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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2611/99 by Markus Ferber (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Use of courier services in the Commission.
Date: 2000-01-12
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: administration of the Institutions, award of contract, invitation to tender, services company

C 330 E/26

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

21.11.2000

Those objecting to this development point to Directive 79/409/EEC (1) and the ECJ Ruling in Commission
-v- Germany, 1989/91, Case No 13 (cid:145)Ley Bay(cid:146).

Does the Commission consider that the proposed development is in breach of EU law?

(1) OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1.

Answer given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(16 February 2000)

The Commission is not aware that there are currently plans to build a waste incinerator plant at Ridham
Dock in the Swale special protection area in Kent.

The Swale site has been classified by the United Kingdom as a special protection area (SPA) pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds. Member
States must take steps to avoid any disturbance of the birds, for which this site has been classified as a
SPA, as well as any deterioration of their habitats.

The Honourable Member is invited to submit further details on the nature and extent of the threat to the
birds and their habitats so that the Commission will be able to investigate the matter with the United
Kingdom authorities. In particular, it would be helpful if the Honourable Member could provide details of
the current plans regarding the proposed incinerator and the stage these have reached in the planning
process.

(2000/C 330 E/028)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2611/99

by Markus Ferber (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(12 January 2000)

Subject: Use of courier services in the Commission

Is it true that on 25 June 1999 the Commission(cid:146)s DG IX issued internal instructions that all express courier
consignments should be despatched by UPS with effect from 1 July 1999?

Was there a call for tenders before this decision was taken?

Who provided these services for the Commission before the date in question?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(15 February 2000)

1.
The Commission can confirm that UPS handles all express mail for Commission departments in
Brussels (Lot 1) and Geel (Lot 2). The Commission departments in Luxembourg (Lot 3) use a different
contractor, namely DHL.

All three lots were published as calls for tender in Official Journal S 248 of 23 December 1998.

2.
Advance notice and information was published in OJ S 33 of 17 February 1998.

Prior to 1 July 1999, the Commission(cid:146)s express mail was handled by three contractors: DHL, UPS and

3.
Chronopost. The same procedure involving publication in the OJ was applied in selecting them.