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No C 77 / 14 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 3 . 95

Call for expressions of interest in relation to multilateral trade relations and the GATT

agreements

( 95 / C 77 / 12 )

1 . Authorizing Department : European Commission, Buy American legislation :
DGl, ' External Economic Relations ', Directorate D,
Sectoral Commercial Questions, and Directorate G,
GA'1T, OECD, Commercial Questions, with respect Study on the effects of '
to Agriculture and Fisheries, Export Credit Policy, EU exports of certain
Export Promotion, Office B-28 5 / 42, rue de la Loi
200, B-1049 Brussels .

Study on the effects of ' Buy American ' legislation on
EU exports of certain products into the US market .

Government procurement - China :

Tel . ( 32-2 ) 299 49 53 . Facsimile ( 32-2 ) 299 02 07 .

2 . Type : call for expressions of interest . Persons who are

interested in having their name entered on a list of
potential contractors are invited to submit an
application in accordance with the rules set out below .

Study on government procurement in China,
including description of system, assessment of value
by product and service area .

Trade restrictions : leather and footwear sectors

These studies are intended to provide a detailed

The authorizing department will draw up a list of picture of those trade restrictions which exist in the

below candidates . who meet the criteria set out in point 6 the major and non-tariff specific export markets restrictions case of for the should these leather sectors be considered sector . Both, tariff export . In

restrictions on raw hides and skins should also be
analysed .
Each time a specific contract is to be concluded
relating to 1 of the projects described in point 3, the
authorizing department will send the specifications to Textiles / clothing market access
all the candidates on the sublists or to some of them,
selected on the basis of special criteria for the contract
concerned . The Commission is the creation of

The authorizing department will draw up a list of

candidates who meet the criteria set out in point 6
below .

Textiles / clothing market access

The list drawn up following this notice will be used
solely for the contracts whose estimated value is
below the thresholds laid down in the relevant public
procurement directives .

3 . The European Commission is interested in the
following projects :

The Commission is considering the creation of a
database containing information on the restrictions on
EU exports which exist in third countries . The fields
of this data base will consist of both tariff ( including
the applied tariff rate ) and non-tariff restrictions . The
eventual possibility of creating ' on-line ' access with
the EU textiles industry should also be considered .

Shipbuilding :

The shipbuilding agreement foresees a number of

provisions on ' injurious pricing '. Studies are required

Civil aircraft sector : first on accurate quotations to ship transactions and

on the future developments in the market in order to
keep compliance by other signatories under close
Monitoring study on the US government direct and review .
indirect support / subsidies to the US civil aircraft

( airframes ) industry in the context of existing inter ­
national trade rules . Automotive industry :

WTO Dispute settlement :

Certain trade cases could be pursued under the
dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organi ­
sation ( WTO ). We would need analysis and legal
assistance in the preparation of possible submissions .

To perform a study of market access barriers for the
automotive industry . It would include not only legis ­
lative or regulatory measures but also barriers arising
from the competitive conditions within domestic
markets . The Commission has already examined
marker access for a selected number of countries . The

potential contractor should verify and update the
information available to the Commission .

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Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
( TRIPS )

Some of the important trading partners of the
Community have already implemented the Trade ­
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
( TRIPS ) as agreed by the GATT . We are envisaging
studies and brochures on the application of this
agreement by our major trade partners .

The 1 996 evaluation of the internal market : the external

dimension

Studies on the impact and effectiveness of the internal
market programme in regard to the external
dimension . At least 2 studies are envisaged :

— the changes in market access conditions for third

countries ' producers,

— assessment of the impact of the internal market

programme on EU producers ' external competi ­
tiveness .

Trade and environment :

Different studies on the relation between trade and

environment within the framework of the WTO . This
year we will need al least the following studies :

a . The environmental usefulness of border tax

adjustments ;

b . Examination of the impact on the environment of

export taxes and export restraints, for instance the
Indonesian and Malaysian export taxes on tropical
wood .

c . The effects of European agriculture subsidies on

the environment in third countries .

Science and technology :

Within the framework of the Community 's external

III . documents proving experience in working with

The type of contract will be a standard-form general
services contract .

4 . The list of potential contractors will remain valid for a

period of 3 years as from the date of publication of

this call for expressions of interest .

5 . a ) Address to which the applications should be sent :

European Commission, DGI, ' External Economic
Relations ', Trade sector, Directorates D and G,
Office B-28 5 / 42, rue de la Loi 200, B    - 1 049
Brussels .

b ) Applications should be send by registered mail .

The lists will be open-ended ; any interested
contractor may apply for inclusion at any time up
to 6 months before the end of its period of
validity .

c ) The applications should clearly indicate in which

project(s ) or policy fields you are interested in
order to draw up sublists .

6 . The applications will be selected on the basis of the

following criteria :

— experience in the area of the indicated interest

(5 (c ;

— experience in working with the public sector ;

— solid financial and economic standing .

Interested persons should therefore submit the
following documents :

I. detailed curriculum vitae of the person(s ) who will

carry out the project(s );

II . list of the principal projects or studies in the fields

of point 3 carried out in the past 3 years, with the
sums, dates, addresses and telephone numbers of
the recipients ;

economic relations the study will consist of a .
comparative analysis of international cooperation in the public sector ;
public-funded S & T in the European Union, the
United States and Japan and its effects on industrial IV . relevant certificates from
competitiveness . Another aim is to identify the trade registers ;
affiliates of foreign companies which were unsuc ­
cessful in acquiring funds from publicly funded V. evidence of sound
sources . The emphasis would be on identifying legal
and administrative barriers and other potentially standing may be furnished
discouraging regulations, economic or financial following references :
discouragement and cultural or other general visible
or invisible barriers . a . statements from bankers ;

the public sector ;

IV . relevant certificates from the professional and

trade registers ;

V. evidence of sound financial and economic
standing may be furnished by 1 or more of the
following references :

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b . balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets ;
c . a statement of overall turnover relating to the

relevant service .

The Commission is under no obligation to explain
why a particular contractor is not selected to tender
or to return documents in connection with this invi ­

tation .

7 . On the basis of the selected interested persons the

Commission will send in due notice a letter of invi ­
tation with the specifications . The award procedure
will be a restricted discretionary tendering .

Taking into account the nature of the projects, in
which coordination with the our main trading
partners, the Member States and international organ ­
izations is required, good knowledge of English or
French, both spoken and written, is required .

First call for proposals for the Community programme on the conservation, characterization,

collection and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture

( Regulation ( EC ) No 1467 / 94 )

Modification

( 95 / C 77 / 13 )

Call for proposals in the field of genetic resources in agriculture, DG VI, Directorate F.II, Loi

120 6 / 238, rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels

The closing date for the first call for proposals for the Community programme on the conser ­
vation, characterization, collection and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture,
announced in the ' Official Journal of the European Communities ' No C 368, p. 24 and No S 247

of 23 . 12 . 1994, p. 21, 93047-94, as 31 . 3 . 1995, is postponed to the 31 . 5 . 1995 .