4 Amendments of Jean-Pierre AUDY related to 2011/0438(COD)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Necessary legislative measures should be taken in view of the low level of participation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in public procurement in general, and more particularly in the innovation and services sector. Several actions should be considered in this regard, such as compliance with the principle of non-discrimination, ensuring measures regarding the nationality of enterprises are neutral; account taken of the competitiveness of tenders; the introduction of preferential measures to help competitive SMEs. Monitoring and reporting measures should also be introduced to improve statistical monitoring by sector and by value of the public contracts awarded to SMEs, and to make contractors more aware of SMEs and the difficulties the latter experience in accessing the public procurement market.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 b (new)
Recital 29 b (new)
(29b) The importance of reciprocity in international trade needs to be reiterated together with the fact that the plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) plays a vital role in opening up public procurement (goods, services and construction contracts) to foreign competition and guarantees private tenderers transparent, fair and non- discriminatory conditions.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Contracting authorities may consider small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) where rules are such that they contravene the principle of trade reciprocity enabling any EU enterprise to tender in the public procurement market in the candidate or tenderer’s country of origin;