SECTION 3

(1) The provisions of this Public Contracts Code shall apply to any contract financed or co-financed by: (a) the State budget; (b) external, bilateral or multilateral assistance funds; (c) State-guaranteed loans; (d) the budget of a public establishment or a local and regional authority. (2) The provisions of this Code shall also apply to: (a) contracts awarded by private law corporate bodies acting on behalf of the State and its entities; (b) contracts awarded by private law persons, where such contracts are financed or guaranteed by the State, or a public law corporate body; (c) contracts concluded between public law corporate bodies under the conditions laid down by this decree; (d) public contracts awarded within the framework of a coordination or group of orders or by a purchasing pool procuring supplies and/or services for project owners, or concluded under framework agreements and works, supplies and service contracts. (3) Special provisions applicable to contracts awarded by embassies and consular posts shall be governed by a separate instrument issued by the Authority in charge of Public Contracts.