title: Amended proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 92/50/EEC relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of publics service contracts, Directive 93/36/EEC coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts, and Directive 93/37/EEC concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts

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text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES •it 4 * + * Brussels, 13. 12. 1996 COM(96) 623 final 95/0079 (COD) Amended proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 92/50/EEC relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of public service contracts, Directive 93/36/EEC coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts, and Directive 93/37/EEC concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC-Treaty) List of contents EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM Introduction I Detailed analysis of Articles II PROPOSAL FOR A PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE Preamble Article 1 : Amendments to Directive 92/50/EEC Article 2: Amendments to Directive 93/36/EEC Article 3: Amendments to Directive 93/37/EEC Articles 4: Final provisions Annexes I to IV I 1. 2. -3 Explanatory Memorandum Introduction The Government Procurement Agreement (GPA or, in French, AMP) forms an integral part of the legal order of the Community through Council Decision 94/800/EEC of 22 December 1994, which approves the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations. This does, however, not entail that its provisions can be directly invoked before the jurisdictions of the Community and the Member States (last recital of Decision 94/800/EEC) Consequently, the GPA entered into force in the Community on 1 January 1996 as stipulated in its Article XXIV. Its implementation by the Community does not therefore, per se, require any transposing measures. b) The Commission has, nevertheless proposed a series of amendments to the Directives, aimed at inserting some provisions of the GPA in the Directives in order to: a) avoid discrimination against Community companies and give them the same advantages that third country companies enjoy pursuant to the GPA; and ensure coherence between the two legal regimes. This way contracting authorities, which are subject to both the directives and the GPA, will be able to conform to the GPA by applying the provisions of the amended Directives. They would otherwise be obliged to know both legal regimes perfectly, to highlight the differences between them and to draw the correct consequences of these differences. That would seem to be a difficult process which could lead to significant differences in the application of Community law in the different Member States. This does not in any way constitute a unilateral opening of the Community markets to companies from third countries. The GPA and the Community Directives are two distinct legal realities. The former regulates the relations between the Community and third countries having signed the GPA with regard to the contracts covered therein. The rights for companies from third countries to access to contracts awarded by contracting authorities and contracting entities in the Community are therefore governed by the GPA. The Directives, whether amended or not, deal only with the intra-Community relations, that is the relations between the European contracting entities and authorities and the European companies. They do not create rights for companies from third countries, whose rights exclusively derive from the GPA or other international agreements. The Commission is, in other words, trying to ensure that European companies are given a level playing field by proposing to amend the directives. With few minor and strictly technical exceptions, which are necessary for reasons of legislative technique, the Commission intends to limit itself to amending the directives only insofar as this is strictly necessary in order to avoid discrimination against Community compa nies. - 4- 3. On 30 March 1995, the Commission sent the Council and the European Parliament two proposals for a Directive of the Council and of the European Parliament, one amending Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/36/EEC and 93/37/EEC (regarding the procurement of, respectively, services, supplies and works by public authorities), and the other amending Council Directive 93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors. Only the former will be examined in the following paragraphs. 4. In February 1996 the European Parliament adopted its legislative resolution as well as a series of amendments. The Commission - indicated that it could accept a number of these amendments. The amendments which the Commission has accepted, in some cases after integration of other elements or textual reformulations, consist particularly in: - a new recital concerning delays of payment; - the introduction of differentiated thresholds for service contracts depending on whether the types of services in question are or not covered by the GPA; - a restructuring of the provision on statistics regarding public works contracts; and - inclusion of the central Government bodies of Austria, Finland and Sweden in Annex I. 5. Besides amendments introduced in the revised proposal consist in: the amendments already mentioned, the principal - - - - a clarification of the fields of application of the GPA and the directives as well as a clear statement as to the legal regime applicable to third country companies; the replacement of the earlier provisions on "technical dialogue" by a recital in all three Directives; the modification of the thresholds for design contests so as to reflect the limited scope of the GPA as compared to that of Directive 92/50/EEC; the rendering more flexible the deadlines following publication of a periodic indicative notice in all three Directives; the rendering more flexible the provision on the means of transmission of tenders in all three Directives; the insertion of a provision on non-discrimination in Directive 93/36/EEC and in Directive 93/37/EEC; the introduction of a 5 000 000 ECU threshold for certain works contracts which do not fall under the field of application of the GPA. - - - II Analysis of the recitals and articles. The following paragraphs explain the amendments which have been introduced. 6. Recitals. The third recital has been amended to make it clear that the rights of third- country firms depend only on the GPA and not on the amended Directives. It is also aimed at giving a clear picture of what is not covered by the GPA but does fall within the scope of the Directive and it likewise stresses that the amendment of the Directive cannot have anything to do in non-member with reciprocity or non-reciprocity vis-à-vis firms signatory countries. The Directive deals only with intra-Community relations, i. e. relations between contracting entities and firms within the Community, and does not create any rights which benefit firms in third countries; such rights can only flow from the GPA. This should also help to make it understood that the Directive can be amended in respect of private entities (in sectors covered by the GPA or not) without granting third-country firms access to contracts put up for tender by these contracting entities. A new ninth recital has been inserted instead of the earlier proposed amendments to Article 14 (7) of Directive 92/50/EEC, Article 8 (7) of Directive 93/36/EEC and Article 10 (7) of Directive 93/37/EEC. The purpose of the recital is to give an explicit reminder of what already follows from current Community law as applied to technical advice. In fact, while nothing in current Community Law prevents entities seeking or accepting advice which may be used in the preparation of specifications for a particular procurement from a firm that could take part in the tender procedure, such is not the case pursuant to current Community Law, where so doing would thus prejudice the principle of equal treatment, in particular, by precluding competition. This being the case, there is no need to amend the provisions of the Directives in order to take into account Article VI(4) of the GPA. A new recital has been inserted as number 10 to underline the importance of prompt payment with a reference to the steps to that end, which have been recommended in Commission Recommendation of 12 May 1995 on payment periods in commercial transactions. 7. Article 1 Article 1 has been amended in parallel with the third recital and for the same purpose (see point 6 above). Amendments to Directive 92/50/EEC 8. Article 7 (1) and (2) - thresholds. This amendment limits the changes to the thresholds so that these are amended exclusively with regard to the contracts, which are subject to the GPA. The second indent of letter a introduces the new thresholds, which are applicable to the contracts subject to the GPA (i. e. the services listed in the exception of R&D-services and certain Annex I A with telecommunications services), whereas the first indent applies to all other service contracts subject to the Directive (i. e. the two just mentioned categories and the types of services listed in Annex I B). The threshold provided for in the first indent of letter a is unchanged. In the second indent, subparagraph i applies to the central State authorities to Directive 93/36/EEC, whereas subparagraph ii applies to all other contracting authorities subject to the Directive. in Annex I listed 9. Article 12 (1) and (2) Information to rejected candidates and tenderers. The main amendment is the new formulation of paragraph 2, which is intended to align it more closely with the corresponding provision of the GPA. In paragraph 1, the requirement on information regarding other tenderers has furthermore been restricted to tenderers having made an "admissible tender", in order to avoid abuses. - 6- 10. Article 13 (1) and (2) thresholds applicable to design contests. These thresholds have been amended in the same way as the general pro vision on thresholds in Article 7 (1). This means that the thresholds remain unaltered compared to those currently applicable with regard to contracts not subject to the GPA. 11. Article 18 (2) Shortened deadlines in open procedures following publication of an indicative notice. The amendments are aimed at rendering the deadlines more flexible and at changing them so that they will in all cases be calculated from the date of dispatch of the notice. 12. Article 19 (4) Shortened deadlines in restricted or negotiated procedures following publication of an indicative notice The amendments are aimed at rendering the deadlines more flexible and at changing them so that they will in all cases be calculated from the date of dispatch of the notice. 13. Article 23 Submission of tenders by electronic means. This provision has been simplified so that it now limits itself to the essential conditions to be met where Member States authorize the submission of tenders by means of transmission other than mail or direct delivery of a written tender. Other means of transmission may, in fact, be authorized where the means of transmission offer sufficient guarantees of ensuring confidentiality and where the it can be ensured that the opening of tenders take place after expiration of the relevant deadline. Where necessary for reasons of legal proof, it may also be required that such tenders be confirmed in writing or by dispatch of a certified copy. The Commission considers that the necessary confidentiality can be guaranteed in case of tenders presented on diskette or on any other medium and submitted under cover directly or by mail. In line with its original proposal, the Commission also continues to consider that it is level of technically possible confidentiality using electronic means, in particular electronic mail, for the submission of tenders. least an equivalent to ensure at The explicit provision of the original proposal that tenders submitted by telephone are not permitted, has been deleted because the economy of the text now proposed renders it superfluous. Such means of transmission continues, of course, to be unacceptable. 14. Article 38a The terminology of this Article has been corrected, in that reference is made to the GPA instead of to the GATT-Agreement. Article 39 statistical obligations 15. Besides correcting the terminology (reference to the GPA), the main change is the new and clearer structuring of paragraph 1, letter a. In letter d, reference has also been added to the telecommunications services of category 8 which are not subject to the GPA. Article 2 Amendments to Directive 93/36/EEC 16. The changes are purely of a drafting nature. Article 5(1) thresholds. 7- Article 5 17. A new paragraph has been inserted in conformity with the new ninth recital (cf. point 6 above). This and the corresponding change to Directive 93/37/EEC will ensure that all the public procurement directives contain an explicit reminder of the general principles of equal treatment and non discrimination. 18. Article 7 (1) and (2) Information to rejected candidates and tenderers. See the comments to point 9 above. 19. Article 10 (la) Shortened deadlines in open procedures following publication of an indicative notice. See the comments to point 11 above. 20. Article 11 (3a) Shortened deadlines in restricted or procedures following publication of an negotiated indicative notice. See the comments to point 12 above. 21. Article 15 (3) Submission of tenders by electronic means. See the comments to point 13 above. Article 29. 22. The terminology has been corrected. Article 31 statistical obligations 23. The main change, besides the correction of the terminology, is the new and clearer structure of paragraph 2, letter a. Article 3 Amendments to directive 93/37/EEC. Article 6 (1) and (2) thresholds. 24. The main change consist in the introduction of a separate, unchanged threshold for the works contracts referred to" in Article 2(1) (certain contracts awarded by entities other than contracting authorities), which are not covered by the GPA. Article 6 25. A new paragraph has been inserted in conformity with the new ninth recital (cf. point 6 above). This and the corresponding change to Directive 93/36/EEC (cf. point 17 above) will ensure that all the public procurement directives contain an explicit reminder of the general principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination. 26. Article 8 (1) and (2) Information to rejected candidates and tenderers. See the comments to point 9 above. 27. Article 12 (2) Shortened deadlines in open procedures following publication of an indicative notice. See the comments to point 11 above. 28. Article 13 (4) Shortened deadlines in restricted or negotiated procedures following publication of an indicative notice. See the comments to point 12 above. - 8- 29. Article 18 (7) Submission of tenders by electronic means. See the comments to point 13 above. 30. The change simply corrects the terminology. Article 33a 31. The changes are purely of a drafting nature. Article 34 Statistical obligations. Annex I 32. The central Government bodies of Austria, Finland and Sweden have been added to Annex I, which is otherwise unchanged. 33. Article 4 Dates of entry into force. The date for implementation mentioned in paragraph 1 is provisional. Other provisions. 34. The deletion of Article 7 (8) of Directive 92/50/EEC and Annexes II to IV have not been changed as compared to the Commission's original proposal. - 9- Amended proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 92/50/EEC relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of public service contracts, Directive 93/36/EEC coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts, and Directive 93/37/EEC concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Articles 57 (2), 66 and 100 A, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1, Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee , Actingin accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b of the Treaty , Whereas by its Decision 94/800/EC concerning the conclusion of the multilateral agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of trade , the Council approved on behalf of the European Union negotiations inter alia the Agreement on Government Procurement, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", the purpose of which is to establish an international framework of balanced rights and obligations with respect to government procurement with a view to achieving liberalization and expansion of world trade; Whereas Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/36/EEC and 93/37/EEC coordinated the national procedures relating to services, supply and works contracts, in order to introduce equal conditions of competition for such contracts in all the Member States; Whereas, in view of the international rights and commitments devolving on the Union as a result of the acceptance of the GPA, the arrangements to be applied to tenderers and products from signatory third countries are those defined by the GPA, the scope of which does not, in the case of Directive 92/50/EEC, include service contracts listed in Annex I B, R&D service contracts mentioned I A, telecommunications service contracts mentioned in Category 5 of Annex I A whose CPC numbers are 7524, 7525 and 7526 and financial service contracts mentioned in Category 6 of Annex I A in connection with the issue, sale, purchase or transfer of securities or other financial instruments, and central bank services; in Category 8 of Annex Whereas, certain provisions of the Agreement introduce more favourable conditions for tenderers than those laid down in Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/36/EEC and 93/37/EEC; Whereas, when contracts are awarded by contracting authorities within the meaning of the agreement, the opportunities for access to public 1 O. J. n. C. 20. J. n. C. 30. J. n. C. 40. J. n. L 336 of 23. 12. 1994, p. 1 - 1 0- supplies, works and service contracts available under the Treaty to undertakings and products from the Member States must be at least as favourable as the conditions of access to public contracts within the Union accorded under the arrangements contained in the Agreement to undertakings and products from third countries which are signatories to the Agreement; Whereas it is therefore necessary to adapt and supplement the provisions of Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/36/EEC and 93/37/EEC; Whereas the application of these Directives must be simplified and the equilibrium, which has been reached in the current Community legislation in the field of public procurement must be maintained as far as possible; Whereas it is therefore necessary to extend the applicability of certain of the adaptations of the Directive 92/50/EEC to all die services covered by this Directive; Whereas the provision in Article VI(4) of the GPA to the effect that entities shall not seek or accept, in a manner which would have the effect of precluding competition, advice which may be used in the preparation of specifications for a specific procurement from a firm that may have a commercial interest in the procurement, is implicit in Article 3(2) of Directive 92/50/EEC, Article 5(7) of Directive 93/36/EEC and Article 6(6) of Directive 93/37/EEC and whereas therefore it is not appropriate to amend these Directives to that effect; Whereas public authorities are aware of the consequences of late payment on the financial well-being of economic operators and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, and wish to be consistent with good and fair practice as well as similar in their practice of prompt payment to the main international actors; Whereas steps to that end have been recommended in Commission Recommendation of 12 May 1995 on payment periods in commercial transactions ; HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Article 1 Directive 92/50/EEC is hereby amended as follows without prejudice to the international rights and commitments devolving on the Union as a result of the acceptance of the GPA, the arrangements to be applied to tenderers and products from signatory third countries are those defined by the GPA, the current scope of which does not, in the case of Directive 92/50/EEC, include service contracts listed in Annex I B, R&D service contracts mentioned in Category 8 of Annex I A, telecommunications service contracts mentioned in Category 5 of Annex I A whose CPC numbers are 7524, 7525 and 7526 and financial service contracts mentioned in Category 6 of Annex I A in connection with the issue, sale, purchase or transfer of securities or other financial instruments, and central bank services: 1. Article 7(1) and (2) are replaced by the following: " 1. This Directive shall apply to: (a) public service contracts referred to in Article 3(3), public service contracts concerning the services referred to in Annex I B, the 50. J. n. L 127 of 10. 6. 1995, p. 19 - 1 1- the awarded by services in category 8 in Annex I A telecommunications and services in category 5 of Annex IA under CPC references 7524, 7525 and 7526, the contracting authorities referred to in Article 1(b), where the estimated value net of value added tax (VAT) is not less than ECU 200 000; public service contracts concerning the services referred to in Annex I A with the services in category 8 and the in telecommunications category 5 under CPC references 7524, 7525 and 7526, (i) the exception of services I by (ii) less than in Annex the awarded authorities contracting I to listed Directive 93/36/EEC where the estimated value net of value added tax (VAT) is not less than the equivalent in ecus of 130 000 SDRs; the by awarded contracting authorities listed in Article 1(b) other than those referred to in to Directive Annex 93/36/EEC and where the estimated value net of value added tax (VAT) is the not equivalent in ecus of 200 000 SDRs. the value in ecus and in national currencies of the thresholds fixed in paragraph 1 shall, in principle, be revised every two years with effect from 1 January 1996. The calculation of these values shall be based on the average daily values of these currencies expressed in ecus and of the ecus expressed in special drawing the 24 months terminating on the last day of August immediately preceding the 1 January revision; The method of calculation laid down in this subparagraph shall be reviewed, on a proposal from the Commission, by the Public Advisory Procurement, in principle two years after its initial application. the thresholds laid down in subparagraph (a) and the value of the thresholds in ecus and in national currencies shall be published in the Official the European Journal of Communities at the beginning of the month of November which follows the revision laid down in subparagraph (b). rights over Committee for (b) (c) 2. 3. - 1 2- 2. For the purposes of calculating the estimated value contract, the contracting authority shall of the include the estimated total remuneration of the service provider, taking account of the provisions of paragraphs 3 to 7. " Article 7(8) is hereby repealed. Article 12(1) and 2 are replaced by the following: "1. The contracting authority shall, within fifteen days of the date on which a request in writing is inform any eliminated candidate or received, tenderer of the reasons for rejection of his application or his tender, and any tenderer who has made an admissible tender of the characteristics and relative advantages of the tender selected as well as the name of the successful tenderer. However, contracting authorities may decide that certain information on the contract award, referred to in the preceding subparagraph be withheld where release of such information would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public legitimate interest or would prejudice interests of particular undertakings, commercial public or private, or might prejudice fair competition between service providers. inform Contracting authorities shall promptly candidates and tenderers of the decisions taken on contract awards, including the reasons why they have decided not to award a contract for which there has been an invitation to tender or to start the procedure again and, shall do so in writing if required. They shall also inform the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities of such decisions. " the 2. 4. Article 13(1) and (2) are replaced by the following: " 1. This Article shall apply to design contests organized as part of a procedure leading to the award of a service contract whose estimated value net of VAT is not less than: the threshold laid down in Article 7(1 )(a), first indent, as regards the services referred to in Annex I B, the services in category 8 in Annex I A and the telecommunications services in category 5 of Annex I A under CPC references 7524, 7525 and 7526, the contracting authorities awarded by referred to in Article 1(b), or the threshold laid down in Article 7(1 )(a), second indent, (i) as regards the services referred to in Annex I A with the exception of the services in category 8 and the telecommunications services in category 5 under CPC references 7524, 7525 and 7526, awarded by the contracting authorities listed in Annex I to Directive 93/36/EEC, or the threshold laid down in Article 7(1 )(a), second indent, (ii) as regards the services referred to in Annex I A with the exception of the services in category 8 and the - 1 3- telecommunications services in category 5 under CPC references 7524, 7525 and 7526, awarded by the contracting authorities listed in Article 1(b) other than those referred to in Annex I to Directive 93/36/EEC. " 2. This Article shall apply to all design contests where the total amount of contest prizes and payments to participants is not less than: the threshold laid down in Article 7(1 )(a), first indent, as regards the services referred to in Annex I B, the services in category 8 in Annex I A and the telecommunications services in category 5 of Annex I A under CPC references 7524, 7525 and 7526, awarded by the contracting authorities referred to in Article 1(b), or the threshold laid down in Article 7(1 )(a), second indent, (i) as regards the services referred to in Annex I A with the exception of the services in category 8 and the telecommunications services in category 5 under CPC references 7524, 7525 and 7526, awarded by the contracting authorities listed in Annex I to Directive 93/36/EEC, or the threshold laid down in Article 7(1 )(a), second indent, (ii) as regards the services referred to in Ajinex I A with the exception of the services in category 8 and the telecommunications services in category 5 under CPC references 7524, 7525 and 7526, awarded by the contracting authorities listed in Article 1(b) other than those referred to in Annex I to Directive 93/36/EEC. " Article 18(2) is replaced by the following: "2. The time limit for receipt of tenders laid down in paragraph 1 may be • replaced by a period sufficiently long to permit responsive tendering, which, as a general rule, shall be not less than 36 days, but in any case not less than 22 days, from the date on which the contract notice was dispatched, if the contracting authorities have sent the indicative notice drafted in accordance with the model in Annex III A (Prior information), provided for in Article 15(1), to the European Communities within a minimum of 52 days and a maximum of twelve months before the date on which the contract notice provided for in Article 15(2) was dispatched to the OJEC, provided that the indicative notice contained, in addition, at least as much of the information referred to in the model notice in Annex III B (Open procedure) as was available at the time of publication of the notice. " the Official Journal of Article 19(4) is replaced by the following: "4. The time limit for receipt of tenders laid down in paragraph 3 may be reduced to 26 days where the contracting authorities have sent the indicative notice drafted in accordance with the model in Annex III A (Prior information) provided for in 5. 6. - 1 4- Article 15(1) to the Official Journal of the European Communities within a minimum of 52 days and a maximum of twelve months before the date on which the contract notice provided for in Article 15(2) was dispatched to the OJEC, provided that the prior information notice contained, in addition, at least as much of the information referred to in the model in Annex III C (Restricted procedure) or, (Negotiated where applicable, Annex time of procedure) as was available at publication of the notice. " III D the 7. The following paragraph is added to Article 23: "2. Tenders shall be submitted in writing, directly or by mail. Member States may authorize the submission of tenders by any other means making it possible to ensure: is the confidentiality of that each tender contains all the information necessary for its evaluation; that tenders maintained pending their evaluation, and if necessary, for reasons of legal proof, that such tenders are confirmed as soon as possible in writing or by the dispatch of a certified copy; that the opening of tenders takes place after expiry of the time limit laid down for their submission. " The following Article 38a is added: 8. "Article 38a For the purposes of the award of public contracts by contracting authorities, Member States shall apply in their relations conditions as favourable as those which they grant to third countries in implementation of the GPA. Member States shall to this end consult each other within the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts on the measures to be taken pursuant to the Agreement. " 9. Article 39 is replaced by the following: "1. In order to permit assessment of the results of applying this Directive, Member States shall forward to the Commission, by 31 October 1997 at the latest for the preceding year and thereafter by 31 October of every year, a statistical report on the service contracts awarded by contracting authorities. This report shall detail at least: (a) in the case of contracting authorities listed in Annex I to Directive 93/36/EEC: 2. below the estimated overall value of contracts awarded the threshold by each contracting authority; the number and value of contracts awarded above the threshold by authority, each subdivided as far as possible by procedure, category of service according the nomenclature referred to in Annex I and the nationality of the service provider to whom the contract has been contracting to (b) (c) (d) - 1 5- awarded and, the case of in negotiated procedures, subdivided in accordance with Article 11, listing the number and value of contracts awarded to each Member State and to third countries; in the case of all other contracting authorities subject to this Directive, for each category of contracting authority, the number and value of contracts awarded above the threshold, subdivided, as far as possible, by procedure, category of service according to the nomenclature referred to in Annex I and the nationality of the service provider to whom the contract has been awarded and, in the case of negotiated procedures, subdivided in accordance with Article 11, listing the number and value of contracts awarded to each Member State and to third countries; in the case of contracting authorities listed in Annex I to Directive 93/36/EEC, the number and total value of contracts awarded by contracting authorities under derogations to the GPA; in the case of all other this contracting authorities subject Directive, total value of contracts awarded by each category of contracting authority under derogations to the GPA; any other statistical to be information, pursuant to the procedure determined provided for in Article 40(3), which is required in accordance with the GPA. The statistical information required under this paragraph shall not concern contracts having as their object services listed in category the telecommunications services in category 5 under CPC references 7524, 7525 and 7526, or the services listed in Annex I B, provided that their estimated value, net of VAT, is less than ECU 200 000. 8 of' Annex I A, the to 3. The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 40(3), the nature of any statistical information required under this Directive. " 10. In Annex III, the models are replaced by those set out in Annex II to this Directive. Article 2 Directive 93/36/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 5(1) is replaced by the following: "1. (a) Titles II, III and IV and Articles 6 and 7 shall apply to public supply contracts awarded by: (i) the contracting authorities referred including to the by contracts in Article awarded 1(b), - 1 6- listed contracting authorities in Annex I in the field of defence insofar as products not covered by Annex II are concerned, where the estimated value net of value added tax (VAT) is not less than the equivalent in ecus of 200 000 SDRs; the contracting authorities listed in Annex I whose estimated value net of value added tax (VAT) is not less than the equivalent in ecus of 130 000 SDRs; in the case of contracting authorities in the field of defence, this shall apply only to contracts products involving covered by Annex II. (ii) (b) (c) (d) This Directive shall apply to public supply contracts whose estimated value equals or exceeds the threshold concerned at the time of publication of the notice in accordance with Article 9(2). The value in ecus and in national currencies of the thresholds laid down in paragraph 1 shall, in principle, be revised every two years with effect from 1 January 1988. The calculation of these values shall be based on the average daily values of these currencies expressed in ecus and of the ecu expressed in special drawing rights over the 24 months terminating on the last day of August the 1 January immediately preceding revision. The method of calculation laid down in this subparagraph shall be reviewed, on a proposal from the Commission, by the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts, in principle initial two years after application. The thresholds laid down in paragraph 1 and the values of the thresholds expressed in ecus and in national currencies shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities at the beginning of the month of November which follows the revision laid down in the first paragraph of subparagraph (c). " its 2. 3. The following new paragraph is added to Article 5: "7. Contracting authorities shall ensure that there is no discrimination between the various suppliers. " Article 7(1) and (2) are replaced by the following: "1. The contracting authority shall, within 15 days of the date on which the request is received, inform any eliminated candidate or tenderer of the reasons for rejection of his application or his tender and any tenderer who has made an admissible tender of the characteristics and relative advantages of the tender selected as well as the name of the successful tenderer. - 1 7- However, contracting authorities may decide that certain information on the contract award, referred to in the preceding subparagraph, shall be withheld where release of such information would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of particular undertakings, public or private, or might prejudice fair competition between suppliers. inform Contracting authorities shall promptly candidates and tenderers of the decisions taken on contract awards, including the reasons why they have decided not to award a contract for which there has been an invitation to tender or to start the procedure again, and shall do so in writing if requested. They shall also inform the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities of such decisions. " 2. The following paragraph is inserted in Article 10: "la. The time limit for receipt of tenders laid down in paragraph 1 may be replaced by a period sufficiently long to permit responsive tendering, which, as a general rule, shall be not less than 36 days, but in any case not less than 22 days, from the date on which the contract notice was dispatched, if the contracting authorities have sent the indicative notice drafted in accordance with the model in Annex IV A (Prior information), provided for in Article 9(1), to the Official Journal of the European Communities within a minimum of 52 days and a maximum of twelve months before the date on which the contract notice provided for in Article 9(2) was dispatched to the OJEC, provided that the indicative notice contained, in addition, at least as much of the information referred to in the model notice in Annex IV B (Open procedure) as was available at the time of publication of the notice. " The following paragraph is inserted in Article 11: "3 a. The time limit for receipt of tenders laid down in paragraph 3 may be reduced to 26 days if the contracting authorities have sent the indicative notice drafted in accordance with the model in Annex IV A (Prior information), provided for in Article 9(1), to the Official Journal of the European Communities within a minimum of 52 days and a maximum of twelve months before the date on which the contract notice provided for in Article 9(2) was dispatched to the OJEC, provided that the indicative notice contained, in addition, at least as much of the information referred to in the model in Annex IV C (Restricted procedure), or, where applicable, Annex IV D (Negotiated procedure) as was available at the time of publication of the notice. " 4. 5. 6. The following paragraph is added to Article 15: "3. Tenders shall be submitted in writing, directly or by mail. Member States may authorize the submission Article 29 is replaced by the following: "1. - 1 8- of tenders by any other means making it possible to ensure: is the confidentiality of that each tender contains all the information necessary for its evaluation; that tenders maintained pending their evaluation, and if necessary, for reasons of legal proof, that such tenders are confirmed as soon as possible in writing or by the dispatch of a certified copy; that the opening of tenders takes place after expiry of the time limit laid down for their submission. " The Commission shall examine the application of in consultation with the Advisory this Directive for Public Contracts and where Committee appropriate shall submit new proposals to the Council with the aim in particular of harmonizing the measures taken by the Member States for the implementation of this Directive. The Commission shall review this Directive and any new measures which may be adopted by virtue of paragraph 1, having regard to the results of the further negotiations provided for in Article XXIV(7) if necessary, submit of appropriate proposals to the Council. The Commission shall update Annex in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article rectifications, the basis of any 32(2), on modifications or amendments made thereto and shall have the updated version published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. " the GPA and shall, I, Article 31 is replaced by the following: "1. In order to permit assessment of the results of applying this Directive, Member States shall forward to the Commission, not later than 31 October 1996 and in respect of the contracting authorities not listed in Annex I 31 October 1997 and thereafter 31 October of each year for the preceding year, a statistical report on the supply contracts awarded by contracting authorities. The statistical report shall detail at least: (a) in the case of contracting authorities listed in Annex I: 2. 3. 2. below the estimated overall value of contracts awarded the threshold by each contracting authority; the number and value of contracts awarded above the threshold by each authority subdivided as far as possible by procedure, category of product according the nomenclature referred to in Article 9(1) and the nationality of the supplier to whom the contract has been awarded and, negotiated in contracting case the of to - 1 9- subdivided procedures, in accordance with Article 6, listing the number and value of contracts awarded to each Member State and to third countries; (c) (b) the case of all other contracting in authorities subject to this Directive, for each category of contracting authority, the number and value of contracts awarded above the threshold, subdivided, as far as possible, by procedure, category of product according to the nomenclature referred to in Article 9(1) and the nationality of the supplier to whom the contract has been awarded, subdivided in accordance with Article 6, listing the number and value of the contracts awarded to each Member State and to third countries; in the case of contracting authorities listed in Annex I, the number and value of contracts awarded by contracting authorities under derogations to the GPA; in the case of all other contracting authorities subject to this Directive, total value of contracts awarded by each category of contracting authority under derogations to the GPA. to be information, any other statistical determined pursuant to the procedure provided for in Article 32(2), which is required in accordance with the GPA. The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32(2), the nature of any statistical information required under this Directive. " the (d) 3. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Directive and in Annex IV the models are replaced by those set out in Annex III to this Directive. 9. Article 3 Directive 93/37/EEC is hereby amended as follows; 1. Article 6(1) and (2) are replaced by the following: " 1. This Directive shall apply to: (a) (b) 2. (a) public works contracts whose estimated value net of VAT is not less than the equivalent in ecus of 5 000 000 SDRs; public works contracts referred to in Article 2(1) whose estimated value net of VAT is not less than ECU 5 000 000. The value in ecus and in national currencies of the threshold laid down in paragraph 1 shall in principle be revised every two years with effect from 1 January 1996. The calculation of this value shall be based on the average daily values of the ecu expressed in special drawing rights and of the national currencies expressed in ecus over the 24 months terminating on the last -20- day of August immediately preceding the 1 January revision. The threshold laid down in paragraph 1 and the value of the threshold expressed in ecus and in national currencies shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities at the beginning of the month of November which follows the above- mentioned revision, The method of calculation laid down in subparagraph (a) shall be reviewed, on a proposal from the Commission, by the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts, in principle two years after initial application. " its (b) The following new paragraph is added to Article 6: 2. "Contracting authorities shall ensure that there is no discrimination between the various contractors. " Article 8(1) and (2) is replaced by the following: " 1. The contracting authority shall, within 15 days of the date on which a written request is received, inform any eliminated candidate or tenderer of the reasons for rejection of his application or his tender, and, any tenderer who has made an admissible tender of the characteristics and relative advantages of the tender selected as well as the name of the successful tenderer. However, contracting authorities may decide that certain information on the contract award, referred to in the preceding subparagraph, be withheld where release of such information would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public legitimate interest or would prejudice commercial interests of particular undertakings, public or private, or might prejudice fair competition between contractors. " Contracting authorities shall promptly inform candidates and tenderers of the decisions taken on contract awards, including the reasons why they have decided not to award a contract for which there has been an invitation to tender or to start the procedure again, and shall do so in writing if requested. They shall also inform the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities of such decisions. " the 2. Article 12(2) is replaced by the following: "2. The time limit for receipt of tenders laid down in paragraph 1 may be replaced. by a period long to permit responsive tendering, sufficiently which, as a general rule, shall be not less than 36 days, but in any case not less than 22 days, from the date on which the contract notice was dispatched, if the contracting authorities have sent the indicative notice provided for in Article 11(1), drafted in accordance with the model in Annex IV A (Prior information), to the Official Journal of the European Communities within a minimum of 52 days and a maximum of twelve months before the date on 3. 4. 5. 6. - 2 1- which the contract notice provided for in Article 11(2) was dispatched to the OJEC, provided that the indicative notice contained, in addition, at least as much of the information referred to in the model notice in Annex IV B (Open procedure) as was available at the time of publication of the notice. " Article 13(4) is replaced by the following: "4. The time limit for receipt of tenders laid down in paragraph 3 may be reduced to 26 days if the contracting authorities have sent the notice provided for in Article 11(1) drafted in accordance with the model in Annex IV A to the Official Journal of the European Communities within a minimum of 52 days and a maximum of twelve months before the date on which the contract notice provided for in Article 11(2) was dispatched, provided that the indicative notice contained, in addition, at least as much of the information referred to in the model notice in Annex IV C (Restricted procedure), or, (Negotiated where applicable, Annex procedure) as was available at time of publication of the notice. " IV D the The following paragraph is added to Article 18: "2. Tenders shall be submitted in writing, directly or by mail. Member States may authorize the submission of tenders by any other means making it possible to ensure: is the confidentiality of that each tender contains all the information necessary for its evaluation; that tenders maintained pending their evaluation, and if necessary, for reasons of legal proof, that tenders aire confirmed as soon as such possible in writing or by the dispatch of a certified copy; that the opening of tenders takes place after expiry of the time limit laid down for their submission. " The following Article 33a is inserted: 7. "Article 33a For the purposes of the award of public contracts by contracting authorities, Member States shall apply in their relations conditions as favourable as those which they grant to third countries in implementation of the GPA. Member States shall to this end consult each other within the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts on the measures to be taken pursuant to the Agreement. " 8. Article 34 is replaced by the following: "1. In order to permit assessment of the results of applying this Directive, Member States shall forward to the Commission, by 31 October 1997 at the latest for the preceding year and thereafter by 31 October of every year, a statistical report on the works contracts awarded by contracting authorities. By way of minimum the (a) statistical reports shall specify the number and value of contracts above the thresholds individual contracting authorities or by information, 2. 22- / - 2 5- groups of contracting authorities. Contracts shall be subdivided by procedure, category of work, and the nationality of the contractor to whom the contract has been awarded. Where negotiated procedures have been followed, the number and value of contracts awarded to individual Member States or third countries in accordance with Article 7. shall be specified in the least II and the nationality of (b) Where contracting entities are listed in Annex I to Directive 93/36/EEC, the reports shall contain at following information: the total value of contract awards below the threshold, the number and value of contracts awarded below the threshold, the number and value of contracts awarded above the threshold, subdivided as far as possible by procedure, category of work according to the nomenclature referred to in Annex the contractor to whom the contract has been awarded; the case of negotiated procedures subdivided in accordance with Article 7, listing the number and value of the contracts awarded to each Member State and likewise to third countries. They shall contain: in the case of contracting authorities listed in Annex I to Directive 93/36/EEC, the reports shall contain details on the number and total value of contracts awarded by contracting authorities under derogations to the GPA; any other statistical to be to the procedure determined provided for in Article 35(3), which is required in accordance with the GPA. The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 35(3), the nature of any statistical information required under this Directive. " information, pursuant (d) (c) 3. 9. In Annex IV, the models are replaced by those set out in Annex IV to this Directive Article 4 1. 2. reference Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 1997. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference qn the occasion of their official publication. The methods for making such reference shall be laid down by Member States. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive and a correlation table between this Directive and the national provisions adopted. to Article 5 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 24 ANNEXI LIST OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX I THERETO (CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES) BELGIQUE L'Etat Fédéral: Services du Premier Ministre Ministère des Affaires économiques Ministère des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce extérieur et de la Coopération au Développement Ministère de l'Agriculture Ministère des Classes moyennes Ministère des Communications et de l'Infrastructure Ministère de la Défense nationale1 Ministère de l'Emploi et du Travail Ministère des Finances Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Fonction publique Ministère de la Justice Ministère de la Santé publique et de l'Environnement la Poste2; la Régie des Bâtiments; le Fonds des Routes; B. L'Office national de Sécurité Sociale; L'Institut national d'Assurances sociales pour Travailleurs indépendants; L'Institut national d'Assurance Maladie-Invalidité; L'Office national des Pensions; La Caisse auxiliaire d'Assurance Maladie-Invalidité; Le Fonds des Maladies professionnelles; L'Office national de l'Emploi. DENMARK 1. 2. 3. 4. Prime Minister's Office Ministry of Labour Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Housing two departments; five directorates and institutions; (three departments); five directorates and institutions; 1 Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 2Activités postales visées par la loi du 24 décembre 1993 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 25 Ministry of Energy Ministry of Finance (two departments) one directorate and Research Establishment "Risoe". four directorates and institutions including the Directorate for Government Procurement five other institutions; five directorates and institutions; Ministry of Taxes and Duties (two departments) Ministry of Fisheries Ministry of Industry (Full name: Ministry of Industry, Trade, Handicraft and Shipping); four institutions; nine directorates and institutions - - 10. Ministry of the Interior 11. Ministry of Justice 12. Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs 13. Ministry of Agriculture 14. Ministry of Environment 15. Ministry of Cultural Affairs 16. Ministry of Social Affairs 17. Ministry of Education 18. Ministry of Economic Affairs (three departments); 19. Ministry of Defence 20. Ministry of Health 21. Ministry for Research & Technology 22. Ministry of Transport 23 24 25. Ministry for Communication and Tourism Ministry for Business Policies Coordination Folketinget (Parliament) Danish National Civil Defence Directorate one directorate; Office of the Chief of Danish Police five other directorates and institutions; nineteen directorates and institutions; five directorates; three directorates and several state- owned museums and higher education institutions; four directorates six directorates twelve universities and other higher education institutions; several institutions including State Serum Institut and University Hospital of Copenhagen; 25 directorates, departments and Institutions; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 3Non-warIike materials contained in Annex II 4With the exception of the Telecommunications services of the postal- and telegraphic service. 26 List of central purchasing entities Federal Foreign Office Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Federal Ministry of Education and Science Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Federal Ministry of Finance Federal Ministry for Research and Technology Federal Ministry of the Interior (civil goods only) Federal Ministry of Health Federal Ministry for Women and Youth Federal Ministry for Family Affairs and Senior Citizens Federal Ministry of Justice Federal Ministry for Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development Federal Ministry of Post and Telecommunications5 Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation Federal Ministry of Defence Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Note According to existing national obligations, the entities contained in this list must, in conformity with special procedures, award contracts to certain groups in order to remove difficulties caused by the last war. ESPANA Lista de entidades Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores Ministeriô de Justicia Ministerio de Defensa Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda Ministerio del Interior Ministerio de Obras Pûblicas, Transportes y Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Educaciôn y Ciencia Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social Ministerio de Industria y Energia 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentaciôn Except telecommunication equipment 6 Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 27 11. Ministerio de la Presidencia 12. Ministerio para las Administraciones Pûblicas 13. Ministerio de Cultura • 14. Ministerio de Comercio y Turismo 15. Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo 16. Ministerio de Asuntos Sociales FRANCE 1. Principales entités acheteuses A. Budget général Services du Premier Ministre Ministère des Affaires Sociales, de la Santé et de la Ville Ministère de l'Intérieur et de l'Aménagement du Territoire Ministère de la Justice Ministère de la Défense Ministère des Affaires Etrangères Ministère de l'Education Nationale Ministère de l'Economie Ministère de l'Industrie, des Postes et Télécommunications et du Commerce Extérieur Minitère de l'Equipement, des Transports et du Tourisme Ministère des Entreprises et du Développement Economique, chargé des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises et du Commerce et de l'Artisanat Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie Ministère du Budget Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Ministère de l'Environnement Ministère de la Fonction Publique Ministère du Logement Ministère de la Coopération Ministère des Départements et Territoires d'Outre-Mer Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports Ministère de la Communication Ministère des anciens Combattants et Victimes de Guerre B. Budget annexe On peut notamment signaler: 28 Imprimerie Nationale; C. Comptes spéciaux du Trésor On peut notamment signaler: Fonds forestiers national; Soutien financier de l'industrie cinématographique et de l'industrie des programmes audio-visuels; Fonds national d'aménagement foncier et d'urbanisme; Caisse autonome de la reconstruction. Etablissements publics nationaux à caractère administratif Académie de France à Rome; Académie de marine; Académie des sciences d'Outre-Mer; Agence centrale des organismes de sécurité sociale (A. C. O. S. S. ); Agences financières de bassins; Agence nationale pour l'amélioration des conditions de travail (A. N. A. C. T. ); Agence nationale pour l'amélioration de l'habitat (A. N. A. H. ); Agence nationale pour l'emploi (A. N. P. E. ); Agence nationale pour l'indemnisation des français d'Outre-Mer (A. N. I. F. O. M. ); Assemblée permanente des chambres d'agriculture (A. P. C. A. ); Bibliothèque nationale; Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg; Bureau d'études des postes et télécommunications d'Outre-Mer (B. E. P. T. O. M. ); Caisse des dépôts et consignations; Caisse nationale des allocations familiales (C. N. A. F. ); Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie des travailleurs salariés (C. N. A. M. ); Caisse nationale d'assurance-vieillesse des travailleurs salariés (C. N. A. V. T. S. ); Caisse nationale des autoroutes (C. N. A. ) Caisse nationale militaire de sécurité sociale (C. N. M. S. S. ); Caisse nationale des monuments historiques et des sites; Caisse nationale des télécommunications ; Caisse de garantie du logement social; Casa de Velasquez; Centre d'enseignement zootechnique de Rambouillet; Postes seulement 29 Centre d'études du milieu et de pédagogie appliquée du Ministère de l'Agriculture; Centre d'études supérieures de sécurité sociale; Centres de formation professionnelle agricole; Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou; Centre national de la cinematographic française; Centre national d'études et de formation pour l'enfance inadaptée; Centre national d'études et d'expérimentation du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts; Centre national et de formation pour l'adaptation scolaire et l'éducation spécialisée (C. N. E. F. A. S. E. S. ); Centre national de formation et de perfectionnement des professeurs d'enseignement ménager agricole; Centre national des lettres; Centre national de documentation pédagogique; Centre national des oeuvres universitaires et scolaires (C. N. O. U. S. ); Centre national d'opthalmologie des quinze-vingts; Centre national de préparation au professorat de travaux manuels éducatifs et d'enseignement ménager; Centre national de promotion rurale de Marmilhat; Centre national de la recherche scientifique (C. N. R. S. ); Centre régional d'éducation populaire d'Ile de France; Centres d'éducation populaire et de sport (C. R. E. P. S. ); Centres régionaux des oeuvres universitaires (C. R. O. U. S. ); Centres régionaux de la propriété forestière; Centre de sécurité sociale des travailleurs migrants; Chancelleries des universités; Collège de France Commission des opérations de bourse; Conseil supérieur de la pêche; Conservatoire de l'espace littoral et des rivages lacustres; Conservatoire national des arts et métiers; Conservatoire national supérieur de musique; Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique; Domaine de Pompadour; Ecole centrale - Lyon; Ecole centrale des arts et manufactures; Ecole française d'archéologie d'Athènes; Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient; Ecole française de Rome; Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales; Ecole nationale d'administration; Ecole nationale de l'aviation civile (E. N. A. C); Ecole nationale des Chartes; Ecole nationale d'équitation; Ecole nationale du génie rural des eaux et des forêts (E. N. G. R. E. F. ); 30 Ecoles nationales d'ingénieurs; Ecole nationale d'ingénieurs des industries des techniques agricoles et alimentaires; Ecoles nationales d'ingénieurs des travaux agricoles; Ecole nationale des ingénieurs des travaux ruraux et des techniques sanitaires; Ecole nationale des ingénieurs des travaux des eaux et forêts (E. N. I. T. E. F. ); Ecole nationale de la magistrature; Ecoles nationales de la marine marchande; Ecole nationale de la santé publique (E. N. S. P. ); Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme; Ecole nationale supérieure agronomique - Montpellier; Ecole nationale supérieure agronomique - Rennes; Ecole nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs; Ecole nationale supérieure des arts et industries - Strasbourg; Ecole nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles - Roubaix; Ecoles nationales supérieures d'arts et métiers; Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts; Ecole nationale supérieure des bibliothécaires; Ecole nationale supérieure de céramique industrielle; Ecole nationale supérieure de l'électronique et de ses applications (E. N. S. E. A. ); Ecole nationale supérieure d'horticulture; Ecole nationale supérieure des industries agricoles alimentaires; Ecole nationale supérieure du paysage (rattachée à l'école nationale supérieure d'horticulture); Ecole nationale supérieure des sciences agronomiques appliquées (E. N. S. S. A. ); Ecoles nationales vétérinaires; Ecole nationale de voile; Ecoles normales d'instituteurs et d'institutrices; Ecoles normales nationales d'apprentissage; Ecoles normales supérieures; Ecole polytechnique; Ecole technique professionelle agricole et forestière de Meymac (Corrèze) Ecole de sylviculture - Crogny (Aube); Ecole de viticulture et d'oenologie de la Tour Blanche (Gironde); Ecole de viticulture - Avize (Marne); Etablissement national de convalescents de Saint-Maurice; Etablissement national des invalides de la marine (E. N. I. M. ); Etablissement national de bienfaisance Koenigs-Wazter; Fondation Carnegie; Fondation Singer-Polignac; Fonds d'action sociale pour les travailleurs immigrés et leurs familles; Hôpital-hospice national Dufresne-Sommeiller; Institut de l'élevage et de medicine vérérinaire des pays tropicaux (I. E. M. V. P. T. ) 31 Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire; Institut géographique national; Institut industriel du Nord; Institut international d'administration publique (I. I. A. P. ); Institut national agronomique de Paris-Grignon; Institut national des appellations d'origine des vins et eux-de-vie (I. N. A. O. V. E. V. ); Institut national d'astronomie et de géophysique (I. N. A. G. ); Institut national de la consommation (I. N. C. ); Institut national d'éducation populaire (I. N. E. P. ); Institut national d'études démographiques (I. N. E. D. ); Institut national des jeunes aveugles - Paris; Institut national des jeunes sourdes - Bordeaux; Institut national des jeunes sourds - Chambéry; Institut national des jeunes sourds - Metz; Institut national des jeunes sourds - Paris; Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules (I. N2. P3); Institut national de promotion supérieure agricole; Institut national de la propriété industrielle; Institut national de la recherche agronomique (I. N. R. A. ); Institut national de recherche pédagogique (I. N. R. P. ); Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (I. N. S. E. R. M. ); Institut national des sports; Instituts nationaux polytechniques; Instituts nationaux des sciences appliquées; Instituts national supérieur de chimie industrielle de Rouen; Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique (I. N. R. I. A. ); Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité (I. N. R. E. T. S. ); Instituts régionaux d'administration; Institut supérieur des matériaux et de la construction mécanique de Saint-Ouen Musée de l'armée; Musée Gustave Moreau; Musée de la marine; Musée national J. J. Henner; Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur; Musée de la poste; Muséum national d'histoire naturelle; Musée Augustre Rodin; Observatoire de Paris; Office de coopération et d'accueil universitaire; Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides; Office national des anciens combattants; Office national de la chasse; Office national d'information sur les enseignements et les professions (O. N. I. S. E. P. ); Office national d'immigration (O. N. I. ); 32 O. R. S. T. O. M. - Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en coopération; Office universitaire et culturel français pour l'Algérie; Palais de la découverte; Parcs nationaux; Réunion des musées nationaux; Syndicat des transports parisiens; Thermes nationaux - Aix-les-Bains; Universités. 3. A utre organisme public national Union des groupements d'achats publics (U. G. A. P. ). GREECE List of entities Ministry of National Economy Ministry of Education and Religion Ministry of Commerce Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology Ministry of Merchant Marine Ministry to the Prime Minister Ministry of the Aegean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Justice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ministry of the Interior 11. Ministry of Labour 12. Ministry of Culture and Sciences 13. Ministry of Environment, Planning and Public Works 14. Ministry of Finance 15. Ministry of Transport and Communications 16. Ministry of Health and Social Security 17. Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace Army General Staff 18. Navy General Staff 19. 20. Airforce General Staff 21. Ministry of Agriculture 22. 23. 24. General Secretariat for Press and Information General Secretariat for Youth General State Laboratory 33 General Secretariat for Further Education 25. General Secretariat of Equality 26. General Secretariat for Social Security 27. General Secretariat for Greeks Living Abroad 28. General Secretariat for Industry 29. General Secretariat for Research and Technology 30. General Secretariat for Sports 31. General Secretariat for Public Works 32. National Statistical Service 33. 34. National Welfare Organisation 35. Workers' Housing Organisation National Printing Office 36. Greek Atomic Energy Commission 37. Greek Highway Fund 38. University of Athens 39. University of the Aegean 40. University of Thessaloniki 41. University of Thrace 42. University of Ioannina 43. University of Patras 44. Polytechnic School of Crete 45. Sivitanidios Technical School 46. University of Macedonia 47. Eginitio Hospital 48. Areteio Hospital 49. National Centre of Public Administration 50. Hellenic Post (EL. TA. ) 51. Public Material Management Organisation 52. " Farmers' Insurance Organisation 53. School Building Organisation 54. IRELAND 1. Main purchasing entities Office of Public Works Other departments President's Establishment; Houses of the Oireachtas (Parliament); Department of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister); Office of the Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) 34 Central Statistics Office; Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht National Gallery of Ireland; Department of Finance; State Laboratory; Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General; Office of the Attorney General; Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; Valuation Office; Civil Service Commission; Office of the Ombudsman; Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Department of Justice; Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland; Department of the Environment; Department of Education; Department of the Marine; Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; Department of Enterprise and Employment Department of Trade and Tourism; Department of Defence9; Department of Foreign Affairs; Department of Social Welfare; Department of Health; Department of Transport, Energy and Communications. ITALY Purchasing Entities Ministry of the Treasury 1. Ministry of Finance 2. Ministry of Justice 3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 4. Ministry of Education 5. Ministry of the Interior 6. Ministry of Public Works 7. Ministry for Co-ordination (International Relations and EC Agricultural Policies) 8. 9. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Craft Trades 10. Ministry of Employment and Social Security 11. Ministry of Health Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 10Acting as the central purchasing entity for most of the other Ministries or entities nNot including purchases made by the tobacco and salt monopolies 35 Budget and Economic Planning Ministry 12. Ministry of Cultural Affairs and the Environment 13. Ministry of Defence 14. 15. Ministry of Foreign Trade 16. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications 17. Ministry of the Environment 18. Ministry of University and Scientifical and Technological Research LUXEMBOURG 1. 2. 3. Ministère d'Etat: Service central des imprimés et des fournitures de l'Etat; Ministère de l'agriculture: Administration des Services techniques de l'Agriculture; Ministère de l'éducation nationale: Lycées d'enseignement secondaire et d'enseignement secondaire technique; Ministère de la famille et de la solidarité sociale: Maisons de retraite; Ministère de la force publique: Armée * - Gendarmerie - Police; Ministère de la justice: Etablissements pénitientiaires; Ministère de la santé publique: Hôpital neuropsychiatrique; Ministère des travaux publics: Bâtiments publics - Ponts et Chaussées; Ministère des Communications: Centre informatique de l'Etat 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ministère de l'environnement: Commissariat général à la Protection des Eaux. THE NETHERLANDS List of entities Ministries and central governmental bodies 1. Ministry of General Affairs - Ministerie van Algemene Zaken Advisory Council on Government Policy - Bureau van de Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid National Information Office - Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst 2. Ministry of the Interior - Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken Government Personnel Information System Service - Dienst Informatievoorziening Overheidspersoneel Redundancy Payment and Benefits Agency - Dienst Uitvoerinj Ontslaguitkeringsregelingen 12Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 13Postal business only 14 Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 36 Public Servants Medical Expenses Agency - Dienst ZiektekostenvoorzieningOverheidspersoneel RPD Advisory Service - RPD Advies Central Archives and Inderdepartmental Text Processing - CAS/ITW Ministry of Foreign Affairs + Directorate-General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign affairs - Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken + Ministerie voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking Ministry of Defence - Ministerie van Defensie15 3. 4. Directorate of material Royal Netherlands Navy - Directie-materieel Koninklijke Marine Directorate of material Royal Netherlands Army - Directie materieel Koninklijke Landmacht Directorate of material Royal Netherlands Airforce - Directie materieel Koninklijke Luchtmacht 5. Ministry of Economic Affairs - Ministerie van Economische Zaken Economic Investigation Agency - Economische Controledienst Central Plan Bureau - Centraal Planbureau Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek Senter - Senter Industrial Property Office - Bureau voor de Industriële Eigendom Central Licensing Office for Import and Export - Centrale Dienst voor de In- en Uitvoer State Supervision of Mines - Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen Geological Survey of the Netherlands - Rijks Geologische Dienst 6. Ministry of Finance - Ministerie van Financiën State Property Department - Dienst der Domeinen Directorates of the State Tax Department - Directies der Rijksbelastingen State Tax Department/Fiscal Intelligence and Information Department - Belastingdienst/FIOD State Tax Department/Computer Centre - Belastingdienst/Automatiseringscentrum State Tax Department/Training - Belastingdienst/Opleidingen 7. Ministry of Justice - Ministerie van Justifie Education and Training Organization, Directorate General for the Protection of Young People and the care of Offenders - Opleidings- en vormingsorganisatie Directoraat-Generaal Jeugdbescherming en Delinquentenzorg Child Care and Protection Board - Raden voor de Kinderbescherming in de provincies State Institutions for Child care and Protection - Rijksinrichtingen voor de Kinderbescherming in de provincies Prisons - Pénitentiaire inrichtingen in de provincie 15Non-Warlike materials contained in Annex II 37 State Institutions for Persons Placed under Hospital Order - Rijksinrichtingen voor T. B. S. - verpleging in de provincies Internal Facilities Service of the Directorate for Young Offenders and Young Peoples Institute - Dienst Facilitaire Zaken van de Directie Delinquentenzorg en Jeugdinrichtingen Legal Aid Department - Dienst Gerechtelijke Ondersteuning in de arrondisementen Central Collection Office for the Courts - Centraal Ontvangstkantoor der Gerechten Central Debt Collection Agency of the Ministry of Justice - Centraal Justitie Incassobureau National Criminal Investigation Department - Rijksrecherche Forensic Laboratory - Gerechtelijk Laboratorium National Police Services Force - Korps Landelijke Politiediensten District offices of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service - Districtskantoren Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst 8. Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries - Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij National Forest Service - Staatsbosbeheer Agricultural Research Service - Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Agricultural Extension Service - Dienst Landbouwvoorlichting Land Development Service - Landinrichtingsdienst National Inspection Service for Animals and Animal Protection - Rijksdienst voor de Keuring van Vee en Vlees Plant Protection Service - Plantenziektenkundige Dienst General Inspection Service - Algemene Inspectiedienst National Fisheries Research Institute - Rijksinstituut voor Visserij onderzoek Government Institute for Quality Control of Agricultural Products - Rijkskwaliteit Instituut voor Land- en Tuinbouwprodukten National Institute for Nature Management - Instituut voor Bos- en Natuuronderzoek Game Fund - Jachtfonds 9. Ministry of Education and Science - Ministerie van Onderwijs en Wetenschappen Royal Library - Koninklijke Bibliotheek Institute for Netherlands History - Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation - Rijksinstituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie Institute for Educational Research - Instituut voor Onderzoek van het Onderwijs National Institute for Curriculum Development - Instituut voor de Leerplan Ontwikkeling 10. Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment - Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid Wages Inspection Service - Loontechnische dienst 38 Inspectorate for Social Affairs and Employment - Inspectie en Informatie Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid National Social Assistance Consultancies Services - Rijksconsulentschappen Sociale Zekerheid Steam Equipment Supervision Service - Dienst voor het Stoomwezen Conscientious Objectors Employment Department - Tewerkstelling erkend gewetensbezwaarden militaire dienst Directorate for Equal Opportunities - Directie Emancipatie 11. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management - Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat Directorate-General for Transport - Directoraat-Generaal Vervoer Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management - Directoraat-Generaal Rijkswaterstaat Directorate-General for Civil Aviation - Directoraat-Generaal Rij ksluchtvaartdienst Telecommunications and Post Department - Hoofddirectie Telecommunicatie en Post Regional Offices of the Directorates-General and General Management, Inland Waterway Navigation Service - De régionale organisatie van de directoraten generaal en de hoofddirectie Vaarwegmarkeringsdienst 12. Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment - Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer Directorate-General for Environment Management - Directoraat- Generaal Milieubeheer Directorate-General for Public Housing - Directoraat-Generaal van de Volkshuisvesting Government Buildings Agency - Rijksgebouwendienst National Physical Planning Agency - Rijksplanologische Dienst 13. Ministry of Welfare, Health and Cultural Affairs - Ministerie van Welzijn, Volksgezondheid en Cultuur Social and Cultural Planning Office - Sociaal en Cultured Planbureau Inspectorate for Child and Youth Care and Protection Services - Inspectie Jeugdhulpverlening en Jeugdbescherming Medical Inspectorate of Health Care - Inspecties van het Staatstoezicht op de Volksgezondheid Cultural Castle Council - Rijksdienst Kastelenbeheer National Archives Department - Rijksarchiefdienst Department for the Conservation of Historic Buildings and Sites - Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection - Rijksinstituut voor Milieuhygiëne National Archeological Field Survey Commission - Rijksdienst voor het Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek Netherlands Office for Fine Arts - Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst 39 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Cabinet for Netherlands Antillean and Aruban Affairs - Kabinet voor Nederlands- Antilliaanse en Arubaanse zaken Higher Colleges of State - Hogere Colleges van Staat Council of State - Raad van State Netherlands Court of Audit - Algemene Rekenkamer National Ombudsman - Nationale Ombudsman AUSTRIA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Bundeskanzleramt - Amtswirtschaftsstelle Bundesministerium fur auswartige Angelegenheiten Bundesministerium flir Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz Bundesministerium fur Finanzen (a) (b) Amtswirtschaftsstelle Abteilung VI/5 (EDV-Beschaffung des Bundesministeriums fur Finanzen und des Bundesrechenamtes) Abteilung III/l (Beschaffung von technischen Gerâten, Einrichtungen und Sachgutern fur die Zollwache) (c) Bundesministerium fur Jugend und Familie - Amtswirtschaftsstelle Bundesministerium fur wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten Bundesministerium fur Inneres (a) (b) Abteilung 1/5 (Amtswirtschaftsstelle) EDV-Zentrum (Beschaffung Datenverarbeitungssystemen (Hardware) Abteilung II/3 (Beschaffung von technischen Gerâten und Einrichtungen fur die Bundespolizei) Abteilung 1/6 (Beschaffung von Sachgutern (other than those procured by Division II/3) fur die Bundespolizei) Abteilung IV/8 (Beschaffung von Fluggerâten) (e) Bundesministerium fur Justiz - Amtswirtschaftsstelle elektronischen (c) (d) von * Bundesministerium fur Landesverteidigung1 Bundesministerium fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft Bundesministerium fur Arbeit und Soziales - Amtswirtschaftsstelle Bundesministerium fur Unterricht und kulturelle Angelegenheiten Bundesministerium fur offentliche Wirtschaft und Verkehr Bundesministerium fur Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Osterreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt Ôsterreichische Staatsdruckerei Bundesamt fur Eich- und Vermessungswesen Bundesversuchs- und Forschungsanstalt-Arsenal (BVFA) Bundesstaatliche Prothesenwerkstâtten AUSTRO CONTROL GmbH - Osterreichisches Gesellschaft fur Zivilluftfalirt mit beschrânkter Haftung Bundespriifanstalt fur Kraftfahrzeuge Generaldirektion fur die Post- und Telegraphenverwaltung (nur Postwesen) Bundesministerium fur Umwelt - Amtswirtschaftsstelle PORTUGAL Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II. 40 Prime Minister's Office Legal Centre Centre for Studies and Training (Local Government) Government Computer Network Management Centre National Council for Civil Defence Planning Permanent Council for Industrial Conciliation Department for Vocational and Advanced Training Ministerial Department with special responsibility for Macao Ministerial Department responsible for Community Service by Conscientious Objectors Institute for Youth National Administration Institute Secretariat-General, Prime Minister's Office Secretariat for Administrative Modernization Social Services, Prime Minister's Office Ministry of Home Affairs Directorate-General for Roads Ministerial Department responsible for Studies and Planning Civilian administrations Customs Police Republican National Guard Police Secretariat-General Technical Secretariat for Electoral Matters Customs and Immigration Department Intelligence and Security Department National Fire Service Ministry of Agriculture Control Agency for Community Aid to Olive Oil Production Regional Directorate for Agriculture (Beira Interior) Regional Directorate for Agriculture (Beira Litoral) Regional Directorate for Agriculture (Entre Douro e Minho) Regional Directorate for Agriculture (Tras-os-Montes) Regional Directorate for Agriculture (Alentejo) Regional Directorate for Agriculture (Algarve) Regional Directorate for Agriculture (Ribatejo e Oeste) General Inspectorate and Audit Office (Management Audits) Viticulture Institute National Agricultural Research Institute Institute for the Regulation and Guidance of Agricultural Markets 41 Institute for Agricultural Structures and Rural Development Institute for Protection of Agri-food Production Institute for Forests Institute for Agricultural Markets and Agri-Foods Industry Secretariat-General IFADAP (Financial Institute for the Development of Agriculture and Fishing) (a) INGA (National Agricultural Intervention and Guarantee Institute) (a) (a) Authority under joint Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture control Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources Directorate-General for Environment Institute for Environmental Promotion Institute for the Consumer Institute for Meteorology Secretariat-General Institute for Natural Conservancy Ministerial Department for the Improvement of the Estoril Coast Regional Directorates for Environment and Natural Resources Water Institute Ministry of Trade and Tourism Commission responsible for the Application of Economic Penalties Directorate-General for Competition and Prices Directorate-General for Inspection (Economic Affairs) Directorate-General for Tourism Directorate-General for Trade Tourism Fund Ministerial Department responsible for Community Affairs ICEP (Portuguese Foreign Trade Institute) General Inspectorate for Gambling National Institute for Training in Tourism Regional Tourist Boards Secretariat-General ENATUR (National Tourism Enterprise) - Public enterprise (a) (a) Authority under joint Ministry of Trade and Tourism and Ministry of Finance control 42 Ministry of Defence 17 National Security Authority National Council for Emergency Civil Planning Directorate-General for Armaments and Defence Equipments Directorate-General for Infrastructure Directorate-General for Personnel Directorate-General for National Defence Policy Secretariat-General Office of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (17) Administrative Council of the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Commission of Maintenance of NATO Infrastructure Executive Commission of NATO Infrastructure Social Works of the Armed Forces Office of the Chief of Staff Air Force (17) Air Force Logistics and Administrative Commando General Workshop for Aeronautical Equipment Office of the Chief of Staff Army 07) Logistics Department Directorate for Army Engineering Directorate for Army Communications Service Directorate for Fortifications and Army Works Service Directorate for the Army Physical Education Service Directorate Responsible for the Army Computer Service Directorate for Intendancy Service Directorate for Equipment Service Directorate for Health Directorate for Transports Main Army Hospital General Workshop of Uniforms and Equipment General Workshop of Engineering Equipment Bakery Army Laboratory for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products 17Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 43 Office of the Chief of Staff Navy* Directorate for Naval Facilities Directorate-General for Naval Equipment Directorate for Instruction and Training Directorate of the Service of Naval Health The Navy Hospital Directorate for Supplies Directorate for Transport Directorate of the Service of Maintenance Armed Computer Service Continent Naval Commando Açores Naval Commando Madeira Naval Commando Commando of Lisbon Naval Station Army Centre for Physical Education Administrative Council of Central Navy Administration Naval War Height Institute Directorate-General for the Navy Directorate-General for Lighthouses and School for Lighthouse Keepers The Hydrographie Institute Vasco da Gama Aquarium The Alfeite Arsenal Ministry of Education Secretariat-General Department for Planning and Financial Management Department for Higher Education Department for Secondary Education Department for Basic Education Department for Educational Resources Management General Inspectorate of Education Bureau for the Launching and Coordination of the School Year Regional Directorate for Education (North) Regional Directorate for Education (Centra) Regional Directorate for Education (Lisbon) Regional Directorate for Education (Alentejo) Regional Directorate for Education (Algarve) Camoes Institute Institute for Innovation in Education Antonio Aurélio da Costa Ferreira Institute for Sports Department of European Affairs Ministry of Education Press 18 Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 44 Ministry of Employment and Social Security National Insurance and Occupational Health Fund Institute for Development and Inspection of Labour Conditions Social Welfare Funds Casa Pia de Lisboa (a) National Centre for Pensions Regional Social Security centres Commission on Equal Opportunity and Rights for Women Statistics Department Studies and Planning Department Department of International Relations and Social Security Agreements European Social Fund Department Department of European Affairs and External Relations Directorate-General for Social Works Directorate-General for the Family Directorate-General for Technical Support to Management Directorate-General for Employment and Vocational Training Directorate-General for Social Security Schemes Social Security Financial Stabilization Fund General Inspectorate for Social Security Social Security Financial Management Institute Employment and Vocational Training Institute National Institute for Workers' Leisure Time Secretariat-General National Secretariat for Rehabilitation Social Services Santa Casa de Misericordia de Lisboa (a) (a) Authority under joint control of the Ministry of Employment and Social Security and the Ministry of Health Control Ministry of Finance ADSE (Directorate-General for the Protection of Civil Servants) Legal Affairs Office Directorate-General for Public Administration Directorate-General for Public Accounts and General Budget Supervision Directorate-General for the State Loans Board Directorate-General for the Customs Service Directorate-General for Taxation Directorate-General for State Assets Directorate-General for the Treasury Ministerial Department responsible for Economic Studies 45 Ministerial Department responsible for European Affairs GAFEEP (Ministerial Department responsible for Studies on the Funding of the State and Public Enterprises) General Inspectorate for Finance Institute for Information Technology State Loans Board Secretariat-General SOFE (Social Services of the Ministry of Finance) Ministry of Industry and Energy Regional Delegation for Industry and Energy (Lisbon and Tagus Valley) Regional Delegation for Industry and Energy (Alentejo) Regional Delegation for Industry and Energy (Algarve) Regional Delegation for Industry and Energy (Centre) Regional Delegation for Industry and Energy (North) Directorate-General for Industry Directorate-General for Energy Geological and Mining Institute Ministerial Department responsible for Studies and Planning Ministerial Department responsible for Oil Exploration and Production Ministerial Department responsible for Community Affairs National Industrial Property Institute Portuguese Institute for Quality INETI (National Institute for Industrial Engineering and Technology) Secretariat-General PEDIP Manager's Department Legal Affairs Office Commission for Emergency Industrial Planning Commission for Emergency Energy Planning I APMEI (Institute for Support of Small and Medium-sized enterprises and Investments) Ministry of Justice Centre for Legal Studies Social Action and Observation Centres The High Council of the Judiciary (Conselho Superior de Magistratura) Central Registry Directorate-General for Registers and Other Official Documents Directorate-General for Computerized Services Directorate-General for Legal Services Directorate-General for the Prison Service Directorate-General for the Protection and Care of Minors Prison Establishments Ministerial Department responsible for European Law 46 Ministerial Department responsible for Documentation and Comparative Law Ministerial Department responsible for Studies and Planning Ministerial Department responsible for Financial Management Ministerial Department responsible for Planning and Coordinating Drug Control Sâo Joâo Deus Prison Hospital Corpus Christi Institute Guarda Institute Institute for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Sâo Domingos Benfica Institute National Police and Forensic Science Institute Navarro Paiva Institute Padre Antonio Oliveira Institute Sâo Fiel Institute Sâo José Institute Vila Fernando Institute Criminology Institutes Forensic Medicine Institutes Criminal Investigation Department Secretariat-General Social Services Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications Council for Public and Private Works Markets Directorate-General for Civil Aviation Directorate-General for National Buildings and Monuments Directorate-General for Road and Rail Transport Ministerial Department responsible for River Crossings (Tagus) Ministerial Department for Investment Coordination Ministerial Department responsible for the Lisbon Railway Junction Ministerial Department responsible for the Oporto Railway Junction Ministerial Department responsible for Navigation on the Douro Ministerial Department responsible for the European Communities General Inspectorate for Public Works, Transport and Communications Independent Executive for Roads National Civil Engineering Laboratory Social Works Department of the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications Secretariat-General Institute for Management and Sales of State Housing CTT - Post & Telecommunications of Portugal SA Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19Postal Business only 47 Directorate-General for Consular Affairs and for Financial Administration Directorate-General for the European Communities Directorate-General for Cooperation Institute for Portuguese Emigrants and Portuguese Communities Abroad Institute for Economic Cooperation Secretariat-General Ministry of Territorial Planning and Management Academy of Science Legal Affairs Office National Centre for Geographical Data Regional Coordination Committee (Centre) Regional Coordination Committee (Lisbon and Tagus Valley) Regional Coordination Committee (Alentejo) Regional Coordination Committee (Algarve) Regional Coordination Committee (North) Central Planning Department Ministerial Department for European Issues and External Relations Directorate-General for Local Government Directorate-General for Regional Development Directorate-General for Town and Country Planning Ministerial Department responsible for Coordination of the Alqueva Project General Inspectorate for Territorial Administration National Statistical Institute Antonio Sergio Cooperative Institute Institute for Scientific and Tropical Research Geographical and Land Register Institute National Scientific and Technological Research Board Secretariat-General Ministry of the Sea Directorate General for Fishing Directorate General for Ports, Navigation and Maritime Transport Portuguese Institute for Maritime Exploration Maritime Administration for North, Centre & South National Institute for Port Pilotage Institute for Port Labour Port Administration of Douro and Leixôes Port Administration of Lisbon Port Administration of Setubal and Sesimbra Port Administration of Sines Independent Executive for Ports 48 Infante D Henrique Nautical School Portugues Fishing School and School of Sailing and Marine Craft Secretariat General Ministry of Health Regional Health Administrations Health Centres Mental Health Centres Histocompatibility Centres Regional Alcoholism Centres Department for Studies and Health Planning Health Human Resource Department Directorate-General for Health Directorate-General for Health Installations & Equipment National Institute for Chemistry and Medicament Supporting Centers for Drug Addicts Institute for Computer and Finacial Management of Health Services Infirmary Technical Schools Health Service Technical Colleges x Central Hospitals District Hospitals General Inspectorate of Health National Institute of Emergency Care Dr Ricardo Jorge National Health Institute Dr Jacinto De Magalhaes Institute of Genetic Medicine Dr Gama Pinto Institute of Opthalmology Portuguese Blood institute General Practitioners Institutes Secretariat-General Service for Prevention and Treatment of Drug Dependence Social Services, Ministry of Health. FINLAND The following contracting authorities of State: OIKEUSKANSLERINVIRASTO KAUPPA-. J A TEOLLISUUSMINISTERIÔ Kuluttajavirasto Elintarvikeviras KilpailuvirastOffice of Free Competition THE OF OFFICE OF CHANCELLOR JUSTICE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY National Administration National Administration Consumer Food 49 Kilpailuneuvosto Kuluttaja-asiamiehen toimis Kuluttaj avalituslautakun Patentti- ja rekisterihallitu LIIKENNEMINISTERIÔ Telehallintokesku MAA- JA METSATALOUSMINISTERIO Maanmittauslaitos OIKEUSMINISTERIÔ Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto Tuomioistuinlaitos - Korkein oikeus - Korkein hallinto-oikeus - Hovioikeudet - Kàrâjâoikeudet - Lââninoikeudet - Markkinatuomioistuin - Tyôtuomioistuin - Vakuutusoikeus - Vesioikeudet Vankeinhoitolaitos OPETUSMINISTERIÔ Opetushallitus Valtion elokuvatarkastamo PUOLUSTUSMJ^ISTERIÔ Puolustusvoimat SISÂASIAINMINISTERIÔ Vâestôrekisterikeskus Keskusrikospoliisi Liikkuva poliisi Rajavartiolaitos SOSIAALI- JA TERVEYSMINISTERIO Tyôttômyysturvalautakunta Tarkastuslautakunta Lââkelaitos National Agency for Medicines Terveydenhuollon oikeusturvakeskus Non-Warlike materials contained in Annex II Non-Warlike materials contained in Annex II of Free OF AND the Consumer Council Competition Office of Ombudsman Consumer Complaint Board National Board of Patents and Registration MINISTRY TRANSPORT COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications Administration Centre MINISTRY AGRICULTURE FORESTRY National Land Survey of Finland MINISTRY OF JUSTICE The Office of Protection Ombudsman Courts of Law OF AND the Data of OF Board Prison Administration MINISTRY EDUCATION National Education National Office of Film Censorship MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Defence Forces MINISTRY INTERIOR Population Register Centre Central Criminal Police Mobile Police Frontier Guard MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH Appeal Unemployment Board Appeal Tribunal THE OF National Board colegal Affairs of Medi- 50 Tapaturmavirasto Sâteilyturvakeskus Valtion turvapaikan hakijoiden vastaanotto keskukset TYÔMINISTERJÔ Valtakunnansovittelijain toimisto Tyôneuvosto ULKOASIAINMINISTERIÔ VALTIOVARAINMINISTERIO Valtiontalouden tarkastusvirasto Valtiokonttori Valtion tyômarkkinalaitos Verohallinto Tullihallinto Valtion vakuusrahasto YMPÀRISTÔMINISTERIÔ Vesi- ja ympâristôhallitus The following contracting authorities of the State: A Akademien for de fria konsterna Allmânna advokatbyraerna(28) Allmânna reklamationsnâmnden Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen Arbetsdomstolen Arbetsgivarverk, statens Arbetslivscentrum Arbetslivsfonden Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen Arbetsmilj ôfonden Arbetsmilj ôinstitutet Arbetsmiljônâmnd, statens Arkitekturmuseet Arkivet for ljud och bild State Accident Office Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety Reception Centres for Asylum Seekers MINISTRY OF LABOUR National Office Labour Council MINISTRY FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY OF FINANCE State Economy Controller's Office State Treasury Office Conciliators' FOR MINISTRY ENVIRONMENT National Board of Waters and Environment OF SWEDEN for for Board Board Safety Agency of and Law-Service Royal Academy of Fine Arts Public Offices(28) National Consumer Complaints National Occupational Health Labour Court National Government Employers Centre for Working Life Working Lives Fund National Labour Market Board Work Environment Fund National Institute Occupational Health Board Safety and Health Government Employees Museum of Architecture * National Recorded Moving Images of Occupational for Archive Sound of and of Arrendenâmnder (12) B Barnmiljôrâdet Beredning fôr utvàrdering av medicinsk metodik, statens Beredningen fôr internationell tekniskt-ekonomiskt samarbete Besvârsnâmnden fôr râttshjâlp Biblioteket, Kungl. Biografbyrâ, statens Biografiskt lexikon, svenskt Bokfôringsnâmnden Bostadsdomstolen Bostadskreditnâmnd, statens (BKN) Boverket Brottsfôrebyggande râdet National Housing Board Brottsskadenâmnden C Centrala fôrsôksdjursnâmnden Centrala studiestôdsnâmnden Centralnâmnden fôr fastighetsdata D Datainspektionen Departementen Domstolsverket Elsâkerhetsverket Expertgruppen fôr forskning om regional utveckling Exportkreditnâmnden 51 Regional Tribunals (12) Tenancies Appeals National Child Environment Council Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care Agency for International Technical and Economic Co- operation Legal Aid Commission Royal Library National Board of Film Censors Dictionary Biography Swedish Standards Board Housing Appeal Court National Housing Credit Guarantee Board Accounting Swedish of National Council for Crime Prevention Criminal Compensation Board Injuries for Central Committee Laboratory Animals National Board of Student Aid Central Board Estate Data for Real- Data Inspection Board Ministries Departments) National Administration (Government Courts National Electrical Safety Board Expert Group on Regional Studies Export Credits Guarantee Board 52 Entailed Estates Council Financial Authority Supervisory Research Aeronautical Institute National Institute of Public Health Council for Planning and Co- ordination of Research Fortifications Administration Probation Treatment Centre National Conciliators' Office Civil Administration of the Defence Forces Defence Centre National Defence Research Establishment Defence Administration School Defence Administration National Defence Radio Institute Medical Board Defence Forces Data-Processing Material Forces' the of Swedish Museums of Military History National Defence College Social Insurance Offices Social Insurance Courts Supreme Social Insurance Court Survey Geological Sweden Geotechnical Institute National Development Authority Graphic Institute and the Graduate School of Rural of Area Fideikommissnâmnden Finansinspektionen Fiskeriverket National Board of Fisheries Flygtekniska fôrsôksanstalten Folkhâlsoinstitutet Forskningsrâdsnâmnden Fortifikationsfôrvaltningen 11 Frivârdens behandlingscentral Fôrlikningsmannaexpedition statens 23 Fôrsvarets civilfôrvaltning Fôrsvarets datacenter24 25 Fôrsvarets forskningsanstal Fôrsvarets fôrvaltningsskol Fôrsvarets mâterielverk Fôrsvarets radioanstalt. 28 27 Fôrsvarets sjukvârdsstyrelse. 29 Fôrsvarshistoriska musseer, statens 30. 31 Fôrsvarshôgskolan Fôrsâkringskassorna Fôrsâkringsdomstolarna Fôrsàkringsôverdomstolen Geologiska undersokning, Sveriges Geotekniska institut, statens Glesbygdsmyndigheten Grafiska institutet och institutet fôr hôgre kommunikations- och 23 24 Non-Warlike materials contained Non-warlike materials contained Non-warlike materials contained 25 Non-Warlike materials contained 26 Non-Warlike materials contained 27 Non-warlike materials contained 28 Non-warlike materials contained 29 Non-warlike materials contained 30 Non-warlike materials contained 31 Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II in Annex II in Annex II in Annex II in Annex II in Annex II Annex II in Annex II in Annex II in Annex II 53 reklamutbildning H Handelsflottans kultur- och fritidsrâd Seamen's Service Handelsflottans pensionsanstalt Handikapprâd, statens Haverikommission, statens Hovrâtterna (6) Humanistisk-samhàllsvetenskapliga forskningsrâdet Hyresnâmnder (12) Hàktena (30) Remand Prisons (30) Hâlso-och sjukvârdens ansvarsnâmnd Hôgsta domstolen I Inskrivningsmyndigheten fôr fôretagsinteckningar Institut fôr byggnadsforskning, statens Research Institut fôr psykosocial miljômedicin, statens Institutet fôr rymdfysik Invandrarverk, statens Jordbruksverk, statens Justitiekanslern Jâmstâlldhetsombudsmannen och jâmstâlldhetsdelegationen K Kabelnâmnden/Nârradionâmnden Kammarkollegiet Kammarrâtterna (4) Kemikalieinspektionen Kommerskollegium Koncessionsnâmnden fôr miljô-skydd Communications Swedish Government Accident Merchant Pensions Institute National Council for the Disabled Board of Investigation Courts of Appeal (6) Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences Regional Rent Tribunals (12) on Medical Committee Responsibility Supreme Court Register Authority for Floating Charges Council for Building National Institute for Psycho-Social Factors and Health Swedish Institute of Space Physics Swedish Immigration Board of Board Swedish Agriculture Office of the Chancellor of Justice Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman and the Equal Opportunities Commission Swedish Cable Authority / Swedish Community Radio Authority National Judicial Board of Public Lands and Funds Administrative Courts of Appeal (4) National Inspectorate National Board of Trade National Franchise Board for Environment Protection Chemicals 54 Konjunkturinstitutet Konkurrensverket Konstfackskolan Konsthôgskolan Konstmuseer, statens Konstnârsnâmnden Konstrâd, statens Konsumentverket 32 Krigsarkivet Kriminaltekniska laboratorium, statens Kriminalvârdens regionkanslier (7) Kriminalvârdsanstalterna (78) Kriminalvârdsnâmnden Kriminalvârdsstyrelsen Kronofogdemyndigheterna (24) Kulturrâd, statens Kustbevakningen33 Kârnkraftinspektion, statens L Lantmâteriverk, statens Livrustkammaren/Skoklosters slott/ Hallwylska museet Livsmedelsverk, statens Lotterinâmnden Lâkemedelsverket Lâns- och distriktsâklagarmyndig- heterna Lânsarbetsnâmnderna (24) Lânsrâtterna (25) Authority and District Prosecution Authority Lânsstyrelserna (24) Lône- och pensionsverk, statens M Marknadsdomstolen Maskinprovningar, statens 32 Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 33 Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II of Competition National Institute Economic Research Swedish Authority College of Arts, Crafts and Design College of Fine Arts National Art Museums Arts Grants Committee National Art Council Board National Consumer Policies for National Laboratory of Forensic Science Correctional Region Offices (7) National / Local Institutions (78) National Paroles Board National Probation Administration Enforcement Services (24) National Cultural Affairs Swedish Coast Guard Nuclear-Power Inspectorate Council Prison and for Central Office of National Land Survey Royal Armoury the Food National Administration Gaming Board Medical Products Agency County Public Prosecution County Labour Boards (24) County Administrative Courts (25) County Boards (24) National Employee Pensions Board Government Salaries and Administrative Market Court National Machinery Testing Institute 55 Medical Research Council Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute Armed Forces Staff and War College Swedish Collections of Music National and in Urban Institute of Environmental Museum of Natural History Natural Science Research Council National Protection Agency Scandinavian African Studies Nordic School of Public Health Nordic Institute for Studies Regional Planning Nordic Museum Swedish Delegation of the Nordic Council Recorders Corftmittee National Board for Intra Country Adoptions National Board for Public Procurement State Mining Commission National Fund for for Government Employees Swedish National Committee Contemporary Exhibitions Abroad National Board for Property for Art Office of the Ethnic Discrimination Ombudsman Advisory Committee on Questions Concerning Ethnic Discrimination Court of Patent Appeals Patents Office Co-ordinated Population and Registration Medicinska forskningsràdet Meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut, Sveriges Militârhôgskolan Musiksamlingar, statens N Naturhistoriska riksmuseet Naturvetenskapliga forskningsràdet Naturvârdsverk, statens Nordiska Afrikainstitutet Nordiska hâlsovârdshôgskolan Nordiska institutet for sam- hàllsplanering Nordiska museet, stiftelsen Nordiska râdets svenska delegation Notarienâmnden Nâmnden fôr internationella adoptionsfrâgor Nâmnden fôr offentlig upphandling Nâmnden fôr statens gruvegendom Nâmnden fôr statliga fôrnyélse- fonder Nâmnden fôr utstâllning av nutida svensk konst i utlandet Administrative Development and Training Nârings- och teknikutvecklings- verket Industrial and Technical Development Q. Ombudsmannen mot etnisk diskrimi- nering och nâmnden mot etnisk diskriminering Patentbesvârsrâtten Patent- och registreringsverket Person- och adressregistemâmnd, statens and Address Register 34 Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 56 Polarforskningssekretariatet Presstôdsnâmnden Psykologisk-pedagogiskabibliotek, statens Psychology and Education R Radionâmnden Regeringskansliets fôrvaltnings- kontor for the Ministries Regeringsrâtten Riksantikvarieâmbetet och statens historiska museer Riksarkivet National Archives Riksbanken Bank of Sweden Riksdagens fôrvaltningskontor Riksdagens ombudsman, JO Riksdagens revisorer Riksfôrsâkringsverket Riksgàldskontoret Rikspolisstyrelsen Riksrevisionsverket Riksskatteverket Riksutstâllningar, Stiftelsen Riksâklagaren Rymdstyrelsen Râd fôr byggnadsforskning, statens Râdet fôr grundlâggande hôgslcole- utbildning Undergraduate Education Râddningsverk, statens Râttshj âlpsnâmnden Râttsmedicinalverket Sameskolstyrelsen och sameskolor Sjôfartsverket Sjôhistoriska museer, statens Skattemyndigheterna (24) Skogs- och jordbrukets forknings- râd Skogsstyrelsen Forestry and Agricultural Research Swedish Polar Research Secretariat Press Subsidies Council National Library for Broadcasting Commission Central Services Office Administrative Supreme Court Central Board of National Antiquities and National Historical Museums Parliamentary Administration Department of the Swedish Parliament The Ombudsmen The Parliamentary Auditors National Social Insurance Board National Debt Office National Police Board National Audit Bureau National Tax Board Travelling Service Office of the Prosecutor- General National Space Board Council Research Council for Renewal of Exhibitions Building for National Rescue Services Board Regional Commission National Board of Forensic Medicine Legal-aid Maritime Sami (Lapp) School Board and Sami (Lapp) Schools National Administration National Museums Local Tax Offices (24) Swedish Council for Maritime National Board of Forestry 57 Skolverk, statens Smittskyddsinstitutet Socialstyrelsen Socialvetenskapliga forsknings ràdet Sprângâmnesinspektionen Social Research Statistiska centralbyrân Statskontoret Agency for Administrative Development Stiftelsen WHO Strâlskyddsinstitut, statens Styrelsen for internationell utveckling, SIDA Styrelsen fôr Internationellt Nâringslivsbistând, SWEDECORP Styrelsen for psykologiskt fbrsvar 5 Styrelsen for Sverigebilden Styrelsen for teknisk ackredi- tering Styrelsen fôr u-landsforskning, SAREC Svenska institutet, stiftelsen Technical Accreditation Research Cooperation with Developing Countries 1 Talboks- och punktskrifts biblioteket Teknikvetenskapliga forsknings ràdet Tekniska museet, stiftelsen and Braille Publications Tingsrâtterna (97) Tjânstefôrslagsnâmnden fôr dom- stolsvâsendet Proposal Committee ' Transportforskningsberedningen Transportrâdet Tullverket Swedish Board of Customs U Ungdomsrâd, statens Universitet och hôgskolor Utlânningsnâmnden Utsâdeskontroll, statens V Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II for Agency Institute National Education Swedish Infectious* Disease Control National Board of Health and Welfare Swedish Council for for National Inspectorate of Explosives and Flammables Statistics Sweden of Collaborating Centre on International Drug Monitoring National Institute Radiation Protection Swedish International Development Authority Swedish International Enterprise Development National Psychological Defence Image Sweden Swedish Board for Board of Swedish Agency for Swedish Institute Library of Talking Books Swedish Research Council for Engineering Sciences National Museum Science and Technology District and City Courts (97) Judges Nomination of Transport Research Board Board of Transport State Youth Council Universities and University Colleges Aliens Appeals Board National Seed Testing and Certification Institute 58 Vatten- och avloppsnâmnd, statens Vattenôverdomstolen Verket fôr hôgskoleservice (VHS) Veterinârmedicinska anstalt, statens Institute Vâg- och trafikinstitut, statens Vârnpliktsverket Vàxtsortnâmnd, statens Yrkesinspektionen A Âklagarmyndigheterna Û Ôverbefâlhavaren Ôverstyrelsen fôr civil beredskap National Water Supply and Sewage Tribunal Water Rights Court of Appeal National Agency for Higher Education National Veterinary Road and Traffic Research Institute Armed Forces' Enrolment Board National Board Plant Variety Labour Inspectorate Public Authorities Prosecution Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces National Board of Civil Emergency Preparedness UNITED KINGDOM Cabinet office Chessington Computer Centre Civil Service College^ Recruitment and Assessment Service Civil Service Occupational Health Service Office of Public Services and Science Parliamentary Counsel Office The Government Centre on Information Systems (CCTA) Central Office of Information Charity Commission Crown Prosecution Service Crown Estate Commissioners (Vote Expenditure only) Customs and Excise Department Department for National Savings Department for Education Higher Education Funding Council for England Department of Employment Employment Appeal Tribunal 36 Non-warlike materials contained in Annex II 59 Industrial Tribunals Office of Manpower Economics Department of Health Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work Dental Practice Board English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visitors National Health Service Authorities and Trusts Prescription Pricing Authority Public Health Laboratory Service Board U. K. Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Department of National Heritage British Library British Museum Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (English Heritage) Imperial War Museum Museums and Galleries Commission National Gallery National Maritime Museum National Portrait Gallery Natural History Museum Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England Royal Fine Art Commission (England) Science Museum Tate Gallery Victoria and Albert Museum Wallace Collection Department of Social Security Medical Boards and Examining Medical Officers (War Pensions) Regional Medical Service Independent Tribunal Service Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board Occupational Pensions Board Social Security Advisory Committee Department of the Environment Building Research Establishment Agency Commons Commission Countryside Commission Valuation tribunal Rent Assessment Panels Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution The Buying Agency Department of the Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers Department of Trade and Industry 60 Laboratory of the Government Chemist National Engineering Laboratory National Physical Laboratory National Weights and Measures Laboratory Domestic Coal Consumers' Council Electricity Committees Gas Consumers' Council Central Transport Consultative Committees Monopolies and Mergers Commission Patent Office Department of Transport Coastguard Services Transport Research Laboratory Export Credits Guarantee Department Foreign and Commonwealth Office Wilton Park Conference Centre Government Actuary's Department Government Communications Headquarters Home Office Boundary Commission for England Gaming Board for Great Britain Inspectors of Constabulary Parole Board and Local Review Committees House of Commons House of Lords Inland Revenue, Board of Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce Lord Chancellor's Department Combined Tax Tribunal Council on Tribunals Immigration Appellate Authorities Immigration Adjudicators Immigration Appeal Tribunal Lands Tribunal Law Commission Legal Aid Fund (England and Wales) Pensions Appeal Tribunals Public Trust Office Office of the Social Security Commissioners Supreme Court Group (England and Wales) Court of Appeal - Criminal Circuit Offices and Crown, County and Combined Courts (England & Wales) Transport Tribunal Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Agricultural Development and Advisory Service Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees 61 Agricultural Land Tribunals Agricultural Wages Board and Committees Cattle Breeding Centre Plant Variety Rights Office Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 37 Ministry of Defence Meteorological Office Procurement Executive National Audit Office National Investment and Loans Office Northern Ireland Court Service Coroners Courts County Courts Court of Appeal and High Court of Justice in Northen Ireland Crown Court Enforcement of Judgements Office Legal Aid Fund Magistrates Court Pensions Appeals Tribunals Northern Ireland, Department of Agriculture Northern Ireland, Department of Economic Development Northern Ireland, Department of Education Northern Ireland, Department of the Environment Northern Ireland, Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland, Department of Health and Social Services Northern Ireland Office Crown Solicitor's Office Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory Office of Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland Police Authority for Northern Ireland Probation Board for Northern Ireland State Pathologist Service Office of Fair Trading Office of Population Censuses and Surveys National Health Service Central Register Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioners Ordnance Survey Overseas Development Administration Natural Resources Institute Paymaster General's Office Postal Business of the Post Office Privy Council Office Public Record Office 7Non-waiiike materials contained in Annex II 62 Registry of Friendly Societies Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts Royal Hospital, Chelsea Royal Mint Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Scotland, Registers of Scotland Scotland, General Register Office Scotland, Lord Advocate's Department Scotland, Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer Scottish Courts Administration Accountant of Court's Office Court of Justiciary Court of Session Lands Tribunal for Scotland Pensions Appeal Tribunals Scottish Land Court Scottish Law Commission Sheriff Courts Social Security Commissioners' Office The Scottish Office Central Services The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department: Crofters Commission Red Deer Commission Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh The Scottish Office Industry Department The Scottish Office Education Department National Galleries of Scotland National Library of Scotland National Museums of Scotland Scottish Higher Education Funding Council The Scottish Office Environment Department Rent Assesment Panel and Committees Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland The Scottish Office Home and Health Departments HM Inspectorate of Constabulary Local Health Councils National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland Parole Board for Scotland and Local Review Committees Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical Education Scottish Crime Squad Scottish Criminal Record Office Scottish Fire Service Training School Scottish National Health Service Authorities and Trusts Scottish Police College 63 Scottish Record Office HM Stationery Office (HMSO) HM Treasury Forward Welsh Office Royal Commission of Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Welsh Higher Education Finding Council Welsh National Health Service Authorities and Trusts Welsh Rent Assessment Panels 64 AHNEXII MODEL NOTICE OF SERVICES CONTRACTS A. PRIOR INFORMATION 1. B. OPEN PROCEDURE 1. Name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority, and, if different, of the service from which additional information may be obtained. Intended total procurement in each of the service categories listed in Annex IA. Estimated date for initiating the award procedures, per category. Other information. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. Name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority. Category of service and description. CPC reference number. Quantity including, where applicable, any options for further procurement and, if known, an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised. In the case of regular contracts or of contracts which are to be renewed within a given time,^ also, if known, an estimate of the timing of the subsequent calls for tender for the services to be procured. Place of delivery. (a) Indication of whether the execution of the service is reserved by law, regulation or administrative provision to a particular profession. Reference of the law, regulation or administrative provision. Indication of whether legal persons should indicate the. names and professional qualifications of the staff to be responsible for the execution of the service. (b) (c) Indication of whether service providers can tender for a part of the services concerned. Where applicable, non-acceptance of variants. Time limits for completion of the service or duration of the service contract and, as far as possible, time limit for starting or providing the service. (a) Name and address of the service from which the necessary documents may be requested. (b) Where applicable, final date for making such requests. (c) Where applicable, the amount and terms of payment (a) (b) (c) (a) of any sum payable for such documents. Final date for receipt of tenders. Address to which they must be sent. Language or languages in which they must be drawn up. Persons authorized to be present at the opening of tenders, Date, time and place of such opening. (b) WTiere applicable, any deposits and guarantees required. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 65 Main terms concerning financing and payment and/or references to the relevant provisions. Where applicable, the legal form to be taken by the grouping of service providers winning the contract. Information concerning the service provider's own position, and information and formalities necessary for an appraisal of the minimum economic and technical standards required of him. Period during which the tenderer is bound to keep open his tender. Criteria for the award of the contract and, if possible, their order of importance. Criteria other than the lowest price shall be mentioned if they do not appear in the contract documents. Other information. Date(s) of publication of the prior information notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities or reference to its non- publication. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. C. RESTRICTED PROCEDURE 1. Name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex and fax number of the contracting authority. Category of service and description. CPC reference number. Quantity including, where applicable, any options for further procurement and, if known, an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised. In the case of regular contracts or of contracts which are to be renewed within a given time, also, if known, an estimate of the timing of the subsequent calls for tender for the services to be procured. Place of delivery. (a) Indication of whether the execution of the service is reserved by law, regulation or administrative provision to a particular profession. Reference of the law, regulation or administrative provision. Indication of whether legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff to be responsible for the execution of the service. (b) (c) Indication of whether service provider can tender for a part of the services concerned. Envisaged number or range of service providers which will be invited to tender. Where applicable, non-acceptance of variants. Time limit for completion of the service or duration of the service contract and, as far as possible, time limit for starting or providing the service. Where applicable, the legal form to be assumed by the grouping of service providers winning the contract. (a) Where applicable, justification for the use of the accelerated procedure. Final date for the receipt of requests to participate. Address to which they must be sent. Language(s) in which they must be drawn up. (b) (c) (d) Final date for dispatch of invitations to tender. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 66 Where applicable, any deposits and guarantees required. Information concerning the service provider's own position, and the information and formalities necessary for an appraisal of the minimum economic and technical standards required of him. Criteria for the award of the contract and, if possible, their order of importance if these are not stated in the invitation to tender. Other information. Date(s) of publication of the prior information notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities or reference to its non- publication. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. D. NEGOTIATED PROCEDURE 1. Name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex and fax number of the contracting authority. Category of service and description. CPC reference number. including, where applicable, any options for Quantity further procurement and, if known, an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised. In the case of regular contracts or of contracts which are to be renewed within a given time, also, if known, an estimate of the timing of the subsequent calls for tender for the services to be procured. Place of delivery. (a) Indication of whether the execution of the service is by law, regulation or administrative reserved provision to a particular profession. Reference of the law, regulation or administrative provision. Indication of whether legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff to be responsible for the execution of the service; (b) (c) Indication of whether the service provider can tender for a part of the services concerned. Envisaged number or range of service providers which will be invited to tender. Where applicable, non-acceptance of variants. Time limit for completion of the service or duration of the service contract and, as far as possible, time limit for starting or providing the service. Where applicable, the legal form to be assumed by the grouping of service providers winning the contract. (a) Where applicable, justification for the use of the accelerated procedure. Final date for the receipt of requests to participate. Address to which they must be sent. Language(s) in which they must be drawn up. (b) (c) (d) Where applicable, any deposits and guarantees required. Information concerning the service provider's own position, and the information and formalities necessary for an appraisal of the minimum economic and technical standards required of him. Where applicable, the names and addresses of service providers already selected by the contracting authority. Other information. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 67 15. 16. 17. 18. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Date(s) of previous publications in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. E. CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE 1. 2. Name and address of the contracting authority. Award procedure chosen. In the case of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a tender notice, justification (Article 11(3)). Category of service and description. CPC reference number. Quantity of services procured. Date of award of the contract. Criteria for award of the contract. Number of tenders received. Name and address of service provider(s). Price or range of prices (minimum/maximum) paid. Value of winning award(s) or the highest and lowest offer taken into account in the award of the contract. Where appropriate, value and proportion of the contract which may be subcontracted to third parties. Other information. Date of publication of the contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. In the case of contracts for services listed in Annex I B, agreement by the contracting authority to publication of the notice (Article 16(3)). 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 68 ANNEX III MODEL NOTICES OF SUPPLY CONTRACTS A. PRIOR INFORMATION 1. B. OPEN PROCEDURES 1. The name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex numbers of the contracting authority, and if and fax different, of the service from which additional information may be obtained. The nature and quantity or value of the products to be supplied. CPA reference number. Estimated date for initiating the award procedures in respect of the contract or contracts (if known). Other information. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. (a) (b) The name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority. The award procedure chosen. (a) Form of the contract for which tenders are being (b) requested. Place of delivery. The nature of the goods to be supplied, including whether tenders are requested for purchase, lease, rental or hire purchase or a combination of these. CPA reference number. Quantity of the goods to be supplied, including any options for further procurement and, if known, an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised. In the case of regular contracts or of contracts which are to be renewed in a given time, also, if known, an estimate of the timing of the subsequent calls for tender for the supplies to be procured. Indication of whether the supplier can tender for a part of the goods required. (d) (c) Time limit for completion of supplies or duration of the supplies contract and, as far as possible, time limit for starting or delivering supplies. (a) Name and address of the service from which the contract documents and additional documents may be requested. (b) Where applicable, the final date for making such requests. (c) Where applicable, the amount and terms of payment (a) (b) (c) (a) of the sum to be paid to obtain such documents. The final date for receipt of tenders. The address to which they must be sent. The languages in which they must be drawn up. The persons authorized to be present at the opening offenders, The date, hour and place of such opening. (b) WTiere applicable, any deposits and guarantees required. The main terms concerning financing and payment and/or references to the provisions in which these are contained. Where applicable, the legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers to whom the contract is awarded. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 69 Information concerning the supplier's own position, and information and formalities necessary for an appraisal of the minimum economic and technical standards required of the supplier. Period during which the tenderer is bound to keep open his tender. The criteria for the award of the contract. Criteria other than that of the lowest price shall be mentioned if they do not appear in the contract documents. Where applicable, prohibition on variants. Other information. Date(s) of publication of the prior information notice in the Official the European Communities or Journal of references to its non- publication. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. C. RESTRICTED PROCEDURES 1. The name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority. (a) The award procedure chosen. (b) Where applicable, justification for use of the (c) (a) (b) (c) (d) accelerated procedure. Form of the contract for which tenders are being requested. Place of delivery. The nature of the goods to be supplied, including whether tenders are requested for purchase, lease, rental or hire purchase or a combination of these. CPA reference number. the quantity of the goods to be supplied, including any options for further procurement and, if known, an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised. In the case of regular contracts or of contracts which are to be renewed in a given time, also, if known, an estimate of the subsequent calls for tender for the supplies to be procured. Indication of whether the supplier can tender for a part of the goods required. Time limit for completion of supplies or duration of the supplies contract and, as far as possible, time limit for starting or delivering supplies. Where applicable, the legal form to be assumed by the grouping of suppliers to whom the contract is awarded. (a) The final date for the receipt of requests to participate. The address to which they must be sent. The language(s) in which they must be drawn up. (b) (c) The final date for the dispatch of invitations to tender. Where applicable, any deposits and guarantees required. Information concerning the supplier's personal position, and the information and formalities necessary for an appraisal of the minimum economic and technical standards required of him. The criteria for the award of the contract where they are not mentioned in the invitation to tender. Envisaged number or range of suppliers which will be invited to tender. Where applicable, prohibition on variants. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 70 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Other information. Date(s) of publication of the prior information notice in the Official the European Communities or Journal of references to its non- publication. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. D. NEGOTIATED PROCEDURES 1. The name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority. (a) The award procedure chosen. (b) Where applicable, justification for use of the accelerated procedure. (c) Where applicable, form of contract for which (a) (b) (c) (d) tenders are invited. Place of delivery. The nature of the goods to be supplied, including whether tenders are requested for rental, purchase, lease or hire purchase or a combination of these. CPA reference number. the quantity of the goods to be supplied, including any options for further procurement and, if known, an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised. In the case of regular contracts or of contracts which are to be renewed in a given time, also, if known, an estimate of the subsequent calls for tender for the supplies to be procured. Indication of whether the suppliers can tender for a part of the goods required. Time limit for completion of supplies or duration of the contract and, as far as possible, time limit for starting or delivering supplies. Where applicable, the legal form to be assumed by a grouping of suppliers to whom the contract is awarded. (a) The final date for the receipt of requests to participate. The address to which they must be sent. (b) (c) The language(s) in which they must be drawn up. Where applicable, any deposits and guarantees required. Information concerning the supplier's personal position, and the information and formalities necessary for an appraisal of the minimum economic and technical standards required of him. Envisaged number or range of suppliers which will be invited to tender. Where applicable, prohibition on variants. Where applicable, the names and addresses of suppliers already selected by the contracting authority. Where applicable, date(s) of previous publications in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Other information. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. E. CONTRACT AWARDS 1. Name and address of the contracting authority. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 71 Award procedure chosen. In the case of the negotiated procedure, without publication of a tender notice, justification (Article 6(3)). Date of award of the contract. Criteria for award of the contract. Number of tenders received. Name and address of supplier(s). The nature and quantity of goods supplied, where applicable, by supplier. CPA reference number. Price or range of prices (minimum/maximum) paid. Value of winning award(s) or the highest and lowest offer taken into account in the award of the contract. Where appropriate, value and proportion of contract likely to be subcontracted to third parties. Other information. Date of publication of the tender notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 72 ANNEXIV MODEL NOTICES OF WORKS CONTRACTS A. PRIOR INFORMATION 1. B. OPEN PROCEDURES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Name, address, telephone number, telegraphic address, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority. (a) (b) Site. Nature and extent of the works to be provided and, where relevant, main characteristics of any lots by reference to the work. if available, an estimate of the cost range of the proposed works. Estimated date for initiating the award procedures in respect of the contract or contracts. If known, estimated date for the start of the work. If known, estimated timetable for completion of the work. (c) (a) (b) (c) If known, terms of financing of the work and of price revision and/or references to the provisions in which these are contained. Other information. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. Name, address, telephone number, telegraphic address, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority. (a) (b) Award procedure chosen. Nature of the contract for which tenders are being requested. Site. Nature and extent of the works to be provided and general nature of the work, including any options for further works and if known, an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised. If the work or the contract is subdivided into several lots, the size of the different lots and the possibility of tendering for one, for several or for all of the lots. Information concerning the purpose of the work or the contract where the latter also involves the drawing up of projects. (a) (b) (c) (d) Time limit for completion of the works or duration of the works contract and, as far as possible, time limit for starting the works. (a) Name and address of the service from which the contract documents and additional documents may be requested, (b) Where applicable, the amount and terms of payment of the sum to be paid to obtain such documents. Final date for receipt of tenders. Address to which tenders must be sent. Language(s) in which tenders must be drawn up. (a) (b) (c) (a) Where applicable, the persons authorized to be present at the opening of tenders, Date, hour and place of opening of tenders. (b) Any deposit and guarantees required. Main terms concerning financing and payment and/or references to the provisions in which these are contained. 73 Where applicable, the legal form to be taken the grouping of contractors to whom the contract is awarded. Information concerning the contractor's personal position and minimum economic and technical standards required of the contractor to whom the contract is awarded. Period during which the tenderer is bound to keep open his tender. Criteria for the award of the contract. Criteria other than that of the lowest price shall be mentioned where they do not appear in the contract documents. Where applicable, prohibition on variants. Other information. Date of publication of the prior information notice in the Official the European Communities or Journal of references to its non- publication. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. C. RESTRICTED PROCEDURES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Name, address, telephone number, telegraphic address, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority. (a) (b) Where applicable, justification for the use of the Award procedure chosen. (c) (a) (b) (c) (d) accelerated procedure. Nature of the contract for which tenders are being requested. Site. Nature and extent of the works to be provided and general nature of the work, including any options for further works and, if known, an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised. If the work of the contract is subdivided into several lots, the size of the different lots and the possibility of tendering for one, for several or for all of the lots. Information concerning the purpose of the work or the contract where the latter also involves the drawing up of projects. Final date for receipt of requests to participate. Address to which requests must be sent. Language(s) in which requests must be drawn up. Time limit for completion of the works or duration of the works contract and, as far as possible, time limit for starting the works. Where applicable, the legal form to be taken by the grouping of contractors to whom the contract is awarded. (a) (b) (c) Final date for dispatch of invitations to tender. Any deposit and guarantees required. Main terms concerning financing and payment and/or the provisions in which these are contained. Information concerning the contractor's personal position and minimum economic and technical standards required of the contractor to whom the contract is awarded. Criteria for the award of the contract where they are not mentioned in the invitation to tender. Where applicable, prohibition on variants. Other information. Date of publication of the prior information notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities or reference to its non- publication. 74 15. 16. 17. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. D. NEGOTIATED PROCEDURES 1. Name, address, telephone number, telegraphic address, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority. (a) (b) Where applicable, justification for the use of the Award procedure chosen. (ç) (a) (b) (c) (d) accelerated procedure, Nature of the contract for which tenders are being requested. Site. Nature and extent of the services to be provided and general nature of the work, including any options for further works and, if known, an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised. If the work or the contract is subdivided into several lots, the size of the different lots and the possibility of tendering for one, for several or for all of the lots. Information concerning the purpose of the work or the contract where the latter also involves the drawing up of projects. Final date for receipt of requests to participate. Address to which they must be sent. Language(s) in which they must be drawn up. Time limit for completion of the works or duration of the works contract and, as far as possible, time limit for starting the works. Where applicable, the legal form to be taken, the grouping of contractors to whom the contract is awarded. (a) (b) (c) Any deposit and guarantees required. Main terms concerning financing and payment and/or the provisions in which these are contained. Information concerning the contractor's personal position and information and formalities necessary in order to evaluate th. e minimum economic and technical standards required of the contractor to whom the contract is awarded. Where applicable, prohibition on variants. Where applicable, name and address of suppliers already selected by the awarding authority. Date(s) of previous publications in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Other information. Date of publication of the prior information notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Date(s) of previous publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Indication whether the procurement is covered by the GPA. E. CONTRACT AWARDS 1. 2. Name and address of awarding authority. Award procedure chosen. In the case of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a tender notice, justification (Article 7(4)). Date of award of contract. Criteria for award of contract. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 75 Number of offers received. Name and address of successful contractors). Nature and extent/quantity of the works provided, general characteristics of the finished structure. Price or range of prices (minimum/maximum) paid. Value of winning award(s) or the highest and lowest offer taken into account in the award of the contract. Where appropriate, value and proportion of contract likely to be subcontracted to third parties. Other information. Date of publication of the tender notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Date of dispatch of the notice. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 14, COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENT I. Title of the proposal Amended Proposal for a Parliament and Council Directive amending Directives 92/50/EEC (public service contracts), 93/36/EEC (public supply contracts) and 93/37/EEC (public works contracts). II. What is the main reason for introducing the measures? The taking into account in the above-mentioned Directives of the international obligations deriving from the new WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). Ill Features of the businesses concerned 1. 2. In particular, are many SMEs involved? Public supply, public works and public service contracts are in many cases likely to interest SMEs, either directly or indirectly. Are they concentrated in regions of the Community which are: eligible for national regional aid schemes? No. eligible for ERDF assistance? No. IV. What direct obligations do these measures impose on businesses? These measures impose few direct obligations on businesses. If businesses decide to participate in an award procedure, which is subject to the Directives, then they will be obliged, for instance, to submit the documentation required by the contracting authority and to submit tenders in writing. Where an undertaking avails itself of the possibility of submitting tenders by telex, telegram or telefax, then it may be obliged to confirm this by letter. V. What indirect obligations are local authorities likely to impose on businesses? Local authorities are likely to impose few indirect obligations on businesses as a result of these measures. Given that the conditions for shortening certain deadlines are slightly more strict than previously, local authorities would be likely to require undertakings to maintain the validity of their tender for a longer period where the authority is no longer able or willing to shorten deadlines. VI. Do anv special measures apply in respect of SMEs? This proposal does not contain any new measures applicable to SMEs. VII. What is the likely effect on: 1. 2. Business competitiveness? The abovementioned Directives are aimed at boosting business competitiveness across the Community. The amendments pursue the same aim. Employment? The impact on employment can be regarded as limited. VIII. Have both sides of industry been consulted? Please indicate their opinions. Both sides of industry have commented largely on the original proposal, directly to the Commission, in a hearing organised by the European Parliament and through the consultation of the Economic and Social Committee. 18 ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 623 final DOCUMENTS EN 10 02 08 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-619-EN-C ISBN 92-78- 11958-X Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg