WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2352/97 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Call for tenders for an advisor on the privatization of the ACEA by Rome City Council
C 82/62 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 3. 98 (98/C 82/108) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2351/97 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (10 July 1997) Subject: Latest information concerning the construction of the high-speed rail link between Rome and Naples In its additional answer of 5 June 1997 to Written Question E-0508/97 (1) concerning construction of the Rome-Naples high-speed rail link the Commission said it had contacted the Italian authorities and that it intended to draw up measures aimed at ensuring compliance with Community legislation on environmental impact assessment. In view of this, can the Commission say: 1. which Italian authorities it contacted; 2. what precisely are the measures it is devising to ensure respect for Community legislation as regards the projects listed in Annex I to Directive 85/337/EEC (2); 3. in what ways the initiatives the Commission is drawing up actually differ from those concerning other instances of failure to comply with Directive 85/337/EEC pointed out by the author of this question in connection with the execution of a number of projects covered by Annex II of the Directive; 4. whether the steps taken by the Commission may lead to the work being suspended or the projects being revised? (1) OJ C 391, 23. 12. 1997, p. 15. (2) OJ L 175, 5. 7. 1985, p. 40. Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (9 September 1997) The Commission still contacts the Office of the Permanent Representative of Italy to the European Communities who then sends the Commission’s letter to the relevant Italian Ministries › in this case the Ministry for the Environment. The action planned if there is an infringement of Community law consists of introducing an infringement procedure based on Article 169 of the EC Treaty. The act of bringing a presumed infringement of Community law to the attention of the Commission does not necessarily lead to the introduction of an infringement procedure based on Article 169 of the EC Treaty since the facts and arguments put forward must be checked and legally assessed, normally after the receipt of comments by the national authorities. It cannot be ruled out that, under particular circumstances, and as part of a procedure based on Article 169 of the EC Treaty, the Commission may ask the Court of Justice to establish what temporary measures are needed under Article 186 of the EC Treaty. (98/C 82/109) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2352/97 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (10 July 1997) Subject: Call for tenders for an advisor on the privatization of the ACEA by Rome City Council In its answer to Written Question P-1071/97 (1) on the tendering procedure initiated by Rome City Council in order to find an advisor on the privatization of the Municipal Energy and Environment Board (ACEA), the Commission said that since the amount awarded was LIT 327 726 000 net of VAT, Directive 92/50/EEC (2), which sets a minimum threshold for applicabilty of ECU 200 000 excluding VAT, could not be considered as applicable. However, the Commission also stated that the threshold of ECU 200 000 does not refer to the amount