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No C 306/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 12. 88

Commission communication on technical assistance in the fields of the internal market and

industrial affairs

Call for expressions of interest

(88/C 306/11)

The Commission of the European Communities, in
particular the Directorate-General for the Internal
Market and Industrial Affairs, is planning to conclude
contracts for services to gather information, carry out
studies, and establish technical assistance resources in
order to arrive at a more thorough understanding of
problems in the completion of the internal market and
the development of industrial policy at Community and
world level.

The purpose of this call for expressions of interest is to
constitute, after a selection process, a file of potential
contractors who will subsequently receive invitations to
submit tenders concerning activities within their fields of

competence.

The work to be carried out, depending on policy or
economic requirements, could relate, among other
things, to the following subjects (the list is not exhaustive
or restrictive):

2.1.2. consequences for industry of enlargements of the
Community
2.1.3. consequences for industry of completing the

internal market

2.1.4. competitiveness of European industry
2.1.5. industrial strategies compared
2.1.6. industrial aspects of Community policies
2.1.7. computer and statistical applications concerning
industrial affairs, completion of the internal
market and European firms

2.1.8. specific sectoral studies, in particular on modern
high-technology industries
2.1.9. analyses of the industrial situation in certain
non-Community countries
2.1.10. analyses of the industrial aspects of the
Community's structural operations
2.1.11. technical monitoring and coordination of work,
in particular for the annual 'Community
industrial outlook' exercise

2.2. industrial relations with non-Community
countries

2.3. non-energy raw materials

2.3.1. non-ferrous metals

2.3.2. industrial ores

2.4. iron and steel industry

3. completion of the internal market and industrial
policy in the following sectors:

3.1. foodstuffs,

3.2. mechanical engineering, metrology, electrical
engineering

3.3. construction

3.4. pharmaceuticals

3.5. chemicals

3.6. motor vehicles

3.7. shipbuilding
3.8. aerospace
3.9. railways

3.10. textilies and clothing

3.11. footwear

3.12. paper, wood, leather
3.13. construction materials, ceramics, glass, plaster,
lime, cement, etc.

3.14. toys
3.15. sports goods

3.16. musical instruments

3.17. furniture

3.18. printing and graphic arts
3.19. audiovisual and print media, book publishing

3.20. other industries.

The contracts may be in the form of study contracts,
consultancy contracts or service contracts, depending on
the work.

1.

1.1.

1.2.

1.2.1.

1.2.2.

1.2.3.

1.2.4.

1.3.

1.4.

1.5.

1.5.1.

1.5.2.

1.6.

1.7.

1.7.1.

1.7.2.

1.7.3.

1.7.4.

1.8.

1.8.1.

1.8.2.

1.8.3.

1.9.

2.

2.1.

2.1.1.

completion of the internal market
coordination of the white paper timetable
free movement of persons
citizens' rights

civil, economic and criminal law

free movement of self-employed persons
recognition of diplomas
free movement of goods

standardization and certification

public procurement, in particular:
industrial and commercial aspects of the international competitiveness of the principal manufacturing and service sub-sectors in the
Community
assessment of progress in the opening-up of
public procurement

commerce and distribution and allied services

services sector

business services

audiovisual services

leisure and recreational services

personal services
intellectual property
industrial property
copyright

dissemination of radio and television broadcasts

control of the transposition or of the implementation of Community directives

industrial affairs

industrial economics

general studies of industrial economics

1. 12. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities N o C 306/11

Undertakings and physical or legal persons who wish to
offer their services to the Commission in one or more

fields are invited to express their interest under the
following procedure.

Expressions of interest may be submitted as follows:

(a) by registered post to the following address:

Commission of the European Communities,
DG III — Financial Unit (RP6 5/67),
200, rue de la Loi,

B-1049 Brussels

or

(b) delivery by hand to the secretariat of the Financial
Unit of the Directorate-General for the Internal

Market and Industrial Affairs, at the above address.

Dispatch by registered post is the preferred method.

The closing date for submission is 42 days after publication of this call (not later than 17.00 hours if delivered
by hand).

Proof of the date of submission will be the postmark, or
the receipt dated and signed by the official in the above
department who took delivery.

The submission must be placed inside two sealed
envelopes. The inner envelope, addressed to the
department indicated above, should be marked as
follows:

'CALL INT: DG 111/88/06

REPLY FROM (name of proposer)
NOT TO BE OPENED BY THE INTERNAL MAIL

DEPARTMENT'

Self-adhesive envelopes which can be opened and
resealed without trace may not be used.

The letter of expression of interest must state the fields
in which the proposer wishes to offer his services; give
the numbers and designations in the above list.

The following documentation, in duplicate, must be

enclosed with the letter:

1. Details of the proposer: name, legal status, address,
telephone, telex and telefax numbers, name of

person to contact.
2. A description of the proposer and his activities
showing his specific competence in the fields selected
and the services he is able to offer.

3. A document attesting the legal status of the

proposer.

4. If the proposer is a legal person, a document giving
the names and positions of the persons on the
governing bodies.

5. A document showing the proposer's financial
capacity: registered capital, turnover.

6. A indicative scale of charges, with bracket rates if
applicable, per man/month inclusive of all costs
except travel and subsistance outside the principal
place of performance of the work. Rates must be
expressed in ecu.

The rates must be quoted free of duties, taxes and
dues. (The Commission of the European
Communities is exempt from such charges under the
Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the
European Communities annexed to the Treaty of 8
April 1965 establishing a single Council and a single
Commission of the European Communities.)

7. Information on the proposer's resources demonstrating that he is able to assign the necessary
qualified staff and infrastructure to the performance
of a task entrusted to him.

8. Information on the proposer's working languages
and on the languages in which he is able to present
his reports.

9. Information on the proposer's computer resources,
including his ability to supply reports or data on
diskette.

10. References to previous work and experience, with
dates.

11. If the proposer is a physical person, a curriculum
vitae with a detailed description of his activities
showing the scope and length of his experience.

Proposers supplying this documentation who are selected
for inclusion in the file of potential contractors will not
be required to repeat the above information when
answering specific invitations to tender following their
expression of interest.

Submissions that are vague or incomplete will not be
considered.

You will be informed of the result of your submission.

The file of potential contractors will be regarded as valid
for three years from publication of this call. Further
information may be obtained by written request to the
Financial Unit of the Directorate-General for the

Internal Market and Industrial Affairs at the address

given above.