{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-17/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-17/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2008/17",
  "legislation_title": "Decision of the European Central Bank of 17 November 2008 laying down the framework for joint Eurosystem procurement (ECB/2008/17) (2008/893/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-17",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Eurosystem Procurement Coordination Office",
  "text": "1. EPCO shall carry out all of the following basic tasks:\n(a) identify potential cases for joint procurement that fall within or outside the scope of this Decision on the basis of procurement needs that central banks address to EPCO;\n(b) prepare and update as necessary an annual procurement plan for joint tender procedures based on an assessment under point (a);\n(c) prepare common requirements in cooperation with the central banks participating in a joint tender procedure;\n(d) support the central banks in joint tender procedures;\n(e) support the central banks in procurement relating to common projects of the European System of Central Banks, if so requested by the central bank(s) leading the project;\n( f ) support the central banks in contract management activities.\nEPCO may also carry out tasks other than those specified above, notably to facilitate the adoption of best procurement practices within the Eurosystem and to develop the infrastructure (e.g. skills, functional tools, information systems, processes) required for joint procurement.\n1a. EPCO shall be hosted by a central bank. The Governing Council shall appoint the hosting central bank every five years.\n2. The hosting central bank shall provide the material and human resources required for EPCO to perform its tasks in accordance with the budget approved by the Governing Council as set out in paragraph 4.\n3. The hosting central bank, in consultation with the EPCO Steering Committee, may adopt rules concerning the internal organisation and administration of EPCO, including a code of conduct for EPCO staff aimed at ensuring the utmost integrity in the performance of their duties.\n4. The central banks shall finance EPCO's budget in accordance with the rules adopted by the Governing Council, which may be based on a financial envelope covering several years or an annual budget proposal, and may include incentives to promote leading joint procurement projects.\n5. EPCO shall submit an annual report on its activities to the Governing Council, via the EPCO Steering Committee and the Executive Board.\n6. EPCO’s activities shall be subject to the control of the Internal Auditors Committee in accordance with the rules adopted by the Governing Council. This shall be without prejudice to the control and audit rules that apply to or are adopted by the hosting central bank.\n7. The EPCO Steering Committee shall conduct an effectiveness and efficiency evaluation of EPCO’s activities in due course before the end of each five-year period referred to in paragraph 1a. Based on this evaluation, and taking into account the interest of other central banks in hosting EPCO, the Governing Council shall decide if it is necessary to conduct a selection procedure to choose a new hosting central bank.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Decision (EU) 2016/21 of the European Central Bank of 23 December 2015 amending Decision ECB/2008/17 laying down the framework for joint Eurosystem procurement (ECB/2015/51)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Inserted by Decision (EU) 2020/628 of the European Central Bank of 4 May 2020 amending Decision ECB/2008/17 laying down the framework for joint Eurosystem procurement (ECB/2020/27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Decision (EU) 2020/628 of the European Central Bank of 4 May 2020 amending Decision ECB/2008/17 laying down the framework for joint Eurosystem procurement (ECB/2020/27)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/17/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:16:58.083926+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}