entiti countri state negoti undertaken pursuant paragraph countri framework intern organ commiss establish basi report refer paragraph basi inform countri grant commun entiti access exercis activ refer paragraph treatment compar commun grant entiti countri commiss submit propos commun mandat negoti view obtain compar competit opportun commun entiti council decid qualifi major circumst paragraph commiss time propos council author member state refus author entiti effect control countri concern nation countri commiss make propos initi request member state council act qualifi major measur pursuant articl prejudic commun oblig intern agreement govern access exercis activ prospect explor produc hydrocarbon articl member state publish commun commiss annual report includ inform geograph area open prospect explor product author grant entiti hold author composit thereof estim reserv contain territori provis impli oblig member state publish inform commerci confidenti natur articl member state notifi commiss compet author member state notifi commiss delai subsequ commiss publish list compet author thereto offici journal european commun articl direct appli author grant date laid articl articl paragraph ad articl direct eec exploit geograph area purpos prospect extract oil ga paragraph appli date member state concern compli provis european parliament council direct ec condit grant author prospect explor product hydrocarbon condit laid paragraph consid satisfi effect date prejudic paragraph effect date member state refer paragraph requir commun provis relat complianc condit refer paragraph oj articl provis articl appli author grant denmark decemb respect area relinquish juli expiri author issu juli author grant basi object discriminatori principl articl creat preced member state articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct juli forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer time offici public method make refer laid member state articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state brussel european parliament presid klepsch council presid simiti oj oj opinion european parliament novemb oj council common posit decemb oj decis european parliament march publish offici journal oj oj oj