| | Preamble to 1972/277COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 72/277/EEC of 26 July 1972 concerning the details of publication of notices of public works contracts and concessions in the 'Official Journal of the European Communities'
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular articles 57 (2), 66 and 100 thereof; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1); Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);
Whereas article 31 of Council directive no 71/305/eec (3) of 26 July 1971 concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts lays down that the cost of publication in the official journal of the European Communities of the notices provided for under articles 12 and 19 shall be defrayed by the communities in accordance with the procedure and conditions published in the official journal;
Whereas the application of measures adopted by the Council in respect of the publication of notices of public works contracts is mainly intended to inform interested persons of all important notices and the notices must therefore be published in concise terms;
Whereas the application of these measures is likely to have considerable financial implications on the budget;
Whereas the length of these notices should therefore be restricted;
Whereas the same limitations should likewise apply to notices concerning concessions and sub-contracts referred to under item iii of the declaration of 26 July 1971 of representatives of the governments of the member states meeting within the council concerning procedures to be followed in the field of public works concessions (4);
Whereas in order to achieve the necessary conciseness , a uniform presentation of notices of public works contracts and of subcontracts awarded by concessionaires is desirable and it is advisable for this purpose that the authorities awarding contracts should be invited to use forms complying with the provisions of the directive or with the abovementioned declaration.
Has adopted this directive:
(1) OJ NO C 70, 1. 7. 1972 , P. 38
(2) OJ NO C 79 , 20. 7. 1972 , P. 7
(3) OJ NO L 185 , 16. 8. 1971 , P. 5
(4) OJ NO C 82 , 16. 8. 1971, P. 13 |
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