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16.8.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC82/13
DeclarationbytheRepresentatives oftheGovernmentsoftheMemberStates,meetinginthe
Council,concerningprocedurestobefollowedinthefieldofpublicworksconcessions
I.GRANTING OFCONCESSION CONTRACTS ingtowhichaconcessioncontracthasbeenaward­
edandcompaniescontrollinginterestinwhichis
heldbyanundertakingtowhichaconcessioncon­
tracthasbeenawarded.
Acomprehensive listofthesecompaniesshallbe
enclosedwiththetender.Thislistshallbebrought
uptodatefollowinganysubsequentchangesinthe
relationshipsbetweenthecompanies.
1.Percentageofworksub-contracted
Theauthorityawardingcontractsisrequired:
(a)toplacetheconcessionaire underanobligation
toawardtothirdpartiescontractsrepresentinga
minimumof30%(specifiedintheconcession
contract)ofthetotalvalueoftheworkforwhich
theconcessioncontractistobeawarded,atthe
sametimeprovidingtheoptionforcandidatesto
increasethispercentage ;or
(b)torequestthecandidatesforconcessioncon­
tractstospecifyintheirtenderstheminimum
percentageofthetotalvalueoftheworkfor
whichtheconcessioncontractistobeawarded
whichtheyintendtoassigntothirdparties.
Whicheverprocedureisfollowedbytheauthority
awardingcontracts,thepercentagewillbetakeninto
consideration asapositivefactorinthechoiceof
concessionaire .TheMemberStatesagreethatwhentheauthority
awardingcontractswishestohaverecourseto
concessioncontractsundertheconditionslaiddown
inArticle3(1)oftheCouncilDirectiveof26July
19711concerningthecoordinationofprocedures
fortheawardofpublicworkscontracts,itshall,if
theestimatedtotalamountfortheworksexceeds
onemillionunitsofaccount,makeknownitsinten­
tionbymeansofanotice.Thenoticeshalldescribe
thesubjectoftheconcessioncontractinsufficient
detailtoenableinterestedcontractors tomakea
validassessmentofthecontract.Itshalllistthe
personal,technicalandfinancialconditionstobe
fulfilledbythecandidates.Itshallstatethemain
criteriatobeusedinawardingthecontractandit
shalllaydownaperiodofnotlessthanthirty-five
daysforthesubmissionofrequesttoparticipate .
ThenoticeshallbesenttotheOfficeforOfficial
PublicationsoftheEuropeanCommunities and
publishedinfullintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities intheofficiallanguagesofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesnotlaterthantendaysafter
thedateofdispatch,thisdatebeingthebeginningof
theperiodforthesubmissionofrequeststopartici­
pate.
Noconcessioncontract,concludedinthecase
providedforinArticle3(1)oftheabovementioned
Directive,canbeawardedunlessadvertisedasdes­
cribedintheprecedingparagraph .
II.SUB-CONTRACTING 2.Advertisingrules
TheMemberStatesagreethatconcessioncontracts
shallimposeuponconcessionaires theobligationto
apply,inrespectofthecontractswhichtheyaward
tothirdparties,theruleslistedinparagraphs 1and2
below.
Undertakings whichhaveformedagroupinorderto
obtaintheconcessioncontract,orcompaniesasso­
ciatedwithoraffiliatedtothem,arenotregardedas
thirdparties.
'Associatedoraffiliatedcompanies'meanscompan­
ieswhichholdacontrollinginterestinanundertak­(a)Whentheyinvolveamountsoflessthanonemil­
lionunitsofaccount,invitationstotenderforsub­
contractingpurposesshallnotbesubjecttoany
particularconditionwithregardtoadvertising ;
(b)whentheyinvolveamountsofonemillionunitsof
accountormore,invitationstotendershallbe
advertisedundertheconditionslistedbelow:
-thenoticeshallbesenttotheOfficeforOffi­
cialPublicationsoftheEuropeanCommuni­
tiesandpublishedinfullintheOfficialJour­
naloftheEuropeanCommunities intheoffi­
ciallanguagesoftheCommunities notlater
thantendaysafterthedateofdispatch; OJNoL185,16.10.1971,p.5.

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Thenoticeshallshowthatthecontractswillbe
awarded:
-totheundertakingsofferingthelowestprice;or
-tothosewhichsubmitthemosteconomically
advantageoustender,inthelightofthecriteriaset
outinthecontractdocuments.
III.ThecostofpublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunitiesofthenoticesprovided
forunderIandIIshallbedefrayedbytheCommu­
nitiesinaccordancewiththeprocedureandcondi­
tionsreferredtoinArticle31oftheCouncilDirec­
tiveof26July1971concerningthecoordinationof
proceduresfortheawardofpublicworkscontracts.-thetimelimitforthereceiptoftenderswillbe
fixedbytheconcessionaire andmaynotbe
lessthanthirty-fivedaysafterthedateofdis­
patchofthenotice;
-if,inadditiontotheadvertisement intheOffi­
cialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
theconcessionaire advertisesintheofficial
gazettesorthespecialistpressoftheMember
States,suchadvertisements shallnotcontain
informationotherthanthatpublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties.
Sincethepurposeoftheadvertisingistoallowa
validassessmenttobemadeofthefeaturesofthe
workandtheconditionstobefulfilled,thenotice
willincludeatleastthefollowinginformation :
(i)thedateofdispatchtotheOfficeforOfficial
PublicationsoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
(ii)theplace,natureandextentoftheservicestobe
performedandthegeneralnatureofthework;
(iii)thetimelimitforcompletionofthework;
(iv)informationaboutanyfinancialguarantees
whichmayberequired;
(v)thefinaldateforreceiptoftenders,account
beingtakenofthetimelimitofthirty-fivedays;
(vi)theaddressfromwhichdocumentsonthework
tobecarriedout,suchasplans,quantities,con­
tractdocumentsetc,maybeobtained;
(vii)theaddresstowhichthetendersmustbesent;
(viii)thedocumentstobeenclosedwiththetenderas
evidenceofthetechnicalandeconomicqualifi­
cationsofthecontractor.IV.Sixmonthsbeforetheexpiryofaperiodofthree
years,andaccountbeingtakenoftheexperience
gained,theCommissionshallsubmitproposalsto
theCouncilsothatitmayadoptbytheendofthis
perioddefinitivearrangements forconcessioncon­
tracts.\
V.TERMSOFREFERENCE OFTHEADVISORY
COMMITTEE
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionagreethat
theAdvisoryCommittee,irrespectiveofthetasks
assignedtoitbytheCouncilDecisionsettingitup,
andbytheCouncilDirectiveof26July1971con­
cerningthecoordinationofproceduresforthe
awardofpublicworkscontracts,isempoweredto
examineanypro!_whichmayarisefromthe
applicationofthisDeclaration .