Date: 2018-07-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 1/2018 of the EU-Moldova Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration of 16 April 2018 giving a favourable opinion regarding the comprehensive roadmap on public procurement [2018/955]
Executive Summary:
Decision No 1/2018 of the EU-Moldova Association Committee in Trade Configuration, adopted on April 16, 2018, provides a favourable opinion regarding the comprehensive roadmap on public procurement submitted by the Republic of Moldova. This roadmap is intended to serve as a reference for legislative approximation of Moldova's public procurement legislation to Union acquis. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Context:**
* The decision is based on the Association Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Moldova, specifically Article 272(3).
* The Association Agreement entered into force on July 1, 2016.
* **Roadmap Requirements:**
* The Republic of Moldova is required to submit a comprehensive roadmap for implementing public procurement legislation, including timelines and milestones.
* The roadmap should include legislative approximation to the EU acquis and institutional capacity building reforms.
* **Association Committee's Role:**
* A favourable opinion from the Association Committee in Trade Configuration is needed for the roadmap to become a reference document.
* The Association Committee has the power to adopt binding decisions.
* **Decision:**
* A favourable opinion is given regarding the National Strategy for Public Procurement for the period of 2016-2020 and the action plan for its implementation adopted by the Government of the Republic of Moldova.
* The decision enters into force on April 16, 2018.
Impact Analysis:
European Union and Member States:
Impact: The EU acknowledges the roadmap as compliant with the Association Agreement, furthering the integration of Moldova's public procurement practices with EU standards.
Action Required: Implement the decision.
Republic of Moldova:
Impact: The roadmap on public procurement is now recognized as a reference document for legislative approximation.
Action Required: Continue implementing the roadmap and align public procurement legislation with the EU acquis.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Republic of Moldova: A landlocked country in Eastern Europe.
European Atomic Energy Community: An international organisation established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe.
Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part: A trade agreement between the EU and Moldova.
Brussels: The capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union, where the Association Agreement was signed.
Association Committee in Trade Configuration: A committee established under the Association Agreement to address trade and trade-related matters.
National Strategy for Public Procurement for the period of 2016-2020: A strategic document outlining the public procurement policies of the Republic of Moldova.
Council Decision EU 2016/839: Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part.
L 168/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.7.2018
ACTS ADOPTED BY BODIES CREATED BY
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
DECISION No 1/2018 OF THE EU-MOLDOVA ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE MEETING IN TRADE
CONFIGURATION
of 16 April 2018
giving a favourable opinion regarding the comprehensive roadmap on public procurement
[2018/955]
THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION,
Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 27 June
2014, and in particular Article 272(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their
Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), was concluded
by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 (1) and entered into force on 1 July 2016.
(2) Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement stipulates that the Republic of Moldova shall submit to the Association
Committee in Trade Configuration a comprehensive roadmap for the implementation of the legislation related to
public procurement with time schedules and milestones which should include all reforms in terms of legislative
approximation to the Union acquis and institutional capacity building.
(3) Article 272(3) specifies that a favourable opinion by the Association Committee in Trade Configuration is needed
in order for the comprehensive roadmap to become a reference document for the process of implementation,
i.e. for the legislative approximation of the legislation of the Republic of Moldova related to public procurement
to the Union acquis.
(4) Pursuant to Article 438(3) of the Agreement, the Association Committee shall have the power to adopt decisions
in the cases provided for in the Agreement. Those decisions shall be binding upon the Parties, which shall take
appropriate measures to implement them. The Association Committee shall adopt its decisions by agreement
between the Parties.
(5) According to Article 438(4) of the Agreement, the Association Committee shall meet in Trade configuration to
address all trade and trade-related matters pursuant to Title V of the Agreement.
(6) The roadmap on public procurement submitted by the Republic of Moldova complies with the requirements set
out in Article 272(1) and (2) of the Agreement.
(7) It is therefore appropriate for the Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration to adopt a decision
giving a favourable opinion regarding the comprehensive roadmap on public procurement submitted by the
Republic of Moldova,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
A favourable opinion is given regarding the National Strategy for Public Procurement for the period of 2016-2020 and
the action plan for its implementation adopted by the Government of the Republic of Moldova by Government Decision
No 1332 of 14 December 2016.
(1) Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 of 23 May 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement
between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic
of Moldova, of the other part (OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 28).5.7.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/11
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 16 April 2018.
For the Association Committee in Trade Configuration
The Chair Secretaries
P. SOURMELIS P. KHOMENKO C. CEBAN