[FYI] Prior information notice DG XIII/E

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                                   Official Journal 28/07/1999 S144 

                           B-Brussels: various Internet action plan
                           services 

                                       (99/S 144-106272/EN)

             Prior information notice DG XIII/E - Open calls for
             tenders 1999

             1. a) Awarding authority: The European Commission,
             Directorate-General XIII, Information Society:
             Telecommunications, Markets, Technologies - Innovation
             and Exploitation of Research Directorate E "Information
             Society Technologies: Content, Multimedia Tools and
             Markets", rue Alcide de Gasperi, L-2920 Luxembourg.

             b) Service from which additional information may be
             obtained: DG XIII/E, for the attention of Mr G. Heine
             EUFO 1268, rue Alcide de Gasperi, L-2920 Luxembourg. Tel.
             (352) 43 01-336 20. Facsimile (352) 43 01-340 79. E-mail:
             gerhard.heine@cec.be.

             2. Category (CPC), description of services and total
             envisaged value: CPC 861, legal and advisory services.

             During the course of 1999, DG XIII/E intends to launch
             open calls for tenders for services in the following
             domains in the framework of the Internet action plan. 

                i.Technical assistance to projects supported by the
                Internet action plan (12 months,
                  renewable twice for 12 months), 120 000 EUR for 12
                  months, up to a maximum amount of 360 000 EUR over
                  the whole period. 
                ii.Gathering and dissemination of relevant information
                for the IAP work programme and
                  its funded initiatives (12 months, renewable twice
                  for 12 months), 210 000 EUR for 12 months, up to a
                  maximum of 630 000 EUR over the whole period. 
               iii.Select organizations that can assist
               self-regulatory bodies in developing and
                  implementing codes of conduct (12 months, renewable
                  twice for 12 months), 300 000 EUR for 12 months, up
                  to a maximum amount of 800 000 EUR. 

             3. Provisional date for initiating award procedures:
             August/September 1999.

             4. Other information:

             5. Date of dispatch of the notice: 16. 7. 1999.

             6. Date of receipt by the Office for Official
             Publications of the European Communities: 16. 7. 1999.

             7. All contracts will be covered by the WTO agreement. 

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