97/367/EC: Commission Decision of 30 May 1997 establishing that the exploitation of geographical areas for the purpose of exploring for or extracting oil or gas does not constitute in the United Kingdom an activity defined in Article 2 (2) (b) (i) of Council Directive 93/38/EEC and that entities carrying on such an activity are not to be considered in the United Kingdom as operating under special or exclusive rights within the meaning of Article 2 (3) (b) of the Directive (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Directive 93/38/EEC
• Articles: 3

Article 1

From 30 May 1997 the exploitation of geographical areas for the purpose of exploring for or extracting oil or gas shall not be considered in the United Kingdom as an activity defined in Article 2 (2) (b) (i) of Directive 93/38/EEC, and entities carrying on such an activity shall not be considered in the United Kingdom as operating under special or exclusive rights within the meaning of Article 2 (3) (b) of the Directive.

Article 2

1. This Decision is taken on the basis of the provisions adopted by the United Kingdom as of 30 May 1997 in order to implement Directive 94/22/EC and Article 3 (2) of Directive 93/38/EEC and communicated to the Commission.

2. Any laws, regulations or administrative provisions amending the rules mentioned under paragraph 1 shall be communicated to the Commission as soon as they are adopted.

3. The information referred to in paragraph 2 is notified to the Commission in order to enable it to assess if it is appropriate to amend, withdraw or maintain this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 1997.

For the Commission

Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 199, 9. 8. 1993, p. 84.

(2) OJ No L 164, 30. 6. 1994, p. 3.

(3) OJ No L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 55.

(4) OJ No L 297, 29. 10. 1990, p. 1.