Procurement, Competition & State Aid

Amongst the various regulations to which businesses and public authorities are subject upon entering the market, procurement law imposes an obligation on them to be transparent in their procurement processes and to provide equal opportunities to all market participants. Competition law seeks to ensure that businesses can compete effectively with each other, while regulations governing state aid and the Market and Government Act [Wet markt en overheid] ultimately aim to prevent undue distortion of competition by public authorities.