The Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Form and manner of publication of notices

35.—(1) A notice required by regulation 33 (concession notice), 34 (concession contract award notice) and 46(3) (modification of contracts) to be sent for publication in accordance with this regulation (and any corrigenda to a notice)—

(a) must be sent by electronic means to the Publications Office of the European Union (“EU Publications Office”) for publication; and

(b) must be in the format of the standard forms set out in Commission Implementing Regulation 2015/1986(1).

(2) If the EU Publications Office has given the contracting entity 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.

(3) The notices referred to in regulations 33, 34 and 46(3) must not be published at national level before they are published by the EU Publications Office unless publication by that Office does not take place within 48 hours after it confirms receipt in accordance with Article 33(2) of the Concession Contracts Directive.

(4) Notices published at national level must not contain information other than that contained in the notices sent to the EU Publications Office but must indicate the date of sending of the notice to that Office.

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OJ L 222, 12.11.2015, p.1.