Procurement procedures water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors (amend. Directive 93/38/EEC)

The Commission accepts two amendments from the European Parliament relating to the recitals of the Directive and as a result amends its proposal. These amendments stipulate: - that the tendering authorities may seek or accept an opinion which can be used for the introduction of specifications relating to a given contract, on condition that this opinion does not lead to a restriction of competition; - that the Commission will make available to SMEs the training and information material likely to promote their access to public contracts. However, the Commission rejects those amendments relating to: - the obligation to inform candidates of decisions taken on the awarding of contracts; - the obligation to inform rejected candidates of the reasons for the rejection and the characteristics and advantages of the bid which has been accepted; - the obligation to submit a statistical statement. �