Date: 2022-07-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 1/2022 of the EU-Georgia Association Council of 8 June 2022 on the granting of reciprocal market access for supplies for central government authorities in accordance with Annex XVI-B to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part [2022/1287]
Executive Summary:
Decision No 1/2022 of the EU-Georgia Association Council, adopted on June 8, 2022, grants reciprocal market access for public procurement of supplies by central government authorities. This agreement applies between the European Union and Georgia, building upon the Association Agreement signed in 2014. The decision enters into force upon its adoption.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** Grant reciprocal market access for public procurement of supplies.
* **Scope:** Applies to public procurement of supplies by central government authorities.
* From the European Union to Georgia.
* From Georgia to the European Union.
* **Legal Basis:**
* Based on Articles 146, 406, and 419(5) of the Association Agreement.
* Acknowledges Georgia's commitment to aligning its legislation with the EU's public procurement standards.
* **Territorial Application:** Applies within the territories specified in Article 429 of the Association Agreement.
* **Authentic Languages:** The decision is established in multiple languages, including Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, and Georgian, with each text equally authentic.
* **Entry into Force:** The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption (June 8, 2022).
Impact Analysis:
European Union Central Government Authorities:
* Impact: Can access the Georgian market for public procurement of supplies.
* Action Required: Comply with Georgian public procurement regulations.
Georgian Central Government Authorities:
* Impact: Can access the European Union market for public procurement of supplies.
* Action Required: Comply with EU public procurement regulations.
European Union and Georgian Suppliers:
* Impact: Increased opportunities to bid on public procurement contracts in both the EU and Georgia.
* Action Required: Monitor procurement opportunities and prepare bids in compliance with applicable regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Georgia: A country located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
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.
EU-Georgia Association Agreement: An agreement between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community, and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, establishing closer political association and economic integration.
Association Council: The council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and Georgia to supervise and manage the agreement.
Annex XVIB to the Agreement: A specific annex to the Association Agreement between the European Union and Georgia, detailing the schedule for Georgia's approximation of its public procurement legislation to the EU's public procurement acquis.
Brussels: The capital of Belgium and the location where the decision was adopted.
I. GARIBASHVILI: The President of the Association Council at the time of the decision.
L 195/104 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.7.2022
ACTS ADOPTED BY BODIES CREATED BY
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
DECISION No 1/2022 OF THE EU-GEORGIA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
of 8 June 2022
on the granting of reciprocal market access for supplies for central government authorities in
accordance with Annex XVI-B to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the
European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the
other part [2022/1287]
THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,
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 Georgia, of the other part, and in particular Articles 146 and 406 and Article
419(5) 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 Georgia, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 27 June 2014and
entered into force on 1 July 2016.
(2) The Preamble to the Agreement recognises the commitment of Georgia to progressively approximating its
legislation in the relevant sectors with that of the Union, in accordance with the Agreement and to implementing it
effectively, thus contributing to providing the benefits of closer political association and economic integration of
Georgia with the Union to all citizens of Georgia including the communities divided by conflict.
(3) In accordance with Article 147 of the Agreement, the Parties to the Agreement agree that the effective and reciprocal
opening of their respective markets is to be attained gradually and simultaneously.
(4) Pursuant to Article 146 of the Agreement, Georgia is to ensure that its legislation on public procurement is gradually
approximated to the Union’s public procurement acquis, and that approximation to the Union acquis is carried out in
consecutive phases as set out in the schedule in Annex XVI-B to the Agreement. In accordance with Decision
No 2/2021 of the Association Committee in Trade configuration of 8 October 2021, the Association Committee in
Trade configuration has given a positive assessment regarding the completion by Georgia of Phase 1 as set out in
Annex XVI-B to the Agreement
(5) In accordance with Article 419(5) of the Agreement, the Association Council, pursuant to the powers conferred to it
by Articles 406 and 408 of the Agreement, should decide on further market opening where provided for in Title IV
(Trade and Trade-related Matters) of the Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Reciprocal market access is hereby granted for public procurement of supplies by central government authorities in the
European Union to Georgia and for public procurement of supplies by Georgian central government authorities to the
European Union in the territories specified in Article 429 of the Agreement.22.7.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 195/105
Article 2
This decision has been established in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French,
German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish,
Swedish and Georgian languages, each text being equally authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 June 2022.
For the Association Council
The President
I. GARIBASHVILI