Call for expert consultants in the field of state aid for R&D
The European Commission, DG IV, has published a call for expressions of interest from expert consultants to provide technical assistance for certain future cases in the field of state aid for research and development. The purpose of this call for expressions of interest is to compile, after a selection process, a file of potential contractors to provide technical assistance to the Commission. These would be called on by the Commission to assist in the assessment of state aid cases in the research and development field. The services and sectors for which assistance is sought include: - Technical assistance in the examination of aid notifications; - Expert assessment, including assistance in the interpretation of data provided in the notification and in the complementary information regarding the eligibility of projects in the framework for state aid for research and development; - End reports, involving assistance to the Commission in the compilation of a report from the results of the analysis of a given case; - Evaluation of answers from third parties when the procedure provided for in Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty has been opened; - Assistance to the Commission in the monitoring of past cases. The list of experts will remain valid until 31 December 2000. Expressions of interest should be submitted to: European Commission DG IV - Competition Mr. J.L. Colson 200 rue de la Loi (C158 6/39) B-1049 Brussels Tel. +32-2-2960995; Fax +32-2-2969814