European Public Procurement - Legislative History of the Classic Directive 2004/18/EC

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Product SKU	10058233-0001
ISBN-13	9789041124739
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Last Updated	2007-02-07

Overview

Fourteen percent of the European Union's gross domestic product is accounted for by government or public utility works, supply, and service contracts. Yet in spite of its major importance for the European economy, public procurement remained for a long time one of the areas which benefited least from the creation of the internal market. Awarding contracts across borders was fraught with complicated provisions and rigid, protracted, bureaucratic procedures. Furthermore, the possibility of mainstreaming social and environmental interests in procurement practice seemed remote.

In 1996, the Commission proposed amendments to the existing legal framework, prompted by the emergence of the information society, the gradual withdrawal of the State from certain economic activities, and increased budgetary austerity. The ultimate result, after many years of gestation, was Directive 2004/18 of the European Parliament and the Council on the Coordination of Procedures for the Award of Public Works Contracts, Public Supply Contracts and Public Service Contracts.

This book gathers into a single source all the legislative documents preceding the coming into effect of this important directive. In great detail it clearly reveals the negotiation and compromise over the realisation of the legislative objectives - modernisation, simplification, and flexibility - in addition to such crucial elements and outcomes of the debate as the following:

the introduction of electronic purchasing mechanisms
provisions to avoid conferring advantage on any economic operator or giving preference to any national production
the development of the "negotiated procedure" and the "framework agreement"
environmental impact requirements; provisions for small and medium-size undertakings (SMUs)
provisions for small and medium-size undertakings (SMUs)
social and employment policy
compliance and review procedures
protective measures against certain products
combating corruption and organised crime.

The book first presents documents that outline the reasons that led to the intention to integrate public works (93/37/EEC), supply contracts (93/36/EEC), and service contracts (92/50/EEC) into one new directive. Then follow documents that detail the drafting of the recitals in the Preamble, the articles and the annexes. Finally, a list of legislative documents offers as complete an overview as possible of every item that played a role in the creation of Directive 2004/18/EC, including several amendments that have been made to the directive since it came into effect.

This unique publication will be a powerful resource for lawyers and policymakers engaged in the development of European procurement law. It will also provide both practitioners and researchers working in the area of European procurement law with an incomparable desktop reference on Directive 2004/18/EC.

Preface, General Explanation, preamble, Articles Title I –Definitions and General Principles Title II – Ruleson Public Contracts Chapter I – General provisions Chapter II – Scope Chapter III – Arrangements for public service contracts Chapter IV –Specific rules governing specifications and contract documents Chapter V – Procedures Chapter VI – Rules on advertising and transparency Chapter VII – Conduct of the procedure Title III – Ruleson Public Works Concessions Chapter I – Rules governing public works concessions Chapter II – Rules on contracts awarded by concessionaires which are contracting authorities Chapter III – Rules applicable to contracts awarded by concessionaires which are not contracting authorities Title IV- Rules Governing Design Contracts Title V – Statistical Obligations, Executory Powers and Final Provisions Annex I – List of the Activities Referred to in Article 1(2), Point (b) Annex II – Services Referred to in Article 1(2)(d) Annex III – List of Bodies and Categories of Bodies Governed by Public Law as Referred to in the Second Subparagraph of Article 1(9) Annex IV – Central Government Authorities Annex V – List of Products Referred to in Article 7 with regard to Contracts Awarded by Contracting Authorities in the Field of Defence Annex VI – Definition of Certain Technical Specifications Annex VII – Information to be Included in Notices Annex VIII – Features Concerning Publication Annex IX – Registers Annex X – Requirements Relating to Devices for the Electronic Receipt of Tenders, Requests for Participation and Plans and Projects in Contests Annex XI – Deadlines for Transposition and Application (Article 80) Annex XII – Correlation Table (1) List of Legislative Documents in Chronological Order Correlation Tables Directives and Other Legislation Referred to in the Legislative History of Directive 2004/18/EC List of Abbreviations Index

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