In tendering procedures it is possible to exclude tenderers from China. China is not a party to the GPA, nor does the EU have a bilateral trade agreement with China. For that reason, tenderers can be banned from China. The reason why this subject is suddenly topical has to do with the question under which circumstances non-European parties can be banned from tenders and public transport concessions.
It is therefore possible for Dutch and other European contracting authorities to refuse tenders from countries that are not parties to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and / or with which the EU has not concluded a bilateral trade agreement containing agreements. on access to the public procurement market.
It is for special sector companies within the meaning of the The 2012 Procurement Act may also reject a tender for a supply contract if the share of goods from such third countries accounts for more than fifty percent of the total value of the goods to which this tender relates. These possibilities arise from international and European regulations and are also framed by those regulations.
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Mona Keijzer, State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate, previously informed the House about this when answering questions about the IJssel-Vecht public transport concession in the provinces of Overijssel, Gelderland and Flevoland. Earlier, we reported on recent reports on the possible use of “side lettersBy Keolis.
The State Secretary indicates that this is an annoying issue to which the province of Overijssel and Keolis do research. Keijzer is following these developments closely. However, this issue is separate from the answer in which it is explained in a general sense under which circumstances non-European parties can be banned from tenders and public transport concessions. This is as follows both in the case of the IJssel-Vecht concession and in the case of Noord-Holland.
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