Common use of Rules on procurement Clause in Contracts

Rules on procurement. 1. For the purposes of this Agreement the contracting authority in accordance with Article 167 of the Financial Regulation shall be a national public-sector body who is a final beneficiary of assistance under the Programme. 2. As regards Article 23(4) of the Framework Agreement, in cases where the final beneficiary is a public-sector body, any requirement for ex-ante approval by the Commission included in the procedures and standard documents referred therein shall not apply. 3. In the event that the Commission determines that an exceptional natural disaster has affected the [Candidate Country], and on the basis of a reasoned request by the [Candidate Country], the Commission may in accordance with Article 57(2)(d) authorise, for relevant projects in the region affected and for a specified period, less burdensome procedures.