Opinion concerning a request under Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Extension of deadline — Request from a contracting entity

2010/C 104/10

On 15 February 2010, the Commission received a request under Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1).

This request, from Compagnia Valdostana delle Acque S.p.A. — Compagnie Valdotaine des eaux S.p.A., concerns the production and sale of electricity in Italy. It was published in OJ C 47, 25.2.2010, p. 28. The initial deadline was 16 May 2010.

Given that the Commission needs to obtain and analyse additional information, and in accordance with the second sentence of Article 30(6), the period granted to the Commission for deciding on this request is hereby extended by three months.

The final deadline is now 16 August 2010.

(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.