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BECCLE Seminar: The interaction between EU/EEA Public Procurement and Competition Law

We are pleased to invite you to a seminar on the interaction between the rules governing the award of public contracts - public procurement - and competition law, Thursday 30 October.

Anders Thue og Albert Sanchez Graells
Anders Thue og Albert Sanchez Graells
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig og Albert Sánchez Graells

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We are pleased to invite you to a seminar on the interaction between the rules governing the award of public contracts - public procurement - and competition law, Thursday 30 October.

 

Speakers:
Albert Sánchez Graells
Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Leicester,

Anders Thue,
Partner, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig (Law Firm)

Location: Auditorium, ground floor, Jekteviksbakken 31.
Guests are recommended to use the entrance from Torborg Nedreaas' gate, or enter through the Faculty of Law's main entrance.

The seminar will be streamed live.
A link to the live stream will be made available on BECCLE's web pages prior to the seminar.

The seminar will be held in english.

On the topic:

Albert Sánchez Graells:
Are the economic goals of public procurement and competition law antagonists, or can they be reconciled in a coherent and consistent manner? Also, should EU/EEA public procurement be guided by principles of economic efficiency or rather be used as a tool to achieve non-economic objectives? Albert Sánchez Graells will be presenting his views concerning goals of competition and public procurement law and welfare considerations.

Anders Thue:
The obligation of transparency in the award of public contracts appears to facilitate coordination amongst the participating undertakings. Anders Thue will discuss the risk of collusion generated by the obligation of transparency. Should transparency in the tender process be limited to decrease the risk of bid rigging, or are there any measures that can be taken to tackle such conduct without compromising transparency?

 

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