| Title |
| Consultation on an initiative on access of third countries to the EU's public procurement market |
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| Policy field |
| Internal Market - Trade |
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| Target group |
| All citizens and organisations concerned by public procurement are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Contributions are particularly sought from business that sell to public authorities and utilities, trade associations representing businesses, contracting authorities (including utilities) or associations representing contracting authorities, Government institution/regulatory authority, trade unions and NGOs. |
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| Period of consultation |
| From 08/06/2011 to 02/08/2011 |
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| Objective of the consultation |
Through international commitments (WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and bilateral/regional FTAs), the EU advocates an ambitious opening of international public procurement markets and has committed itself to granting market access to its public procurement market for certain foreign goods, services and companies. In contrast to the EU’s policy favouring greater openness, many third countries are reluctant to (further) open their procurement markets to international competition, which limits business opportunities for EU companies in these markets. Similarly, some trading partners have maintained or introduced protectionist measures hitting EU companies.
In this context, the Commission is currently carrying out an impact assessment analysing how to set proportionate, coherent and effective terms of access to the EU public procurement markets for foreign goods, services and companies.
The replies to this consultation will feed the impact assessment with data, information and views of stakeholders on the current situation on the public procurement market of the EU and of third countries and on the (possible) effects of EU legislation in this field. |
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| How to submit your contribution* |
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We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public
authorities.
- If you are answering this consultation as a citizen, an
NGO,
a trade union or a think tank, please click
here to submit your
contribution.
- If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a
business or trade association of businesses, please click
here
to submit your contribution.
- If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a
contracting authorities, an association of contracting
authorities, a government institution or a
regulatory authority,
please click
here to submit your contribution.
Received contributions will be published on the Internet. It is
important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this
consultation for information on how your personal data and
contribution will be dealt with.
* This questionnaire is a working document of the Commission
services for consultations and does not prejudge the final form of
any future decision to be taken by the Commission.
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| Reference documents |
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| Contact details |
| Responsible services:
| DG Internal Market and Services – Unit C1 "International Dimension of Public Procurement"
DG Trade - Unit DGA2.E.2 "Public Procurement and Intellectual Property"
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| E-mail: |
markt-trade-procurement-initiative@ec.europa.eu |
| Postal address: | European Commission, SPA2 05/081, 1049 Brussels, Belgium
European Commission, CHAR 06/187, 1049 Brussels, Belgium |
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| Number of responses received to this consultation |
| 176 |
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| View the contributions |
In the interests of transparency, organisations have been invited to provide the public with relevant information about themselves by registering in the Interest Representative Register and subscribing to its Code of Conduct. If the organisation is not registered, the submission is published separately from the registered organisations.
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| Results of consultation and next steps |
Proposal for a Regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s
internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting
negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public
procurement markets of third countries –
COM(2012) 124 final 
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Specific privacy statement
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