Published in OJ: 2009/S 75-107905 of 18.04.2009

CALL FOR TENDERS No ENTR2009/021 -  Study on the implementation of the Regulation 1435/2003 on the Statute for European Cooperative Society (SCE)

The aim of this call for tenders is to award a contract for a study on the implementation of the Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003 on the Statute for European Cooperative Society (Societas Cooperativa Europaea — SCE) in the EU Member States and EEA countries (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), rules applied to the SCE, national legislation on cooperatives, and the impact of the Statute on the national legislation and the promotion of cooperatives in EU countries. The study will also include recommendations for future legislation.

Please note that some links in the tender specifications and in the draft contract have been updated (29/04/09)