PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
September 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLFRANCE is being threatened with massive fines because of its alleged failure to abide by an European Court of Justice ruling that it should set up redress procedures provided for in European Union public procurement legislation. This allows suppliers, who feel they have been unfairly excluded from a public procurement tender in the water, energy and telecommunications sectors, to make formal complaints and launch appeals.The French government has already been ordered by the court to amend its national laws in line with EU legislation, but the ...
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