Appendix 7 EXPLORATION FOR AND EXTRACTION OF OIL OR GAS

Entities pursuant to the Berggesetz 1975 (BGBl. 259/75, as last amended by BGBl. 355/90).

Entities operating on the basis of an exclusive right pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 of Laki oikeudesta luovuttaa valtion maaomaisuutta ja tuloatuottavia oikeuksia (687/78).

National Energy Authority pursuant to lög nr. 58 árið 1967.

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Contracting entities covered by Petroleumsloven (LOV 1985-03-22 11) (Petroleum Act) and regulations pursuant to the Petroleum Act or by Lov om undersøkelse etter og utvinning av petroleum i grunnen under norsk landområde (LOV 1973-05-04 21).

Entities exploring or extracting oil or gas on the basis of a concession pursuant to Lag (1974:890) om vissa mineralfyndigheter or which have been granted an authorization pursuant to Lag (1966:314) om kontinentalsockeln.

Territorial administrative bodies and enterprises exploring for or extracting oil or gas pursuant to cantonal provisions on exploitation of the subsoil laid down in the the Verfassungen der Kantone or the Erdölkonkordat vom 24. September 1955 zwischen den Kantonen Zürich, Schwyz, Zug, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserhoden, St. Gallen, Argau und Thurgau or the Einführungsgesetzen zum Zivilgesetzbuch der Kantone or the Spezialgesetzgebungen der Kantone.