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eProcurement Legislation

Official Contracting Terms for Award of Service Performance Contracts (2006)

Germany through its government has notified the transposition of Directive 2004/17/EC, Directive 2004/18/ECand Directive 2005/51/ECinto national law through the official contracting terms for award of service performance contracts, published on 6/4/2006. The original contracting terms have been further simplified through the 'Contract Awards forPublic Supplies and Services- Part A (VOL/A)' published on 29 December 2009 on the Federal Gazette (Volume 61, Nr.196a) and a corresponding correction published on 29 February 2010. The amended procurement ordinance(Vergabeverordnung; VgV), which came into force on 11 June 2010, regulates the submission of electronic bids in the area of public procurement.