The document announces a prior information notice for a restricted tender for a contract to provide technical assistance for Morocco's forestry policy. The contract will involve long-term and short-term expertise to support Moroccan forestry administration and will include studies, technical assistance missions, and training related to the EU's support program for Morocco's forestry policy. The contract budget is 1.1 million euros and the contract notice is scheduled for publication in April 2019.

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Belgium-Brussels: Technical assistance for the extension
of the EU support programme for Morocco's forestry policy
2019/S 048-109175
Morocco - Rabat and forested areas of Morocco
Service Prior Information Notice
1. Publication reference
EuropeAid/140170/DH/SER/MA.
2. Procedure
Restricted.
3. Programme title
Technical assistance for the extension of the EU support programme for Morocco's forestry policy.
4. Financing
Financing agreement ENPI 2012/023-415 et ENI 2017/040-632.
5. Contracting authority
TheEuropean Union, represented by the European Commission, in the name and on behalf of the Kingdom of
Morocco, Brussels, Belgium.
6. Nature of contract
Fee-based.
7. Contract description
Provision of long-term expertise and a pool of short-term expertise to support the services of the Moroccan
forestry administration at central and territorial levels in implementing and monitoring activities relating to the
European Union's support programme for Morocco's forestry policy.
The contract will include study/survey services, technical assistance missions and training services.
8. Indicative budget
1 100 000 EUR.
9. Scheduled date for publication of the contract notice
April 2019.
10. Additional information
Not applicable.
11. Legal basis (1)
Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11.3.2014 laying down common
rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action and
Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11.3.2014 establishing an
European Neighbourhood Instrument.
Please note that after the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU, the rules of access to EU procurement
procedures of economic operators established in third countries will apply to candidates or tenderers from
the United Kingdom depending on the outcome of negotiations. In case such access is not provided by legal

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provisions in force at the time of the contract award, candidates or tenderers from the United Kingdom could be
precluded from the procurement procedure.
(1) Please state any particularity that could have an impact on the rules of participation (such as geographical,
thematic, or long/short term).
Remarks:
There must be an interval of at least 30 calendar days between the publication of this prior information notice and the
publication of the corresponding contract notice.
Applications or requests for information must not be sent at this stage.