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Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Request from a contracting entity
Date: 2008-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, award of contract, competition law, postal service

C 166/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2008

OTHER ACTS

COMMISSION

Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC

Request from a contracting entity

(2008/C 166/11)

On 19 June 2008, the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of
entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors. The first working day following
receipt of the request is 20 June 2008.

The request, from Posten AB, concerns postal services and other services as referred to in Article 6(2)(b)
and (c) of Directive 2004/17/EC in Sweden. The abovementioned Article 30 provides that Directive
2004/17/EC is not applicable when the activity in question is directly exposed to competition in markets to
which access is not restricted. These conditions are evaluated solely for
the purposes of Directive
2004/17/EC and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.

The Commission is allowed a period of three months to take a decision on this request, commencing on the
working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 20 September 2008.

This period may be extended by three months. Any such extension must be published.

According to the second subparagraph of Article 30(6), further requests concerning postal services and
other services in Sweden before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request shall not be
considered as new procedures and shall be treated in the context of this request.