Commission Decision of 8 March 2006 establishing that Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors applies to electricity generation in England, Scotland and Wales (notified under document number C(2006) 690) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/211/EC) (c. 211)

Article 1 U.K.

Directive 2004/17/EC shall not apply to contracts awarded by contracting entities and intended to enable them to carry out electricity generation in England, Scotland and Wales.

Article 2 U.K.

This Decision is based on the legal and factual situation as of November 2005 as it appears from the information submitted by the United Kingdom, the 2005 Report and the Technical Annex thereto. It may be revised, should significant changes in the facts or the legal situation mean that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC are no longer met.

Article 3 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 8 March 2006.

For the Commission

Charlie McCreevy

Member of the Commission