Article 144Outermost regions
Where the specific needs of the public procurement markets of the outermost regions of the Union within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty cannot be met without the adaptation of certain procedures laid down in this Regulation, Member States may adapt the application of specific aspects of Part III of this Regulation in line with the Union’s international obligations and without affecting the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency. Member States shall notify to the Commission and to the other Member States the national laws, regulations and administrative provisions providing for such adaptations as well as their detailed justification. The adaptations concerned shall not apply before three months after that notification. The Commission shall publish the adaptations in the Official Journal of the European Union without delay.