The procedure for the assignment of a concession contract is initiated by the publication of a participation ad in the Official Journal of the European Union, which must contain at least the information of the standard form adopted by the European Commission. Such publication of the participation ad is mandatory in all cases where the assessed value of the concession contract to be assigned exceeds the equivalent value in lei of Euro 5,000,000. Concession contracts are assigned under the same procedures as the public acquisition contracts.
