25.7.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC188/21
AmendmenttotheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective90/531/EEConthe
procurementproceduresofentitiesoperatinginthewater,energy,transportandtelecommuni­
cationssectors(')
(92/C188/08)
COM(92)292final—SYN361
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle149(3)oftheEECTreatyon10July1992)
1.Intheproposal,anewrecitalisaddedbetweenthe
thirteenthandfourteenthrecital:
'Whereascontractingentitiesmustbeentitledto
rejecttendersthatareunsoundbecausetheyarebased
onStateaids;whereastenderssubmittedbypublic
authoritiesmayengenderrisksofdistortionof
competitionwhentheyareinfluencedbytheavaila­
bilityofpublicfunds;whereasthisDirectiveshould
bewithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofArticle92ff
oftheTreaty.'
2.Intheproposal,thefourteenthrecitalisreplacedby
thefollowing :
'WhereasCommunityundertakingsshouldbegranted
accesstotheawardofservicecontractsin
non-membercountries,whereasnegotiationsmustbe
initiatedtothateffectwhensuchaccess,inlaworin
fact,isfoundtoberestricted,whereasthepossibility
shouldexistundercertainconditionstotakemeasures
asregardsaccesstoservicecontractssubjectto
Directive90/531/EECbyundertakings ofthe
non-membercountryconcernedorbytendersorig­
inatinginthatcountry...'.
3.InArticle1point9oftheproposal,thereferenceto
theNewArticle10aofDirective90/531/EECis
replacedbythefollowing :
!Article10a
ThisDirectiveshallnotapplytoservicecontracts
awardedtoanentitywhichisitselfacontracting
authoritywithinthemeaningofArticle1(b)of
Directive.../...(')onthebasisofanexclusiveright
whichitenjoyspursuanttoapublishedlaw,regu­
lationoradministrative provisionwhichiscompatible
withtheTreaty.'Article11a
1.ThisDirectiveshallnotapplytocontractsfor
serviceswhich:
(a)acontractingentityawardstoanaffiliatedunder­
taking;
(b)areawardedbyajointventureformedbya
numberofcontractingentitiesforthepurposeof
carryingoutarelevantactivitywithinthe
meaningofArticle2(2)toanundertakingwhich
isaffiliatedwithoneofthesecontractingentities,
providedthatatleast85%ofthecoverage
turnoverofthatundertakingarisingwithinthe
Communityfortheprecedingthreeyearsfrom
theprovisionofservicesderivesfromthe
provisionofsuchservicestoundertakingswith
whichitisaffiliated.
2.ThecontractingentitiesnotifytheCommission,
atitsrequest,thefollowinginformationregardingthe
applicationoftheprovisionsofparagraph 1:
—thenamesoftheundertakingsconcerned,
—thenatureandvalueoftheservicecontracts
involved,
—suchproofasmayreasonablybedeemed
necessarybytheCommissionthattherelationship
betweentheundertakingtowhichthecontracts
areawardedandthecontractingentityisin
conformitywiththerequirementsofthisArticle.'
5.InArticle1point18oftheproposal,thereferenceto
newArticle15(2)(1)ofDirective90/531/EECis
replacedbythefollowing :
'(1)whentheservicecontractconcernedispartofthe
follow-uptoadesigncontestorganizedin
conformitywiththeprovisionsofthisDirective
andmust,inaccordancewiththerelevantrules,
beawardedtothewinnerortooneofthe
winnersofthatcontest,inthelattercase,allthe
winnersmustbeinvitedtoparticipateinthe
negotiations.'OOJNoC250,25.9.1991,p.4.'
4.InArticle1point11oftheproposal,thereferenceto
thenewArticle11aofDirective90/531/EECis
replacedbythefollowing:
(')OJNoC337,31.12.1991,p.1.

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6.InArticle1point24oftheproposal,thereferenceto
thenewArticle17aofDirective90/531/EECis
replacedbythefollowing :
!Article17a
1.ThisArticleshallapplytodesigncontests
organizedaspartofaprocedureleadingtotheaward
ofasevicecontractwhoseestimatedvaluenetof
VATisnotlessthanthevaluereferredtoinArticle
12(1).
2.ThisArticleshallapplytoalldesigncontests
wherethetotalamountofcontestprizesand
paymentstoparticipantsisnotlessthanECU400000
fordesigncontestsorganizedbyentitiesexercisingan
activityreferredtoinArticle2(a),(b)and(c)and
ECU600000fordesigncontestsorganizedbyentities
exercisinganactivityreferredtoinArticle2(2)(d).
3.Therulesfortheorganizationofadesign
contestshallbeinconformitywiththerequirements
ofthisArticleandshallbecommunicated tothose
interestedinparticipatinginthecontest.
4.Theadmissionofparticipantstodesigncontest
shallnotbelimited:
—byreferencetotheterritoryorpartofthe
territoryofaMemberState,
—onthegroundsthat,underthelawoftheMember
Stateinwhichthecontestisorganized,they
wouldhavebeenrequiredtobeeithernaturalor
legalpersons.
5.Wheredesigncontestsarerestrictedtoalimited
numberofparticipants,thecontractingentitiesshall
laydownclearandnondiscriminatory selection
criteria,inanyevent,thenumberofcandidates
invitedtoparticipateshallbesufficienttoensure
competition .
6.Thejuryshallbeindependentandimpartial.The
juryshallbecomposedonlyofpersonswhohaveno
financialconnectionsorprofessionalorfamily
relationshipswichparticipantsinthecontest,norany
othertypeofrelationshipswhichcouldcompromise
theirindependence .Wheneveraparticular
professionalqualificationisrequiredfromparticipants
inacontest,atleastathirdofitsmembersshallhave
thesameorsimilarqualifications .
Thejuryshallbeautonomousinitsdecisionsor
opinions.Theseshallbereachedonthebasisof
projectssubmittedanonymouslyandsolelyonthe
groundsofthecriteriaindicatedinthenotice
providedforinAnnexXVII.'7.InArticle1point25oftheproposal,thereferenceto
Article18ofDirective90/531/EECisreplacedbythe
following :
!Article18
1.Contractingentitieswhichhaveawardeda
contractororganizedadesigncontestshall
communicatetotheCommission ,withintwomonths
oftheawardofthecontractorselectionofthedesign
andunderconditionstobelaiddownbythe
Commissioninaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle32,theresultsoftheawarding
procedureorcontestleadingtoanawardbymeansof
anoticedrawnupinaccordancewithAnnexXVor
AnnexXVIII.'
[Paragraphs2to4unchanged.]
8.InArticle1point34oftheproposal,thereferenceto
newparagraph6ofArticle27ofDirective
90/531/EECisreplacedbythefollowing :
'6.Inthecaseofatenderfortheawardofa
servicecontractsubmittedbyapublicauthorityora
publicundertaking,thetenderershallberequiredto
submitdocumentstothecontractingentityspecifying
whatpublicfunds,ifany,havebeengrantedfor:
(a)thesetting-offofoperatinglosses;
(b)theprovisionofcapital;
(c)non-refundable grants,orloansonprivileged
terms;
(d)thegrantingoffinancialadvantagesbyforegoing
profitsortherecoveryofsumsdue;
(e)theforegoingofanormalreturnonpublicfunds
used;
(f)compensationforfinancialburdensimposedby
thepublicauthorities .
Ifitintendstoawardacontracttoatendererto
whichpublicfundshavebeengranted,thecontracting
entityshallberequiredtoforwardcopiesoftheabove
mentioneddocumentstotheCommission.'
9.InArticle1point35oftheproposal,thereferenceto
newArticle29aofDirective90/531/EECisreplaced
bythefollowing :
'Article29a
[Paragraphs 1and2areunchanged.]
3.WhenevertheCommissionestablishes,eitheron
thebasisofthereportsreferredtoinparagraph2,or
onthebasisoftheotherinformation ,thatathird
countryasregardstheawardofservicecontracts:

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(a)doesnotgrantCommunityundertakingseffective
accesscomparabletothatgrantedbythe
Communityundertakingsfromthatcountry;
(b)doesnotgrantCommunityundertakingsnational
treatmentorthesamecompetitiveopportunities as
areavailabletonationalundertakings ;or(c)grantsundertakingsfromotherthirdcountries
morefavourabletreatmentthanCommunity
undertakings ,
theCommissionshallinitiatenegotiationsinorderto
remedythesituation.'
[Paragraphs4and5areunchanged.]
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)ontheunitofaccountandtheconversionratestobe
appliedforthepurposesofthecommonagriculturalpolicy
(92/C188/09)
COM(92)275final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon10July1992)
—CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85of11June
1985fixingtheconversionratestobeappliedinagri­
culture(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
—CouncilRegulation(EEC)No129/78of24January
1978ontheexchangeratestobeappliedforthe
purposesofthecommonagriculturalstructures
policy(5),
requireschecksattheCommunity'sinternalfrontiers;
whereas,therefore,agromonetaryarrangementsmustbe
etablishedwhicharecompatiblewiththeinternalmarket
andtheRegulationsinquestionshouldberepealed;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles42and
43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee .
WhereastheinternalmarketprovidedforinArticle8aof
theTreatywillconstitutefrom1January1993anarea
withoutinternalfrontiers;whereasapplicationofthe
agrimonetaryarrangementsonthebasisof:
—CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1676/85of11June
1985onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
conversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1677/85of11June
1985onmonetarycompensatory amountsinagri­
culture(J),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2205/90,WhereastheecuisdefinedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No3180/78of18December1978changingthevalueof
theunitofaccountusedbytheEuropeanMonetary
CooperationFund('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1971/89(7);whereasthisunitofaccount
shouldbeusedtofixandexpressthepricesoramounts
establishedunderthecommonagriculturalpolicy;
Whereas,priortotheachievementofeconomicand
monetaryunion,pricesandamountsfixedinecusmust
bepaidinnationalcurrencyandthe
(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
C)OJNoL20,25.1.1978,p.16.
(')OJNoL379,30.12.1978,p.1.
OOJNoL189,4.7.1989,p.1.(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.