Publication Of Law On Public Procurement

On 14 July 2016, the Belgian Official Journal published the Law of 17 June 2016 concerning public procurement (Wet van 17 juni 2016 inzake overheidsopdrachten/Loi du 17 juin 2016 relative aux marches publics; the "Law concerning Public Procurement"). The Law concerning Public Procurement, which was adopted by the Chamber of Representatives on 12 May 2016 (See, VBB on Business Law, Volume 2016, No. 5, p. 16, available at www.vbb.com), implements into Belgian law Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU.

Containing 193 Articles, the Law concerning Public Procurement is significantly more elaborate than its predecessor, the Law of 15 June 2006 (Wet van 15 juni 2006 inzake overheidsopdrachten en bepaalde opdrachten voor werken, leveringen en diensten/Loi du 15 juin 2006 relative aux marchés publics et à certains marchés de travaux, de fournitures et de service), which consists of 80 Articles. Although the Law concerning Public Procurement maintains a number of provisions