PART TWOCOMMON PROVISIONS
TITLE VITECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Article 37Procurement rules
1.
If the implementation of the annual plan for the use of the technical assistance budget requires procurement, the contract must be awarded according to the following rules:
(a)
where it is an entity established in a Member State it shall either apply national laws, regulations and administrative provisions adopted in connection with Union legislation applicable to public procurement or procurement rules set out in Title IV of Part Two of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Title II of Part Two of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012;
(b)
in all other cases, the relevant procurement rules shall be described in the financing agreement referred to in Articles 8 and 9 or in the agreements referred to in Articles 81 and 82.
2.
In all cases, the rules on nationality and origin set out in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 shall apply.
3.
Procurement by branch offices shall be limited to ordinary running costs and costs for communication and visibility activities.