Caught Between the Public Procurement Principles and the ‘Public Procurement Function’ of Directive 2006/123/EC journal article Andrea Usai European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review, Volume 9 (2014), Issue 4, Page 228 - 239 Still a ‘Grey Zone’ in Search for Legal Certainty I. Introduction The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of the public procurement principles andwhat could be defined as the ‘public procurement function1’ of Directive 2006/123/EC2 (the so-called ‘Bolkestein’ Directive) on services provided in areas belonging to the public domain - such as beach and hydroelectric concessions3 - in order to work out how those economic activ
A Professional Association as a “Body Governed by Public Law” within the Meaning of Directive 2004/18/EC journal article Andrea Usai European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review, Volume 9 (2014), Issue 1, Page 70 - 76 Judgment of the Court of Justice (5th Chamber) of 12 September 2013 in Case C-526/11 – IDV GmbH & Co. KG v Aerztekammer Westfalen-Lippe I. Introduction The IDV GmbH & Co. KG v Arztekammer Westfalen- Lippe case1 concerns a request for a preliminary ruling fromtheHigher Regional Court of Dusseldorf, in Germany. The Court’s chamber having jurisdiction in public procurement matters asked the Court of Justice (ECJ) for an interpretation of second s
Estimated Value vs Final Contract Value in Works Public Procurement – What Causes the Discrepancy? Marko Turudić, Melko Dragojević