With a delay of almost 22 months, the Chamber of Deputies has just transposed Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU into national law by adopting on 8 February 2018 the Public Procurement Bill N° 6982. This text brings comprehensive reform of the law applicable to public procurement.
On 2nd June, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg published the new law on the renewal of aid schemes for research, development and innovation (hereafter, the “RDI”) and on the missions of the national Agency for the promotion of innovation and research.
Announced as a pioneering bill of law when it was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament on 16 July 2014, the so-called Omnibus law ("Omnibus Law") was finally adopted by the Luxembourg Parliament on 8 February 2017.
This Friday 28 April 2017, the communal council of the City of Luxembourg is convened:
- to decide on the claims brought against the General Development Project (Projet d'Aménagement Général) and the Special Development Projects for Existing Areas (Projets d'Aménagement Particuliers Quartiers Existants),
- to decide on the approval of such plans by potentially amending them based on the opinion of the development committee (commission d'aménagement) or the assessment unit (cellule d'évaluation) and on the submitted claims.
On Friday 11 November 2016, the Luxembourg Government revealed the preliminary legal and regulatory framework for space resources utilisation activities in Luxembourg.
The bill of law consists of two main components dealing respectively with the ownership of space resources and the authorisation regime for the exploration and use of such resources.
The bills of law on public procurement and concession contracts were presented to the Luxembourg Parliament last May to implement Directives 2014/24/EU on public procurement, 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and 2014/23/EU on the award of concession contracts.
One of the major objectives of Directives 2014/23/EU on the award of concession contracts, 2014/24/EU on public procurement and 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors is the lessening of the administrative burdens for contracting authorities and economic operators. A key element of that effort is the European Single Procurement Document (“ESPD”). The ESPD consists of a formal statement by the economic operator that the relevant grounds for exclusion do not apply, that the relevant selection criteria are fulfilled and that it will provide the relevant information as required by the contracting authority.
On 24 November 2014, the CSSF published its Circular 14/597 (the "Circular") updating and amending CSSF Circular 12/552 on central administration, internal governance and risk management.
On 24 November 2014, the CSSF published its Circular 14/597 (the "Circular") updating and amending CSSF Circular 12/552 on central administration, internal governance and risk management.
Participate in a public procurement and submit an offer accordingly is a significant achievement for an undertaking. It must be prepared and aware of the constraints and benefits of the Luxembourg legal regime. This article focuses on the necessary preparation of the bidding undertakings and the judicial actions and remedies available to them before and after the auction.
