Download This PaperTransparency in Procurement by the EU Institutions
in K-M Halonen, R Caranta & A Sanchez-Graells (eds), Disclosure Rules within Public Procurement Procedures and During Contract Period, vol 9 EPL Series (Edward Elgar), Forthcoming
19 Pages Posted: 21 Aug 2017 Last revised: 24 Jan 2018
Date Written: August 16, 2017
Abstract
This paper offers a cursory overview of the rules applicable to transparency and disclosure of documents in the context of public procurement of the EU Institutions under the rules of the Financial Regulation, its Rules on Implementation, and the EU FOIA Regulation (Reg 1049/2001). The paper pays particular attention to the protection of commercial interests and business secrets in the context of procurement debriefing. It forms part of a larger comparative law project carried out by the European Procurement Law Group.
Keywords: public procurement, transparency, access to documents, commercial interests, business secrets, confidentiality, regulation 1049/2001, 2014 Public Procurement Package
JEL Classification: H57, K23, K42
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