TY - JOUR T1 - Public procurement JF - European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice JO - Eur J Hosp Pharm SP - 326 LP - 326 DO - 10.1136/ejhpharm-2012-000120 VL - 19 IS - 3 AU - Jo Swartenbroekx Y1 - 2012/06/01 UR - http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/19/3/326.abstract N2 - In 2012 the European Directive 2004/18/EC will be fully implemented into Belgian law, thereby obliging all hospitals to apply public procurement procedures to all contracts. This new law details the conditions contracting authorities should apply; it concerns prices and contracts of goods, services and works. European Directive 2004/18/EC has the following objectives: tenders must be public in order that all suppliers are able to participate, procedures have to be transparent, selection and award criteria must be objective, decisions should be reasoned and … ER -