Press Release: Public procurement: infringement procedures against Greece

The European Commission decided to send two formal requests to Greece in the area of public procurement. The first concerns the tendering procedure launched by the 'Company for Water Supply and Drainage of Athens' (E.YD.AP. S.A.) for the award of the project 'Main Drainage Collectors of the West Part of Thriassion Field'. The second concerned a number of tendering procedures carried out by various local authorities over the period between 2003 and 2005 relating to the award of contracts for the supply of vehicles for the transport of waste. These formal requests take the form of 'reasoned opinions', the second stage of the infringement procedure laid down in Article 226 of the EC Treaty. If there is no satisfactory reply within two months, the Commission may refer the matter to the European Court of Justice.

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