NAPLES GAS SUPPLIES
April 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE ITALIAN government is being threatened with legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over its concern that it has failed to force Naples' municipal authority to put its city gas supply contract renewal out to open tender.This, claims Brussels, contravenes European Union public procurement rules, designed to open up markets for government contracts.Natural gas is distributed in Naples by a company Napoletanagas, under an agreement that was to expire in 2005. However, in 2000, Naples' city government decided to extend this concession ...
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