Inspraak Review of the International Procurement Instrument
Full official title
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council on the review of the scope, functioning and efficiency of Regulation (EU) 2022/1031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 June 2022 on the access of third-country economic operators, goods and services to the Union’s public procurement and concession markets and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union economic operators, goods and services to the public procurement and concession markets of third countries (International Procurement Instrument - IPI)open 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 is conducting a review of the scope, functioning, and efficiency of Regulation (EU) 2022/1031 on the International Procurement Instrument (IPI). The review evaluates the implementation of the regulation, including investigation processes, consultations, thresholds, exceptions, and the first adopted IPI measure regarding medical devices from China. It aims to assess the instrument's effectiveness in tackling procurement barriers in non-EU countries and ensuring a level playing field for EU operators. The findings will be presented in a report to the European Parliament and the Council by August 2027.
- Review of the scope, functioning, and efficiency of the IPI Regulation pursuant to Article 14.
- Assessment of investigation procedures, third-country consultations, thresholds, and types of measures.
- Evaluation of the application and implementation of the first IPI measure concerning Chinese medical devices.
- Analysis of the efficiency of online complaint tools and rules for determining origin.
- Execution of a 12-week online public consultation through the Have your say portal.
- Publication of a factual summary of consultation results and an implementation report to the European Parliament and the Council.
Affected, as named in the text: businesses; business associations; cross-industry organisations; EU contracting authorities; EU contracting entities.
What is asked: Respondents are asked to provide views and evidence on the implementation, scope, functioning, and efficiency of the IPI Regulation in tackling non-EU procurement barriers, achieving market openness, and ensuring a level playing field, as well as the application of specific measures adopted under the Regulation.
Summary written from 13 passages of the Commission document by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 3 Oct 2026; cached and shared by every organisation.
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.
Commission documents: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council on... (EN, 4 pages).
Who has already answered
6 submissions in the snapshot (1 from organisations), portal total 6. Feedback list on the portal.
1 of 1 organisation submission analysed; the model reads them as: wants changes 1
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Mona Solutions Company, GBR; register: Self-employed individuals model reads as: wants changes source
- Provide further worked examples on how origin is established and evidenced for complex economic-operator structures.
Further worked examples should show how origin is established and evidenced in these circumstances, including what constitutes proportionate evidence where substantive business operations are not self-evident.
- Make the applicability of an IPI measure clearly visible on TED alongside the relevant contract notice.
We support making the applicability of an IPI measure clearly visible on TED alongside the relevant contract notice.
- Provide further guidance on proportionate evidence, trigger points for verification, treatment of changes in subcontractors or supply chains, and record-keeping during contract performance.
Further guidance would be useful on proportionate evidence, trigger points for verification, treatment of changes in subcontractors or supply chains, and record-keeping.
- Provide further worked examples on how origin is established and evidenced for complex economic-operator structures.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 26 May 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | BUSINESSEUROPE (Trade and business associations) | Review of the EU ETS Directive |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Infosys (Companies & groups) | Implementation of the EU’s AI Act |
| 13 May 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Confederation of Finnish Industries EK (Trade and business associations) | Exchange of views on current and upcoming instruments of EU industrial policy |
| 20 May 2025 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Management Services Limited Liability Company & CO. KG (Companies & groups) | Presentation of GlobalFoundries activities in the EU. Exchange of views on the Commission’s work on Chips Act “2.0”. |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez | OpenAI OpCo, LLC (Companies & groups) | OpenAI activities and EU regulation |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | TotalEnergies Corbion B.V. | Exchange of views on the Industrial Accelerator Act and EU regulation linked to chemical activities |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque | Optiver (Companies & groups) | Exchange with Optiver on Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 (IFR) |
| 18 May 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | TIC Council (Trade and business associations) | Exchange of views on the third-party conformity assessment and the revision of the New Legislative Framework as well as the Made in Europe initiative under the Industrial Accelerator Act. |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra | eBay EU liaison office (Companies & groups) | Discussion on the implementation and functioning of Council Directive (EU) 2021/514 ‘DAC7’ |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Hydnum Steel, S.L. (Companies & groups) | Exchange of views on the labelling and “Made in Europe” requirements under the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA). |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez | FIGIEFA - Fédération Internationale des Grossistes, Importateurs & Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles / International Federation of Automotive Distributors (Trade and business associations); European Principal Traders Association (Trade and business associations); European Association Automotive Suppliers (Trade and business associations); European Garage Equipment Association (Trade and business associations); European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs (Trade and business associations); Register ID 6025320863-10; Leaseurope (Trade and business associations); Insurance Europe (Trade and business associations) | Exchange with the Independent Service Providers (ISPs) on the upcoming Commission Initiatives that will support the whole sector competitiveness, including the Competitiveness Compass, the Clean Industry Deal and the Automotive Industry Plan |
| 20 May 2025 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | ASM International Naamloze Vennootschap (Companies & groups) | Presentation of ASM’s activities in the EU. Exchange of views on the Commission’s work on Chips Act “2.0”. |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Commissioner Michael McGrath | Stiftung Familienunternehmen und Politik (Trade and business associations) | Presentation of the Commission’s EU Inc proposal |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez | Centre for Democracy & Technology, Europe (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) | EU policies and regulatory enforcement in the digital and AI areas |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen | OPINIONSCIENCE (Companies & groups) | OPSCI activities / EU tech priorities |
| 29 Sep 2025 | President Ursula von der Leyen | ASML Netherlands B.V. (Companies & groups) | Discussion on recent developments in the international trade and export control measures |
| 6 Dec 2025 | Commissioner Christophe Hansen | Confederazione Nazionale Coldiretti (Trade unions and professional associations) | Exchange of views on trade agreements, EU standards, promotion, future CAP |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque | Vereinigung Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse e.V. (Companies & groups) | Exchange of views on the EU Market Infrastructure and Supervisory Package, including the DLT Pilot Regime |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Buy Better to Build Better Coalition (Other organisations, public or mixed entities) | Discussion on the upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA), Industry Decarbonisation Accelerator Act (IDAA) and the revision of the Public Procurement Directives (PP). |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Luossavaara Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (Companies & groups) | Implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal and upcoming CBAM and EU ETS review |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez | Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) | TBI presented their work • advising governments (also on EU policy) • think tank capacity (i.a AI, Green transition) • convening capacity |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas | Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Companies & groups) | Exchange of views on the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and the European Industrial Maritime Strategy (EIMS) |
| 29 May 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE (Companies & groups) | Exchange of views on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and the Public procurement framework revision |
| 26 May 2026 | Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis | Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V. (Trade and business associations) | Regulatory developments in the EU Transport Sector |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | ASM International Naamloze Vennootschap (Companies & groups) | MATCH Act : development and future implications for EU industry |
| 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. |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Anglo American (Companies & groups) | Discussion on EU regulatory initiatives (IAA, CRMA, ResourceEU) and permitting of mining projects in the EU. |
| 1 Apr 2026 | President Ursula von der Leyen | DIGITALEUROPE (Trade and business associations) | Competitiveness of the EU industry and AI Act |
| 8 May 2025 | President Ursula von der Leyen | Alliance for Sustainable Management of Chemical Risk (Trade and business associations) | exchange of views on the Regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH) |
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