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3.2.TheCommitteeisconfidentoftheobjectivity
oftheAdvisoryCommitteeconcerningtheconcrete
decisionsbasedonuniformapplicationofcriteriafor
publicworks—Article30b.l.ofDirective71/305/
EEC.3.SpecificComments
3.1.TheCommitteeendorsesthisobjectiveandshar­
estheCommissionwishtoseeitincludedinthefinally
adoptedtextofaconsolidatedpublicworksDirective.
DoneatBrussels,22October1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveco-ordinatingproceduresfortheawardof
publicsupplycontracts
(92/C332/21)
On29September1992,theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle100aoftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforIndustry,Commerce,CraftsandServiceswasresponsibleforpreparingthe
Committee'sworkonthesubject.TheEconomicandSocialCommitteedecidedtoappoint
MrKaaristoactasRapporteur-General .
Atits300thPlenarySession(meetingof22October1992),theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Introduction 2.GeneralComments
2.1.TheCommitteeregardstheconsolidation of
rulesforsupplycontractsinasimpletextasindispens­
ableifbuyersandsellersshalleverbeabletousethem
asguidelinesfortheirtransactions .
2.2.TheCommitteethereforewelcomesthiscodifi­
cationbutunderlinesthenecessityofafundamental
changeintheattitudesofPublicAdministrations sus­
tainedbyeffortsofinformationandtrainingofCom­
paniesandAdministrations alike.
2.3.TheCommitteenotesthatthreeMemberStates
(Greece,SpainandLuxembourg )havenotyettaken
stepstoapplytheSuppliesDirectiveandthreeother
(Greece,GermanyandLuxembourg )theRemedies
Directive.Itunderlinesthenecessityofsimultaneous
andparallelapplicationoftheProcurementDirectives
inallMemberStates.1.1.Therulesgoverningproceduresfortheawardof
publicsupplycontractshavebeenamendedonseveral
occasions.ThefirstobjectiveofthisproposedDirective
istoconsolidatetheminasimpletext.
1.2.Themainbodyoftheserulesresultfroma
veryearlyattempttoembodytheWhitePaperonthe
InternalMarketinlegaltexts,whereastheDirectives
onpublicworks,onservicesandonpublicutilities
havebeenrefinedsomewhatasaconsequenceofthe
experiencegainedbothintheformulationandappli­
cationofCommunitylaw.
1.3.Aharmonization oftherulesthatarecommon
todirectivesintheseareasthereforeinvolvesacertain
amountofchangeinthecontentoftheearlyrules
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turneddownorwhyanawardprocedurehasbeen
abandoned .Thisisalreadyrequiredundertheservices
andworksDirectives .
3.2.2.Article17followstheservicesandworks
Directivesinauthorizingthecontractingauthorityto
askthetenderertoindicatehisplansforsubcontracting .
Potentiallyitisveryimportanttoobtaininformation
onthesizeandnatureofthemarketforsubcontracting
ofsuppliestothepublicsector,whichmightbeessential
forthefunctionoftheinternalmarket.
3.2.3.Article25limitsthescopeforexcludingfor­
eigncompaniesfromlistsofrecognizedsupplierswhich
arewidelyusedbysomegovernmentsandtendto
restrictpurchasingtotraditionalsourcesofsupply.The
Committeeisreassuredthatthesamerulesapplyto
listsofsuppliersofservices,ofcontractors,andtothe
publicutilities.3.SpecificComments
3.1.TheCommitteedoesnotcontestanyofthe
materialchangesinvolvedintheconsolidation inview
ofthefactthatallthechangesinvolvedhavebeen
endorsedinonewayoranotherinconnectionwiththe
adoptionofdifferentpartsofthelegislativeprogramme
forpublicprocurementintheCommunity ,whichis
nownearcompletion .
3.2.TheCommitteeespeciallyconsidersArticles7,
17and25oftheconsolidatedtextaswelcomeimprove­
ments.
3.2.1.Article7providesforaconsiderableincrease
inthetransparencyandobjectivitysurroundingpublic
purchasedecisionsbymakingitmandatorytoexplain
uponrequestwhyanapplicationfortenderhasbeen
DoneatBrussels,22October1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN