Brussels, 15/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has taken action against Spain, Italy and Sweden to correct breaches of EU public procurement law. The Commission has formally requested Spain (in a reasoned opinion, the second stage of the EU infringement procedure) to modify the town planning law (known as 'LRAU') for the Valencia Community. Spain has three weeks in which to respond. The Commission has also decided to refer Spain to the European Court of Justice over provisions on employment stability that apply to the Autonomous Community of Madrid. In addition, the Commission has decided, under Article 228 of the EC Treaty, to send a letter of formal notice asking Spain for full information on its execution of European Court judgements requiring it to transpose certain EU public procurement Directives correctly into national law. The Commission has decided to refer Italy to the European Court of Justice in three separate cases concerning respectively: the purchase of light helicopters for the Police and the National Fire Brigade; the review procedures relating to the award of public contracts; and the procedure followed by Azienda Casa Emilia Romagna of Reggio Emilia for the award of public works contracts relating to the maintenance and construction of council houses. The Commission has made a formal request to Sweden in the form of a reasoned opinion concerning a decision by several nuclear operators to exclude a consultancy company from their services contracts. If there is no satisfactory reply within two months, the Commission may refer the matter to the European Court of Justice.