{"id":2097,"date":"2023-07-17T18:50:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.eager-kirch.135-181-117-101.plesk.page\/procurement-within-the-scope-of-projects-financed-by-eu-funds\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T21:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:59:37","slug":"procurement-within-the-scope-of-projects-financed-by-eu-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobnica.hr\/en\/blog\/procurement-within-the-scope-of-projects-financed-by-eu-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Procurement within the scope of projects financed by EU funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nPublic procurement holds a significant place in ensuring the most efficient expenditure of public funds. Within the framework of EU tenders, grants are allocated to entrepreneurs, representing a vital incentive for the realization of projects that contribute to their further development and market competitiveness.<\/span>\r\n\r\nEntrepreneurs who have applied their projects for certain tenders and have received a funding decision for them, must also take into account procurement for the activities foreseen by the project in the later implementation phase for successful realization and achievement of project goals.<\/span><\/i>\r\n\r\nAllocated grants may also be subject to repayment if certain irregularities are found during the procurement procedure itself. Financial corrections are applied if the allocated funds were not used for the purposes for which they were intended.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe conduct of procurement procedures is not reserved only for obligors of the application of the Public Procurement Act. Legal entities and sole proprietorships that are not obligors of the Public Procurement Act (NOJN) must carry out procurement while respecting certain rules.<\/span><\/i>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\"Person<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhy do I have to conduct a procurement procedure even though I am not a legal obligor?<\/i><\/b>\r\n\r\nThe fundamental principles of public procurement are key to “introducing order” within the framework of market competition among entrepreneurs. The main principles, on the one hand, limit entrepreneurs (in this case, contracting authorities) who are prevented from favoring certain entities to contract jobs (e.g., rigging jobs for family members, acquaintances, and the like), while on the other hand, they organize the market, which enables equal treatment for all entities \u2013 potential bidders, according to which they can equally participate in procedures for obtaining and executing work.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWhat is the main framework for conducting procurement for non-obligors of public procurement (NOJN)?<\/i><\/b>\r\n\r\nAccording to the Public Procurement Act, basic principles that obligors must respect are defined to prevent illegal actions that would impede fair competition of economic operators in the market. Just like obligors of the application of the Public Procurement Act, non-obligors of the application of the Act must also respect certain principles.<\/span>\r\n\r\nNOJNs must adhere to the following principles when conducting the procurement procedure:<\/span>\r\n