Inspraak Review of the International Procurement Instrument
Full official title
International Procurement Instrument reviewopen on 5 Oct 2026 Open for answers from 8 Sep 2026 to 1 Dec 2026 (open). Answer on the Commission's site. Topics: Trade.
What the Commission proposes
The European Commission has launched a consultation to review the scope, functioning, and efficiency of the International Procurement Instrument (IPI). The initiative evaluates all aspects of the current instrument, including investigation processes, consultations with third countries, and the conditions for imposing measures. It analyses the effectiveness of the current rules to identify potential areas for improvement. Stakeholders are invited to share their views on how the instrument operates in practice.
- Review of the scope, functioning, and efficiency of the International Procurement Instrument
- Assessment of IPI investigation initiation and processes
- Evaluation of consultations with third countries
- Review of conditions, thresholds, types, and exceptions for IPI measures
- Analysis of the implementation and effectiveness of current measures
Affected, as named in the text: Third countries; Procurement entities; Economic operators.
What is asked: Respondents are asked to comment on the scope, functioning, and efficiency of the International Procurement Instrument, including investigation processes, third country consultations, and potential improvements to the instrument.
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Dossier summary from the portal
The initiative aims to review the scope, functioning and efficiency of the International Procurement Instrument (IPI). It will focus on the assessment of all aspects of the IPI including the initiation of IPI investigations, the investigation process, consultations with third countries, conditions for the imposition of IPI measures, thresholds, types of measures, exceptions and the implementation of the IPI measures. It will analyse the efficiency and effectiveness of the current instrument and could contain suggestions for its improvement.
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Who has already answered
3 submissions in the snapshot (2 from organisations), portal total 3. Feedback list on the portal.
2 organisation submissions, none with readable text, so not analysed.
Who met the cabinets on the subject
60 meetings by subject similarity, approximate
subject match, approximate The top 60 cabinet meetings by similarity (the list stops at 60) whose recorded subject is close to this consultation's title and summary (embedding similarity at 0.45 or more, cached from the nightly map). Generic subjects such as "exchange of views on EU regulation" also pass, so read this as a lead, not a finding. Source: Commission meetings file, portal.
| Date | Cabinet | Interest representative | Subject as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Groupement Européen des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs (Trade unions and professional associations) | Discussion on the implementation of the AI Act |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | European Environmental Bureau (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar); WWF European Policy Programme (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar); Environmental Coalition on Standards (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar); Climate Action Network Europe (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) | Exchange of views on the forthcoming Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), and other relevant industrial policies. |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Infosys (Companies & groups) | Implementation of the EU’s AI Act |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | European Ceramic Industry Association (Trade and business associations) | General presentation of the sector, upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA). |
| 6 Nov 2025 | President Ursula von der Leyen | Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw (Think tanks and research institutions) | Discussion on IMEC’s current challenges |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | NVIDIA Corporation (Companies & groups) | Discuss AI safety, the tools are available and the role of the EU AI Act. |
| 4 May 2026 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | OpenAI OpCo, LLC (Companies & groups) | AI regulatory matters |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | DOT Europe (Trade and business associations) | GPAI Code of Practice under the AI Act. Ongoing implementation work on the DSA. |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Commissioner Jozef Síkela | Mouvement des Entreprises de France (Trade and business associations) | Presentation of the Global Gateway Strategy and INTPA instruments. |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Orgalim - Europe's Technology Industries (Trade and business associations) | Exchange of views on the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and reform of Public Procurement Directives |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez | ENERCLUSTER (Trade and business associations) | The draft Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez | Cleantech for Europe (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) | The draft Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Carbon Management Europe (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) | Exchange on the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | Prosus (Companies & groups); Flint Europe (Professional consultancies) | AI policies |
| 6 May 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Neo Performance Materials Inc. (Companies & groups) | Update on the company’s activities, Industrial Accelerator Act. |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | ASML Netherlands B.V. (Companies & groups) | Semiconductor Policy - AI continent AP |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | OpenAI OpCo, LLC (Companies & groups) | AI policy |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | Ada Lovelace Institute (Think tanks and research institutions) | AI policy |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | Strategic Advisory Management (Self-employed individuals) | AI policy |
| 6 May 2026 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | Stellantis (Companies & groups) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | EUROCHAMBRES - Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Trade and business associations) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | European Forum for Manufacturing (Trade and business associations) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | European Metals (Trade and business associations) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | European Aluminium AISBL (Trade unions and professional associations) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Fourtold (Professional consultancies) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | Hyundai Motor Company Brussels Office (Companies & groups) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 30 Jan 2026 | President Ursula von der Leyen | Cleantech for Europe (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 12 Jan 2026 | President Ursula von der Leyen | Siemens Energy AG (Companies & groups) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Bruegel (Think tanks and research institutions) | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) |
| 27 May 2025 | Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque | SIX GROUP LTD (Companies & groups); Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (Companies & groups) | • SIU, • MiFID II, • Market infrastructure consolidation • IPOs |
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