No L 199/54 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.8.93 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/37/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 57 (2), 66 and 100a thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas Council Directive 71/305/EEC of 26 July 1971 concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts (*) has been amended substantially and on a number of occasions; whereas, for reasons of clarity and better understanding, the said Directive should be consolidated; Whereas the simultaneous attainment of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of public works contracts awarded in Member States on behalf of the State, or regional or local authorities or other bodies governed by public law entails not only the abolition of restrictions but also the coordination of national procedures for the award of public works contracts; Whereas such coordination should take into account as far as possible the procedures and administrative practices in force in each Member State; Whereas this Directive does not apply to certain works contracts which are awarded in the water, energy, transport and telecommunication sectors covered by Directive 90/531/EEC; Whereas, in view of the increasing importance of concession contracts in the public works area and of their (1) O] No C 46, 20. 2. 1992, p. 79. (2) OJ No C 125, 18. 5. 1992, p. 171 and OJ No C 305, 23. 11. 1992, p. 73. (3) OJ No C 106, 27. 4. 1992, p. 11. (%) OJ No L 185, 16. 8. 1971, p. 15; Directive as last amended by Directive 90/531//EEC (O] No L 297, 29. 10. 1990, p. 1). specific nature, rules concerning advertising should be included in this Directive; Whereas works contracts of less than ECU 5 000 000 may be exempted from competition as provided for under this Directive and it is appropriate to provide for their exemption from coordination measures; Whereas provision must be made for exceptional cases where measures concerning the coordination of procedures need not be applied, but such cases must be expressly limited; Whereas the negotiated procedure should be considered to be exceptional and therefore only applicable in certain limited cases; . Whereas it is necessary to provide common rules in the technical field which take account of the Community policy on standards and specifications; Whereas, to ensure development of effective competition in the field of public contracts, it is necessary that contract notices drawn up by the contracting authorities of Member States be advertised throughout the Community; whereas the information contained in these notices must enable contractors established in the Community to determine whether the proposed contracts are of interest to them; whereas, for this purpose, it is appropriate to give them adequate information on the works undertaken and the conditions attached thereto; whereas, more particularly, in restricted procedures advertisement is intended to enable contractors of Member States to express their interest in contracts by seeking from the contracting authorities invitations to tender under the required conditions; Whereas additional information concerning contracts must, as is customary in Member States, be given in the contract documents for each contract or else in an equivalent document; Whereas it is necessary to provide common rules for participation in -public works contracts, including both