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12-03-2010 15:32 EU calls on Ukrainian President to veto public procurement law
The European Union expects Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to veto the law on public procurement the Verkhivna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) adopted on 11 February 2010, the EU and the World Bank said in a joint letter sent to the Presidential Administration, according to the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine.
After carefully studying the law, EU experts came to the conclusion that this law, is not fully in line with European standards. Main concerns not in line with EU standards raised by EU experts are: the adopted scheme of the appeals review mechanism does not meet key EU requirements of the impartiality and independence - this leads to corruption; excessively burdensome procurement procedures and too many sectors escape the application of the law - this undermines the transparency. At the same time, the letter notes that Ukraine and the EU have jointly adopted the list of priorities of mutual cooperation for 2010 on 26 January 2010. The points 26 and 27 mention concrete commitments of Ukraine to work towards harmonization of public procurement legislation. This document also refers to specific EU legal acts (Directives 2004/17, 2004/18 and 2007/66) that Ukraine should align with.
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