Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 2018 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal of the European Union L 94, 28 March 2018, pp. 65-242. Subject Environment gen., Water, General Keyword Contract/agreement Environmental standards Sustainable development Gender Standards Protection of environment Waterworks Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Directive establishes rules on the procedures for procurement by contracting authorities with respect to public contracts as well as design contests, whose value is estimated to be not less than the thresholds. Article 7 specifies that certain contracts in the water and energy sectors are excluded from the scope. Annex II lays down the list of activities. They include, among others, the construction of water projects. As a general rule, article 18 stipulates that Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public contracts economic operators comply with applicable obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law established by European Union law, national law, collective agreements or by the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Annex X. Full text English Website eur-lex.europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Public Procurement Act (2017) Legislation | Estonia | 2017 (2023) Keyword: Framework law, Procedural matters, Governance, Public private partnership (PPP), Concession, Business/industry/corporations, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016). Legislation | Finland | 2016 Keyword: Framework law, Concession, EIA, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX