Article 190U.K.External action procurement
1.The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 210 concerning detailed rules on external action procurement.
2.The provisions of Chapter 1 of Title V of Part One relating to the general provisions on procurement shall be applicable to contracts covered by this Title subject to the special provisions relating to thresholds and the arrangements for awarding external contracts to be laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation. The contracting authorities for the purposes of this Chapter shall be:
(a)the Commission on behalf of, and for the account of, one or more third countries;
(b)entities and persons referred to in Article 185 and entrusted with the corresponding budget implementation tasks.
3.The procurement procedures shall be laid down in the financing agreements provided for in Article 189.
4.The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to actions under sector-specific basic acts relating to crisis management aid, to civil protection operations and to humanitarian aid operations.