Press Release: Internal market: Commission confirms EU rules apply to concessions to run public services

On 4.5.00, the European Commission adopted guidelines explaining how EC Treaty rules and principles apply to partnerships between the public and the private sectors. The Commission's Communication defines 'concessions' as cases where public authorities entrust a third party to run infrastructure projects or other public services on its behalf and the third party assumes the operating risks. The Communication confirms that such concessions, which are used increasingly in all Member States, should be subject to EU rules and principles on non-discrimination, equal treatment, transparency, mutual recognition and proportionality.

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