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1 European Union Publication of Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union 2, rue Mercier, 2985 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Fax: Info & on-line fms: Contract notice (Directive 2004/18/EC) Section I : Contracting authity I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s): Official name: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) Postal address: Lautrupbjerg 1-5 National ID: (if known) Town: Ballerup Postal code: 2750 Country: Denmark (DK) Contact point(s): Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) F the attention of: Mette-Katrine Gade-Jacobsen fmt-ja20@mil.dk Internet address(es): (if applicable) Telephone: Fax: General address of the contracting authity/entity: (URL) Address of the buyer profile: (URL) Electronic access to infmation: (URL) Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: (URL) Further infmation can be obtained from The above mentioned contact point(s) Other (please complete Annex A.I) Specifications and additional documents (including documents f competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from The above mentioned contact point(s) Tenders requests to participate must be sent to The above mentioned contact point(s) Other (please complete Annex A.II) Other (please complete Annex A.III) I.2) Type of the contracting authity Ministry any other national federal authity, including their regional local sub-divisions National federal agency/office Regional local authity Regional local agency/office Body governed by public law European institution/agency international ganisation Other: (please specify) I.3) Main activity EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 1 / 17

2 General public services Defence Public der and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other: (please specify) I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authities The contracting authity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authities: yes no infmation on those contracting authities can be provided in Annex A EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 2 / 17

3 Section II : Object of the contract II.1) Description : II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authity : Airbne Maritime Pollution Control II.1.2) Type of contract and location of wks, place of delivery of perfmance : choose one categy only wks, supplies services which cresponds most to the specific object of your contract purchase(s) Wks Supplies Services Purchase Service categy No: 3 Lease Rental Hire purchase A combination of these Execution Design and execution Realisation, by whatever means of wk, cresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting authities Main site location of wks, place of delivery of perfmance : Throughout Denmark Please see Annex C1 f service categies NUTS code: II.1.3) Infmation about a public contract, a framewk agreement a dynamic purchasing system (DPS): The notice involves a public contract The notice involves the establishment of a framewk agreement The notice involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) II.1.4) Infmation on framewk agreement : (if applicable) Framewk agreement with several operats Framewk agreement with a single operat Number : (if applicable) maximum number : of participants to the framewk agreement envisaged Duration of the framewk agreement Duration in years : in months : Justification f a framewk agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years : Estimated total value of purchases f the entire duration of the framewk agreement (if applicable, give figures only) Estimated value excluding VAT : Currency : Range: between : : and : : Currency : Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded : (if known) II.1.5) Sht description of the contract purchase(s) : EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 3 / 17

4 The Danish Defence exercises the responsibilities of the government of Denmark concerning protection of the marine environment. The overall purpose is to limit and combat pollution in the Danish waters - territial sea and the Danish economic exclusive zone ( as defined in the Danish act on Protection of the Marine Environment (in Danish: Havmiljøloven) section 5) to perfm airbne maritime pollution control and to enfce the Danish act on Protection of the Marine Environment (in Danish: Havmiljøloven). Further infmation about the characteristics of the airbne maritime pollution control can be obtained from the following sources: - The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; UNCLOS; - The Bonn-Agreement; - The Helsinki Convention (HELCOM); - The DENGERNETH Plan; - The SWEDENGER Plan; - The Copenhagen Agreement; In the Danish Defence Agreement it is agreed that the existing ship based pollution response capacity as well as the airbne maritime pollution control shall be made subject to competition f the purpose of establishing whether outsourcing overall would be beneficial to the Danish Defence. The Danish Ministry of Defence therefe hereby puts airbne maritime pollution control out to tender. The maritime pollution control is conducted by airbne area coverage of the Danish waters and this is supplemented by satellite based surveillance by European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The provider of airbne maritime pollution control shall overfly areas within the Danish waters - territial sea and the Danish economic exclusive zone (as defined in the Danish act on Protection of the Marine Environment section 5) two times weekly. The flights shall take place both at day time and at night time and under all weather conditions of common occurrence in the respective areas. Time of the flight and areas to be covered will be scheduled by The Danish Defence. During the flights the Danish waters shall be monited with the purpose of identifying prospective pollution. Moniting shall be conducted by system operats operating and moniting sens equipment, which is capable of moniting the water surface f oil spill etc. The sens equipment must be made available by the provider. During the flights the provider shall collect evidence of any observed pollution, hereunder by photo and other documentation and by means of air-drop of oil spill sampling buoys, with the purpose of f example giving the Danish Defence infmation to assess the measures to be taken in combating the pollution and providing evidence f further investigation and/ preliminary charges. Specifically the provider shall provide the following f airbne maritime pollution control - aircraft - sens equipment - air crew and system operats necessary f operating aircraft and sens equipment The Danish Defence will provide the basic training in quantification of an identified oil spill in accdance with the Bonn Agreement Oil Appearance Code, but the provider must pri to commencement undertake extensive practical training of his air crew and system operats. The provider must ensure that the system operats are at all times duly qualified and trained to perfm the task. All personnel assigned shall be able to communicate lucidly in Scandinavian (Danish, Swedish Nwegian) and English both al and in writing. The provider and all personnel shall pri to commencement of provision of the services be subject to security clearance. The provider shall be available f participation in multinational operations on behalf of The Danish Defence. The number of such operations is expected to be three per year and each exercise is expected to have a duration of around effective flight hours. Participation in such operations is comparable to the flights as described above. The provider shall be available/stand by f the duration of these operations. The provider shall commence the airbne maritime pollution control no later than two (2) calendar years after commencement of the contract. The duration of the contract stated in section II.2.1) and II.3) below is calculated from award of the contract with a start up period of up to two (2) years, where the provider makes all EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 4 / 17

5 preparations required f Commencement of the Service and a five (5) year perfmance period. Additionally, there is a renewal option of two (2) times one (1) year. No employees from the Danish Defence shall be taken over by the provider in accdance with The Danish Transfer of Business Act (in Danish: lov om lønmodtageres retsstilling ved virksomhedsoverdragelse) Pri to publishing the tender award, the Danish Defence will conduct an analysis of the costs associated with the airbne maritime pollution control if it in the future should be under the auspices of the Danish Defence. The purpose of this analysis is to be able to determine if airbne maritime pollution control shall continue to be conducted by the Danish Defence by an external provider. Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) reserves the right to cancel the tender Procedure if the analysis shows that it is me cost-effective not to outsource the airbne maritime pollution control. DALO is conducting this tender procedure on behalf of The Danish Ministry of Defence. A questionnaire f candidates applying f prequalification is available upon request from the contact point stated in I.1 above. II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) : Main vocabulary Main object Additional object(s) Supplementary vocabulary(if applicable) II.1.7) Infmation about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes no II.1.8) Lots: (f infmation about lots, use Annex B as many times as there are lots) This contract is divided into lots: yes no (if yes) Tenders may be submitted f one lot only one me lots all lots II.1.9) Infmation about variants: Variants will be accepted : yes no II.2) Quantity scope of the contract : II.2.1) Total quantity scope : (including all lots, renewals and options, if applicable) The provider shall conduct two area coverage per week amounting to approx. 100 area coverages per year. Further, the provider shall be available f participation in multinational operations on behalf of The Danish Defence. The number of such operations is expected to be three per year. The contract will have a duration up to seven years plus two renewal options of one year each. (if applicable, give figures only) Estimated value excluding VAT : Currency : Range: between : : and : : Currency : II.2.2) Infmation about options : (if applicable) Options : yes no EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 5 / 17

6 (if yes) Description of these options : (if known) Provisional timetable f recourse to these options : in months : in days : (from the award of the contract) II.2.3) Infmation about renewals : (if applicable) This contract is subject to renewal: yes no Number of possible renewals: (if known) 2 Range: between : and: (if known) In the case of renewable supplies service contracts, estimated timeframe f subsequent contracts: in months: 12 in days: (from the award of the contract) II.3) Duration of the contract time limit f completion: Duration in months : in days: 84 (from the award of the contract) Starting: _ (dd/mm/yyyy) Completion: _ (dd/mm/yyyy) EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 6 / 17

7 Section III : Legal, economic, financial and technical infmation III.1) Conditions relating to the contract: III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: (if applicable) Prepayments will not be made. III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/ reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Reference is made to the tender documents with regard to the payment terms. The Provider is not entitled to any payment befe commencement of the Service. Commencement of the Service shall be no later than two (2) calendar years after commencement of the Contract. Invoicing must be done in accdance with the at any time applicable Danish legislation on public payments. At present this is the Danish consolidation act. no. 798 of June 2007 which demands that invoicing must be done electronically. Exact terms will be stated in the contract. Payment in arrears is anticipated to be included in the terms of payment. Payment is divided into payment of fixed services (mainly) and payment of services dered. This will be stated in the tender documents as the Contracting Authity reserves the right to change this. III.1.3) Legal fm to be taken by the group of economic operats to whom the contract is to be awarded: (if applicable) No special legal fm is required. If the contract is awarded to a group of providers (e.g. a constium) the participants are required to undertake joint and several liabilities and to appoint one provider to represent the group. III.1.4) Other particular conditions: (if applicable) The perfmance of the contract is subject to particular conditions : yes no (if yes) Description of particular conditions: When submitting the tenders (but not the application f participation) the tenderers must submit documentation f having a valid AOC (Air Operat Certificate) issued by an EASA recognized authity. Pursuant to the provisions of ILO Convention No 94 regarding Labour Clauses in Public Contracts, the State of Denmark is obliged to ensure that the provider and any sub-contracts ensure that the wages and salaries(including allowances), wking hours and other conditions of labour of their wkers in Denmark are not less favourable than those applicable to wk of an equal nature within the trade industry in question in the district where the wk is perfmed pursuant to any collective agreement, arbitration award, national legislation administrative regulations. The contract will reflect this obligation. The provider must be prepared to enter into contractual terms regarding CSR responsibilities. III.2) Conditions f participation: III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operats, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional trade registers: Infmation and fmalities necessary f evaluating if the requirements are met: EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 7 / 17

8 III.2.2) Economic and financial ability: Infmation and fmalities necessary f evaluating if the requirements are met: The three latest published annual repts a declaration stating the candidate's solvency ratio (calculated by dividing the candidate's equity with the candidate's total assets (equity/total assets x 100)) at the end of the preceding three financial years, insofar infmation on such solvency ratio is available. Reference is made to section VI.3 with regard to the candidate's possibility of relying on the capacity of other entities. If the candidate is a group of providers (e.g. a constium) the above mentioned infmation must be submitted f each of the members of the group and each member must fulfil the minimum level required. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: (if applicable) Candidates shall be able to demonstrate by reference to the annual repts declarations submitted to have had a positive solvency ratio f each of the preceding three financial years. III.2.3) Technical capacity: Infmation and fmalities necessary f evaluating if the requirements are met: A list of the most imptant services provided over the past three years regarding comparable services to the service described in section II.1.5. The list should preferably include: A description of each service provided, including when it was carried out. The scope and value of the services The recipients of the services (specific names/ countries need not necessarily be included) Reference is made to section VI.3 with regard to the candidate's possibility of relying on the capacity of other entities. If the candidate is a group of providers (e.g. a constium) the above mentioned infmation should be submitted f each of the members of the group. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: (if applicable) III.2.4) Infmation about reserved contracts: (if applicable) The contract is restricted to sheltered wkshops The execution of the contract is restricted to the framewk of sheltered employment programmes III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts: III.3.1) Infmation about a particular profession: Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: yes no (if yes) Reference to the relevant law, regulation administrative provision : III.3.2) Staff responsible f the execution of the service: Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible f the execution of the service: yes no EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 8 / 17

9 Section IV : Procedure IV.1) Type of procedure: IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open Restricted Accelerated restricted Justification f the choice of accelerated procedure: Negotiated Accelerated negotiated Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures) : yes no (if yes, provide names and addresses of economic operats already selected under Section VI.3 Additional infmation) Justification f the choice of accelerated procedure: Competitive dialogue IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operats who will be invited to tender to participate: (restricted and negotiated procedures, competitive dialogue) Envisaged number of operats: 5 Envisaged minimum number: and (if applicable) maximum number Objective criteria f choosing the limited number of candidates: The selection of the candidates that will be invited to submit tenders will be based on the following criteria listed in der of priity: (a) the amount (value) involved, the frequency and nature of the candidates' previous comparable services, and (b) the economic and financial standing of the candidates measured by solvency ratio. Please note that any ambiguities and/ incomprehensibilities in the infmation submitted under III.2.3) may be regarded negatively in the evaluation when selecting the limited numbers of candidates. DALO reserves the right to reject an application f prequalification if the candidate is deemed unsuitable f participation in the competition and/ as supplier to DALO, cf. clause 45(2) in Directive 2004/18/EC. IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operats during the negotiation dialogue: (negotiated procedure, competitive dialogue) Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed tenders to be negotiated : yes no IV.2) Award criteria IV.2.1) Award criteria (please tick the relevant box(es)) Lowest price The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below (the award criteria should be given with their weighting in descending der of imptance where weighting is not possible f demonstrable reasons) EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 9 / 17

10 the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender to negotiate in the descriptive document Criteria Weighting Criteria Weighting IV.2.2) Infmation about electronic auction An electronic auction will be used yes no (if yes, if appropriate) Additional infmation about electronic auction: IV.3) Administrative infmation: IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authity: (if applicable) IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: yes no (if yes) Pri infmation notice Notice on a buyer profile Notice number in the OJEU: of: _ (dd/mm/yyyy) Other previous publications(if applicable) IV.3.3) Conditions f obtaining specifications and additional documents descriptive document: (in the case of a competitive dialogue) Time limit f receipt of requests f documents f accessing documents Date: _ Time: Payable documents yes no (if yes, give figures only) Price: Terms and method of payment: Currency: IV.3.4) Time limit f receipt of tenders requests to participate: Date: 15/12/2014 Time: 12:00 IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender to participate to selected candidates: (if known, in the case of restricted and negotiated procedures, and competitive dialogue) Date: _ IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders requests to participate may be drawn up: Any EU official language EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 10 / 17

11 Official EU language(s): EN Other: IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: until: : _ Duration in months : in days : (from the date stated f receipt of tender) IV.3.8) Conditions f opening of tenders: Date : _ (dd/mm/yyyy) Time (if applicable)place: Persons authised to be present at the opening of tenders (if applicable) : yes no (if yes) Additional infmation about authised persons and opening procedure: EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 11 / 17

12 Section VI: Complementary infmation VI.1) Infmation about recurrence: (if applicable) This is a recurrent procurement : yes no (if yes) Estimated timing f further notices to be published: VI.2) Infmation about European Union funds: The contract is related to a project and/ programme financed by European Union funds : yes no (if yes) Reference to project(s) and/ programme(s): VI.3) Additional infmation: (if applicable) Re. section III.2.1) When submitting the tenders (but not the application f participation) the tenderers must submit a solemn declaration stating to which degree the tenderer has fulfilled its obligations relating to the payment of direct and indirect taxes and social security contributions in accdance with the legal provisions of the country in which the candidate is established and in Denmark in accdance with consolidation act no. 336 of 13 May 1997 regarding public payments. A fm that the tenderers can use will be submitted with the tender material. Re. Section III.2) Accding to directive 2004/18, art. 47(2) and art. 48(3), a candidate may rely on the economic, financial and/ technical capacity of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links with the entities. If a candidate wants to rely on other entities and wishes that the capacity of other entities is included when establishing the suitability of the candidate, the candidate must prove that the other entities will and shall put the relevant resources at the disposal of the candidate. F instance this is fulfilled if the candidate submits a co-operation agreement clearly stating that the candidate has the relevant resources at its disposal (conversely, it is not sufficient to submit a declaration stating that the candidate is entitled to sell products on behalf of another entity if the candidate wishes to rely on the capacity of this other entity). When submitting contact details the candidates are encouraged to submit as much infmation as possible and preferable also the address of the candidate's contact person. Re. section IV.1.2) Please note that each candidate can only submit one application f participation in tender. If the same entity participates in me than one application, e.g. the entity in question submits an application f participation by itself and at the same time is a part of a group of providers (e.g. a constium), which also submits an application f participation, the candidate that represents the constium must ensure that the same entity s participation in me than one application shall not influence the content of the constium s tender later on in the process. The contracting authity reserves the right to request the candidates to prove that the same entity s participation in me than one application does not results in a possibility to influence the content of the different candidates tenders, including jeopardizing the principle of transparency and distt the competition between tenderers. A questionnaire f candidates applying f prequalification is available upon request from the contact point stated in I.1 above. The candidates are asked to submit applications f participation in 4 hardcopies and electronically on a CD/ USB equivalent medium in a sealed envelope marked "Airbne maritime pollution control - application. Must not be opened in the reception.". In case of discrepancy between the hardcopy application and the electronic application, the hardcopy application will take precedence. The application f prequalification cannot be submitted by . The contracting authity reserves the right to apply the procedure in paragraph 12 of the Executive Order no. 712 of 15 June 2011, if the applications tenders do not confm to the fmal requirements set out in the tender documents. EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 12 / 17

13 VI.4) Procedures f appeal: VI.4.1) Body responsible f appeal procedures: Official name: Klagenævnet f udbud (The complaints Board f Public Procurement) Postal address: Dahlerups Pakhus, Langelinie Allé 17 Town: Copenhagen Ø Postal code: 2100 Country: Denmark (DK) Telephone: klfu@erst.dkhttp Internet address: (URL) Body responsible f mediation procedures (if applicable) Official name: Postal address: Fax: Town: Postal code: Country: Telephone: Internet address: (URL) Fax: VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: (please fill in heading VI.4.2 if need be, heading VI.4.3) As a consequence of the Danish act no. 492 of with subsequent amendments regarding enfcement of the rules f procurement etc., complaints regarding a candidate not being prequalified must be filed with The Complaints Board f Public Procurement within 20 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authity has sent notification to the candidates involved, if the notification includes a sht account of the relevant reasons f the decision. Other complaints must be filed with The Complaints Board f Public Procurement within 45 calendar days after the contracting authity has published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following the publication date). The complainant must infm the contracting authity of the complaint in writing at the latest simultaneously with the lodge of the complaint to The Complaints Board f Public Procurement. The complainant shall state whether the complaint has been lodged in the standstill period. If the complaint has not been lodged in the standstill period, the complainant must also state whether it is requested that the complaint is granted delaying effect. VI.4.3) Service from which infmation about the lodging of appeals may be obtained: Official name: Konkurrence- og Fbrugerstyrelsen (The Danish Competition and Consumer Authity) Postal address: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35 Town: Valby Postal code: 2500 Country: Denmark (DK) Telephone: kfst@kfst.dk Internet address: (URL) VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/11/2014 (dd/mm/yyyy) - ID: Fax: EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 13 / 17

14 Annex A Additional addresses and contact points I) Addresses and contact points from which further infmation can be obtained Official name: Postal address: National ID: (if known) Town: Postal code: Country: Contact point(s): F the attention of: Internet address: (URL) Telephone: Fax: II) Addresses and contact points from which specifications and additional documents can be obtained Official name: Postal address: National ID: (if known) Town: Postal code: Country: Contact point(s): F the attention of: Internet address: (URL) Telephone: Fax: III) Addresses and contact points to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent Official name: The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) Postal address: Lautrupbjerg 1-5 National ID: (if known) Town: Ballerup Postal code: 2750 Country: Denmark (DK) Contact point(s): DALO Telephone: F the attention of: Project manager Henrik Timm (FMT-PK-CEP81) FMT-PK-CEP81@mil.dk Internet address: (URL) Fax: IV) Address of the other contracting authity on behalf of which the contracting authity is purchasing Official name Ministry of Defence National ID ( if known ): Postal address: Holmens Kanal 42 Town Copenhagen Postal code 1060 Country Denmark (DK) (Use Annex A Section IV as many times as needed) EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 14 / 17

15 Annex B Infmation about lots Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authity Lot No : Lot title : 1) Sht description: 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): Main vocabulary: 3) Quantity scope: (if known, give figures only) Estimated cost excluding VAT: Currency: Range: between : and: Currency: 4) Indication about different date f duration of contract starting/completion: (if applicable) Duration in months : in days : (from the award of the contract) Starting: _ (dd/mm/yyyy) Completion: _ (dd/mm/yyyy) 5) Additional infmation about lots: EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 15 / 17

16 Annex C1 General procurement Service categies referred to in Section II: Object of the contract Directive 2004/18/EC Categy No [1] Categy No [7] Subject 1 Maintenance and repair services 2 Land transpt services [2], including armoured car services, and courier services, except transpt of mail 3 Air transpt services of passengers and freight, except transpt of mail 4 Transpt of mail by land [3] and by air 5 Telecommunications services 6 Financial services: a) Insurances services b)banking and investment services [4] 7 Computer and related services 8 Research and development services [5] 9 Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services 10 Market research and public opinion polling services 11 Management consulting services [6] and related services 12 Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services 13 Advertising services 14 Building-cleaning services and property management services 15 Publishing and printing services on a fee contract basis 16 Sewage and refuse disposal services; sanitation and similar services Subject 17 Hotel and restaurant services 18 Rail transpt services 19 Water transpt services 20 Suppting and auxiliary transpt services 21 Legal services 22 Personnel placement and supply services [8] 23 Investigation and security services, except armoured car services 24 Education and vocational education services 25 Health and social services 26 Recreational, cultural and spting services [9] 27 Other services 1 Service categies within the meaning of Article 20 and Annex IIA to Directive 2004/18/EC. 2 Except f rail transpt services covered by categy Except f rail transpt services covered by categy Except financial services in connection with the issue, sale, purchase transfer of securities other financial instruments, and central bank services. The following are also excluded: services involving the acquisition rental, by whatever financial means, of land, existing buildings other immovable property concerning rights thereon. However, financial service contracts concluded at the same time as, befe after the contract of acquisition rental, in whatever fm, shall be subject to the Directive. EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 16 / 17

17 5 Except research and development services other than those where the benefits accrue exclusively to the contracting authity f its use in the conduct of its own affairs on condition that the service provided is wholly remunerated by the contracting authity. 6 Except arbitration and conciliation services. 7 Service categies within the meaning of Article 21 and Annex IIB of Directive 2004/18/EC. 8 Except employment contracts. 9 Except contracts f the acquisition, development, production co-production of program material by broadcasters and contracts f broadcasting time. EN Standard fm 02 - Contract notice 17 / 17