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August 8th, 2005
Romanian government approves strategy to reform public procurement system
The government endorsed, at its meeting of 4 August a strategy to reform the public procurement system in 2005-2007, a document agreed upon with EU officials.
The strategy's actions aim at law and institutional adjustment, the adoption of the EU practices in the field and at streamlining efficiency, transparency and competitiveness of the public procurement system. The government promised to report to the European Commission about the stage of the strategy's implementation, every half a year.
The Romanian authorities plan, based on this strategy, to improve by 2007 the weak points noticed over 2001-2004 and streamline the functioning of the public procurement system so that it meets EU demands and standards. The action guidelines are thought to improve the existing legal framework and strengthen the law enactment, a government release says.
The new laws on public procurement must come into force six months before Romania joins the EU, at the latest.
Adjusting the Romanian laws to the EU legislation is only the first guideline of the strategy, the second one being the strengthening of the capacity to enact the laws on public procurement at the level of all the contracting authorities, both central and local, and at the level of institutional structure playing a role in regulating and monitoring public procurement.
To this end, a National Authority for Regulating and Monitoring Public Procurement (ANRMAP) will be set up, due to become operational in October, staffed with the employees of the existing directorate of the Finance Ministry for regulating and monitoring the public procurement as well as the Public Works Office with the procurement general directorate of the Transport, Building and Tourism Ministry.
A commission made up of state secretaries with ministries such as European Integration, Finance, Justice, Transport, Building and Tourism, Communications and IT, and the Ministry of Environment and Water Management will monitor the implementation of the measures. The commission is to meet quarterly or whenever needed. Civil society officials will also be invited to attend the commission's meetings.
(Sources: BBC, Rompres)
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