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The European Court of Justice establishes a new criterion that limits administrative appeals against negotiated procedures without prior publication

The General Court of the European Union, through its judgment dated February 21, 2024, has established a groundbreaking doctrine according
Regulated public procurement

The Catalan Competition Authority updates guide for detecting collusion in public procurement

The update is a crucial step for market transparency in public procurement and addresses strategies to identify collusion
Regulatory Outlook

Regulated procurement | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

New procurement regime to go live | Provider Selection Regime comes into force | April 2024 marks the next milestone
Public law

The CNMC publishes the criteria for determining the prohibition to contract for distortion of competition

The CNMC will take charge of determining the scope and duration of prohibitions on contracting with public sector entities, when
Energy and Utilities

Drought in Spain leads to the introduction of water measures and modifications

The measures introduced open the door to more options in the use of existing water, which can also be exploited
Energy and Utilities

The second call for applications for the H2 Pioneers Programme is now open in Spain

The deadline for submitting applications of the programme of inecntives for H2 projects is the end of July

Regulatory and compliance

The Public Sector Contracts Law finally welcomes the possibility to revise the price of public sector contracts without exceptions

Such revision will only be applicable to a part of the price of the contract, and shall require that the
Public law

New Aragonese Decree-Law undertakes an important transposition of regulations not transposed by the State in energy matters and creates the so-called "local consumption"

The new regulation covers direct lines, self-consumption, energy communities, closed distribution grids, administrative milestones, etc
Energy and Utilities

Approval of the Royal Decree regulating the procedure for the creation and authorisation of closed electricity distribution networks

The regulation addresses the need to promote the competitiveness of industrial areas by reducing electricity costs
Public law

Good news for contractors in Spain: favourable change in relation to the requirements for reclaiming debts from the public authorities

Important questions regarding the calculation of interest for late payment associated with the payment of invoices arising from public contracts
Public law

NRRP: an investment in the future

The European Union has responded to the pandemic crisis with the Next Generation EU (NGEU), a programme of unprecedented scope