> *****NOTE the following information is a summary 
> only.  Please consult the most current 
> information packages and work programmes (where 
> appropriate) for full details on individual 
> programmes and the Official Journal for 
> full details of particular calls. *****
> 
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> CONTENTS
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> OJS 85 (1.5.99)
> DG V: Study on the 'Early identification of high-risk unemployed people'
> 
> OJS 84 (30.4.99)
> DG XVI: Prior Information on regional policy and 
> cohesion.
> 
> OJS 83 (29.4.99)
> Prior Information: Study on the impact of 
> television advertising and teleshopping on minors.
> DG XIII: Study on the use of advanced 
> telecommunications services. DG VI: Corrigendum 
> to appraisal of the Common Market Organisation 
> within the sugar sector. OJS 60 (26.3.99)
> 
> MLIS Web Service
> DG III/MLIS: Prior Information. Multilingual 
> networked services
> 
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> PROGRAMME NEWS
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> FP5: EESD Part A Environment
> 
> The deadline for pre-proposal screening is 15th 
> May, ie. Requests should not be made later than 
> 
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> 
> Invitation to tender from OJS 85 (1.5.99)
> 
> TITLE
> DG V: Study on the 'Early identification of 
> high-risk unemployed people'
> 
> DEADLINE
> The final date for the request of tender 
> documents is 21st May 1999. The final date for 
> the receipt of tenders is 6th June 1999.
> 
> DETAILS
> The study will underpin the new approach to the 
> European employment strategy called for by the 
> Amsterdam Treaty of June 1997.  Several 
> methods have been adopted in order to identify 
> the groups of unemployed requiring extensive 
> support in terms of training or job-search 
> assistance. However, there is still a number of 
> open issues left concerning the feasibility 
> of early identification, and identification of 
> the most cost-effective tools in this area.
> 
> The aim of the study is twofold: to evaluate the 
> feasibility of early identification of high-risk 
> unemployed people, and to identify 
> particularly cost-effective improvements of early 
> identification, in the context of the need to 
> minimise dead-weight loss and to cut back the 
> inflow into long-term unemployment.  Gathering 
> information on what has been done in this area 
> by EU Member States and elsewhere will be part of 
> the information collection process.
> 
> The study will consist of several elements: 
> compiling existing literature, interviews, 
> problems identifications, methods and practises 
> assessment; a final workshop will be organised in 
> the framework of the study.
> 
> FURTHER INFORMATION
> 
> All correspondence related to the present tender 
> notice must bear the reference number VT/1999/018
> 
> European Commission,
> Directorate General V, Employment, Industrial 
> Relations and Social Affairs, Unit A/2,
> employment and labour market policy, J27 - 6/41,
> rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels.
> 
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> 
> Prior Information from OJS 84 (30.4.99)
> 
> TITLE
> DG XVI: Studies envisaged by the Commission with 
> regard to regional policy and cohesion.
> 
> DETAILS
> Prior information on an invitation to tender for 
> studies envisaged by the European Commission with 
> regard to regional policy and cohesion has been 
> published in the Official Journal.
> 
> The European Commission's DG XVI for Regional 
> policy and cohesion has recently published a call 
> for management consultancy services within the 
> framework of the multiannunal programming of 
> studies. DG XVI intends to assign the following 
> projects to external bodies:
> 
> - Continual assessment of RISI (Regional 
> Information Society Initiative) pilot projects;
> - Interim evaluation of 89 territorial pacts for 
> employment; - The territorial impact of 
> Trans-European networks (TEN) in an European 
> Union of 15 Member States and prospect in an 
> European Union of 26 Member States;
> - The impact of economic integration of regional 
> development; - The cost of the non-coordination 
> of sectoral Community policies; - Study on 
> venture capital, Community aid and better 
> practices; - Study on the transport of goods to 
> Portugal.
> 
> The estimated dates for initiating the award 
> procedures will be spread over 1999.
> 
> FURTHER INFORMATION
> European Commission DG XVI - Regional policy and 
> cohesion Unit XVI/G/1
> CSM1 9/92 Rue de la Loi 200
> B-1049 Brussels Tel. +32-2-2954681;
> Fax +32-2-2966235
> 
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> 
> Prior Information from OJS 83 (29.4.99)
> 
> TITLE
> Study on the impact of television advertising and 
> teleshopping on minors.
> 
> DETAILS
> The impact of television advertising and 
> teleshopping on minors is to be the subject of a 
> study, for which the European Commission 
> has published prior information on a call for 
> proposal.
> 
> The study is required by the Commission following 
> its undertaking in the context of the revision of 
> the Television Directive (89/552/EC).
> 
> The study in question should be carried out in 
> one of the official Community languages, but the 
> meetings to launch the service will take place in 
> English and/or French.
> 
> FURTHER INFORMATION
> No source of further information is yet available.
> 
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> 
> Invitation to tender from OJS 83 (29.4.99)
> 
> TITLE
> DG XIII: Study on the use of advanced 
> telecommunications services.
> 
> DEADLINE
> The final date for the request of information is 
> 13th May 1999. When requests are made by 
> facsimile, they must be confirmed by 
> letter dispatched before the expiry of the time 
> limit.
> 
> The final date for the submission of tenders is 
> 25th may 1999.
> 
> DETAILS
> Open call for tenders for a study on the use of 
> advanced telecommunications services by 
> health-care establishments and possible 
> implications for telecommunications regulatory 
> policy of the European Union
> 
> Within the context of the 1999 legislative 
> review, the Commission wishes to launch a study 
> in order to obtain relevant information on 
> whether the European health-care establishments 
> are adequately served in terms of advanced 
> telecommunications services and infrastructures.
> 
> The objective of this study is to examine the 
> use, the cost of, and the needs for advanced 
> telecommunications services by 
> health-care establishments in the 15 EU Member 
> States. More specifically, the study should 
> identify the organisation and structure of the 
> health-care establishments and the ways in which 
> they are connected via telecommunications; the 
> current use, requirements and costs of 
> advanced telecommunications services and 
> networks; and attempt to assess the inadequacies 
> or limitations of these services and networks in 
> the health-care sector.
> 
> FURTHER INFORMATION
> The European Commission, Directorate-General XIII
> Information society: Telecommunications, Markets, 
> Technologies Innovation and Exploitation 
> of Research,
> DG XIII/A, for the attention of Mr Y. 
> Domzalski, BU 31 3/20,
> rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel.
> 
> Tel: (32-2) 296 82 09/296 70 56.
> Fax: (32-2) 296 83 93.
> 
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> 
> Corrigendum from OJS 83 (29.4.99)
> 
> TITLE
> DG VI: Open invitation to tender with respect to 
> an appraisal of the Common Market Organisation 
> within the sugar sector. OJS 60 (26.3.99)
> 
> DETAILS
> Clients should note that contrary to the 
> information published in OJS 60 (26.3.99) this 
> procurement is covered by the WTO Agreement on 
> Government Procurement.
> 
> European Commission,
> Directorate-General for Agriculture,
> Unit VI.AI.4,
> Loi Office 130 - 11/3,
> rue de la Loi 200,
> B-1049 Brussels.
> 
> Contact person: Mr Chomel.
> Tel: (32-2) 296 29 39.
> Fax: (32-2) 296 42 67.
> 
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> 
> Prior Information from OJS 81 (27.4.99)
> 
> TITLE
> DG III: Design and implementation work on 
> telematics
> 
> DETAILS
> The European Commission, Directorate-General 
> III/B/6, has published a prior information notice 
> for forthcoming work in the field of 
> European telematics networks and systems IDA 
> (interchange of data between administrations); 
> standardization and public procurement.
> 
> The following opportunities will shortly be 
> available:
> 
> - Testa II - Provision of access points for a 
> European Internet Protocol (IP) backbone network 
> (20 million euro will be available for this over 
> 5 years);
> 
> - Testa II - Provision of network links to 
> European IP backbone network (20 million euro 
> will be available for this over 5 years);
> 
> - Translation centre IATE (inter-agency 
> terminology exchange) project - Design and 
> implementation of a terminology database to enable
> electronic interchange and shared management of 
> terminology data between the translation centre, 
> its partners and freelance translators (1.5 
> million euro will be available for this over 2 
> years). Additional information is available from:
>         - - Translation Centre,      'Nouvel 
> Hemicycle', 1 rue du Fort Thungen,
>             L-1499 Luxembourg, Contact person - 
> Mr. B. Hawes, Tel: +352-42-17111204;
> Fax: +352-42-171240;
> 
> - Flosys project - Design and implementation of 
> extended workflow, document and data 
> dissemination facilities related to the 
> translation process between the translation 
> centre and its various partners (1.5 million euro 
> will be available for this over 5 years);
> 
> - Teresa project - General information 
> infrastructure for public access to environmental 
> information, in order to reduce the reporting 
> version imposed on Member States by reusing the 
> information held by European and national 
> administrations. The work will build on the 
> technical infrastructure of the Eionet telematics 
> network (1 million euro will be available for 
> this work).
> 
> - Video conferencing services (1 million euro);
> 
> - E-mail support for committees and groups 
> (900,000 euro);
> 
> - Extranet technology for document exchange and 
> associated support (700,000 euro);
> 
> - Extension of EMCDDA information network 
> (270,000 euro);
> 
> - Maintenance of directory service (186,000 euro);
> 
> - IDA2 - Interim programme evaluation (i): 
> (100,000 euro).
> 
> The estimated date for initiation of the awards 
> procedure is the second half of 1999.
> 
> The prior information notice is only indicative. 
> The description of the service and the estimated 
> date for initiating the awards procedure might be 
> subject to change.
> 
> FURTHER INFORMATION
> European Commission
> Directorate-General III
> R. Zimmermann
> Unit B6
> rue de la Loi 200
> B-1049 Brussels
> Tel: +32-2-2968110;
> Fax: +32-2-2990286
> 
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> 
> Prior Information from MLIS Web Service
> 
> TITLE
> DG III/MLIS: Multilingual networked services
> 
> DETAILS
> The Multilingual Information Society (MLIS) 
> Programme will shortly publish a call for 
> proposals for the development and demonstration of
> multilingual networked services and resources. 
> The pre-announcement of the call is available on 
> the MLIS Programme's website.
> 
> The call for proposals relates to Action Lines 1 
> and 2 of the MLIS programme and project proposals 
> are invited in the following areas:
> 
> - Provision of multilingual language resources 
> over global networks; - Development of 
> multilingual networked services. §       §
> To support Europe's linguistic diversity in the 
> information age, there is a need to ensure a 
> balance between major languages and the 
> languages used by smaller national or regional 
> communities. Consortia are therefore encouraged 
> to include regional and less-used languages 
> in their proposals.
> 
> The calls will be published in the Official 
> Journal at the end of May or the beginning of 
> June 1999. A central information day aimed 
> at presenting the various issues and 
> practicalities of the call to potential proposers 
> is foreseen for June.
> 
> 
> 
> FURTHER INFORMATION
> More detailed descriptions of the areas are 
> available from the MLIS website at:
> 
> URL: http://www.linglink.lu/hlt/mlis/mlis-call.asp
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