WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3707/97 by Ulf HOLM to the Commission. EU subsidies to the auto industry (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
8. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 96/1 I (Information) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER (1999/C 96/001) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1582/97 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (6 May 1997) Subject: Restructuring of the network of lottery sales outlets in Italy The current network for selling lottery tickets in Italy consists of 4500 official sales outlets run by monopoly retailers (tobacconists) or former lottery employees (Law No 123 of 16 March 1987). A subsequent law (No 85 of 19 April 1990) provided for the gradual extension of this network, which is expected to bring the number of lottery sales outlets to 15 000. 1. Have the procedures for tendering and the selection of the company responsible for restructuring been complied with? 2. Has provision also been made for tendering to supply ticket selling equipment for the 15 000 planned sales outlets? 3. Given that a single market exists, can the sales outlets also be set up in other European Community Member States? Supplementary answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (22 September 1998) The Commission contacted the Italian authorities with a view to obtaining information on the procedures for supplying the terminals needed by the 15 000 lottery sales outlets mentioned by the Honourable Member. The Italian authorities replied that the contracts for purchasing the terminals had been concluded direct with suppliers in 1992. However, they indicated that after 1992 proper contract award procedures had taken place for the subsequent supply of goods and services. They undertook to comply in full with Community public procurement legislation for the forthcoming investments necessary for the continued computerisation and extension of the network of lottery sales outlets. (1999/C 96/002) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3707/97 by Ulf Holm (V) to the Commission (19 November 1997) Subject: EU subsidies to the auto industry According to the press, the EU is giving the car manufacturer, Jaguar, some one billion kronor in subsidies for the further development of a Jaguar model. The car will cost some one million kronor on the market. According to