LEGISLATIVE ACT : Commission Regulation 2151/2003/EC amending Regulation 2195/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV).
CONTENT : Regulation 2195/2002/EC established a single classification system applicable to public procurement to standardise the references used by contracting authorities and entities to describe the subject matter of their contracts. This Regulation:
- adapts the structure and codes of the CPV in the light of developments in the markets and users' needs;
- updates the structure and codes of the CPV to take account of specific needs expressed by Member States and by users of the CPV and to correct material errors that were detected in the various linguistic versions;
- technical adjustments and improvements, which were identified during the legislative process leading to the adoption of Regulation 2195/2002/EC but which could not be taken into account in that Regulation, are introduced in the Annexes to that Regulation.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 06/01/04.�