Union institutions, executive agencies and Union bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 shall be deemed to be contracting authorities in respect of contracts awarded on their own account, except where they purchase from a central purchasing body.
Maidir le hinstitiúidí de chuid an Aontais, le gníomhaireachtaí feidhmiúcháin agus le comhlachtaí de chuid an Aontais dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 70 agus in Airteagal 71, measfar gur údaráis chonarthacha iad i ndáil le conarthaí a bheidh á ndámhachtain as a stuaim féin, ach amháin i gcás ina gceannóidh siad nithe ó chomhlacht lárnach ceannaigh.