PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
September 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLFRANCE'S public procurement rules for utilities are being challenged at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by the European Commission regarding Paris' failure to follow mandated open advertising and competition requirements for the issuing of loan contracts or other financial commitments. Brussels says these rules must apply to water, energy and telecom operators deemed sufficiently privileged by government policy to be covered by European Union (EU) public procurement legislation in Annex IA of directive 92/50/EEC and Annex XVIA of directive ...
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