Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU

Request made by a Contracting Entity — extension of deadline

(2016/C 386/11)

On 2 February 2016 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 3 February 2016.

This request is made by Vapo Oy and concerns activities relating to the exploitation of a geographical area for the purposes of extracting fuel peat on the territory of Finland. The relevant notice was published on page 9 of OJ C 96 on 11 March 2016. A prolongation notice was published on page 25 of the OJ C 301 of 19 August 2016.

Pursuant to Annex IV, point 2 of Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission may require the Member State or the applicant or the independent national authority competent or any other competent national authority to provide all necessary information or to supplement or clarify information given within the appropriate time limit. On 7 June 2016 the Commission asked the Finnish authorities to provide additional information by 28 June 2016.

Pursuant to Annex IV, point 2, second phrase of Directive 2014/25/EU in case of late or incomplete answers to the Commission’s request for clarification or for the additional information, the deadlines, shall be suspended for the period between the expiry of the time limit set in the request for information and the receipt of the complete and correct information. The reply of the Finnish authorities was received on 26 September 2016. The final deadline is therefore 23 January 2017.

(1)  OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.