WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2520/97 by Renate HEINISCH to the Commission. Comparison between the 4th framework programme on research, technological development and demonstration, and the Commission proposal for the 5th framework programme
Date: 1997-07-22
Institutions: European Parliament, HEINISCH
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, action programme, research and development, technological change

17. 3. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 82/99

(98/C 82/162)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2518/97

by Gerhard Schmid (PSE) to the Commission

(22 July 1997)

Subject: Privatized supply of police uniforms in Bavaria

On 1 April 1997 Bavaria privatized the provision of uniforms for the police. A contract was concluded with
Quelle Versandhaus for an order worth 15 million DM a year. Policemen can now order their own uniforms from
a specially produced catalogue. The sole supplier is Quelle.

Should the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior have conducted a Europe-wide public invitation to tender for

1.
the award of the contract?

2.

If so, did the Commission examine this matter? If not, why not?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(19 September 1997)

1.

The Commission is unaware of the matter referred to by the Honourable Member.

It will make the necessary contacts to obtain exact details of the nature and terms of the contract with a view to
establishing whether Council Directive 93/36/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating procedures for the award of
public supply contracts (1) is applicable.

As the Commission has not been informed of the facts mentioned by the Honourable Member, it has not

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been able to look into the procedure followed.

(1)  OJ L 199, 9.8.1993.

(98/C 82/163)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2520/97

by Renate Heinisch (PPE) to the Commission

(22 July 1997)

Subject: Comparison  between  the  4th  framework  programme  on  research,  technological  development  and

demonstration, and the Commission proposal for the 5th framework programme

The  Commission  has  linked  its  proposal  for  the  5th  framework  programme  on  research,  technological
development and demonstration with the aims of concentrating R&D funding and making it more flexible.

1. 

(a)  Which areas of research will no longer be funded when the 4th framework programme comes to an end?

(b)  What new areas of research have been included in the Commission proposal?

(c)  What arrangements has the Commission made to increase flexibility and at the same time ensure that in
the implementation of the new framework programme the Member States are given sufficient say in the
allocation of the financial resources to the individual programmes and projects?

2. 

In preparation for the first reading of the proposal on the 5th framework programme, can the Commission
provide a comparison of the funding of the individual research sectors between the 4th and 5th framework
programmes?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(18 September 1997)

The 5th framework programme (1) proposed by the Commission is radically different in concept from the
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4th  framework  programme (2).  The  5th  framework  programme  will  be  based  on  a  problem-solving  approach
geared  towards  socio-economic  objectives.  The  current  framework  programme  focuses  essentially  on
technological performance. This difference in concept is reflected in a different structure for the 5th framework
programme which, it is proposed, will comprise a limited number of programmes each covering different but
complementary disciplines.