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Results of the 2016 public consultation on the evaluation of Directive 2009/81 on public procurement in the fields of defence and security

According to Article 73(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC, the European Commission has to report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of the Directive and on its effect on the European defence market and industrial base. The Commission has, therefore, launched the evaluation of Directive 2009/81/EC.

Deadline:  08/07/2016

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For this evaluation exercise, the Commission launched a public consultation for stakeholders and citizens. The outcome of this consultation in aggregated form has contributed to the evaluation report.

Policy field

Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

Target group

All citizens, public authorities, businesses, and other stakeholders were welcomed to respond to this consultation. Contributions were particularly sought from respondents which had an interest or expertise in public procurement in defence and security.

Factual summary of comments received

Statistical summaries of feedback from various stakeholder groups:

From contracting authorities and other public authorities

From businesses or business associations

From other stakeholders and citizens