(a) ‘Supply, works and service contracts’ are contracts for pecuniary interest concluded in writing between one or more of the contracting entities referred to in Article 2(2), and one or more contractors, suppliers, or service providers.

(b) ‘Works contracts’ are contracts having as their object either the execution, or both the design and execution, of works related to one of the activities within the meaning of Annex XII or a work, or the realisation by whatever means of a work corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting entity. A ‘work’ means the outcome of building or civil engineering works taken as a whole which is sufficient of itself to fulfil an economic or technical function.

(c) ‘Supply contracts’ are contracts other than those referred to in (b) having as their object the purchase, lease, rental or hire-purchase, with or without the option to buy, of products.

A contract having as its object the supply of products, which also covers, as an incidental matter, siting and installation operations shall be considered to be a ‘supply contract’;

(d) ‘Service contracts’ are contracts other than works or supply contracts having as their object the provision of services referred to in Annex XVII.

A contract having as its object both products and services within the meaning of Annex XVII shall be considered to be a ‘service contract’ if the value of the services in question exceeds that of the products covered by the contract.

A contract having as its object services within the meaning of Annex XVII and including activities within the meaning of Annex XII that are only incidental to the principal object of the contract shall be considered to be a service contract.

(a) A ‘works concession’ is a contract of the same type as a works contract except for the fact that the consideration for the works to be carried out consists either solely in the right to exploit the work or in that right together with payment;

(b) A ‘service concession’ is a contract of the same type as a service contract except for the fact that the consideration for the provision of services consists either solely in the right to exploit the service or in that right together with payment.

— acquires supplies and/or services intended for contracting entities or

— awards public contracts or concludes framework agreements for works, supplies or services intended for contracting entities.

(a) in the case of open procedures, any interested economic operator may submit a tender;

(b) in the case of restricted procedures, any economic operator may request to participate and only candidates invited by the contracting entity may submit a tender;

(c) in the case of negotiated procedures, the contracting entity consults the economic operators of its choice and negotiates the terms of the contract with one or more of these.

(a) ‘Contracting authorities’are State, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law, associations formed by one or several such authorities or one or several of such bodies governed by public law.

‘A body governed by public law’ means any body:

(b) a ‘public undertaking’is any undertaking over which the contracting authorities may exercise directly or indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership of it, their financial participation therein, or the rules which govern it.

A dominant influence on the part of the contracting authorities shall be presumed when these authorities, directly or indirectly, in relation to an undertaking:

(a) which are contracting authorities or public undertakings and which pursue one of the activities referred to in Articles 3 to 7;

(b) which, when they are not contracting authorities or public undertakings, have as one of their activities any of the activities referred to in Articles 3 to 7, or any combination thereof and operate on the basis of special or exclusive rights granted by a competent authority of a Member State.

(a) the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of gas or heat; or

(b) the supply of gas or heat to such networks.

(a) the production of gas or heat by the entity concerned is the unavoidable consequence of carrying out an activity other than those referred to in paragraphs 1 or 3 of this Article or in Articles 4 to 7; and

(b) supply to the public network is aimed only at the economic exploitation of such production and amounts to not more than 20 % of the entity's turnover having regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.

(a) the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of electricity; or

(b) the supply of electricity to such networks.

(a) the production of electricity by the entity concerned takes place because its consumption is necessary for carrying out an activity other than those referred to in paragraphs 1 or 3 of this Article or in Articles 4 to 7; and

(b) supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30% of the entity's total production of energy, having regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.

(a) the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of drinking water; or

(b) the supply of drinking water to such networks.

(a) are connected with hydraulic engineering projects, irrigation or land drainage, provided that the volume of water to be used for the supply of drinking water represents more than 20 % of the total volume of water made available by such projects or irrigation or drainage installations, or

(b) are connected with the disposal or treatment of sewage.

(a) the production of drinking water by the entity concerned takes place because its consumption is necessary for carrying out an activity other than those referred to in Articles 3 to 7; and

(b) supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30 % of the entity's total production of drinking water, having regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.

(a) exploring for or extracting oil, gas, coal or other solid fuels, or

(b) the provision of airports and maritime or inland ports or other terminal facilities to carriers by air, sea or inland waterway.

(a) publish a contract notice making it clear that a dynamic purchasing system is involved;

(b) indicate in the specification, amongst other matters, the nature of the purchases envisaged under that system, as well as all the necessary information concerning the purchasing system, the electronic equipment used and the technical connection arrangements and specifications;

(c) offer by electronic means, on publication of the notice and until the system expires, unrestricted, direct and full access to the specification and to any additional documents and shall indicate in the notice the internet address at which such documents may be consulted.

(a)  ►M3  EUR 422 000 ◄ in the case of supply and service contracts;

(b)  ►M3  EUR 5 278 000 ◄ in the case of works contracts.

(a) Where a proposed work or purchase of services may result in contracts being awarded at the same time in the form of separate lots, account shall be taken of the total estimated value of all such lots.

Where the aggregate value of the lots is equal to or exceeds the threshold laid down in Article 16, this Directive shall apply to the awarding of each lot.

However, the contracting entities may waive such application in respect of lots the estimated value of which, net of VAT, is less than EUR 80 000 for services or EUR 1 million for works, provided that the aggregate value of those lots does not exceed 20 % of the aggregate value of the lots as a whole.

(b) Where a proposal for the acquisition of similar supplies may result in contracts being awarded at the same time in the form of separate lots, account shall be taken of the total estimated value of all such lots when applying Article 16.

Where the aggregate value of the lots is equal to or exceeds the threshold laid down in Article 16, this Directive shall apply to the awarding of each lot.

However, the contracting entities may waive such application in respect of lots, the estimated value of which, net of VAT, is less than EUR 80 000, provided that the aggregate cost of those lots does not exceed 20 % of the aggregate value of the lots as a whole.

(a) either the total actual value of the successive contracts of the same type awarded during the preceding twelve months or financial year adjusted, if possible, to take account of the changes in quantity or value which would occur in the course of the 12 months following the initial contract;

(b) or the total estimated value of the successive contracts awarded during the 12 months following the first delivery, or during the financial year if that is longer than 12 months.

(a) in the case of fixed-term contracts, if that term is less than or equal to 12 months, the total estimated value for the term of the contract or, if the term of the contract is greater than 12 months, the total value including the estimated residual value;

(b) in the case of contracts without a fixed term or the term of which cannot be defined, the monthly value multiplied by 48.

(a) the premium payable, and other forms of remuneration, in the case of insurance services;

(b) fees, commissions, interest and other modes of remuneration, in the case of banking and other financial services;

(c) fees, commissions payable and other forms of remuneration, in the case of contracts involving design tasks.

(a) in the case of fixed-term contracts, if that term is less than or equal to 48 months: the total value for their full term;

(b) in the case of contracts without a fixed term or with a term greater than 48 months: the monthly value multiplied by 48.

(a) pursuant to an international agreement concluded in accordance with the Treaty between a Member State and one or more third countries and covering supplies, works, services or design contests intended for the joint implementation or exploitation of a project by the signatory States; all agreements shall be communicated to the Commission, which may consult the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts referred to in Article 68;

(b) pursuant to a concluded international agreement relating to the stationing of troops and concerning the undertakings of a Member State or a third country;

(c) pursuant to the particular procedure of an international organisation.

(a) by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking, or

(b) by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of contracting entities for the purpose of carrying out activities within the meaning of Articles 3 to 7, to an undertaking which is affiliated with one of these contracting entities.

(a) to service contracts provided that at least 80 % of the average turnover of the affiliated undertaking with respect to services for the preceding three years derives from the provision of such services to undertakings with which it is affiliated;

(b) to supplies contracts provided that at least 80 % of the average turnover of the affiliated undertaking with respect to supplies for the preceding three years derives from the provision of such supplies to undertakings with which it is affiliated;

(c) to works contracts provided that at least 80 % of the average turnover of the affiliated undertaking with respect to works for the preceding three years derives from the provision of such works to undertakings with which it is affiliated.

(a) by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of contracting entities for the purpose of carrying out activities within the meaning of Articles 3 to 7, to one of these contracting entities, or

(b) by a contracting entity to such a joint venture of which it forms part, provided that the joint venture has been set up in order to carry out the activity concerned over a period of at least three years and that the instrument setting up the joint venture stipulates that the contracting entities, which form it, will be part thereof for at least the same period.

(a) the names of the undertakings or joint ventures concerned,

(b) the nature and value of the contracts involved,

(c) such proof as may be deemed necessary by the Commission that the relationship between the undertaking or joint venture to which the contracts are awarded and the contracting entity complies with the requirements of this Article.

(a) the acquisition or rental, by whatever financial means, of land, existing buildings or other immovable property or concerning rights thereon; nevertheless, financial service contracts concluded at the same time as, before or after the contract of acquisition or rental, in whatever form, shall be subject to this Directive;

(b) arbitration and conciliation services;

(c) financial services in connection with the issue, sale, purchase or transfer of securities or other financial instruments, in particular transactions by the contracting entities to raise money or capital;

(d) employment contracts;

(e) research and development services other than those where the benefits accrue exclusively to the contracting entity for its use in the conduct of its own affairs, on condition that the service provided is wholly remunerated by the contracting entity.

(a) to contracts for the purchase of water if awarded by contracting entities engaged in one or both of the activities referred to in Article 4(1).

(b) to contracts for the supply of energy or of fuels for the production of energy, if awarded by contracting entities engaged in an activity referred to in Article 3(1), Article 3(3) or Article 7(a).

(a) observes the principles of non-discrimination and competitive procurement in respect of the award of supplies, works and service contracts, in particular as regards the information which the entity makes available to economic operators concerning its procurement intentions;

(b) communicates to the Commission, under the conditions defined in Commission Decision 93/327/EEC defining the conditions under which contracting entities exploiting geographical areas for the purpose of exploring for or extracting oil, gas, coal or other solid fuels must communicate to the Commission information relating to the contracts they award ( 29 ).

— has adopted a Decision establishing the applicability of paragraph 1 in accordance with paragraph 6 and within the period it provides for, or

— has not adopted a Decision concerning such applicability within that period.

(a) the publication in the Official Journal, for information, of the date on which the three-month period referred to in the first subparagraph begins, and, in case this period is prolonged, the date of prolongation and the period by which it is prolonged;

(b) publication of the possible applicability of paragraph 1 in accordance with the second or third subparagraph of paragraph 4 or in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 5; and

(c) the arrangements for forwarding positions adopted by an independent authority that is competent in the activity concerned, regarding questions relevant to paragraphs 1 and 2.

(a) either by reference to technical specifications defined in Annex XXI and, in order of preference, to national standards transposing European standards, European technical approvals, common technical specifications, international standards, other technical reference systems established by the European standardisation bodies or — when these do not exist — national standards, national technical approvals or national technical specifications relating to the design, calculation and execution of the works and use of the products. Each reference shall be accompanied by the words ‘or equivalent’;

(b) or in terms of performance or functional requirements; the latter may include environmental characteristics. However, such parameters must be sufficiently precise to allow tenderers to determine the subject-matter of the contract and to allow contracting entities to award the contract;

(c) or in terms of performance or functional requirements as mentioned in subparagraph (b), with reference to the specifications mentioned in subparagraph (a) as a means of presuming conformity with such performance or functional requirements;

(d) or by referring to the specifications mentioned in subparagraph (a) for certain characteristics, and by referring to the performance or functional requirements mentioned in subparagraph (b) for other characteristics.

— those specifications are appropriate to define the characteristics of the supplies or services that are the object of the contract,

— the requirements for the label are drawn up on the basis of scientific information,

— the eco-labels are adopted using a procedure in which all stakeholders, such as government bodies, consumers, manufacturers, distributors and environmental organisations can participate, and

— they are accessible to all interested parties.

(a) when no tenders or no suitable tenders or no applications have been submitted in response to a procedure with a prior call for competition, provided that the initial conditions of contract are not substantially altered;

(b) where a contract is purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development, and not for the purpose of securing a profit or of recovering research and development costs, and insofar as the award of such contract does not prejudice the competitive award of subsequent contracts which do seek, in particular, those ends;

(c) when, for technical or artistic reasons, or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, the contract may be executed only by a particular economic operator;

(d) insofar as is strictly necessary when, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting entities, the time limits laid down for open procedures, restricted procedures and negotiated procedures with a prior call for competition cannot be adhered to;

(e) in the case of supply contracts for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of normal supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations, where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting entity to acquire material having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance;

(f) for additional works or services which were not included in the project initially awarded or in the contract first concluded but have, through unforeseen circumstances, become necessary to the performance of the contract, on condition that the award is made to the contractor or service provider executing the original contract:

(g) in the case of works contracts, for new works consisting in the repetition of similar works assigned to the contractor to which the same contracting entities awarded an earlier contract, provided that such works conform to a basic project for which a first contract was awarded after a call for competition; as soon as the first project is put up for tender, notice shall be given that this procedure might be adopted and the total estimated cost of subsequent works shall be taken into consideration by the contracting entities when they apply the provisions of Articles 16 and 17;

(h) for supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market;

(i) for contracts to be awarded on the basis of a framework agreement, provided that the condition referred to in Article 14(2) is fulfilled;

(j) for bargain purchases, where it is possible to procure supplies by taking advantage of a particularly advantageous opportunity available for a very short time at a price considerably lower than normal market prices;

(k) for purchases of supplies under particularly advantageous conditions from either a supplier definitively winding up his business activities or the receivers or liquidators of a bankruptcy, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure under national laws or regulations;

(l) when the service contract concerned is part of the follow-up to a design contest organised in accordance with the provisions of this Directive and shall, in accordance with the relevant rules, be awarded to the winner or to one of the winners of that contest; in the latter case, all the winners shall be invited to participate in the negotiations.

(a) where supplies are concerned, the estimated total value of the contracts or the framework agreements by product area which they intend to award over the following 12 months, where the total estimated value, taking into account the provisions of Articles 16 and 17, is equal to or greater than EUR 750 000.

The product area shall be established by the contracting entities by reference to the CPV nomenclature:

(b) where services are concerned, the estimated total value of the contracts or the framework agreements in each of the categories of services listed in Annex XVII A which they intend to award over the following 12 months, where such estimated total value, taking into account the provisions of Articles 16 and 17, is equal to or greater than EUR 750 000;

(c) where works are concerned, the essential characteristics of the works contracts or the framework agreements which they intend to award over the following 12 months, whose estimated value is equal to or greater than the threshold specified in Article 16, taking into account the provisions of Article 17.

(a) by means of a periodic indicative notice as referred to in Annex XV A; or

(b) by means of a notice on the existence of a qualification system as referred to in Annex XIV; or

(c) by means of a contract notice as referred to in Annex XIII A, B or C.

(a) refer specifically to the supplies, works or services which will be the subject of the contract to be awarded;

(b) indicate that the contract will be awarded by restricted or negotiated procedure without further publication of a notice of a call for competition and invite interested economic operators to express their interest in writing; and

(c) have been published in accordance with Annex XX not more than 12 months prior to the date on which the invitation referred to in Article 47(5) is sent. Moreover, the contracting entity shall meet the time limits laid down in Article 45.

(a) the time limit for the receipt of requests to participate, in response to a notice published under Article 42(1)(c), or in response to an invitation by the contracting entities under Article 47(5), shall, as a general rule, be fixed at no less than 37 days from the date on which the notice or invitation was sent and may in no case be less than 22 days if the notice is sent for publication by means other than electronic means or fax, and at no less than 15 days if the notice is transmitted by such means;

(b) the time limit for the receipt of tenders may be set by mutual agreement between the contracting entity and the selected candidates, provided that all candidates have the same time to prepare and submit their tenders;

(c) where it is not possible to reach agreement on the time limit for the receipt of tenders, the contracting entity shall fix a time limit which shall, as a general rule, be at least 24 days and shall in no case be less than 10 days from the date of the invitation to tender.

— a copy of the specifications and any supporting documents, or

— a reference to accessing the specifications and the supporting documents indicated in the first indent, when they are made directly available by electronic means in accordance with Article 45(6).

(a) where appropriate, the time limit for requesting additional documents, as well as the amount and terms of payment of any sum to be paid for such documents;

(b) the final date for receipt of tenders, the address to which they are to be sent, and the language or languages in which they are to be drawn up;

(c) a reference to any published contract notice;

(d) an indication of any documents to be attached;

(e) the criteria for the award of the contract, where they are not indicated in the notice on the existence of a qualification system used as a means of calling for competition;

(f) the relative weighting of the contract award criteria or, where appropriate, the order of importance of such criteria, if this information is not given in the contract notice, the notice on the existence of a qualification system or the specifications.

(a) nature and quantity, including all options concerning complementary contracts and, if possible, the estimated time available for exercising these options for renewable contracts, the nature and quantity and, if possible, the estimated publication dates of future notices of competition for works, supplies or services to be put out to tender;

(b) type of procedure: restricted or negotiated;

(c) where appropriate, the date on which the delivery of supplies or the execution of works or services is to commence or terminate;

(d) the address and closing date for the submission of requests for tender documents and the language or languages in which they are to be drawn up;

(e) the address of the entity which is to award the contract and the information necessary for obtaining the specifications and other documents;

(f) economic and technical conditions, financial guarantees and information required from economic operators;

(g) the amount and payment procedures for any sum payable for obtaining tender documents;

(h) the form of the contract which is the subject of the invitation to tender: purchase, lease, hire or hire-purchase, or any combination of these; and

(i) the contract award criteria and their weighting or, where appropriate, the order of importance of such criteria, if this information is not given in the indicative notice or the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate.

(a) information regarding the specifications necessary for the electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate, including encryption, shall be available to interested parties. Moreover, the devices for the electronic receipt of tenders and requests to participate shall conform to the requirements of Annex XXIV;

(b) Member States may, in compliance with Article 5 of Directive 1999/93/EC, require that electronic tenders be accompanied by an advanced electronic signature in conformity with paragraph 1 thereof;

(c) Member States may introduce or maintain voluntary accreditation schemes aiming at enhanced levels of certification service provision for these devices;

(d) tenderers or candidates shall undertake to submit, before expiry of the time limit laid down for the submission of tenders or requests to participate, the documents, certificates and declarations mentioned in Articles 52(2), 52(3), 53 and 54 if they do not exist in electronic format.

(a) requests to participate in procedures for the award of contracts may be made in writing or by telephone;

(b) where requests to participate are made by telephone, a written confirmation must be sent before expiry of the time limit set for their receipt;

(c) contracting entities may require that requests for participation made by fax should be confirmed by post or by electronic means, where this is necessary for the purposes of legal proof. Any such requirement, together with the time limit for sending confirmation by post or electronic means, should be stated by the contracting entity in the notice used as a means of calling for competition or in the invitation referred to in Article 47(5).

— any unsuccessful candidate of the reasons for the rejection of his application,

— any unsuccessful tenderer of the reasons for the rejection of his tender, including, for the cases referred to in Article 34(4) and (5), the reasons for their decision of non-equivalence or their decision that the works, supplies or services do not meet the performance or functional requirements,

— 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 or the parties to the framework agreement.

(a) the qualification and selection of economic operators and the award of contracts;

(b) the use of procedures without a prior call for competition by virtue of Article 40(3);

(c) the non-application of Chapters III to VI of this Title by virtue of the derogations provided for in Chapter II of Title I and in Chapter II of this Title.

(a) contracting entities having provided rules and criteria for the exclusion of tenderers or candidates in accordance with Article 54(1), (2) or (4) shall exclude economic operators which comply with such rules and meet such criteria;

(b) they shall select tenderers and candidates in accordance with the objective rules and criteria laid down pursuant to Article 54;

(c) in restricted procedures and in negotiated procedures with a call for competition, they shall where appropriate reduce in accordance with Article 54 the number of candidates selected pursuant to subparagraphs (a) and (b).

(a) qualify economic operators in accordance with the provisions of Article 53;

(b) apply to such qualified economic operators those provisions of paragraph 1 that are relevant to restricted or negotiated procedures.

(a) impose administrative, technical or financial conditions on certain economic operators which would not be imposed on others;

(b) require tests or evidence which would duplicate objective evidence already available.

(a) where the contract is awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender from the point of view of the contracting entity, be various criteria linked to the subject-matter of the contract in question, such as delivery or completion date, running costs, cost-effectiveness, quality, aesthetic and functional characteristics, environmental characteristics, technical merit, after-sales service and technical assistance, commitments with regard to parts, security of supply, and price or otherwise

(b) the lowest price only.

(a) either solely on prices when the contract is awarded to the lowest price,

(b) or on prices and/or on the new values of the features of the tenders indicated in the specification, when the contract is awarded to the most economically advantageous tender.

(a) the features whose values will be the subject of electronic auction, provided that such features are quantifiable and can be expressed in figures or percentages;

(b) any limits on the values which may be submitted, as they result from the specifications relating to the subject of the contract;

(c) the information which will be made available to tenderers in the course of the electronic auction and, where appropriate, when it will be made available to them;

(d) the relevant information concerning the electronic auction process;

(e) the conditions under which the tenderers will be able to bid and, in particular, the minimum differences which will, where appropriate, be required when bidding;

(f) the relevant information concerning the electronic equipment used and the arrangements and technical specifications for connection.

(a) in the invitation to take part in the auction they shall indicate the date and time fixed in advance;

(b) when they receive no more new prices or new values which meet the requirements concerning minimum differences. In that event, the contracting entities shall state in the invitation to take part in the auction the time which they will allow to elapse after receiving the last submission before they close the electronic auction;

(c) when the number of phases in the auction, fixed in the invitation to take part in the auction, has been completed.

(a) the economics of the manufacturing process, of the services provided and of the construction method;

(b) the technical solutions chosen and/or any exceptionally favourable conditions available to the tenderer for the supply of the goods or services or for the execution of the work;

(c) the originality of the supplies, services or work proposed by the tenderer;

(d) compliance with the provisions relating to employment protection and working conditions in force at the place where the work, service or supply is to be performed;

(e) the possibility of the tenderer obtaining State aid.

(a) does not grant Community undertakings effective access comparable to that granted by the Community to undertakings from that country; or

(b) does not grant Community undertakings national treatment or the same competitive opportunities as are available to national undertakings; or

(c) grants undertakings from other third countries more favourable treatment than Community undertakings.

(a) undertakings governed by the law of the third country in question;

(b) undertakings affiliated to the undertakings specified in point (a) and having their registered office in the Community but having no direct and effective link with the economy of a Member State;

(c) undertakings submitting tenders which have as their subject-matter services originating in the third country in question.

(a) by reference to the territory or part of the territory of a Member State;

(b) on the ground that, under the law of the Member State in which the contest is organised, they would have been required to be either natural or legal persons.

(1) contests which are organised in the same cases as referred to in Articles 20, 21 and 22 for service contracts;

(2) design contests organised for the pursuit, in the Member State concerned, of an activity to which the applicability of paragraph 1 of Article 30 has been established by a Commission decision or has been deemed applicable pursuant to paragraph 4, second or third subparagraph, or to paragraph 5, fourth subparagraph, of that Article.

(a) the information relating to the specifications which is necessary for the presentation of plans and projects by electronic means, including encryption, shall be available to the parties concerned. In addition, the devices for the electronic receipt of plans and projects shall comply with the requirements of Annex XXIV;

(b) Member States may introduce or maintain voluntary accreditation schemes aiming at enhanced levels of certification service provision for such devices.

(a) in the interests of administrative simplification, contracts of lesser value may be excluded, provided that the usefulness of the statistics is not jeopardised;

(b) the confidential nature of the information provided is respected.

(a) the list of contracting entities in Annexes I to X so that they fulfil the criteria set out in Articles 2 to 7;

(b) the procedures for the drawing-up, transmission, receipt, translation, collection and distribution of the notices referred to in Articles 41, 42, 43 and 63;

(c) the procedures for specific references to particular positions in the CPV nomenclature in the notices;

(d) the reference numbers in the nomenclature set out in Annex XVII, in so far as this does not change the material scope of the Directive, and the procedures for reference in the notices to particular positions in this nomenclature within the categories of services listed in the Annex;

(e) the reference numbers in the nomenclature set out in Annex XII, insofar as this does not change the material scope of the Directive, and the procedures for reference to particular positions of this nomenclature in the notices;

(f) Annex XI;

(g) the procedure for sending and publishing data referred to in Annex XX, on grounds of technical progress or for administrative reasons;

(h) the technical details and characteristics of the devices for electronic receipt referred to in points (a), (f) and (g) of Annex XXIV;

(i) in the interests of administrative simplification as provided for in Article 67(3), the procedures for the use, drawing-up, transmission, receipt, translation, collection and distribution of the statistical reports referred to in Article 67(1) and (2);

(j) the technical procedures for the calculation methods set out in Article 69(1) and (2), second subparagraph.

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— Local authorities, or associations of local authorities, for this part of their activities.

— Entities distributing gas or heat on the basis of an authorisation pursuant to § 4 of the lov om varmeforsyning, see Consolidation Act No 772 of 24 July 2000.

— Entities transporting gas on the basis of a licence pursuant to § 10 of lov nr. 449 om naturgasforsyning of 31 May 2000.

— Entities transporting gas on the basis of an authorisation pursuant to bekendtgørelse nr. 141 om rørledningsanlæg på dansk kontinentalsokkelområde til transport af kulbrinter of 13 March 1974.

— Local authorities, public law bodies or associations of public law bodies or State-controlled undertakings supplying gas or heat to others or operating a general supply network pursuant to Article 2(3) of the Gesetz über die Elektrizitäts- und Gasversorgung (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz) of 24 April 1998, as last amended on 10 November 2001.

— ‘Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Αερίου (Δ.ΕΠ.Α.) Α.Ε.’, which transports and distributes gas in accordance with Law No 2364/95, as amended by Laws Nos 2528/97, 2593/98 and 2773/99.

— Enagas, S.A.

— Bahía de Bizkaia Gas, S.L.

— Gasoducto Al Andalus, S.A.

— Gasoducto de Extremadura, S.A.

— Infraestructuras Gasistas de Navarra, S.A.

— Regasificadora del Noroeste, S.A.

— Sociedad de Gas de Euskadi, S.A

— Transportista Regional de Gas, S.A.

— Unión Fenosa de Gas, S.A.

— Bilbogas, S.A.

— Compañía Española de Gas, S.A.

— Distribución y Comercialización de Gas de Extramadura, S.A.

— Distribuidora Regional de Gas, S.A.

— Donostigas, S.A.

— Gas Alicante, S.A.

— Gas Andalucía, S.A.

— Gas Aragón, S.A.

— Gas Asturias, S.A.

— Gas Castilla – La Mancha, S.A.

— Gas Directo, S.A.

— Gas Figueres, S.A.

— Gas Galicia SDG, S.A.

— Gas Hernani, S.A.

— Gas Natural de Cantabria, S.A.

— Gas Natural de Castilla y León, S.A.

— Gas Natural SDG, S.A.

— Gas Natural de Alava, S.A.

— Gas Natural de La Coruña, S.A.

— Gas Natural de Murcia SDG, S.A.

— Gas Navarra, S.A.

— Gas Pasaia, S.A.

— Gas Rioja, S.A.

— Gas y Servicios Mérida, S.L.

— Gesa Gas, S.A.

— Meridional de Gas, S.A.U.

— Sociedad del Gas Euskadi, S.A.

— Tolosa Gas, S.A.

— Société nationale des gaz du Sud-Ouest, transporting gas.

— Gaz de France, set up and operated pursuant to loi no 46-628 sur la nationalisation de l'électricité et du gaz of 8 April 1946, as amended.

— Entities distributing electricity mentioned in Article 23 of loi no 46-628 sur la nationalisation de l'électricité et du gaz of 8 April 1946, as amended.

— Compagnie française du méthane, transporting gas.

— Local authorities or associations of local authorities, distributing heat.

— Bord Gáis Éireann

— Other entities that may be licensed to undertake the activity of natural gas distribution or transmission by the Commission for Energy Regulation pursuant to the provisions of the Gas Acts 1976 to 2002.

— Entities licensed under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 which as operators of ‘Combined Heat and Power Plants’ are engaged in the distribution of heat.

— SNAM Rete Gas s.p.a., SGM and EDISON T&S, transporting gas.

— Entities distributing gas governed by the consolidated text of the laws on the direct assumption of control of public services by local authorities and provinces, approved by Royal Decree No. 2578 of 15 October 1925 and by Presidential Decree No. 902 of 4 October 1986.

— Entities distributing heat to the public as referred to in Article 10 of Law No. 308 of 29 May 1982 — Norme sul contenimento dei consumi energici, lo sviluppo delle fonti rinnovabili di energia, l'esercizio di centrali elettriche alimentate con combustibili dagli idrocarburi.

— Local authorities, or associations of local authorities, distributing heat to the public.

— Société de transport de gaz SOTEG S.A.

— Gaswierk Esch-Uelzecht S.A.

— Service industriel de la Ville de Dudelange.

— Service industriel de la Ville de Luxembourg.

— Local authorities or associations formed by those local authorities responsible for the distribution of heat.

— Entities producing, transporting or distributing gas on the basis of a licence (vergunning) granted by the municipal authorities pursuant to the Gemeentewet.

— Municipal or provincial authorities transporting or distributing gas pursuant to the Gemeentewet or the Provinciewet.

— Local authorities or associations of local authorities distributing heat to the public.

— Entities authorised to transport or distribute gas pursuant to the Energiewirtschaftsgesetz, dRGBl. I, pp. 1451-1935 or the Gaswirtschaftgesetz, BGBl. I No 121/2000, as amended.

— Entities authorised to transport or distribute heat pursuant to the Gewerbeordnung, BGBl. No 194/1994, as amended.

— Entities transporting or distributing gas pursuant to Article 1 of Decree-Law No 8/2000 of 8 February 2000, with the exception of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 3(b) of that Article.

— Public or other entities operating a gas network transport system and transporting or distributing gas under a licence pursuant to Chapter 3(1) or Chapter 6(1) of the

maakaasumarkkinalaki

naturgasmarknadslagen

— Entities transporting or distributing gas or heat on the basis of a concession pursuant to lagen (1978:160) om vissa rörledningar.

— A public gas transporter as defined in section 7(1) of the Gas Act 1986.

— A person declared to be an undertaker for the supply of gas under Article 8 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

— A local authority which provides or operates a fixed network which provides or will provide a service to the public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of heat.

— A person licensed under section 6(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 whose licence includes the provisions referred to in section 10(3) of that Act.

— The Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

— 

SA Electrabel

NV Electrabel

— Local authorities and associations of local authorities, for this part of their activities.

— 

SA Société de Production d'Electricité

NV Elektriciteitsproductie Maatschappij

— Entities producing electricity on the basis of a licence pursuant to § 10 of the lov om elforsyning, see Consolidation Act No 767 of 28 August 2001.

— Entities transporting electricity on the basis of a licence pursuant to § 19 of the lov om elforsyning, see Consolidation Act No 767 of 28 August 2001.

— Entities undertaking responsibility for the system on the basis of a licence pursuant to § 27 of the lov om elforsyning, see Consolidation Act No 767 of 28 August 2001.

— Local authorities, public law bodies or associations of public law bodies or State undertakings, supplying electricity to other undertakings or operating a general supply network pursuant to Article 2(3) of the Gesetz über die Elektrizitäts- und Gasversorgung (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz) of 24 April 1998, as last amended on 10 November 2001.

— ‘Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Ηλεκτρισμού Α.Ε.’, set up by Law No 1468/1950 περί ιδρύσεως της ΔΕΗ and operates in accordance with Law No 2773/1999 and Presidential Decree No 333/1999.

— The company ‘ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΑΣ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΣ Α.Ε.’ known as ‘ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΤΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ ή ΔΕΣΜΗΕ’, set up pursuant to Article 14 of Law No 2773/1999 and Presidential Decree No 328/2000 (Greek Official Gazette 268).

— Red Eléctrica de España, S.A.

— Endesa, S.A.

— Iberdrola, S.A.

— Unión Fenosa, S.A.

— Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico, S.A.

— Electra del Viesgo, S.A.

— Otras entidades encargadas de la producción, transporte y distribución de electricidad en virtud de la Ley 54/1997, de 27 de noviembre, del Sector eléctrico y su normativa de desarrollo.

— Électricité de France, set up and operating pursuant to loi no 46-628 sur la nationalisation de l'électricité et du gaz of 8 April 1946, as amended.

— Entities distributing electricity and referred to in Article 23 of loi no 46-628 sur la nationalisation de l'électricité et du gaz of 8 April 1946, as amended.

— Compagnie nationale du Rhône.

— The Electricity Supply Board.

— ESB Independent Energy [ESBIE — electricity supply].

— Synergen Ltd. [electricity generation].

— Viridian Energy Supply Ltd. [electricity supply].

— Huntstown Power Ltd. [electricity generation].

— Bord Gáis Éireann [electricity supply].

— Electricity Suppliers and Generators licensed under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999.

— Companies in the Gruppo Enel authorised to produce, transmit and distribute electricity within the meaning of Legislative Decree No 79 of 16 March 1999, as subsequently amended and supplemented.

— Other undertakings operating on the basis of concessions under Legislative Decree No 79 of 16 March 1999.

— Compagnie grand-ducale d'électricité de Luxembourg (CEGEDEL), producing or distributing electricity pursuant to the convention concernant l'établissement et l'exploitation des réseaux de distribution d'énergie électrique dans le Grand-Duché du Luxembourg of 11 November 1927, approved by the Law of 4 January 1928.

— Local authorities responsible for the transport or distribution of electricity.

— Société électrique de l'Our (SEO).

— Syndicat de communes SIDOR.

— Entities distributing electricity on the basis of a licence (vergunning) granted by the provincial authorities pursuant to the Provinciewet.

— Entities operating a transmission or distribution network pursuant to the Elektrizitätswirtschafts- und Organisationsgesetz, BGBl. I No 143/1998, as amended, or pursuant to the Elektrizitätswirtschafts(wesen)gesetze of the nine Länder.

— ELECTRICIDADE DE PORTUGAL (EDP), set up pursuant to Decree-Law No 182/95 of 27 July 1995, as amended by Decree-Law No 56/97 of 14 March 1997.

— EMPRESA ELÉCTRICA DOS AÇORES (EDA), operating pursuant to Regional Legislative Decree No 15/96/A of 1 August 1996.

— EMPRESA DE ELECTRICIDADE DA MADEIRA (EEM), operating pursuant to Decree-Law No 99/91 and Decree-Law No 100/91, both of 2 March 1991.

— Entities producing electricity pursuant to Decree-Law No 183/95 of 27 July 1995, as amended by Decree-Law No 56/97 of 14 March 1997, as further amended by Decree-Law No 198/2000 of 24 August 2000.

— Independent producers of electricity pursuant to Decree-Law No 189/88 of 27 May 1988, as amended by Decree-Laws No 168/99 of 18 May 1999, No 313/95 of 24 November 1995, No 312/2001 of 10 December 2001 and No 339-C/2001 of 29 December 2001.

— Entities transporting electricity pursuant to Decree-Law No 185/95 of 27 July 1995, as amended by Decree-Law No 56/97 of 14 March 1997.

— Entities distributing electricity pursuant to Decree-Law No 184/95 of 27 July 1995, as amended by Decree-Law No 56/97 of 14 March 1997, and pursuant to Decree-Law No 344-B/82 of 1 September 1982, as amended by Decree-Law No.297/86 of 19 September 1986 and by Decree-Law No 341/90 of 30 October 1990 and Decree-Law No 17/92 of 5 February 1992.

— Municipal entities and public enterprises producing electricity and entities responsible for the maintenance of electricity transport or distribution networks and for transporting electricity or for the electricity system under a licence pursuant to Section 4 or 16 of the

sähkömarkkinalakisähkömarkkinalaki

elmarknadslagen

— Entities transporting or distributing electricity on the basis of a concession pursuant to ellagen (1997:857).

— A person licensed under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989.

— A person licensed under Article 10(1) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

— Aquinter

— Local authorities and associations of local authorities, for this part of their activities.

— Société wallonne des Eaux

— Vlaams Maatschappij voor Watervoorziening

— Entities supplying water as defined in § 3(3) of lovbekendtgørelse nr. 130 om vandforsyning m.v. of 26 February 1999.

— Entities producing or distributing water pursuant to the Eigenbetriebsverordnungen or Eigenbetriebsgesetze of the Länder (public utility companies).

— Entities producing or distributing water pursuant to the Gesetze über die kommunale Gemeinschaftsarbeit oder Zusammenarbeit of the Länder.

— Entities producing water pursuant to the Gesetz über Wasser- und Bodenverbände of 12 February 1991, as last amended on 15 May 2002.

— Publicly-owned companies producing or distributing water pursuant to the Kommunalgesetze, in particular the Gemeindeverordnungen of the Länder.

— Undertakings set up pursuant to the Aktiengesetz of 6 September 1965, as last amended on 19 July 2002, or the GmbH-Gesetz of 20 April 1892, as last amended on 19 July 2002, or having the legal status of a Kommanditgesellschaft (limited partnership), producing or distributing water on the basis of a special contract with regional or local authorities.

— ‘Εταιρεία Υδρεύσεως και Αποχετεύσεως Πρωτευούσης Α.Ε.’ (‘Ε.Υ.Δ.Α.Π.’ or ‘Ε.Υ.Δ.Α.Π. Α.Ε.’). The legal status of the company is governed by the provisions of Consolidated Law No 2190/1920, Law No 2414/1996 and additionally by the provisions of Law No 1068/80 and Law No 2744/1999.

— ‘Εταιρεία Ύδρευσης και Αποχέτευσης Θεσσαλονίκης Α.Ε.’ (‘Ε.Υ.Α.Θ. Α.Ε.’) governed by the provisions of Law No 2937/2001 (Greek Official Gazette 169 Α') and of Law No 2651/1998 (Greek Official Gazette 248 Α').

— ‘Δημοτική Επιχείρηση Ύδρευσης και Αποχέτευσης Μείζονος Περιοχής Βόλου’ (‘ΔΕΥΑΜΒ’), which operates pursuant to Law No 890/1979.

— ‘Δημοτικές Επιχειρήσεις Ύδρευσης — Αποχέτευσης’, which produce and distribute water pursuant to Law No 1069/80 of 23 August 1980.

— ‘Σύνδεσμοι Ύδρευσης’, which operate pursuant to Presidential Decree No 410/1995, in accordance with the Κώδικoς Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων.

— ‘Δήμοι και Κοινότητες’, which operate pursuant to Presidential Decree No 410/1995, in accordance with the Κώδικoς Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων.

— Mancomunidad de Canales de Taibilla.

— Otras entidades públicas integradas o dependientes de las Comunidades Autónomas y de las Corporaciones locales que actúan en el ámbito de la distribución de agua potable.

— Otras entidades privadas que tienen concedidos derechos especiales o exclusivos por las Corporaciones locales en el ámbito de la distribución de agua potable.

— Regional or local authorities and public local bodies producing or distributing drinking water.

— Entities producing or distributing water pursuant to the Local Government [Sanitary Services] Act 1878 to 1964.

— Bodies responsible for managing the various stages of the water distribution service under the consolidated text of the laws on the direct assumption of control of public services by local authorities and provinces, approved by Royal Decree No. 2578 of 15 October 1925, Presidential Decree No. 902 of 4 October 1986 and Legislative Decree No. 267 setting out the consolidated text of the laws on the structure of local authorities, with particular reference to Articles 112 to 116.

— Ente Autonomo Acquedotto Pugliese set up by Royal Decree-Law No. 2060 of 19 October 1919.

— Ente Acquedotti Siciliani set up by Regional Law No. 2/2 of 4 September 1979 and Regional Law No. 81 of 9 August 1980.

— Ente Sardo Acquedotti e Fognature set up by Law No. 9 of 5 July 1963.

— Departments of the local authorities responsible for water distribution.

— Associations of local authorities producing or distributing water, set up pursuant to the loi concernant la création des syndicats de communes of 23 February 2001, as amended and supplemented by the Law of 23 December 1958 and by the Law of 29 July 1981, and pursuant to the loi ayant pour objet le renforcement de l'alimentation en eau potable du Grand-Duché du Luxembourg à partir du réservoir d'Esch-sur-Sûre of 31 July 1962.

— Entities producing or distributing water according to the Waterleidingwet.

— Local authorities and associations of local authorities producing, transporting or distributing drinking water pursuant to the Wasserversorgungsgesetze of the nine Länder.

— INTERMUNICIPAL SYSTEMS — Undertakings involving the State or other public entities, with a majority shareholding, and private undertakings, pursuant to Decree-Law No 379/93 of 5 November 1993. Direct administration by the State is permissible.

— MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS — Local authorities, associations of local authorities, local authority services, undertakings in which all or a majority of the capital is publicly owned or private undertakings pursuant to Decree-Law No 379/93 of 5 November 1993 and Law No 58/98 of 18 August 1998.

— Water supply authorities coming under Section 3 of the

vesihuoltolaki

lagen om vattentjänster

— Local authorities and municipal companies producing, transporting or distributing drinking water pursuant to lagen (1970:244) om allmänna vatten- och avloppsanläggningar.

— A company holding an appointment as a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker under the Water Industry Act 1991.

— A water and sewerage authority established by section 62 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994.

— The Department for Regional Development (Northern Ireland).

— 

Société nationale des Chemins de fer belges

Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen

— Danske Statsbaner.

— Entities pursuant to lov nr. 1317 om amtskommunernes overtagelse af de statslige ejerandele i privatbanerne of 20 December 2000.

— Ørestadsselskabet I/S.

— Deutsche Bahn AG.

— Other undertakings providing railway services to the public pursuant to Article 2(1) of the Allgemeines Eisenbahngesetz of 27 December 1993, as last amended on 21 June 2002.

— ‘Oργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος Α.Ε.’ (‘Ο.Σ.Ε. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2671/98.

— ‘ΕΡΓΟΣΕ Α.Ε.’ pursuant to Law No 2366/95.

— Ente público Gestor de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (GIF).

— Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (RENFE).

— Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE).

— Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC).

— Eusko Trenbideak (Bilbao).

— Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat Valenciana. (FGV).

— Ferrocarriles de Mallorca.

— Société nationale des chemins de fer français and other rail networks open to the public, referred to in loi d'orientation des transports intérieurs No 82-1153 of 30 December 1982, Title II, Chapter 1.

— Réseau ferré de France, State-owned company set up by Law No 97-135 of 13 February 1997.

— 

Iarnród Éireann

Irish Rail

— Railway Procurement Agency

— Ferrovie dello Stato S. p. A.

— Trenitalia S. p. A.

— Entities, companies and undertakings providing railway services on the basis of a concession pursuant to Article 10 of Royal Decree No. 1447 of 9 May 1912, approving the consolidated text of the laws on le ferrovie concesse all'industria privata, le tramvie a trazione meccanica e gli automobili.

— Entities, companies and undertakings providing railway services on the basis of a concession pursuant to Article 4 of Law No. 410 of 4 June 1949 — Concorso dello Stato per la riattivazione dei pubblici servizi di trasporto in concessione.

— Entities, companies and undertakings or local authorities providing railway services on the basis of a concession pursuant to Article 14 of Law No. 1221 of 2 August 1952 — Provvedimenti per l'esercizio ed il potenziamento di ferrovie di altre linee di trasporto in regime di concessione.

— Entities, companies and undertakings providing public transport services pursuant to Articles 8 and 9 of Legislative Decree No. 422 of 19 November 1997 — Conferimento alle regioni ed agli enti locali di funzioni e compiti in materia di trasporto pubblico locale, under the terms of Article 4(4) of Law No. 9 of 15 March 1997, as amended by Legislative Decree No 400 of20 September 1999 and by Article 45 of Law No. 166 of 1 August 2002.

— Chemins de fer luxembourgeois (CFL).

— Procuring entities in the field of railway services.

— Österreichische Bundesbahn.

— Schieneninfrastrukturfinanzierungs–Gesellschaft mbH sowie.

— Entities authorised to provide transport services pursuant to Eisenbahngesetz, BGBl. No 60/1957, as amended.

— CP – Caminhos de Ferro de Portugal, E.P., pursuant to Decree-Law No 109/77 of 23 March 1977.

— REFER, E.P., pursuant to Decree-Law No 104/97 of 29 April 1997.

— RAVE, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 323-H/2000 of 19 December 2000.

— Fertagus, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 189-B/99 of 2 June 1999.

— Metro do Porto, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 394-A/98 of 15 December 1998, as amended by Decree-Law No 261/2001 of 26 September 2001.

— Normetro, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 394-A/98 of 15 December 1998, as amended by Decree-Law No 261/2001 of 26 September 2001.

— Metropolitano Ligeiro de Mirandela, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 15/95 of 8 February 1995.

— Metro do Mondego, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 10/2002 of 24 January 2002.

— Metro Transportes do Sul, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 337/99 of 24 August 1999.

— Local authorities and local authority undertakings providing transport services pursuant to Law No 159/99 of 14 September 1999.

— Public authorities and public undertakings providing railway services pursuant to Law No 10/90 of 17 March 1990.

— Private undertakings providing railway services pursuant to Law No 10/90 of 17 March 1990, where they hold special or exclusive rights.

— 

VR Osakeyhtiö

VR Aktiebolag

— Public entities operating railway services in accordance with förordningen (1996:734) om statens spåranläggningar and lagen (1990:1157) om järnvägssäkerhet.

— Regional and local public entities operating regional or local railway communications pursuant to lagen (1997:734) om ansvar för viss kollektiv persontrafik.

— Private entities operating railway services pursuant to an authorisation granted under förordningen (1996:734) om statens spåranläggningar, where such permission complies with Article 2(3) of the Directive.

— Railtrack plc

— Eurotunnel plc

— Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company

— Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited

— 

Société des Transports intercommunaux de Bruxelles

Maatschappij voor intercommunaal Vervoer van Brussel

— Société régionale wallonne du Transport et ses sociétés d'exploitation (TEC Liège–Verviers, TEC Namur–Luxembourg, TEC Brabant wallon, TEC Charleroi, TEC Hainaut)/ Société régionale wallonne du Transport en haar exploitatiemaatschappijen (TEC Liège–Verviers, TEC Namur–Luxembourg, TEC Brabant wallon, TEC Charleroi, TEC Hainaut)

— Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij (De Lijn)

— Private companies benefiting from special or exclusive rights.

— Danske Statsbaner

— Entities providing bus services to the public (ordinary regular services) on the basis of an authorisation pursuant to lovbekendtgørelse nr. 738 om buskørsel of 22 December 1999.

— Ørestadsselskabet I/S.

— Undertakings providing, on the basis of an authorisation, short-distance transport services to the public pursuant to the Personenbeförderungsgesetz of 21 March 1961, as last amended on 21 August 2002.

— ‘Ηλεκτροκίνητα Λεωφορεία Περιοχής Αθηνών - Πειραιώς Α.Ε.’ (‘Η.Λ.Π.Α.Π. Α.Ε.’), established and operating pursuant to Legislative Decree No 768/1970 (Α'273), Law No 588/1977 (Α'148) and Law No 2669/1998 (Α'283).

— ‘Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών – Πειραιώς’ (‘Η.Σ.Α.Π. Α.Ε.’), established and operating pursuant to Laws Nos 352/1976 (Α' 147) and 2669/1998 (Α'283).

— ‘Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Αθηνών Α.Ε.’ (‘Ο.Α.ΣΑ. Α.Ε.’), established and operating pursuant to Laws Nos 2175/1993 (Α'211) and 2669/1998 (Α'283).

— ‘Εταιρεία Θερμικών Λεωφορείων Α.Ε.’ (‘Ε.Θ.Ε.Λ. Α.Ε.’), established and operating pursuant to Laws Nos 2175/1993 (Α'211) and 2669/1998 (Α'283).

— ‘Αττικό Μετρό Α.Ε.’, established and operating pursuant to Law No 1955/1991.

— ‘Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Θεσσαλονίκης’ (‘Ο.Α.Σ.Θ.’), established and operating pursuant to Decree No 3721/1957, Legislative Decree No 716/1970 and Laws Nos 66/79 and 2898/2001 (Α'71).

— ‘Κοινό Ταμείο Είσπραξης Λεωφορείων’ (‘Κ.Τ.Ε.Λ.’), operating pursuant to Law No 2963/2001 (Α'268).

— ‘Δημοτικές Επιχειρήσεις Λεωφορείων Ρόδου και Κω’, otherwise known as ‘ΡΟΔΑ’ and ‘ΔΕΑΣ ΚΩ’ respectively, operating pursuant to Law No 2963/2001 (Α'268).

— Entidades que prestan servicios públicos de transporte urbano con arreglo a la Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases de Régimen Local; Real Decreto legislativo 781/1986, de 18 de abril, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de las disposiciones legales vigentes en materia de régimen local y correspondiente legislación autonómica en su caso.

— Entidades que prestan servicios públicos de autobuses con arreglo a la disposición transitoria tercera de la Ley 16/1987, de 30 de julio, de Ordenación de los Transportes Terrestres.

— Entities providing transport services to the public pursuant to Article 7-II of loi d'orientation des transports intérieurs n° 82-1153 of 30 December 1982.

— Régie autonome des transports parisiens, Société nationale des chemins de fer français and other entities providing transport services on the basis of an authorisation granted by the Syndicat des transports d'Ile-de-France, pursuant to Order No 59-151 of 7 January 1959 as amended and the Decrees implementing it with regard to the organisation of passenger transport in the Ile-de-France region.

— Réseau ferré de France, State-owned company set up by Law No 97-135 of 13 February 1997.

— 

Iarnród Éireann

Irish Rail

— Railway Procurement Agency

— 

Luas

Dublin Light Rail

— 

Bus Éireann

Irish Bus

— 

Bus Átha Cliath

Dublin Bus

— Entities providing transport services to the public pursuant to the amended Road Transport Act 1932.

— Entities, companies and undertakings providing public transport services by rail, automated system, tramway, trolleybus or bus or managing the relevant infrastructures at national, regional or local level.

— They include, for example:

— Chemins de fer du Luxembourg (CFL).

— Service communal des autobus municipaux de la Ville de Luxembourg.

— Transports intercommunaux du canton d'Esch–sur–Alzette (TICE).

— Bus service undertakings operating pursuant to the règlement grand-ducal concernant les conditions d'octroi des autorisations d'établissement et d'exploitation des services de transports routiers réguliers de personnes rémunérées of 3 February 1978.

— Entities providing transport services to the public pursuant to chapter II (Openbaar Vervoer) of the Wet Personenvervoer.

— Entities authorised to provide transport services pursuant to the Eisenbahngesetz, BGBl. No 60/1957, as amended, or the Kraftfahrliniengesetz, BGBl. I No 203/1999, as amended.

— Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P., pursuant to Decree-Law No 439/78 of 30 December 1978.

— Local authorities, local authority services and local authority undertakings under Law No 58/98 of 18 August 1998, which provide transport services pursuant to Law No 159/99 of 14 September 1999.

— Public authorities and public undertakings providing railway services pursuant to Law No 10/90 of 17 March 1990.

— Private undertakings providing railway services pursuant to Law No 10/90 of 17 March 1990, where they hold special or exclusive rights.

— Entities providing public transport services pursuant to Article 98 of the Regulamento de Transportes em Automóveis (Decree No 37272 of 31 December 1948).

— Entities providing public transport services pursuant to Law No 688/73 of 21 December 1973.

— Entities providing public transport services pursuant to Decree-Law No 38144 of 31 December 1950.

— Entities providing regular coach transport services under a special or exclusive licence pursuant to the

laki luvanvaraisesta henkilöliikenteestä tiellä

lagen om tillståndspliktig persontrafik på väg

— Entities operating urban railway or tramway services pursuant to lagen (1997:734) om ansvar för viss kollektiv persontrafik and lagen (1990:1157) om järnvägssäkerhet.

— Public or private entities operating a trolley bus or bus service pursuant with lagen (1997:734) om ansvar för viss kollektiv persontrafik and yrkestrafiklagen (1998:490).

— London Regional Transport

— London Underground Limited

— Transport for London

— A subsidiary of Transport for London within the meaning of section 424(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999

— Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive

— Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive

— Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive

— Brighton Borough Council

— South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive

— South Yorkshire Supertram Limited

— Blackpool Transport Services Limited

— Conwy County Borough Council

— A person who provides a London local service as defined in section 179(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (a bus service) in pursuance of an agreement entered into by Transport for London under section 156(2) of that Act or in pursuance of a transport subsidiary's agreement as defined in section 169 of that Act

— Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company

— A person who holds a road service licence under section 4(1) of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 which authorises him to provide a regular service within the meaning of that licence

— Lov om Danmarks undergrund, see Consolidation Act No 526 of 11 June 2002.

— Lov om kontinentalsoklen, see Consolidation Act No 182 of 1 May 1979.

— Undertakings pursuant to the Bundesberggesetz of 13 August 1980.

— ‘Ελληνικά Πετρέλαια Α.Ε.’, pursuant to Law No 2593/98 για την αναδιοργάνωση της Δ.Ε.Π. Α.Ε. και των θυγατρικών της εταιρειών, το καταστατικό αυτής και άλλες διατάξεις.

— BG International Limited Quanum, Asesores & Consultores, S.A.

— Cambria Europe, Inc.

— CNWL oil (España), S.A.

— Compañía de investigación y explotaciones petrolíferas, S.A.

— Conoco limited.

— Eastern España, S.A.

— Enagas, S.A.

— España Canadá resources Inc.

— Fugro – Geoteam, S.A.

— Galioil, S.A.

— Hope petróleos, S.A.

— Locs oil compay of Spain, S.A.

— Medusa oil Ltd.

— Muphy Spain oil company

— Onempm España, S.A.

— Petroleum oil & gas España, S.A.

— Repsol Investigaciones petrolíferas, S.A.

— Sociedad de hidrocarburos de Euskadi, S.A.

— Taurus petroleum, AN.

— Teredo oil limited

— Unión Fenosa gas exploración y producción, S.A.

— Wintersahll, AG

— YCI España, L.C.

— Otras entidades que operan en virtud de la Ley 34/1998, de 7 de octubre, del Sector de hidrocarburos y su normativa de desarrollo.

— Entities responsible for exploration for and the extraction of oil or gas pursuant to the code minier and its implementing rules, particularly Decree No 95-427 of 19 April 1995.

— Entities granted an authorisation, license, permit or concession to explore for or extract oil and gas pursuant to the following legal provisions:

— Entities granted an authorisation, permit, licence or concession to explore for or extract oil and gas or to store natural gas underground pursuant to the following legislative provisions:

— Entities pursuant to Mijnbouwwet (1 January 2003).

— Entities authorised to explore for or extract oil or gas pursuant to the Mineralrohstoffgesetz, BGBl. I No 38/1999, as amended.

— Decree-Law No 109/94 of 26 April 1994 and Portaria (Ministerial Order) No 790/94 of 5 September 1994.

— Decree-Law No 82/94 of 24 August 1994 and Despacho (Decision) No A-87/94 of 17 January 1994.

— Entities holding a concession for exploring for or exploiting oil or gas pursuant to minerallagen (1991:45) or which have been granted an authorisation pursuant to lagen (1966:314) om kontinentalsockeln.

— A person operating by virtue of a licence granted or having effect as if granted under the Petroleum Act 1998

— A person licensed under the Petroleum (Production) Act (Northern Ireland) 1964

— Entities exploring for or extracting coal or other solid fuels pursuant to Consolidation Act No 569 of 30 June 1997.

— Undertakings exploring for or extracting coal or other solid fuels pursuant to the Bundesberggesetz of 13 August 1980.

— ‘Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Ηλεκτρισμού’, which prospects for and extracts coal and other solid fuels pursuant to the Mining Code of 1973, as amended by the law of 27 April 1976.

— Alto Bierzo, S.A.

— Antracitas de Arlanza, S.A.

— Antracitas de Gillon, S.A.

— Antracitas de La Granja, S.A.

— Antracitas de Tineo, S.A.

— Campomanes Hermanos, S.A.

— Carbones de Arlanza, S.A.

— Carbones de Linares, S.A.

— Carbones de Pedraforca, S.A.

— Carbones del Puerto, S.A.

— Carbones el Túnel, S.L.

— Carbones San Isidro y María, S.A.

— Carbonifera del Narcea, S.A.

— Compañia Minera Jove, S.A.

— Compañía General Minera de Teruel, S.A.

— Coto minero del Narcea, S.A.

— Coto minero del Sil, S.A.

— Empresa Nacional Carbonífera del Sur, S.A.

— Endesa, S.A.

— Gonzalez y Diez, S.A.

— Hijos de Baldomero García, S.A.

— Hullas del Coto Cortés, S.A.

— Hullera Vasco–leonesa, S.A.

— Hulleras del Norte, S.A.

— Industrial y Comercial Minera, S.A.

— La Carbonífera del Ebro, S.A.

— Lignitos de Meirama, S.A.

— Malaba, S.A.

— Mina Adelina, S.A.

— Mina Escobal, S.A.

— Mina La Camocha, S.A.

— Mina La Sierra, S.A.

— Mina Los Compadres, S.A.

— Minas de Navaleo, S.A.

— Minas del Principado, S.A.

— Minas de Valdeloso, S.A.

— Minas Escucha, S.A.

— Mina Mora primera bis, S.A.

— Minas y explotaciones industriales, S.A.

— Minas y ferrocarriles de Utrillas, S.A.

— Minera del Bajo Segre, S.A.

— Minera Martín Aznar, S.A.

— Minero Siderúrgica de Ponferrada, S.A.

— Muñoz Sole hermanos, S.A.

— Promotora de Minas de carbón, S.A.

— Sociedad Anónima Minera Catalano–aragonesa.

— Sociedad minera Santa Bárbara, S.A.

— Unión Minera del Norte, S.A.

— Union Minera Ebro Segre, S.A.

— Viloria Hermanos, S.A.

— Virgilio Riesco, S.A.

— Otras entidades que operan en virtud de la Ley 22/1973, de 21 de julio, de Minas y su normativa de desarrollo.

— Entities exploring for or extracting coal or other solid fuels pursuant to the code minier and its implementing rules, particularly Decree No 95-427 of 19 April 1995.

— Bord na Mona plc. set up and operating pursuant to the Turf Development Act 1946 to 1998.

— Carbosulcis S.p.A.

— Entities authorised to explore for or extract coal or other solid fuels pursuant to the Mineralrohstoffgesetz, BGBl. I No 38/1999, as amended.

— Empresa Nacional de Urânio.

— Entities benefiting from a special concession for the exploration for or extraction of solid fuels pursuant to the

laki oikeudesta luovuttaa valtion kiinteistövarallisuutta

lagn om rätt att överlåta statlig fastighetsförmögenhet

— Entities benefiting from a concession for the exploration for or extraction of coal or other solid fuels on the basis of a concession pursuant to minerallagen (1991:45) or lagen (1985:620) om vissa torvfyndigheter, or which have been granted an authorisation pursuant to lagen (1966:314) om kontinentalsockeln.

— Any licensed operator (within the meaning of the Coal Industry Act 1994)

— The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (Northern Ireland)

— A person operating by virtue of a prospecting licence, a mining lease, a mining licence or a mining permission as defined by section 57(1) of the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

— Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf van Antwerpen

— Havenbedrijf van Gent

— Maatschappij der Brugse Zeevaartinrichtigen

— Port autonome de Charleroi

— Port autonome de Namur

— Port autonome de Liège

— Port autonome du Centre et de l'Ouest

— 

Société régionale du Port de Bruxelles

Gewestelijk Vennootschap van de Haven van Brussel

— Zeekanaal en Watergebonden Grondbeheer Vlaanderen

— Ports as defined in § 1 of lov nr. 326 om havne of 28 May 1999.

— Seaports owned totally or partially by territorial authorities (Länder, Kreise, Gemeinden).

— Inland ports subject to the Hafenordnung pursuant to the Wassergesetze of the Länder.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Πειραιώς Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.Π. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2688/99.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Θεσσαλονίκης Aνώνυμη Εταιρία’ (‘Ο.Λ.Θ. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2688/99.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Αλεξανδρούπολης Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.Α. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Βόλου Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.Β. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Ελευσίνας Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.Ε. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Ηγουμενίτσας Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.ΗΓ. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Ηρακλείου Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.Η. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Καβάλας Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.Κ. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Κέρκυρας Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.ΚΕ. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Πατρών Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.ΠΑ. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Λαυρίου Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.Λ. Α.Ε.’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01.

— ‘Οργανισμός Λιμένος Ραφήνας Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία’ (‘Ο.Λ.Ρ. Α.Ε’), pursuant to Law No 2932/01.

— Other ports, governed by Presidential Decree No 649/1977. (Εποπτεία, οργάνωση, λειτουργία και διοικητικός έλεγχος λιμένων).

— Ente público Puertos del Estado

— Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante

— Autoridad Portuaria de Almería – Motril

— Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés

— Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras

— Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz

— Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares

— Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona

— Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao

— Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena

— Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón

— Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta

— Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol – San Cibrao

— Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón

— Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva

— Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas

— Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga

— Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra

— Autoridad Portuaria de Melilla

— Autoridad Portuaria de Pasajes

— Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife

— Autoridad Portuaria de Santander

— Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla

— Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona

— Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia

— Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo

— Autoridad Portuaria de Villagarcía de Arousa

— Otras entidades Portuarias de las Comunidades Autónomas de Andalucía, Asturias, Baleares, Canarias, Cantabria, Cataluña, Galicia, Murcia, País Vasco y Valencia.

— Port autonome de Paris set up pursuant to loi no 68–917 relative au port autonome de Paris of 24 October 1968.

— Port autonome de Strasbourg set up pursuant to the convention entre l'État et la ville de Strasbourg relative à la construction du port rhénan de Strasbourg et à l'exécution de travaux d'extension de ce port of 20 May 1923, approved by the Law of 26 April 1924.

— Ports autonomes operating pursuant to Articles L. 111–1 et seq. of the code des ports maritimes.

— Ports non autonomes operating pursuant to Articles R. 121–1 et seq. of the code des ports maritimes.

— Ports managed by the regional or département authorities or operating pursuant to a concession granted by the regional or département authorities pursuant to Article 6 of Law No 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing loi no 83-8 relative à la répartition des compétences entre les communes, les départements et l'État of 7 January 1983.

— Voies navigables de France, State-owned company subject to the provisions of Article 124 of Law No 90-1168 du 29 December 1990, as amended.

— Ports operating pursuant to Harbours Acts 1946 to 2000

— Port of Rosslare Harbour operating pursuant to the Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Acts 1899.

— National ports and other ports managed by the Capitaneria di Porto pursuant to the Codice della navigazione, Royal Decree No 327 of 30 March 1942.

— Autonomous ports (enti portuali) set up by special laws pursuant to Article 19 of the Codice della navigazione, Royal Decree No 327 of 30 March 1942.

— Port de Mertert, set up and operating pursuant to the loi relative à l'aménagement et à l'exploitation d'un port fluvial sur la Moselle of 22 July 1963, as amended.

— Contracting entities in the field of sea port or inland port or other terminal equipment.

— Inland ports owned totally or partially by the Länder and/or Gemeinden.

— APDL — Administração dos Portos do Douro e Leixões, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 335/98 of 3 November 1998.

— APL — Administração do Porto de Lisboa, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 336/98 of 3 November 1998.

— APS — Administração do Porto de Sines, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 337/98 of 3 November 1998.

— APSS — Administração dos Portos de Setúbal e Sesimbra, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 338/98 of 3 November 1998.

— APA — Administração do Porto de Aveiro, S.A., pursuant to Decree-Law No 339/98 of 3 November 1998.

— IPN — Instituto Portuário do Norte, pursuant to Decree-Law No 242/99 of 28 June 1999.

— ICP — Instituto Portuário do Centro, pursuant to Decree-Law No 243/99 of 28 June 1999.

— IPS — Instituto Portuário do Sul, pursuant to Decree-Law No 244/99 of 28 June 1999.

— IDN — Instituto da Navegabilidade do Douro, pursuant to Decree-Law No 138-A/97 of 3 June 1997.

— Ports operating pursuant to the

laki kunnallisista satamajärjestyksistä ja liikennemaksuista

lagen om kommunala hamnanordningar och trafikavgifter

laki yksityisistä yleisistä satamista

lagen om privata allmänna hamnar

— 

Saimaan kanavan hoitokunt

Förvaltningsnämnden för Saima kanal

— Ports and terminal facilities according to lagen (1983:293) om inrättande, utvidgning och avlysning av allmän farled och allmän hamn and förordningen (1983:744) om trafiken på Göta kanal.

— A local authority which exploits a geographical area for the purpose of providing maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities to carriers by sea or inland waterway

— A harbour authority within the meaning of section 57 of the Harbours Act 1964

— British Waterways Board

— A harbour authority as defined by section 38(1) of the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970

— Belgocontrol

— Brussels International Airport Company

— Luchthaven van Deurne

— Luchthaven van Oostende

— SA Brussels South Charleroi Airport

— SA Société de Développement et de Promotion de l'Aéroport de Bierset

— Airports operating on the basis of an authorisation pursuant to § 55(1) of the lov om luftfart, see Consolidation Act No 543 of 13 June 2001.

— Airports as defined in Article 38(2)(1) of the Luftverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung of 19 June 1964, as last amended on 21 August 2002.

— ‘Υπηρεσία Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας’ (‘ΥΠΑ’) operating pursuant to Legislative Decree No 714/70, as amended by Law No 1340/83; the organisation of the company is laid down by Presidential Decree No. 56/89, as amended subsequently.

— The company ‘Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών’ at Spata operating pursuant to Legislative Decree No 2338/95 Κύρωση Σύμβασης Ανάπτυξης του Νέου Διεθνούς Αεροδρομίου της Αθήνας στα Σπάτα, ‘ίδρυση της εταιρείας ‘Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών Α.Ε.’ έγκριση περιβαλλοντικών όρων και άλλες διατάξεις’).

— ‘Φορείς Διαχείρισης’ in accordance with Presidential Decree No 158/02 ‘Ίδρυση, κατασκευή, εξοπλισμός, οργάνωση, διοίκηση, λειτουργία και εκμετάλλευση πολιτικών αερολιμένων από φυσικά πρόσωπα, νομικά πρόσωπα ιδιωτικού δικαίου και Οργανισμούς Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης’ (Greek Official Gazette Α 137).

— Ente público Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA).

— Airports operated by State-owned companies pursuant to Articles L. 251-1, L.260-1 and L. 270-1 of the code de l'aviation civile.

— Airports operating on the basis of a concession granted by the State pursuant to Article R.223-2 of the code de l'aviation civile.

— Airports operating pursuant to an arrêté préfectoral portant autorisation d'occupation temporaire.

— Airports set up by a public authority and which are the subject of a convention as laid down in Article L. 221-1 of the code de l'aviation civile.

— Airports of Dublin, Cork and Shannon managed by

Aer Rianta

Irish Airports

— Airports operating on the basis of a public use licence granted pursuant to the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 as amended by the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998, and at which any scheduled air services are performed by aircraft for the public transport of passengers, mail or cargo.

— AAAVTAG.

— Managing entities set up by special laws.

— Entities operating airport facilities on the basis of a concession granted pursuant to Article 694 of the Codice della navigazione, Royal Decree No 347 of 30 March 1942.

— R.A.I. Registro Aeronautico Italiano.

— Aéroport du Findel.

— Airports operating pursuant to Articles 18 and following of the Luchtvaartwet.

— Entities authorised to provide airport facilities pursuant to the Luftfahrtgesetz, BGBl. No 253/1957, as amended.

— ANA — Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A., set up pursuant to Decree-Law No 404/98 of 18 December 1998.

— NAV — Empresa Pública de Navegação Aérea de Portugal, E. P., set up pursuant to Decree-Law No 404/98 of 18 December 1998.

— ANAM — Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea da Madeira, S. A., set up pursuant to Decree-Law No 453/91 of 11 December 1991.

— Airports managed by the ‘

Ilmailulaitos

Luftfartsverket

ilmailulaki

luftfartslagen

— Publicly-owned and operated airports in accordance with luftfartslagen (1957:297).

— Privately-owned and operated airports with an operating licence under the act, where this licence corresponds to the criteria of Article 2(3) of the Directive.

— A local authority which exploits a geographical area for the purpose of providing airport or other terminal facilities to carriers by air.

— An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports Act 1986 who has the management of an airport subject to economic regulation under Part IV of that Act.

— An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports Act 1986 who has the management of an airport subject to economic regulation under Part IV of that Act.

— Highland and Islands Airports Limited.

— An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.

1. Name, address, telegraphic address, electronic address, telephone number, telex and fax number of the contracting entity.

2. Where appropriate, state whether the contract is reserved for sheltered workshops or whether its performance is reserved in the context of sheltered employment programmes.

3. Nature of the contract (supply, works or service, where appropriate, state if it is a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system).

Category of service within the meaning of Annex XVII A or XVII B and description (nomenclature reference No(s)).

Where appropriate, state whether tenders are requested for purchase, lease, rental or hire purchase or any combination of these.

4. Place of delivery, site or place of performance of service.

5. For supplies and works:

6. For services:

7. Where known, indication of whether authorisation to submit variants exists or not.

8. Time limits for delivery or completion or duration of service contract and, as far as possible, the starting date.

12. Where applicable, any deposits and guarantees required.

13. Main terms concerning financing and payment and/or references to the provisions in which these are contained.

14. Where appropriate, the legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is awarded.

15. Minimum economic and technical conditions required of the economic operator to whom the contract is awarded.

16. Period during which the tenderer is bound to keep open his tender.

17. Where appropriate, particular conditions to which performance of the contract is subject.

18. Criteria referred to in Article 55 to be used for award of the contract: ‘lowest price’ or ‘most economically advantageous tender’. Criteria representing the most economically advantageous tender as well as their weighting or, where appropriate, the order of importance of these criteria shall be mentioned where they do not appear in the specifications.

19. Where appropriate, the reference to publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the periodic information notice or of the notice of the publication of this notice on the buyer profile to which the contract refers.

20. Name and address of the body responsible for appeal and, where appropriate, mediation procedures. Precise information concerning time limits for lodging appeals, or, if need be, the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the department from which this information may be obtained.

21. Date of dispatch of the notice by the contracting entity.

22. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (to be supplied by that Office).

23. Any other relevant information.

1. Name, address, telegraphic address, electronic address, telephone number, telex and fax number of the contracting entity.

2. Where appropriate, state whether the contract is reserved for sheltered workshops or whether its performance is reserved in the context of sheltered employment programmes.

3. Nature of the contract (supplies, works or services; where appropriate, state if it is a framework agreement).

Category of service within the meaning of Annex XVII A or XVII B and description (nomenclature reference No(s)).

Where appropriate, state whether tenders are requested for purchase, lease, rental or hire purchase or any combination of these.

4. Place of delivery, site or place of performance of service.

5. For supplies and works:

6. For services:

7. Where known, indication of whether authorisation to submit variants exists or not.

8. Time limits for delivery or completion or duration of service contract and, as far as possible, for starting.

9. Where appropriate, the legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is awarded.

11. Final date for dispatch of invitations to tender.

12. Where applicable, any deposits and guarantees required.

13. Main terms concerning financing and payment and/or references to the provisions in which these are contained.

14. Information concerning the economic operator's position and the minimum economic and technical conditions required of him.

15. Criteria referred to in Article 55 to be used for award of the contract: ‘lowest price’ or ‘most economically advantageous tender’. Criteria representing the most economically advantageous tender as well as their weighting or, where appropriate, the order of importance of these criteria shall be mentioned where they do not appear in the specifications or will not be indicated in the invitation to tender.

16. Where appropriate, particular conditions to which performance of the contract is subject.

17. Where appropriate, the reference to publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the periodic information notice or of the notice of the publication of this notice on the buyer profile to which the contract refers.

18. Name and address of the body responsible for appeal and, where appropriate, mediation procedures. Precise information concerning time limits for lodging appeals, or, if need be, the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the service from which this information may be obtained.

19. Date of dispatch of the notice by the contracting entities.

20. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (to be supplied by that Office).

21. Any other relevant information.

1. Name, address, telegraphic address, electronic address, telephone number, telex and fax number of the contracting entity.

2. Where appropriate, state whether the contract is reserved for sheltered workshops or whether its performance is reserved in the context of sheltered employment programmes.

3. Nature of the contract (supplies, works or services; where appropriate, state if it is a framework agreement).

Category of service within the meaning of Annex XVII A or XVII B and description (nomenclature reference No(s)).

Where appropriate, state whether tenders are requested for purchase, lease, rental or hire purchase or any combination of these.

4. Place of delivery, site or place of performance of service.

5. For supplies and works:

6. For services:

7. Where known, indication of whether authorisation to submit variants exists or not.

8. Time limits for delivery or completion or duration of service contract and, as far as possible, for starting.

9. Where appropriate, the legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is awarded.

11. Where appropriate, any deposits and guarantees required.

12. Main terms concerning financing and payment and/or references to the provisions in which these are contained.

13. Information concerning the economic operator's position and the minimum economic and technical conditions required of him.

14. Criteria referred to in Article 55 to be used for award of the contract: ‘lowest price’ or ‘most economically advantageous tender’. Criteria representing the most economically advantageous tender as well as their weighting or, where appropriate, the order of importance of these criteria shall be mentioned where they do not appear in the specifications or will not be indicated in the invitation to negotiate.

15. Where appropriate, the names and addresses of the economic operators already selected by the contracting entity.

16. Where applicable, date(s) of previous publications in the Official Journal of the European Union.

17. Where appropriate, particular conditions to which performance of the contract is subject.

18. Where appropriate, the reference to publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the periodic information notice or of the notice of the publication of this notice on the buyer profile to which the contract refers.

19. Name and address of the body responsible for appeal and, where appropriate, mediation procedures. Precise information concerning time limits for lodging appeals, or, if need be, the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the service from which this information may be obtained.

20. Date of dispatch of the notice by the contracting entity.

21. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (to be supplied by that Office).

22. Any other relevant information.

1. Country of contracting entity.

2. Name and e-mail address of contracting entity.

3. Publication reference of the contract notice on the dynamic purchasing system.

4. E-mail address at which the contract documents and additional documents relating to the dynamic purchasing system are available.

5. Subject-matter of contract: description by reference number(s) of CPV nomenclature and quantity or extent of the contract to be awarded.

6. Timeframe for submitting indicative tenders.

1. Name, address, telegraphic address, electronic address, telephone number, telex and fax number of the contracting entity.

2. Where appropriate, state whether the contract is reserved for sheltered workshops or whether its performance is reserved in the context of sheltered employment programmes.

3. Purpose of the qualification system (description of the goods, services or works or categories thereof to be procured through the system — nomenclature reference No(s)).

4. Conditions to be fulfilled by the economic operators in view of their qualification pursuant to the system and the methods according to which each of those conditions will be verified. Where the description of such conditions and verification methods is voluminous and based on documents available to interested economic operators, a summary of the main conditions and methods and a reference to those documents shall be sufficient.

5. Period of validity of the qualification system and the formalities for its renewal.

6. Reference to the fact that the notice acts as the call for competition.

7. Address where further information and documentation concerning the qualification system can be obtained (if different from the addresses mentioned under 1).

8. Name and address of the body responsible for appeal and, where appropriate, mediation procedures. Precise information concerning time-limits for lodging appeals, or, if need be, the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the service from which this information may be obtained.

9. Where known, criteria referred to in Article 55 to be used for award of the contract: ‘lowest price’ or ‘most economically advantageous tender’. Criteria representing the most economically advantageous tender as well as their weighting or, where appropriate, the order of importance of these criteria, shall be mentioned where they do not appear in the specifications or will not be indicated in the invitation to tender or to negotiate.

10. Any other relevant information.

1. Name, address, telegraphic address, electronic address, telephone number, telex and fax number of the contracting entity or the service from which additional information may be obtained.

3. Date of dispatch of the notice or of dispatch of the notice of the publication of this notice on the buyer profile.

4. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (to be supplied by that Office).

5. Any other relevant information.

6. A reference to the fact that interested suppliers should advise the entity of their interest in the contract or contracts.

7. Where appropriate, state whether the contract is reserved for sheltered workshops or whether its performance is reserved in the context of sheltered employment programmes.

8. Time limit for the receipt of applications for an invitation to tender or to negotiate.

9. Nature and quantity of the goods to be supplied or general nature of the work or category of service within the meaning of Annex XVII A and description, stating if framework agreement(s) are envisaged, including any options for further procurement and the estimated time available for exercising these options as well as the number of renewals, if any. In the case of recurring contracts, also, an estimate of the timing of the subsequent calls for competition.

10. State whether purchase, lease, rental or hire-purchase or any combination of these is involved.

11. Time limits for delivery or completion or duration of service contract and, as far as possible, for starting.

12. Address to which interested undertakings should send their expressions of interest in writing.

Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest.

Language or languages authorised for the presentation of candidatures or tenders.

13. Economic and technical conditions, and financial and technical guarantees required of suppliers.

15. Where appropriate, particular conditions to which performance of the contract is subject.

16. Name and address of the body responsible for appeal and, where appropriate, mediation procedures. Precise information concerning time limits for lodging appeals, or, if need be, the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the service from which this information may be obtained.

17. Where known, criteria referred to in Article 55 to be used for award of the contract: ‘lowest price’ or ‘most economically advantageous tender’. Criteria representing the most economically advantageous tender as well as their weighting or, where appropriate, the order of importance of these criteria shall be mentioned, where they do not appear in the specifications, or will not be indicated in the invitation to confirm interest referred to in Article 47(5) or in the invitation tender or to negotiate.

1. Country of the contracting entity.

2. Name of the contracting entity.

3. Internet address of the ‘buyer profile’ (URL).

4. CPV Nomenclature reference No(s).

1. Name and address of the contracting entity.

2. Nature of the contract (supplies, works or services and Nomenclature reference No(s); where appropriate state if it is a framework agreement).

3. At least a summary indication of the nature and quantity of the products, works or services provided.

5. Award procedure (open, restricted or negotiated).

6. Number of tenders received.

7. Date of award of the contract.

8. Price paid for bargain purchases pursuant to Article 40(3)(j).

9. Name and address of the economic operator(s).

10. State, where appropriate, whether the contract has been, or may be, subcontracted.

11. Price paid or the prices of the highest and lowest tenders taken into account in the award of the contract.

12. Name and address of the body responsible for the appeal and, where appropriate, mediation procedures. Precise information concerning the time limit for lodging appeals, or, if need be, the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the service from which this information may be obtained.

13. Optional information:

14. Number of contracts awarded (where an award has been split between several suppliers).

15. Value of each contract awarded.

16. Country of origin of the product or service (Community origin or non-Community origin; if the latter, broken down by third country).

17. Which award criteria were used (most economically advantageous; lowest price)?

18. Was the contract awarded to a tenderer who submitted a variant, in accordance with Article 36(1)?

19. Were any tenders excluded on the grounds that they were abnormally low, in accordance with Article 57?

20. Date of transmission of the notice by the contracting entity.

21. In the case of contracts for services listed in Annex XVII B, agreement by the contracting entity to publication of the notice (Article 43(4)).

1. Name, address, electronic address telephone, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority and of the service from which additional documents may be obtained.

2. Project description (nomenclature reference No(s)).

3. Nature of the contest: open or restricted.

4. In the case of open contests: final date for receipt of projects.

5. In the case of restricted contests:

6. Where applicable, indication of whether participation is reserved to a particular profession.

7. Criteria to be applied in the evaluation of projects.

8. Where applicable, names of the selected members of the jury.

9. Indication of whether the decision of the jury is binding on the authority.

10. Where applicable, number and value of prizes.

11. Where applicable, details of payments to all participants.

12. Indication of whether the prize-winners are permitted any follow-up contracts.

13. Name and address of the body responsible for the appeal and, where appropriate, mediation procedures. Precise information concerning the time limit for lodging appeals, or, if need be, the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the service from which this information may be obtained.

14. Date of dispatch of the notice.

15. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

16. Any other relevant information

1. Name, address, telegraphic address and telephone, telex and fax numbers of the contracting authority.

2. Project description (nomenclature reference No(s)).

3. Total number of participants.

4. Number of foreign participants.

5. Winner(s) of the contest.

6. Where applicable, the prize(s).

7. Other information.

8. Reference of the design contest notice.

9. Name and address of the body responsible for the appeal and, where appropriate, mediation procedures. Precise information concerning the time limit for lodging appeals, or, if need be, the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the service from which this information may be obtained.

10. Date of dispatch of the notice.

11. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

(a)  ►M2  Notices referred to in Articles 41, 42, 43 and 63 must be sent by the contracting entities to the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities in the format established by implementing measures to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 68(2). ◄ The periodic indicative notices referred to in Article 41(1), published on a buyer profile as described in paragraph 2(b), must also use that format, as must the notice of such publication;

(b) Notices referred to in Articles 41, 42, 43 and 63 must be published by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities or by the contracting entities in the event of a periodic indicative notice published on a buyer profile in accordance with Article 41(1).

In addition, contracting authorities may publish this information on the Internet on a ‘buyer profile’ as referred to in point 2(b);

(c) The Office for Official Publications of the European Communities will give the contracting authority the confirmation referred to in Article 44(7).

(a) Contracting entities are encouraged to publish the specifications and the additional documents in their entirety on the Internet;

(b) The buyer profile may include periodic indicative notices as referred to in Article 41(1), information on ongoing invitations to tender, scheduled purchases, contracts concluded, procedures cancelled and any useful general information, such as a contact point, a telephone and a fax number, a postal address and an e-mail address.

2. ‘Standard’ means a technical specification approved by a recognised standardisation body for repeated or continuous application, compliance with which is not compulsory and which falls into one of the following categories:

3. ‘European technical approval’ means a favourable technical assessment of the fitness for use of a product, based on the fulfilment of the essential requirements for building works, by means of the inherent characteristics of the product and the defined conditions of application and use. European technical approvals are issued by an approval body designated for this purpose by the Member State;

4. ‘Common technical specifications’ means a technical specification laid down in accordance with a procedure recognised by the Member States which has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

5. ‘Technical reference’: any product produced by European standardisation bodies, other than official standards, according to procedures adapted to developments in market needs.

— Convention 87 on Freedom of Association and the Protection of the Right to Organise;

— Convention 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining;

— Convention 29 on Forced Labour;

— Convention 105 on the Abolition of Forced Labour;

— Convention 138 on Minimum Age;

— Convention 111 on Discrimination (Employment and Occupation);

— Convention 100 on Equal Remuneration;

— Convention 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour.

(a) electronic signatures relating to tenders, requests to participate and applications for qualification as well as to the forwarding of plans and projects comply with national provisions adopted pursuant to Directive 1999/93/EC ( 41 );

(b) the exact time and date of the receipt of tenders, requests to participate, applications for qualification as well as the submission of plans and projects can be determined precisely;

(c) it may be reasonably ensured that, before the time limits laid down, no-one can have access to data transmitted under these requirements;

(d) if that access prohibition is infringed, it may be reasonably ensured that the infringement is clearly detectable;

(e) only authorised persons may set or change the dates for opening data received;

(f) during the various stages of the qualification procedure, the contract award procedure or contest, access to all data submitted, or to part thereof, must be possible only through simultaneous action by authorised persons;

(g) simultaneous action by authorised persons must give access to data transmitted only after the prescribed date;

(h) data received and opened in accordance with these requirements must remain accessible only to persons authorised to acquaint themselves therewith.