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Independence of bids in public procurement
Independence of bids in public procurement

Author(s): Katarína Kalesná
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, EU-Legislation
Published by: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave
Keywords: undertaking; parent company; subsidiary; economic unit; competition; links between tenderers; independence of bids; EU competition law; public procurement law; EU law;

Summary/Abstract: The article compares the different approach of two bodies of economic regulation – EU competition law and public procurement law – to the concept of undertaking reflecting diverse goals both regulations follow. It starts with general characteristics of competition law and public procurement law, especially as far as their mutual relationship is concerned. In spite of many com-mon goals and important intersections, there are also conflicting issues between them. And concept of undertaking is a topic where the point of view of both blocks of regulation differs. This diversity and its reasons are analysed on the background of the CJ EU judgement in case C-531/16.

  • Issue Year: 3/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 69-75
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English