Recital 65

(65) It became clear during the COVID-19 crisis that the Commission should be able to procure crisis-relevant goods and services jointly with European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States and countries outside the Union, such as the European microstates. Any joint procurement procedures launched for the acquisition of crisis-relevant goods and services or goods and services of critical importance should not negatively affect the functioning of the internal market and should not constitute discrimination or a restriction of trade, nor should such procurement procedures cause distortion of competition or have any direct financial impact on the budget of the countries that do not participate in the joint procurement procedure. It is also essential to ensure that Member States coordinate their actions with the support of the Commission and the Board prior to launching procedures for the procurement of crisis-relevant goods and services. During the contingency phase, Member States should put in place a system which would allow for the identification of the contracting authorities and contracting entities subject to Directives 2014/24/EU (40) and 2014/25/EU (41) of the European Parliament and of the Council that are procuring the crisis-relevant goods and services during emergencies. Member States should be able to rely on the central liaison offices for collection and transmission of information about ongoing and intended procurement by the contracting authorities and contracting entities in their territory for the purposes of compliance with the coordination clause under this Regulation.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-27 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.