
Article 1 
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.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2009.
For the Commission
Charlie McCREEVY
Member of the Commission