Remove 2014 Remove Tender Remove Thresholds
article thumbnail

Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement

Telles.eu

The wording for mandatory eco criteria is problematic since instead of adopting the exact same wording of Art 18(1) para 2 of Directive 2014/24/EU it comes up with a slightly different expression to convey what should be the same message. As for the recommended eco criteria, the current wording is even more troublesome.

article thumbnail

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

How to Crack a Nut

According to the Court of Justice, Article 43 of Directive 2014/25/EU ‘reflects’ the EU’s international commitments to give equal participation rights to economic operators hailing from third countries benefiting from international commitments signed by the EU (paragraph 43, referring to Recital 27 of the Directive). 46 and 47). 58 and 59).

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

Both the European Union ( Directive 2014/24/EU , Art. One solution would be to bring Article 10 into line with Article 43 of EU Directive 2014/24/EU , to ensure that eco-labels: (a) concern only “criteria which are linked to the subject-matter of the contract and are appropriate to define characteristics.

article thumbnail

A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23)

How to Crack a Nut

This part of the dispute concerned the definition of ‘public works contracts’ under Directive 2014/24/EU (issue 1). Framing: Directive 2004/18/EC, Directive 2014/24/EU, or it does not matter? This relates to the ‘strategic’ use of procurement remedies by contracting authorities that have breached procurement law (issue 3).

article thumbnail

Looking into Antonio Costa legacy as PM from a procurement perspective

Telles.eu

The transposition of the 2014 Directives His first government transposed the 2014 Directives fashionably late in August 2017. As for the 2017 transposition I do not have much to say, but I did say a lot about what was happening below-thresholds. But fashionably late it was nonetheless.

article thumbnail

GAO Bid Protests: Required Debriefings

Procurement Notes

B-410202 , 2014 CPD ¶ 247, at 2 (Aug. 25, 2014) (“The policies underlying this rule are equally applicable to statutorily required debriefings related to the placement of task and delivery orders.”); Navarro Research and Eng’g, Inc. , 27] See Rhonda Podojil-Agency Tender Official, B-311310 , 2008 CPD ¶ 94, at 1 (May 9, 2008). [28]

Bidding 40