Public Procurement in EU Funded Projects

Ovaj rad prikazuje specifičnosti provođenja javne nabave u sklopu projekta koji se financira iz fondova Europske unije, te općenito važnost javne nabave u okviru EU i države članice. Pravila javne nabave preuzeta su iz pravne stečevine EU-a odnosno iz strateškog okvira EU-a u području javne nabave koju kao krovni dokument predstavlja Strategija Europa 2020. U ovom radu se analizira kako se kroz EU projekte koriste dobivena sredstva iz EU-a: kupnja i izvršenje usluga, nabava robe i izvođenje radova uz pridržavanje nacionalnih zakona koji su u skladu s pravnom stečevinom EU-a. Kao glavni problem, osim nepravilnosti tijekom provedbene postupka javne nabave (odnosno rizika od „povrata“ sredstava), je zapravo tumačenje osnovnih načela javne nabave. Ona su propisana EU Direktivama ali ne i njihova objašnjenja te se svakom novijom sudskom praksom utvrđuju „nova pravila“ koja na koncu osim na javna tijela, privatni sektor, mogu utjecati i na svakog pojedinca u Europskoj uniji. Cilj ovog rada je prikazati važnost javne nabave kao i same provedbe postupka javne nabave, važnost dobrog i kvalitetnog tima, te strateškog planiranja.This paper explores the specificities of public procurement within the framework of a project financed by the EU fund, as well as the overall importance of public procurement within the framework of the European Union and the Member State. Public procurement rules have been taken over from the acquis communautaire, i.e. from the EU Strategic Framework in the field of public Procurement presented as an umbrella document by the Europe 2020 Strategy. The paper explains that through EU projects, beneficiaries obtained from EU funds buy the execution of services, supply of goods and execution of works, while complying with national laws, which are in line with the acquis communautaire. The main problem, besides irregularities during the implementation procedure of public procurement, i.e. the risk of “refund” of funds, is in fact the interpretation of the basic principles of public procurement prescribed by the EU Directives but not explained. Any recent case-law defines “new rules” which, in the end, besides public bodies, the private sector, may affect each individual in the European Union. The aim of this paper is to present the importance of public procurement as well as the implementation of the public procurement procedure itself, the importance of a good and quality team and strategic planning