GPA/LEGIS/LIE/1  
 
24 July 2018 
(18-4677) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF DOMESTIC LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO THE AGREEMENT ON 
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT  
NOTIFICATION FROM LI ECHTENSTEIN  
The following notification, dated 12 July 2018 , is being circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Liechtenstein.  
 
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NOTIFICATION OF REVI SED DOMESTIC LEGISLA TION  
ON GOVERNMENT PROCUR EMENT  
 
Notifying Party  LIECHTENSTEIN  
Legal Basis   ARTICLE XXII:5  OF THE REVISED GPA 
 COMMITTEE 'S DECISION ON NOTIFICAT ION REQUIREMENTS UND ER ARTICLES 
XIX  AND XXII:5  OF THE REVISED GPA (PARA. 1 OF GPA/113,  ANNEX A 
OF APPENDIX 2, PP. 436-437)  
Title of the 
notified legal 
text  Gesetz über das Öffentliche Auftragswesen (ÖAWG) (Law on Public 
Procurement ); 
 Gesetz über das Öffentliche Auftragswesen im Bereich der Sektoren 
(ÖAWSG) (Law on Sectoral  Public Procurement ). 
Link to legal text  ÖAWG: http://www.gesetze.li/konso/1998.135 ; 
ÖAWSG: https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2005.220 . 
Notification 
status   First notification (i.e. new domestic legislation)  
 Change, a mendment or revision to notified legal text  
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Notification of Na tional Implementing Legislation (GPA/46, dated  
19 December 2000 ): 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S009 -
DP.aspx?language=E&CatalogueIdList=73665,7323&CurrentCatalogueIdInde
x=1&FullTextHash=&HasEnglishRecord=True&HasFrenchRecord= True&HasSp
anishRecord=True " 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The notified legal text consists of rules for the procurement of public construction, purchase, and 
service contracts. Both laws are subdivided into seven chapters who contain rules  regarding the 
general provisions, the allocation of public procurement, the allocation of concessions, 
administration and execution, means of legal redress, sanctions as well as transitional and final 
provisions.  
 
 
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  With the revision of the Law on Public Procurement and the Law on Sectoral Public Procurement, 
Liechtenstein has implemented the following regulations into national legislation:  
 
 Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on 
procurement by entities op erating in the water, energy, transport and postal services 
sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC: "https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?ur i=CELEX:32014L0025&from=de ";  
 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and th e of the Council of 
26 February  2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC: "https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014L0024&from=EN ";  
 Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on 
the award of concession contracts: "https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014L0023&from=DE ". 
Language(s) of 
notified legal 
text German  
Date of adoption  10 November 2017  
Entry into force  1 January 2018  
Other 
information  Regulations  on Public Procurement  
 
 Verordnung  über das Öffentliche Auftragswesen (ÖAWV) (Regulation 
on Public Procurement ): http://www.gesetze.li/ konso /1998.189 ; 
 Verordnung über das Öffentliche Auftragswesen im Bereich der 
Sektoren (ÖAWSV) (Regulation on Sectoral  Public Procurement ): 
http://www.gesetze.li/konso/2005.223 ; 
 Kundmachung der Schwellenwerte bei der Ver gabe öffentlicher 
Aufträge ( Thresholds  for Public Procurement ): 
https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2018.23 ; 
 Kundmachung der Schwellenwerte bei der Vergabe öffentlicher 
Aufträge im Bereich der Sektoren ( Thresho lds for Sectoral  Public 
Procurement ): https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2018.24 . 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Fachstelle Öffentliches Auftragswesen ( Specialised  Unit for Public 
Procurement ) 
 
 
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