WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2520/97 by Renate HEINISCH to the Commission. Comparison between the 4th framework programme on research, technological development and demonstration, and the Commission proposal for the 5th framework programme
17. 3. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 82/99 (98/C 82/162) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2518/97 by Gerhard Schmid (PSE) to the Commission (22 July 1997) Subject: Privatized supply of police uniforms in Bavaria On 1 April 1997 Bavaria privatized the provision of uniforms for the police. A contract was concluded with Quelle Versandhaus for an order worth 15 million DM a year. Policemen can now order their own uniforms from a specially produced catalogue. The sole supplier is Quelle. Should the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior have conducted a Europe-wide public invitation to tender for 1. the award of the contract? 2. If so, did the Commission examine this matter? If not, why not? Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (19 September 1997) 1. The Commission is unaware of the matter referred to by the Honourable Member. It will make the necessary contacts to obtain exact details of the nature and terms of the contract with a view to establishing whether Council Directive 93/36/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts (1) is applicable. As the Commission has not been informed of the facts mentioned by the Honourable Member, it has not 2. been able to look into the procedure followed. (1) OJ L 199, 9. 8. 1993. (98/C 82/163) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2520/97 by Renate Heinisch (PPE) to the Commission (22 July 1997) Subject: Comparison between the 4th framework programme on research, technological development and demonstration, and the Commission proposal for the 5th framework programme The Commission has linked its proposal for the 5th framework programme on research, technological development and demonstration with the aims of concentrating R&D funding and making it more flexible. 1. (a) Which areas of research will no longer be funded when the 4th framework programme comes to an end? (b) What new areas of research have been included in the Commission proposal? (c) What arrangements has the Commission made to increase flexibility and at the same time ensure that in the implementation of the new framework programme the Member States are given sufficient say in the allocation of the financial resources to the individual programmes and projects? 2. In preparation for the first reading of the proposal on the 5th framework programme, can the Commission provide a comparison of the funding of the individual research sectors between the 4th and 5th framework programmes? Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (18 September 1997) The 5th framework programme (1) proposed by the Commission is radically different in concept from the 1. 4th framework programme (2). The 5th framework programme will be based on a problem-solving approach geared towards socio-economic objectives. The current framework programme focuses essentially on technological performance. This difference in concept is reflected in a different structure for the 5th framework programme which, it is proposed, will comprise a limited number of programmes each covering different but complementary disciplines