PART 2RULES IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE

CHAPTER 2RULES ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS

SECTION 5Conduct of the Procedure

Form and manner of sending notices for publication at EU level52

1

The notices required by regulations 49, 50, 51, 72, 75 and 78 to be sent for publication in accordance with this regulation must—

a

be sent by electronic means to the EU Publications Office for publication; and

b

where the Commission has published standard forms for such notices, be set out using such forms.

2

Contracting authorities must ensure that they are able to supply proof of the dates on which notices are sent to the EU Publications Office for publication.

3

Where the EU Publications Office has given the contracting authority confirmation of the receipt of the notice and of the publication of the information sent, indicating the date of that publication, that confirmation shall constitute proof of publication.

4

A contracting authority may send notices in respect of public contracts to the EU Publications Office for publication even where the authority is not required to do so by these Regulations, provided such notices are sent by electronic means.