— mange kontrakter ligger under den i direktiverne fast­satte tærskel for anvendelsen af procedurerne (offent­lige indkøb: 200.000 ecu, offentlige arbejder: 1 mio ecu).
— many contracts fall below the threshold stipulated by the directives for application of the procedures (public supply: ECU 200 000, public works: ECU 1 million).