An important and long due adjustment introduced to the EU public procurement law by the new directives1 is the regulation concerning modification of public contracts.2 Deriving from the case-law of the CJEU, the rules equals any amendment that is materially different from the initial public contract, to a de facto new contract award that is considered to be an unacceptable procurement practice.3 The said materiality criterion has received general acceptance and good attention in legal literature...