Call for expressions of interest in accompanying measures of Community RTD programmes The European Commission, DG XII, has published a call for expressions of interest for the establishment of a list of persons or organizations to assist the Commission in the framework of the accompanying measures of European Community RTD programmes. The Commission will draw ... The European Commission, DG XII, has published a call for expressions of interest for the establishment of a list of persons or organizations to assist the Commission in the framework of the accompanying measures of European Community RTD programmes. The Commission will draw up a list of suitable candidates. Each time a specific contract is to be concluded relating to the areas described below, the Commission will send the specifications to all the candidates on the list, or to some of them selected on the basis of special criteria for the contract concerned. The list drawn up following this notice will be used solely for contracts whose estimated value is below the thresholds laid down in the relevant public procurement directives. The European Community is carrying out research and technological development activities giving rise to specific programmes under successive framework programmes. The objective of this call is to draw up a list of suitably qualified persons or organizations to assist the Commission in the management of specific programmes managed by Directorate-General XII. The work to be carried out will be determined by the Commission in the following areas: - IMT: Industrial and materials technologies; - SMT: Standards, measurements and testing; - ENV: Environment and climate; - MAR: Marine sciences and technologies; - BIO: Biotechnologies; - MED: Biomedicine and health research; - AGR: Agriculture and fisheries; - ENE: Non-nuclear energy; - ECO: Targeted socio-economic research; - COP: Cooperation with third countries and international organizations; - TMR: Stimulation of the training and mobility of researchers. - Services to be provided: Support activities for the implementation of measures in favour of SMEs (studies, coordination of the decentralized network of assistance to SMEs, promotional activities, etc.) related to the individual programmes listed above. The list will be valid for three years from 2 June 1995. Applications should be sent: European Commission Directorate-General XII Science, Research and Development MO75 4/57 200 rue de la Loi B-1049 Brussels
