Commission Implementing Decision of 28 July 2011 exempting exploration for oil and gas and exploitation of oil in Denmark, excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands, 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 C(2011) 5312) (Only the Danish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/481/EU)

Article 1U.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 Denmark, excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands:

(a)

exploration for oil and natural gas; and

(b)

production of oil.