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Regulation 4 Economic operators

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(1)

In these Regulations, an “economic operator” means a contractor, a supplier or a services provider.

(2)

When these Regulations apply a utility shall not treat a person who is not a national of a relevant State and established in a relevant State more favourably than one who is.

(3)

A utility shall–

(a)

treat economic operators equally and without discrimination; and

(b)

act in a transparent and proportionate manner

(4)

In these Regulations a relevant State is a member State or a State listed in column 1 of Schedule 4; the agreements with the European Union by which the provisions in relation to public procurement are extended to those States are specified in column 2 to that Schedule and the statutory provision designating them as European Treaties under section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1 is specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

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M1

1972 c. 68.