This is a prior information notice. This is not a procurement announcement, we are not requesting tender yet. The purpose of this Prior information notice is to identify potentialsuppliers operating in the market and their offerings. Responding or not responding to this Priorinformation notice does not prevent participation in a possible future tender. This Priorinformation notice does not obligate the contracting authority to carry out an actual procurementprocedure. All information presented in this Prior information notice is preliminary and indicative. SUBJECT OF PROCUREMENT: The object of the acquisition is germination papers, which are used in the official germination tests for the certification of seed lots as well as in order surveys. The need is constant and the number of annual surveys is fairly stable. The paper grades and estimated annual quantities required are specified in the attached table. Only the products specified in the table are acceptable. The paper should only be the products according to the table. All papers of the same paper grade must have the same lot throughout the annual delivery.