Press Release: Public procurement: Commission welcomes adoption of Directive improving rights of rejected bidders

The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by the Council and the European Parliament of the Commission's proposal for a Directive reviewing EU rules on remedies in the area of public procurement. This new Directive improves the national review procedures that businesses can use when they consider that a public authority has awarded a contract unfairly. The Commission proposed the Directive in May 2006 (see IP/06/601). An agreement at first reading between Commission, Council and the European Parliament was reached in June 2007 (see IP/07/861).

European Commission: MEMO/07/465: The new Directive to improve remedies in the area of public procurement - Frequently Asked Questions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/465&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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