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Official Journal 29/06/1999 S123 Community Institutions - Commission 
-Services - General information 

B-Brussels: study on legal issues relevant to combating criminal
activities perpetrated through electronic communications

(99/S 123-87945/EN)

Open call for tenders

1. Awarding authority: The European Commission, Directorate-General
XIII - Information Society: Telecommunications, Markets, Technologies
- Innovation and Exploitation of Research, DG XIII/A, for the
attention of Mr Y. Domzalski, BU 31 3/20, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel.

Tel. (32-2) 296 82 09/296 70 56. Facsimile (32-2) 296 83 93.

2. Category of service and description: This notice covers the domain
of the management consultant services and related services under
category No 11, CPC reference Nos 865, 866.

The objective is to award a contract for a study of certain aspects of
the laws, rules and procedures in the Member States of the European
Union relating to illegal content and other criminal activities that
use the Internet and other electronic communications systems and to
produce recommendations for specific measures which will make
enforcement of the law more effective, by ensuring that the law is
framed in a way which is appropriate and by enabling better
cross-border cooperation between law-enforcement authorities.

3. Place of delivery: As in 1.

4., 5.

6. Variants: Not acceptable.

7. Time limit for completion of work: The duration will be 8 months.

8. a) Name and address of the service from which the terms of
reference for the services may be requested: As in 1.

b) Final date for making such requests: 15. 7. 1999.

c) Requests for the terms of reference for the services may be made by
facsimile or letter: Requests made by facsimile must be confirmed by
letter dispatched before the expiry of the time limit referred to in
8. b).

9. a) Final date for submission of tenders: 29. 7. 1999.

b) Name and address of the service to which proposals must be sent: As
in 1.

10. a) Persons authorized to be present at the opening of tenders:
Official representatives of the European Commission and 1 authorized
representative of each tenderer.

b) The opening will take place on 3. 8. 1999 (15.00). Address: the
European Commission, Directorate-General XIII - Information Society:
Telecommunications, Markets, Technologies - Innovation and
Exploitation of Research, DG XIII/A, avenue de Beaulieu 31, meeting
room No 18, 3rd floor, B-1160 Bruxelles.

11. Deposits and guarantees: The contractor must provide the
Commission with a guarantee equal to the amount of any advance
obtained.

> 12. Main terms concerning financing: The service will receive 100 %
> funding.

13. Legal form in the case of group bidders: Proposals may be
submitted individually or jointly. If 2 or more applicants submit a
joint bid, 1 must be designated as the lead contractor and agent
responsible.

14. Information concerning the proposer's position: The proposer will
be required to provide economic and technical information for
appraisal purposes. These requirements will be specified in the
specifications.

15. Validity period: 12 months.

16. Evaluation criteria: Will be included in the terms of reference.

17.

18. This call for tender corresponds to a prior information notice
published in Official Journal 99/S 63 - 41268 of 31. 3. 1999.

19. Date of dispatch of the notice: 15. 6. 1999.

20. Date of receipt by the Office for Official Publications of the
European Communities: 15. 6. 1999.

21. This procurement is covered by the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

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