ARTICLE · 17 JANUARY 2018

Amendments To The Procurement Laws Entered Into Force On 22 December 2017

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On 22 December 2017, the Romanian Government published in the Romanian Official Gazette no. 1022 the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 107/2017 ("GEO 107/2017"), which provides for significant changes to the procurement laws ...

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Bryan W. Jardine

On 22 December 2017, the Romanian Government published in the Romanian Official Gazette no. 1022 the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 107/2017 ("GEO 107/2017"), which provides for significant changes to the procurement laws package that entered into force in 2016 and other related legislation, namely:

Law no. 98/2016 on public procurement ("Law 98/2016")
Law no. 99/2016 on sectorial procurement ("Law 99/2016");
Law no. 100/2016 on works and services concessions ("Law 100/2016");
Law no. 101/2016 on remedies and ways of appeal in matters of awarding public procurement, sectorial and works and services concession contracts and also regarding organisation and functioning of the National Council for Solving Complaints ("Law 101/2016"); and

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