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contracting authorities to refer to European Standards or other common technical
specifications in tender documentation. As views of the implications of these obligations
were not unanimous, it was agreed that the outgoing Danish and the incoming British
chairmanships jointly should prepare a discussion paper with a view to a renewed discussion
at the first meeting under the British chairmanship.
= The Conditions for Use of "Framework Agreements" under the Public Sector Procurement
Directives
At the February meeting, a discussion, also based on experience from a concrete case in
Denmark, of the conditions for use of "framework agreements" under the public sector
("classical") procurement directives was likewise foreseen, but had to be reported due to
time constraints. It is envisaged that a discusssion of this subject will take place at the first
meeting during the British chiarmanship.
Information Activities
As participation in the Pilot Project remains open to non-participating Member States, and
because it has been felt that it is important to spread information on project activities also in
wider circles, it has been decided to hold information meetings at regular intervals with
"outsiders", not only non-participating EU Member States, but also third countries members
of the EEA (Norway, Iceland), other third countries having expressed their interest in the
project (Switzerland, Poland and the Czech Republic) and interested associations,
organisations etc. from European business and from the public purchaser side.
The first information meeting with non-participants was held in Copenhagen on 9 February
1999. At that meeting, the Pilot Project, its background and purpose, the activities
undertaken within the framework of the project, the expectations attached thereto and the
activities envisaged to inform non-participants were presented. An outline of the five
elements of the work programme adopted for the project was likewise given. It was also in
particular mentioned that plans were well underway to make information on the Pilot Project
available on the Commission´s SIMAP web-site, and a demonstration of how this could
materialise was made. All participants at the information meeting welcomed the project, and
several of them declared themselves willing to cooperate on problem solution with project
participants. Questions were also raised as to the possibility to obtain observer status in the
Steering Committee. This will be addressed at the next meeting of the committee (the first
meeting during the British chairmanship). It is also the intention of the incoming British
chairmanship to arrange an information meeting with wider participation in September
1999.
From the mid of March information on the Pilot Project and all relevant documents have
been available on the Commission's SIMAP web-site.
List of Enclosed Background Documents
List of participants in the Pilot Project Steering Group
List of participants (not participating in the Steering Group) in the Information
Meeting
Work Programme for the Pilot Project
Outline of the Pilot Project
Guidelines for Cooperation on Solution of Cross-Border Problems
Danish paper on Problem Solution in Domestic Cases
Danish paper on Problem Solution in Cross-Border Cases
Danish paper on the Jurisprudence of the Danish Compliants Board for Public
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