Press Release: Public procurement: Commission proposes obligatory use of the ‘Common Procurement Vocabulary’

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council which would establish the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) as the only classification system used for public procurement in the EU. Currently it is just one of several nomenclatures available for use by public awarding authorities in the EU. The universal use of the CPV would help to ensure that the subject matter of contracts could be accurately identified allow automatic translation of tender notices into all official Community languages and play a decisive role in promoting openness and transparency in European public procurement.