Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

12 . 7 . 96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 202 / 17

Infringements of intellectual property rights for textile and clothing products by means of

counterfeiting where it concerns European industry

Open procedure

( 96 / C 202 / 13 )

1 . Awarding authority : European Commission, DG I, 11 . Deposit or guarantees : Not required .

' External Relations : Commercial policy and relations
with North America, the Far East, Australia and
New Zealand ', Directorate D, Unit for the
negotiation and management of textile agreements ;
footwear and other industries ( ID 1 ), office : B-28,
5 / 42, rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200, B   - 1 049

Bruxelles / Brussel .

Tel . ( 32-2 ) 299 01 65 . Facsimile ( 32-2 ) 299 02 07 .

2 . Category of service and description : Category 27,

' other services '.

To map out the extent and economic impact of
infringements of intellectual property rights by
means of counterfeiting of textile and clothing
products originating in a representative sample of
Asian countries .

3 . Delivery to : As in 1 .

4, a ) Reserved for a particular profession : No .

b ) Reference of the law, regulation or administrative

provision : GATT, Agreement on Trade-Related

Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ( TRIPs ).

c ) Names and qualifications of personnel : Yes .

5 . Division into lots : No .

6 . Variants : No variant will be accepted .

7 . Duration of the contract : 6 months .

8, a ) Name and address of the service from which the

necessary documents may be requested : As in 1 .

b ) Final date for making such requests : 2 . 9 . 1996 .

9, a ) Final date for receipt of tenders :
16 . 9 . 1996 ( 16.00 ) at the latest .

b ) Address to which the offer should be sent : As

m 1 .

c ) Languages : 1 of the official languages of the
European Union .

10 . a ) Persons authorized to be present at the opening of

tenders : Requests are to be submitted by
9 . 9 . 1996 at the latest, exclusively by letter to the
name and address in 1 .

b ) Date, hour and place of the opening :
19 . 9 . 1996 ( 10.00 ) at the address in 1 .

12 . Means of financing and payment : Conditions of the

standard Commission's service contracts . Terms of
payment are stated in the specifications .

13 . Legal form in case of group bidders : No specific

legal form is required but each service provider will
be required to become jointly and severally
responsible under the contract .

14 . Information concerning the service provider's own

position, and the information and formalities
necessary for an appraisal of the minimum economic
and technical standards required of him :

— the details of educational and professional
qualifications of the persons providing the
services ;

— a list of the principal related projects in the past 3

years proving experience in international trade
law, intellectual property rights in the GATT ;

— a list of projects proving experience with intel ­

lectual property issues in Asian countries ;

— evidence of solid financial and economic

standing .

15 . Period in which the tenders are to remain valid : 9

months after the closing date for the submission of
tenders, 16 . 9 . 1996 .

16 . Award criteria : Economically most advantageous
tender . Criteria to be applied are 1 ) price, 2 ) the
quality of the proposed approach, 3 ) method for
distinguishing different kinds of infringement, 4 )
method of analysing the economic impact for
European textile and clothing industry, and 5 )
proposed analysis for the export / import / transit trade
flows .

17 . Other information : Tendered prices will be quoted

in ECU and free of all duties, taxes and other
charges, including VAT . The contract and matters
arising out of it will be considered as a contract
made in Belgium and subject to Belgian law .

18 . Notice postmarked : 28 . 6 . 1996 .

19 . Notice received on : 1 . 7 . 1996 .