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ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal 342 Volume 39 of the European Communities 14 November 1996

English edition Information and Notices

Notice No Contents Page

I Information

Commission

96/C 342/ 01 Ecu 1

96/C 342/02 Average prices and representative prices for table wines at the various marketing centres 2

96/C 342/03 Authorization for State aid pursuant to Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (') 3

96/C 342/04 Communication from the Commission to the Council — Amendment to the Action programme to promote milk consumption in the Community and expand the markets for milk and milk products : 1996/97 milk year 4

II Preparatory Acts

Commission

96/C 342/05 Proposal for an eighth European and Council Directive on summer-time arrangements 5

96/C 342/06 Amended proposal for a Council Decision on Commission activities of analysis , research , cooperation and action in the field of employment (') 6

96/C 342/07 Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) introducing arrangements for the management of fishing effort in the (') 9

EN 1 (') Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) page

III Notices

European Parliament Commission

Court of Auditors

96/C 342/08 Notice of open competitions 11

Commission

96/C 342/09 Studies in the pharmaceutical sector — Title of the document : Open call for tender for studies in the pharmaceutical sector (generic medicinal products), 111 /96/ 138 ... 12

96/C 342/ 10 Vocational training — Open invitation to tender notice No DG XXII/42 /96 13

Corrigenda

96/C 342/ 1 1 Phare — supply of metrology laboratory equipment 15

EN 14 . 11 . 96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 342/ 1

I (Information)

COMMISSION

Ecu (') 13 November 1996 (96/C 342/01 )

Currency amount for one unit : Belgian and Finnish markka 5,80599 39,7186 Swedish krona 8,50168 Danish krone 7,40050 sterling 0,773933 German mark 1,92761 United States 1,27970 Greek drachma 304,428 Canadian dollar 1,70712 Spanish peseta 162,279 Japanese yen 142,507 French franc 6,51751 Swiss franc 1,62253 Irish pound 0,771833 Norwegian krone 8,09026 Italian lira 1941,79 Icelandic krona 84,7033 Dutch 2,16192 Australian dollar 1,62398 Austrian schilling 13,5635 New Zealand dollar 1,80366 Portuguese escudo 195,000 South African rand 5,99475

The Commission has installed a telex with an automatic answering device which gives the conversion rates in a number of currencies . This service is available every from 3.30 p.m . until 1 p.m . the following day. Users of the service should do as follows : — call telex number 23789 ; — give their own telex code ; — type the code 'cccc' which puts the automatic system into operation resulting in the transmission of the conversion rates of the ecu ; — the transmission should not be interrupted until the end of the message, which is marked by the code 'ffff'.

Note : The Commission also has an automatic fax answering service (No 296 10 97/296 60 11 ) providing daily data concerning calculation of the conversion rates applicable for the purposes of the common agricultural policy .

(') Council Regulation (EEC) No 3180/78 of 18 December 1978 (OJ No L 379, 30 . 12 . 1978 , p. 1 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1971 /89 (OJ No L 189, 4 . 7 . 1989, p. 1 ). Council Decision 80/ 1184/EEC of 18 December 1980 (Convention of Lomé) (OJ No L 349 , 23 . 12 . 1980 , p . 34 ). Commission Decision No 3334/80/ECSC of 19 December 1980 (OJ No L 349, 23 . 12 . 1980, p. 27). Financial Regulation of 16 December 1980 concerning the general budget of the European Communities (OJ No L 345 , 20 . 12 . 1980, p. 23 ). Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308 / 80 of 16 December 1980 (OJ No L 345 , 20 . 12 . 1980, p. 1 ). Decision of the Council of Governors of the European Investment Bank of 13 May 1981 (OJ No L 311 , 30 . 10 . 1981 , p. 1 ). No C 342/2 ΓΕΝΙ Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 11 . 96

Average prices and representative prices for table wines at the various marketing centres (96/C 342/02 ) (Established on 12 November 1996 for the application of 30 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 822/ 87 )

Type of wine and the ECU per % Type of wine and the ECU per % various marketing centres % vol/hl of GP° various marketing centres % vol/hl of GP °

R I Guide price * 3,828 A I Guide price * 3,828 Heraklion No quotation (') Athens No quotation Patras No quotation Heraklion 3,878 101% Requena No quotation Patras No quotation Reus No quotation Villafranca del Bierzo No quotation (') Alcázar de San Juan 2,231 58% Bastia No quotation Almendralejo 2,361 62% Béziers 107% 4,112 Medina del Campo No quotation Montpellier 4,130 108% Ribadavia Narbonne No quotation No quotation Nimes 4,160 109% Villafranca del Penedés No quotation Perpignan 3,818 100% Villar del Arzobispo No quotation (') Asti No quotation Villarrobledo 2,576 67% Florence No quotation (') Bordeaux Lecce No quotation No quotation Pescara No quotation Nantes No quotation 128% Reggio Emilia 4,889 Bari No quotation Treviso 4,053 106% 79% Verona (for local wines ) No quotation Cagliari 3,040 Representative price 4,122 108% Chieti 2,685 70% 3,040 79% II Guide price * 3,828 Ravenna (Lugo, Faenze) Trapani (Alcamo ) 2,254 59% Heraklion No quotation Treviso 99% Patras No quotation 3,800 Calatayud No quotation Representative price 2,847 74% Falset No quotation (') Jumilla No quotation (*) Navalcarnero No quotation (*)

Requena No quotation ECU/hl Toro No quotation Villena No quotation (') 82,810 Bastia No quotation A II Guide price * Brignoles No quotation Rheinpfalz (Oberhaardt) 64,955 7 8% Bari No quotation Rheinhessen (Hügelland) 70,442 8 5% Barletta No quotation Cagliari No quotation The wine-growing of the Luxembourg Moselle No quotation Lecce No quotation Taranto No quotation Representative price 67,166 81% Representative price No quotation (')

A III Guide price * 94,57 ECU/hl Mosel-Rheingau - No quotation R III Guide price * 62,15 The wine-growing region Rheinpfalz-Rheinhessen of the Luxembourg Moselle No quotation ( Hiigelland ) No quotation Representative price No quotation

(') Quotation not taken into account in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC ) No 2682/77 . * Applicable from 1 . 2 . 1995 . ° GP = Guide price . 14 . 11 . 96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 342/3

Authorization for State aid pursuant to Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(96/C 342/03 ) (Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption : 30 . 7 . 1996 Legal basis : — Treuhandgesetz vom 17 . 6 . 1990 Member State : Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) — Gesetz zur abschließenden Erfüllung der verblei­ Aid No : N 330/96 benden Aufgaben der Treuhandanstalt vom 9 . 8 . 1994 — Konsolidierungsfonds für das Sachsen Title : Privatization of Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing GmbH (manufacture of semi-finished copper and brass Aid intensity : products ) — Cessation of repayment of claims : DM 6,3 million Objective : Privatization and restructuring (ECU 3 million) in total — loan : DM 5 million Legal basis : Treuhandgesetz of 17 . 6 . 1990 — interest : DM 1,3 million Aid intensity : — equity participation of DM 2 million (ECU 1 million) — Abandonment of liabilities : Duration : 31 . 12 . 1998 — BMBG : DM 313 million — Banks : DM 173 million Conditions : Submission of annual reports — Liquidity injection : DM 15 million — Exemption from possible liabilities : DM 33,5 million Date of adoption : 9 . 10 . 1996 — Covering of losses : DM 46 million — Infrastructure measures : DM 92 million Member State : Portugal — Rebuilding of an anode manufacturing plant : DM Aid No : NN 56/96 3,5 million — Potential early closure of an anode manufacturing Title : Aid for temporary suspension of operations in plant : DM 29 million Moroccan — Loan : DM 8 million Objective : To assist the owners and crews of Portuguese — Bringing of deficits : DM 31 million fishing vessels operating in Moroccan waters following — Leasing payment : DM 8,4 million the failure to reach a new fishing agreement between the European Community and Morocco — Total : DM 752,4 million (ECU 390 million) Legal basis : Programa de apoio às embarcações Duration : 1996 to 2000 licenciadas ao abrigo do Acordo CE-Marrocos

Conditions : Annual report Aid intensity : In accordance with the scales and rates of assistance laid down in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93

Date of adoption : 2 . 10 . 1996 Duration : Not more than eight months

Member State : Germany ( Saxony)

Aid No : N 596/96 Date of adoption : 14 . 10 . 1996

Title : Aid for Blechformwerke Erzgebirge Bernsbach Member State : Germany (Mecklenburg-Western GmbH (spare parts for motor vehicles ) Pomerania)

Objective : To consolidate the firm's restructuring Aid No : N 632/96 No C 342/4 | EN | Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 11 . 96

Title : Aid for restructuring in the fishing industry under Legal basis : Richtlinien für die Gewährung Community initiative Pesca Zuschüssen zur Umstrukturierung des Fischereisektors im Rahmen der Gemeinschaftsinitiative 'Pesca' Objective : Diversification of the fisheries sector, conversion of businesses to 'tourism on the ', encouragement of re-skilling for people working in the Budget : Operational programme for Germany approved sector, improvement of fishing port infrastructure, in conjunction with Pesca dealing with environmental problems in the fisheries sector, encouragement of cross-border cooperation among businesses in the fishing industry Duration : 1996 to 1999

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL Amendment to the Action programme to promote milk consumption in the Community and expand the markets for milk and milk products : 1996/97 milk year

(96/C 342/04 )

Since some Member States, because of the holiday period, have not had time to take the measures necessary to set up procedures for the Action programme to promote milk consumption in the Community and expand the markets for milk and milk products ( 1996/97 milk year), the Commission has decided to amend the deadlines laid down in Title VII . (Procedure for considering and selecting applications) of Commission Communication to the Council No 96/C 226/ 10 on the Action programme to promote milk consumption in the Community and expand the markets for milk and milk products ( 1996/97 milk year) (*). In Title VII (Procedure for considering and selecting applications): — in paragraph 1 : The date '30 September 1996' is replaced by ' 31 October 1996', — in paragraph 2 : The date '30 October 1996' is replaced by '30 November 1996'.

0 ) OJ No C 226, 3 . 8 . 1996, p . 7 . i4 . li . 96 HENI Official Journal of the European Communities No C 342/5

II (Preparatory Acts)

COMMISSION

Proposal for an eighth and Council Directive on summer-time arrangements

(96/C 342/05 ) COM(96) 106 final — 96/0082(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission on 26 April 1996)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Whereas the Member States consider the end of October OF THE , to be the most appropriate date for the end of the summer-time period ; whereas this date should therefore be maintained ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof, Whereas Article 4 of the seventh Directive lays down Having regard ' to the proposal from the Commission, that the European Parliament and the Council must adopt by 1 January 1997 the arrangements to apply from 1998 onwards ; Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, Whereas , for geographical reasons , common summer-time arrangements should not apply to the Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in overseas territories of the Member States ; Article 189b of the Treaty, Whereas, for reasons of timetabling, particularly in the Whereas the seventh European Parliament and Council transport and communications sectors, a timetable of Directive 94/21 /EC of 30 May 1994 on summer-time summer-time arrangements should be set for a arrangements O introduced a common date and time sufficiently long period ; whereas provisions ought throughout the Community for the beginning of summer therefore to be adopted for 1998 , 1999 , 2000 and 2001 . time in 1995, 1996 and 1997 ; whereas the seventh Directive retained two different dates for the end of summer time in 1995 , one for Member States other than HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Ireland and the United Kingdom and one for Ireland and the United Kingdom, but nonetheless introduced a common date and time for the end of summer time in Article 1 1996 and 1997 ; For the purposes of this Directive 'summer-time period' shall mean the period of the year during which clocks Whereas, given that the Member States apply are put forward by 60 minutes compared with the rest of summer-time arrangements, it is important for the func­ the year. tioning of the internal market that a common date and time for the beginning and end of the summer-time period be fixed throughout the Community ; Article 2

Whereas, with due regard for subsidiarity, a Community In each Member State the summer-time period for 1998 , 1999, 2000 and 2001 shall begin at 1 a . m . Greenwich measure is necessary to ensure complete harmonization Mean Time on the last in March, i .. .: of the timetable with a view to facilitating transport and communications ; — in 1998 : on 29 March, — in 1999 : on 28 March, — in 2000 : on 26 March, 0 ) OJ No L 164, 30 . 6 . 1994, p . 1 . — in 2001 : on 25 March . No C 342/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 11 . 96

Article 3 Article 6 In each Member State the summer-time period for 1998 , The Member States shall adopt all the laws, regulations 1999 , 2000 and 2001 shall end at 1 a . m . Greenwich and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Mean Time on the last Sunday in October, i.e. : this Directive by 31 December 1997 at the latest . They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. — in 1998 : on 25 October, — in 1999 : on 31 October, — in 2000 : on 29 October, — in 2001 : on 28 October . When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive and shall be accom­ Article 4 panied by such reference at the time of their official publication . The detailed arrangements for such The arrangements to apply from 2002 onwards shall be reference shall be adopted by Member States . adopted before 1 January 2001 on a proposal from the Commission presented before 1 January 2000 .

Article 5 Article 7 This Directive does not apply to the overseas territories of the Member States . This Directive is addressed to the Member States .

Amended proposal for a Council Decision on Commission activities of analysis, research, coop­ eration and action in the field of employment O

(96/C 342/06) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(96) 449 final — 95/01 49(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC Treaty on 19 September 1996)

O OJ No C 235 , 9 . 9 . 1995 , p . 8 .

ORIGINAL TEXT AMENDED TEXT

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Twelfth recital

Whereas , in accordance with the interinstitutional Whereas, in accordance with the Joint Declaration of 30 agreement on budgetary discipline, it is necessary for June 1982 and with the interinstitutional agreement on actions taken on the initiative of the Commission to have budgetary discipline, it is necessary for actions taken on a legal basis . the initiative of the Commission to have a legal basis .

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

Article 1

A Community action for analysis, research, cooperation A Community action for analysis , research , cooperation and action in the field of employment () is hereby and action in the field of employment is hereby estab­ established for the period from 1 January 1996 to 31 lished for the period from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2000 . December 2000 . 14.11.96 [ ENl Official Journal of the European Communities No C 342/ 7

ORIGINAL TEXT AMENDED TEXT

Article 2

This action aims to establish a new approach for This action aims to establish a new approach for analysis, research, cooperation and action in the field of analysis , research, cooperation and action in the field of employment, thereby creating a platform for the employment, thereby creating a platform for the exchange of information and experience relating to exchange of information and experience relating to employment. This new approach will contribute to the employment measures taken in the Member States . This development of measures taken in the Member States new approach will focus on the suggestions made in the which are in keeping with the focus of the Commission's Commission's White Paper on Growth, Competitiveness White Paper on Growth, Competitiveness and and Employment and on measures which take account of Employment and with the decisions taken at the Essen the employment strategies developed by the European European Council . Union .

It is designed to promote the analysis of the labour market and of employment policies at Community level, to help to identify and transfer best practices and to develop an active policy for disseminating the results obtained .

Article 3

In order to achieve the objectives referred to in Article 2 , the Commission may promote in cooperation with the players concerned and/or provide financial support for the following measures :

(a) the establishment of permanent systems for observing, monitoring and exchanging comparable information and carrying out studies on employment policies and systems as defined in the Commission's White Paper on Growth, Competitiveness and Employment, labour market trends and the means whereby new jobs are created in the Member States and the Union ;

(b ) the provision of methodological and technical (b) the provision of methodological and technical support for projects to identify and transfer best support for projects which aim at identifying and practices in areas such as work organization, transferring best practices in areas such as work regional and local measures for creating jobs which organization, regional and local measures for meet new needs , and measures to assist certain creating jobs which meet new needs , particular groups of people particularly hard hit by unem­ emphasis shall be given to projects for the identifi­ ployment ; cation, transfer and dissemination of measures which directly or indirectly assist certain groups of people particularly hard hit by unemployment, notably young job seekers, the long-term unemployed, unemployed women and older unemployed workers ;

(c) the implementation of any initiatives likely to encourage the broad dissemination of the results obtained from the measures , including assistance in preparing regular reports on employment . No C 342/ 8 fENl Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 11 . 96

ORIGINAL TEXT AMENDED TEXT

Article 4 The Commission shall guarantee the consistency of and The Commission shall guarantee the coordination with, synergy between the measures taken under this Decision consistency of and synergy between the measures taken and those taken under all policies of the Union . under this Decision and the Structural Fonds, the research and development framework programmes, the The Commission and the Member States shall seek to fourth framework programme on equal opportunities for ensure that their actions of analysis, research, coop­ women and men, and the Leonardo da Vinci eration and action in the field of employment and those programme . The Commission shall aim to achieve a taken under the Structural Funds, the research and spill-over effect of the results of this programme into all development framework programme, the fourth policies of the Union . framework programme on equal opportunities for women and men, and those taken in the field of vocational training, in particular under Leonardo, complement each other .

Article 5

Certain activities shall be open to the participation of the Certain activities shall be open to the participation of the of the , the countries countries of the European Economic Area, the countries of Central and Eastern , Cyprus and Malta, and of Central and Eastern Europe, Cyprus and Malta, and to the European Union's partner countries in the Medi­ tho the European Union's partner countries in the Medi­ terranean, in accordance with arrangements to be terranean, in accordance with arrangements to be defined in the context of the relations of the Union with defined in the context of the relations of the Union with these countries . these countries and within the terms of the 1993 Interin­ stitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline . The cost of the participation shall be covered by the countries concerned . If necessary the Commission may decide, pursuant to the rules applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, to grant a contribution to permit these countries' participation, within the limits of credits allocated by the budgetary authority .

Article 6

The Commission shall ensure implementation in accordance with this Decision . To this end, it shall cooperate on a partnership basis with the Member States, and especially as part of the regular consultation of the senior civil servants responsible for employment .

Article 7

The social partners shall be associated with the action taken . The Standing Committee on Employment shall in this connection be the main forum for discussing its results .

Article 8 The Commission shall submit a final report on the results of this action to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the , by 31 December 2001 at the latest.

Article 9

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 14 . 11 . 96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 342/9

Proposal for a Council Regulation ( EC) introducing arrangements for the management of fishing effort in the Baltic Sea

(96/C 342/07 ) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(96) 489 final — 96/0244(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 14 October 1996)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, The system shall take effect on 1 January 1998 . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Article 2

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 1 . The Member States shall draw up lists of named fishing vessels flying their respective flags which are Having regard to the opinion of the European authorized to engage in fishing activities in the fisheries defined in the Annex hereto . Parliament ,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 2 . The Member States may include other vessels on Social Committee, their lists of named vessels at a later date, provided there were entitlements to fish at the time that the reference Whereas, pursuant to the terms of the Act of Accession lists were established . of Austria, Finland and Sweden, transitional arrangements governing access to waters are to apply 3 . The Member States may at a later date replace the until the Community system of special fishing permits is vessels entered on their lists of named vessels . introduced ;

Whereas these arrangements imply that Community Article 3 measures will be adopted laying down the conditions of Each Member State shall issue special fishing permits in access to waters and resources and for the pursuit of accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 fishing activities ; of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits (') for vessels flying its Whereas data need to be collected on the fishing effort flag which engage in fishing activities in the fisheries deployed by Community vessels in the fisheries to which referred to in the Annex . the arrangements apply in order to obtain a clearer understanding of the exploitation of those fisheries ; Article 4 Whereas it is the responsilibity of the flag Member State to introduce arrangements for monitoring fishing effort ; 1 . Member States shall send the Commission by 30 whereas it is necessary therefore to ensure the trans­ March 1997 at the latest information concerning the lists parency and fairness of the management and control of named vessels referred to in Article 2 . procedures ; 2 . Member States shall notify the Commission at Whereas the monitoring of fishing effort in the Baltic regular intervals of any changes to the information Sea will not prejudice the setting by the Council of levels referred to in paragraph 1 . for fishing effort in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 in 3 . The Commission shall forward the information particular to take account of the condition of ressources referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the Member States . in that area,

Article 5 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : The Council, where necessary, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 (4 ) of Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 3760/92 may set levels for fishing effort taking into account in particular the condition of stocks This Regulation establishes the procedure for the intro­ in the fisheries referred to in the Annex hereto . duction of a system for the management of fishing effort in the IBSFC areas (subdivisions 22 to 32 ) falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of the Member States . O OJ No L 171 , 6 . 7 . 1994 , p . 7 . No C 342/ 10 rW1 Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 11 . 96

Article 6 order to ensure compliance with the arrangements for the management of fishing effort referred to in this 1 . Member States shall take steps to ensure a posteriori Regulation . monitoring of the fishing effort deployed by vessels flying their flag in the fisheries referred to in the Annex . Article 7 1 . This Regulation shall apply to vessels of more than 2 . Before 31 December 1997, the Council shall take a 15 metres between perpendiculars . decision on a proposal submitted by the Commission, by 30 June 1997 at the latest, for amendments to Council 2 . The fishing effort of vessels below that limit shall Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 be assessed globally for each fishery. establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (') and in particular as regards Title Ha on the recording of data on fishing effort in the logbook, Article 8 the procedures for forwarding the lists of named vessels This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day to the Commission, the collection of data on fishing following its publication in the Official Journal of the effort by the Member States and the forwarding of the European Communities. assembled data on fishing effort to the Commission, in This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and (') OJ No L 261 , 20 . 10 . 1993, p . 1 . directly applicable in all Member States .

ANNEX

DEFINITION OF FISHERIES

Fishery

Gear Target species IBSFC areas

Towed Demersal species Subdivisions 22 to 32 , of which : — Subdivisions 22 to 24 — Subdivisions 25 to 32

Static gear and driftnets Demersal species Subdivisions 22 to 32 , of which : — Subdivisions 22 to 24 — Subdivisions 25 to 32

Purse seine Pelagic species Subdivisions 22 to 32 , of which : Pelagic trawl (herring, sprat) — Subdivisions 22 to 23 Small-meshed driftnet — IBSFC — Management Unit 3 (') — Subdivisions 22 to 32 excluding Management Unit 3

Longline driftnet Salmon, sea trout Subdivisions 22 to 32, of which : — Subdivisions 24 to 31 — Subdivision 32

Other gear Salmon, sea trout Subdivisions 22 to 32 , of which : — Subdivisions 24 to 31 — Subdivision 32

(*) As defined in the Convention on fishing and conservation of the living resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts 14 . 11 . 96 I EN I Official Journal of the European Communities No C 342/ 11

III

(Notices)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

COMMISSION

COURT OF AUDITORS

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

(96/C 342/08 )

The Secretariat of the European Parliament, the Commission and the Court of Auditors are holding the following competitions ('):

EUR/LA/ 101 — for Dutch-language TRANSLATORS (Grade LA 7-6), and EUR/LA/ 102 — for Dutch-language ASSISTANT TRANSLATORS (Grade LA 8 )

(') OJ No 342 A, 14 . 11 . 1996 (Greek edition). No C 342/ 12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 11 . 96

COMMISSION

Studies in the pharmaceutical sector Title of the document : Open call for tender for studies in the pharmaceutical sector (generic medicinal products), 111/96/ 138 (96/C 342/09)

1 . Awarding authority: , Direc­ de Raat, /Wetstraat 200 , B-1049 torate-General III, Industry, Unit E/ 3 - Pharma­ Bruxelles/Brussel , facsimile (32-2 ) 296 15 20 . ceutical products , Mr Patrick Deboyser, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel . b) Final date for submission of requests : 27 . 12 . 1996 . Facsimile (32-2 ) 296 15 20 . c) Documents available : Complete free-of-charge information package on the tendering procedures 2 . Category of service and description: Study on policy and the specifications of the present call for relating to generic medicinal products in the tenders . Member States of the European Union and in other OECD countries . 9 . Submission of tenders: On 20 . 12 . 1995 the Council of Ministers called on a) Final date for receipt of tenders : 12 . 1 . 1997 , the Commission, in close cooperation with the before 16.00 in case of hand delivery. Member States , to draw up a report on policy concerning generic medicines in the Member States b) Address to which tenders must be submitted : of the Union and in other OECD countries, in European Commission, Mr R. de Raat, DG III/ 3 , particular the USA, Canada and Japan (OJ No C RP11 4/ 33 , rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 , B-1049 350 of 30 . 12 . 1995 , p. 7). Bruxelles/Brussel . The work required falls into 2 main parts : c) Language in which tenders may be drawn up : any of the European Union . (i) an examination of the role of generics in medical practice in the regions studied, including 10 . Opening of the tenders: See specifications . measures to promote the prescription and supply of generic medicines , and an assessment of the 11 . Deposit/guarantees required: Not applicable . consequences of such measures in terms of level 12 . Main financing and payment terms: See specifi­ of use ; cations . (ii) the technical requirements for licensing and marketing authorization, issues relating to intel­ 13 . Possibility of tenders in association : See specifi­ lectual property and R&D . Legislation cations . applicable to international trade, and an evaluation of the effect of the measures on the 14 . Information on the supplier's position and formalities required: See specifications . pharmaceutical sector. 15 . Validity of tenders: See specifications . 3 . Place of delivery: As indicated in 1 . 16 . Contract award criteria and their order of 4 . Regulatory/administrative restrictions of tenders: See importance: See specifications . specifications . 17 . Other information : Not applicable . 5 . Bids for part of the services: Not applicable . 18 . Date ofpublication of the prior information notice in 6 . Acceptance of variants: Variants are not permitted . the Official Journal: Not applicable . 7 . Duration of contract: 1 year . 19 . Date of dispatch of the notice: 4 . 11 . 1996 . 8 . Request for tender documents: 20 . Date of receipt by the Office for Official Publi­ cations of the European Communities: 4 . 11 . 1996 . a) Address for submission of requests : European Commission , Directorate- General III, Industry, 21 . GATT agreement: This market is governed by the Unit E/ 3 - Pharmaceutical products , Mr Rochus GATT agreement . 14 . 11 . 96 EN I Official Journal of the European Communities No C 342/ 13

Vocational training Open invitation to tender notice No DG XXII/42/96 (96/C 342/ 10 )

1 . Name and address of the awarding authority: 5 . The tender will be divided into lots corresponding to European Commission, Directorate-General XXII - each of the fields identified in 2 . Tenderers may Education, Training and Youth, rue de la submit proposals for 1 or several fields . However, Loi/Wetstraat 200 , B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel . tenders must be submitted separately for each of the fields .

Telex COMEU B 21877 . Facsimile (32-2 ) 295 57 23 . Telegraph COMEUR Bruxelles . 6 . Variants are not permitted .

7 . Duration of the contract: 2 years, on the basis of a 2 . Nature of service: 11 . CPC reference No : 865 . 1-year contract which may be renewed once .

The European Commission intends setting up a 8 . a) Tender documents may be requested from the European observation facility for innovations in European Commission, Directorate-General vocational training to promote the and XXII - Education, Training and Youth, Direc­ transfer of innovations at European Union level . torate B, Mr Charters d'Azevedo, Head of Unit This facility will be based on existing structures at B4, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 , B-1049 different levels . Bruxelles/Brussel , facsimile (32-2 ) 295 57 23 .

b ) Tender documents may be requested until In order to identify the conditions for setting up the 10 . 1 . 1997 . facility better, the European Commission is launching an experimental scheme for observing/ locating innovations which will involve the following c) fields : a) attestation/validation/recognition of ex­ perience ; b ) new training technologies ; c) analysis of the requirements in terms of training skills and logic ; 9 . a) Final date for submission of tenders: 15 . 1 . 1997 . d) work organization and development of skills . Within the framework of this experimental scheme, b) Tenders must be submitted to the postal address the Commission is seeking the provision of services in 8 (a). involving a network(s ) of specialists to : c) Tenders must be drawn up in 1 of the official — identify cases of innovations , languages of the Community and must be submitted in triplicate . — build up finalized information on the cases identified in a Community perspective , 10 . a ) Tenderers wishing to attend the opening of tenders must inform the Commission by facsimile on (32-2)295 57 23 before 22.1.1997 , detailing — contribute to the capitalization of information, the names and functions of the persons to be present, with a maximum of 2 people .

— propose operating methods for setting up the facility . b ) The ad hoc opening committee will meet on 24 . 1 . 1997 ( 10.00); European Commission, DGXXII , 7 , B-1040 Bruxelles , Conference Room 04/012 . 3 . Place of delivery: B-Brussels .

11 . 4 . a), b) 12 . Methods of payment are detailed in the tender documents . c) The legal entities must indicate the names and professional qualifications of the members of the network responsible for executing the work . 13 . No C 342/ 14 fÉNl Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 11 . 96

14 . Tenderers must provide evidence of : Those tenderers who fail to provide any of this documentary evidence will be excluded . a ) their financial and economic capacity enabling them to perform the tasks involved in this contract notice . Evidence of these capacities may 15 . The tenderer is required to maintain all conditions of his offer for the 6 months following the deadline be supplied by 1 or more of the following for tender submissions . references : bankers' statements ; balance sheets or extract from balance sheets ; statement of overall turnover or turnover relating to the services in 16 . Award criteria are detailed in the tender documents . this tender, over the past 3 financial years , b ) the expertise of the organizer and members of the 17 ., 18 . network at national and Community levels , in relation to the observation field(s ) involved in a 19 . Date of dispatch of the notice for publication: tender (experience, works and publications over 4 . 11 . 1996 . the past 3 years), as well as their knowledge of Community activities concerning vocational 20 . Date of receipt by the Office for Official Publi­ training and the experience of the organizer cations of the European Communities: 4 . 11 . 1996 . regarding European network activities , c) their experience in relation to the tasks detailed in 21 . This contract is open to tenderers from Member 2 and, in particular, details of their actual ability States of the European Union, the European to access, and use, relevant sources of Economic Area and states which are signatory to the information from various origins , including social GATT agreement according to the principle of reci­ partners . procity. 14 . 11 . 96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 342/ 15

CORRIGENDA Phare — supply of metrology laboratory equipment (96/C 342/ 11 )

Integration-Polska Sp. .o.o., 6 Zgoda Street, PL-00-018 Warsaw. Tel . (48-22 ) 627 47 27 . Facsimile (48-22 ) 627 47 26 .

Corrigendum to invitation to tender issued by Integration-Polska Sp . z.o.o . on behalf of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) (for a project financed in the framework of the Phare Programme), published in the Official Journal of the European Communities No C 314 of 24. 10. 1996, p. 16, and Rzeczpospolita, Poland, on 24 . 10 . 1996, for : Supply of metrology laboratory equipment, project No PL95-0196/GUM-01 , is corrected as follows : 1 supplementary lot : acoustic and vibration equipment .