Public contracts: coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply and service contracts (correct. Directive 2004/18/EC)

PURPOSE: To correct Directive 2004/75 on the co-ordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2005/75 of the European Parliament and of the Council correcting Directive 2004/18 on the co-ordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contacts and public service contracts.

CONTENT: The purpose of this Directive is to correct a clerical error in Directive 2004/18. Specifically speaking the error refers to Article 78 of Directive 2004/18. This Directive corrects the error by replacing points (b) and (c) of Article 78(2) with:

-        (b) the threshold established in Article 67 (1)(a) on the revised threshold applying to public service contracts awarded by the contracting authorities referred to in Annex IV; and

-        (c) the threshold established in (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 8 and in Article 67(1)(b) and (c) on the revised threshold applying to public service contracts awarded by contracting authorities other than those referred to in Annex IV.

The Member States must bring into force all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions needed to comply with this Directive by 31 January 2006

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 9 December 2005.