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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

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It was announced yesterday that the Portuguese train company (CP) chose a consortium headed by Alstom as the preferred bidder for its first major train procurement contract in many decades. The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria. First, it breaches art 34 TFEU.

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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (III - food procurement)

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After the first two entries ( here and here ) of a more general nature, this one will be focused on contract specific critiques, in particular food procurement (contract types 9 and 15). This is a textbook example of artificially narrowing down competition as established by Article 18(1) of the Directive 2014/24/EU.

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KluwerArbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 3 (March 2023)

Kluwer Arbitration

Finally, the Court rejected Lima’s argument that both awards violated the United States’ public policy regarding enforcing or procuring contracts through corruption. Société Hilmarton Ltd, Court of Cassation of France, First Civil Law Chamber, Arrêt No. 484 P, Pourvoi No. Société Diag Human SE v.

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Remedies When The Government Ceases Paying a Contractor, Grantee, or Cooperatee

Procurement Notes

for tortious interference with a contract), etc. Procurement Remedies Starting with a procurement contract, there are multiple recourses to Government non-payment. if a specific payment date is not established by contract. [2] if a specific payment date is not established by contract. [4] 2d 151, 164 (D.

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Who Gets The New $15 Per Hour Contractor Minimum Wage?

Procurement Notes

President Biden’s Executive Order supersedes President Obama’s 2014 Executive Order No. 13,838, which removed the 2014 Order-provided minimum wage for “seasonal recreational services or seasonal recreational equipment rental for the general public on Federal lands[.]” [4] Which workers get the minimum wage increase? per hour. [1]

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Adapting to a Changing World, not without Difficulties: Kolin (C-652/22) -- Guest post by Prof Roberto Caranta

How to Crack a Nut

The Court of Justice judgment in Kolin Inşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret ( C-652/22 ) (‘ Kolin ’), which addresses for the first time the legal position of third country economic operators wishing to bid for a procurement contract in one of the Member States, must in my view be read in this changing context. 58 and 59).