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Construction of two new hospitals in the Tuscany Region: Prato and Lucca
The main objective is to align the quality of care to best practice standards. The project also aims at reaching optimisation of resources through the central coordination of the Region.
Hospitals are not specifically mentioned in the Directive 2011/92/EU on the Environmental Impact Assessment, however the project may fall under Annex II of the Directive in relation to urban development. The Bank's services will verify the environmental procedures followed by the local competent authorities.
The promoter is required to respect national and EU legislation applicable to public authorities' procurement and the Bank requires that all relevant contracts for the implementation of the projects have been, or will be, tendered in accordance with the relevant EU procurement legislation. The procurement practices for the project will be examined during appraisal.