{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-380/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/380",
  "legislation_title": "Decision (EU) 2020/380 of the European Central Bank of 18 February 2020 amending Decision (EU) 2016/245 laying down the rules on procurement (ECB/2020/10)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-380",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision (EU) 2020/380 of the European Central Bank\nof 18 February 2020\namending Decision (EU) 2016/245 laying down the rules on procurement (ECB/2020/10)\nTHE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,\nHaving regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.6 thereof,\nHaving regard to Decision ECB/2004/2 of 19 February 2004 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 19 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn the light of developments in European Union case law and legislation as well as for the sake of clarity, certain rules laid down in Decision (EU) 2016/245 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2016/2) need to be refined further or revised.\n(2)\nThe European Central Bank (ECB) ensures that appropriate measures are taken to effectively prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest of staff members arising in the conduct of procurement procedures in accordance with the Ethics Framework of the ECB, so as to avoid any distortion of competition and to ensure equal treatment of all tenderers.\n(3)\nThe thresholds for public tender procedures laid down in Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council have been changed by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2365 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1828. Although Directive 2014/24/EU does not apply to it, the ECB intends to apply the same thresholds for its public tender procedures.\n(4)\nIn addition, the ECB intends to apply the same threshold for concessions as that set out in Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.\n(5)\nTherefore, Decision (EU) 2016/245 (ECB/2016/2) should be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 80, 18.3.2004, p. 33."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Decision (EU) 2016/245 of the European Central Bank of 9 February 2016 laying down the rules on procurement (ECB/2016/2) (OJ L 45, 20.2.2016, p. 15)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ C 204, 20.6.2015, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2365 of 18 December 2017 amending Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the application thresholds for the procedures for the award of contracts (OJ L 337, 19.12.2017, p. 19)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1828 of 30 October 2019 amending Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the thresholds for public supply, service and works contracts, and design contests (OJ L 279, 31.10.2019, p. 25)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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