EU Adopts New Public Procurement Instrument to Boost 'Reciprocity'
The European Council on June 17 adopted new rules to promote reciprocity in accessing public procurement markets across the globe. The new public procurement instrument will give the European Commission investigative powers and allow it to take up measures in the EU's interest, the council said.
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If the commission finds that EU companies face recurring restrictions on procurement access and if the issues persist following consultation with the country, the commission can impose measures limiting access for that country's companies to EU procurement markets. The limitations can be imposed either via a penalty to the scoring of tenders or by excluding such tenders entirely from award procedures, the council said.