Austria Fails To Implement New Procurement Directives In Time

On 18 April 2016 the two-year transition period for implementing the new Directives on public procurement law 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, and 2014/25/EU ("Directives") lapsed. While the majority of Member States (such as Germany, the UK, Italy, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria) have at least partially implemented the Directives, Austria hasn't even passed draft legislation to transpose a single of the above Directives yet.

However, even if Austria has obviously failed to transpose the Directives within the time stipulated by the EU, the Directives are (at least in significant parts) already applicable in Austria and individuals can – either directly or indirectly – rely on the majority of the provisions provided therein.