2011/875/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 16 December 2011 exempting certain financial services in the postal sector in Hungary from the application of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sector (notified under document C(2011) 9197) Text with EEA relevance

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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⁾, and in particular Article 30(5) and (6) thereof,

Having regard to the request submitted by post, by Magyar Posta, received on 24 June 2011,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Directive 2004/17/EC shall not apply to contracts awarded by contracting entities and intended to enable the following services to be carried out in Hungary:

services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account;
services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account;
money transfer services;
intermediation of current accounts and the related products and services;
credit intermediation;
intermediation and acceptance of payment cards issued by credit institutions;
intermediation of investments and special purpose savings on behalf of others;
intermediation of insurance products.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Hungary in accordance to the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2011.

For the Commission

Michel Barnier

Member of the Commission