Common use of Procedure Clause in Contracts

Procedure. 1.1. Administrative procedure leading to the Authority’s Decision No 254/10/COL (1) By letter dated 11 August 2006, the Authority received a complaint from ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇ AS (‘the complainant’) alleging that the Norwegian authorities had granted State aid to AS Oslo Sporveis­ bussene (‘the complaint’). The letter was registered by the Authority on 16 August 2006 (Event No 384017). By letter dated 17 August 2006 to the complainant, the Authority acknowledged the receipt of the complaint (Event No 384134). (2) By letter dated 7 September 2006, the Authority forwarded the complaint to the Norwegian au­ thorities and invited them to comment (Event No 387163). By letter dated 11 October 2006, the Norwegian authorities replied to the information request. The letter was registered by the Authority on 19 October 2006 (Event No 392725). (3) By letter dated 20 October 2006, the complainant submitted further comments. The letter was registered by the Authority on 23 October 2006 (Event No 394520). (4) By letter dated 29 November 2006, the Authority requested further information from the Norwegian authorities (Event No 394397). The Norwegian authorities replied by letter dated 11 January 2007. The letter was registered by the Authority on 12 January 2007 (Event No 406541). (5) By letter dated 19 June 2007, the Authority requested further information from the Norwegian authorities (Event No 425271). The Norwegian authorities replied by letter submitted electronically on 16 August 2007 (Event No 434326). By e-mail dated 20 February 2008, the complainant submitted further information (Event No 466226). (6) By letter submitted electronically on 2 April 2008, the Authority requested yet further information from the Norwegian authorities (Event No 471926). The Norwegian authorities replied by letter submitted electronically on 29 April 2008 (Event No 475480). (7) The complainant submitted further information by e-mails dated 25 May 2008 (Event No 478132), 2 June 2008 (Event No 479743), 9 July 2008 (Events No 489623 and 489626), 14 August 2008 (Event No 489591), 15 August 2008 (Event No 488527), 1 September 2008 (Event No 489591), 20 January 2009 (Event No 505210) and 22 January 2009 (Event No 505503). (1) Available at: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇.▇▇▇ (8) During the beginning of 2010, the Authority and the Norwegian authorities had informal contact both via telephone and e-mail regarding the case. Information received by the Authority in this context was consolidated in a letter submitted to the Authority electronically on 21 April 2010 by the Norwegian authorities (Event No 554417). (9) On 21 June 2010, the Authority adopted Decision No 254/10/COL closing the case on the grounds that the aid involved existing aid that was incompatible with Article 49 of the EEA Agreement and Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. However, as the existing aid measures had been terminated on 30 March 2008, the Authority concluded that no further measures were required. By letters dated 21 June 2010, the Authority forwarded copies of Decision No 254/10/COL to the Norwegian authorities (Event No 558824) and the complainant (Event No 561949).

Procedure. 1.1. Administrative procedure leading to the Authority’s Decision No 254/10/COL (1) By letter dated 11 August 2006, 23 March 2011 (Event No 591767) the Authority received a complaint (‘the complaint’) from the Norwegian bus company ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇ AS (‘the complainant’) alleging that the Norwegian authorities had granted unlawful State aid to AS Oslo Sporveis­ bussene is involved in the contracts awarded by Aust-Agder County, Norway (‘Aust- Agder’) to several bus operators for the complaint’). The letter was registered by the Authority on 16 August 2006 (Event No 384017). By letter dated 17 August 2006 to the complainant, the Authority acknowledged the receipt supply of the complaint (Event No 384134)local bus transport services in Aust-Agder. (2) By letter dated 7 September 2006Furthermore, the complaint alleges breaches of the EEA procurement rules. That aspect of the complaint is dealt with by the Authority’s Internal Market Affairs Directorate as Cases No 69656 and 69548. On 12 October 2011, the Authority forwarded issued a letter of formal notice to Norway for failure to comply with the complaint principles of non-discrimination and transparency laid down in Articles 4 and 48 of the EEA Agreement by allowing Aust-Agder to the Norwegian au­ thorities award, and invited them to comment prolong bus transport concessions without any form of publication (Event No 387163607316). By letter dated 11 October 2006On the same grounds, on 22 June 2012, the Norwegian authorities replied Authority delivered a reasoned opinion to the information request. The letter was registered by the Authority on 19 October 2006 Norway (Event No 392725620449). (3) By letter dated 20 October 2006, The present decision only covers the complainant submitted further comments. The letter was registered State aid part of the complaint which has been investigated by the Authority on 23 October 2006 (Event No 394520)Authority’s Competition and State aid Directorate. (4) By letter dated 29 10 November 20062011 (Events Nos 612071 and 614791), the Authority requested further information from informed the Norwegian authorities that the complainant also alleges that unlawful State aid is involved in the award of the contracts for local bus transport services, and sent a request for information. By letter dated 9 December 2011 (Event No 394397618202), the Norwegian authorities replied to the Authority’s request. The Additional requests for information were sent to the Norwegian authorities on 13 March 2012 (Event No 624061) and on 17 October 2012 (Event No 648686), to which the Norwegian authorities replied by letter letters dated 10, 11 January 2007. The letter was registered by the Authority on 12 January 2007 May 2012 (Events Nos 634034 and 634269) and 15 November 2012 (Event No 406541653639), respectively. By email dated 15 January 2013 (Event No 659645), the Authority asked for additional information, to which it received replies by emails dated 17, 22, 23, 24 January and 30 January 2013 (Events Nos 660036, 660348, 660467, 660486, 660960, 661258 and 661576). (5) By letter dated On 19 June 2007, the Authority requested further information from the Norwegian authorities (Event No 425271). The Norwegian authorities replied by letter submitted electronically on 16 August 2007 (Event No 434326). By e-mail dated 20 February 2008, the complainant submitted further information (Event No 466226). (6) By letter submitted electronically on 2 April 2008, the Authority requested yet further information from the Norwegian authorities (Event No 471926). The Norwegian authorities replied by letter submitted electronically on 29 April 2008 (Event No 475480). (7) The complainant submitted further information by e-mails dated 25 May 2008 (Event No 478132), 2 June 2008 (Event No 479743), 9 July 2008 (Events No 489623 and 489626), 14 August 2008 (Event No 489591), 15 August 2008 (Event No 488527), 1 September 2008 (Event No 489591), 20 January 2009 (Event No 505210) and 22 January 2009 (Event No 505503). (1) Available at: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇.▇▇▇ (8) During the beginning of 2010, the Authority and the Norwegian authorities had informal contact both via telephone and e-mail regarding the case. Information received by the Authority in this context was consolidated in a letter submitted to the Authority electronically on 21 April 2010 by the Norwegian authorities (Event No 554417). (9) On 21 June 2010, December 2012 the Authority adopted its Decision No 254/10/COL closing the formal investigation into potential aid to AS Oslo Sporveier and AS Sporveisbussene. This case on the grounds that the aid involved concerned an existing aid scheme in local public transport that was incompatible with Article 49 governed by the same legislative framework as the present case. In the view of the EEA Agreement and Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. HoweverAuthority, as it was necessary to conclude on that case before adopting an opening decision for the existing aid measures had been terminated on 30 March 2008, the Authority concluded that no further measures were required. By letters dated 21 June 2010, the Authority forwarded copies of Decision No 254/10/COL to the Norwegian authorities (Event No 558824) and the complainant (Event No 561949)contracts awarded by Aust-Agder.