The European Parliament adopted some of the amendments in the report by Stefano ZAPPALA (EPP-ED, Italy) but rejected the majority. Those amendments adopted include the following:
- the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts should be based on the aim of "guaranteeing a high standard of reliable services of general interest at affordable prices";
- accessibility criteria for people with disabilities must be taken into account by the contracting authority;
- the electronic auction procedure is not suited to the award of works contracts or contracts for intellectual-creative and other, more complex services;
- the confidential nature of information furnished by economic operators must be respected;
- there is clarification on the definition of "special or exclusive rights";
- the distinction between "other postal services" and "ancillary postal services" should be abolished;
- a tender may be submitted by electronic means only if an advanced electronic signature within them meaning of Directive 1999/93/EC and a reliable means of encrypting the contents are used;
- contracting entities operating a system for qualification must inform applicants within two months instead of a "reasonable period";
- among the list of matters, which the Commission should try to remedy with third countries, is added the non-compliance with third countries of international labour law provisions listed in an annex to the Directive.�