Contracting authorities bound by EU public procurement rules

The public procurement directives (see IP/04/150) contain the lists of contracting authorities and entities that have to apply EU public procurement rules. Although the definitions in the directives themselves provide the exact scope, the lists give a very good indication of all public bodies covered by these rules.

EU public procurement rules apply to several kinds of public authorities: from national ministries to local councils, from schools to universities, but also to hospitals, airports, railway operators, museums, postal entities, urban transport, water utilities and national lotteries.

 

Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Cyprus - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Slovenia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - United Kingdom


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Austria Austria  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Belgium Belgium  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Bulgaria Bulgaria  PDFEnglish 
Czech Republic Czech Republic PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Cyprus Cyprus PDF - 37-42KBEnglish
 
 
Denmark Denmark  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Estonia Estonia  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Finland Finland  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
France France PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Germany Germany  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Hungary Hungary  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Ireland Ireland PDF - 37-42KBEnglish
 
 
Italy Italy PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Lithuania Lithuania PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Luxembourg Luxembourg PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Malta Malta PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Netherlands The Netherlands PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Poland Poland  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Portugal Portugal  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish

 

 
Romania Romania  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Slovakia Slovakia  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Slovenia Slovenia  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Spain Spain  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 
Sweden Sweden  PDF - 37-42KBEnglish
 
United Kingdom United Kingdom PDF - 37-42KBEnglish 

Last update: 23-02-2009