The new EU rulebook for public procurement
One Regulation for every public contract in the Union
The Commission’s proposal replaces the 2014 directives on public contracts, utilities and concessions with a single, directly applicable Regulation. Read it here article by article, with every cross-reference linked.
- 149articles
- 7parts
- 66recitals
- 8annexes
Legal references
- Document
- COM(2026) 590 final · Brussels, 9 September 2026
- Interinstitutional file
- 2026/0265 (COD)
- Title
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public contracts and concessions, repealing Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU, and amending Regulations (EC) No 1370/2007, (EU) 2023/1542, (EU) 2024/1157, (EU) 2024/1252, (EU) 2024/1735, (EU) 2024/1781, (EU) 2024/2847, (EU) 2024/3110 and (EU) 2025/40, and Directives 2008/98/EC, (EU) 2019/882, (EU) 2022/2381, (EU) 2023/1791 and (EU) 2024/1760 (Public Procurement Act)
- Legal basis
- TFEU, Article 114, Article 294
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure · text with EEA relevance
- Repeals
- Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU
- Amends
- Regulations (EC) No 1370/2007, (EU) 2023/1542, (EU) 2024/1157, (EU) 2024/1252, (EU) 2024/1735, (EU) 2024/1781, (EU) 2024/2847, (EU) 2024/3110 and (EU) 2025/40; Directives 2008/98/EC, (EU) 2019/882, (EU) 2022/2381, (EU) 2023/1791 and (EU) 2024/1760
- Documents
- COM(2026) 590 final · Proposal for a regulation
SEC(2026) 590 · Opinion on impact assessment
SWD(2026) 590 final · Staff working document
SWD(2026) 591 final · Impact assessment
SWD(2026) 592 final · Summary of impact assessment - Responsible
- European Parliament: committee responsible not yet designated
Council of the European Union: Competitiveness Council · Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth
European Commission: Stéphane Séjourné · Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs - Procedure file
- EU Law Tracker · Legislative Observatory
- Official language versions
- EN (EUR-Lex; translations on this site are unofficial)
Independent resource by Proiecta S.r.l. The text may change before adoption; authentic texts are published on EUR-Lex.
Legislative procedure
- Commission proposal9 September 2026
- European Parliament and CouncilPositions at first readingCurrent stage
- Interinstitutional negotiationsTrilogues
- AdoptionPublication in the Official Journal
- Entry into forceApplies two years later (Art. 149)
Latest events
- Deliberations in Council working party
- Deliberations in Council working party
- Deliberations in Council working party
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
Full timeline on EU Law Tracker · Source: EU Law Tracker (European Parliament, Council, Commission), updated daily.
Structure of the Regulation
Part IGeneral provisionsArticles 1–6Part IIRelevant actorsArticles 7–29Part IIIProcedures for public contractsArticles 30–113Part IVConcessionsArticles 114–126Part VDigital ecosystemArticles 127–133Part VITransparency and governanceArticles 134–140Part VIIFinal provisionsArticles 141–149AnnexesLists, tables and correlation tableAnnexes I–VIII
Recitals
The 66 recitals set out the reasons for the Regulation and help interpret its articles.
Read the recitals (1)–(66) →No article contains this text.