Commission Decision of 8 July 2009 exempting exploration for and exploitation of oil and gas in the Netherlands from the application of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (notified under document number C(2009) 5381) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/546/EC) (c. 546)

Article 1 U.K.

Directive 2004/17/EC shall not apply to contracts awarded by contracting entities and intended to enable the following services to be carried out in the Netherlands:

a)

exploration for oil and natural gas;

b)

production of oil; and

c)

production of natural gas.