Act CXLIII of 2015 on public procurement. Country/Territory Hungary Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This text entered into force on 1 November 2015. Section 40 shall enter into force on 15 April 2018. Abstract The National Assembly of Hungary, in order to ensure the transparency and public controllability of the use of public funds and establish the conditions for fair competition in public procurement procedures, with the objective to facilitate the participation of local small and medium sized enterprises in public procurement procedures and the achievement of environmental and social objectives of the state, in line with provisions laid down in international conventions signed by Hungary and in directives of the European Union concerning public procurement, adopts the following Act on public procurement. This Act shall lay down the rules on public procurement procedures, concession procedures, and legal reviews related thereto. In public procurement procedures, contracting authorities shall be obliged to ensure and economic operators shall be obliged to respect the fairness, transparency and publicity of competition. A public procurement procedure shall be conducted when concluding a public contract, and a concession procedure shall be conducted when concluding a works or service concession. Full text Hungarian/English Website njt.hu