PPN Conference October 15th 2009.pdf - Public Procurement Network

Delegation of European Commission – DG Trade
Delegation of European Commission DG Trade introduced on the “Contribution of trade
policies to the recovery in the field of public procurement”, focusing on the EC strategy towards the
opening of public procurement markets. Such a strategy consists in: using existing tools such as
multilateral and bilateral framework; advocating the opening of markets at the international level
and the upgrade of multilateralism; concluding complementary/additional agreements in the
framework of bilateral FTAs; working on market access barriers. Tracking protectionism, using
appropriate tools to tackle it, highlighting promising business opportunity and favour binding
disciplines represents the way forward.
Delegation of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Representative of EBRD focused on the investor role of the Bank in promoting the public
procurement reforms. In particular, the Legal Transition Program that aims to the development of
sound legal rules and the establishment of the legal institutions and culture on which a vibrant
market-oriented economy depends on. Such a program consists in promoting standards and
international good practice; conducting legal assessments.
Prof. Roberto Adam, Head of Department for the coordination of European Union Policies
Prof. Roberto Adam, Head of Department for the coordination of European Union Policies, on
behalf of Italian Minister of European Union Policies, underlined the importance of the cooperation
between the Department and the Authority in the field of public procurement policy, formalized by
a memorandum of understanding signed in June 2009.
Prof Adam also stressed the importance of PPN as a platform for the harmonization and the
implementation of public procurement law and as a useful tool to support the European
Commission, in particular in the current economic context where public procurement can be
considered as a strategic vector for innovation and economic growth. Hence it is necessary to
complete the harmonization process and to ensure a correct implementation of EU public
procurement law. In this framework Prof. Adam emphasized the role of the Department as the
Government body entrusted of the coordination of the national position on EU draft law and the
transposition of EU law into the national legislation.
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