Article 9Central purchasing bodies
1.Public buyers may organise their procurement activities through the creation and use of central purchasing bodies in accordance with the rules set out in this Article.
2.For the purpose of this Regulation, central purchasing bodies shall be any public buyer carrying out the following activities:
(a)acting as a wholesaler by buying and re-selling solutions purchased on the market for public buyers;
(b)acting as an intermediary by publishing summaries and awarding contracts for public buyers; Central purchasing bodies may also, in addition to the activities set out above, carry out or take part in joint procurement activities, or provide ancillary purchasing support services to public buyers, including technical assistance, technical infrastructure or advice.
4.Any public buyer may acquire solutions from or through any central purchasing body established in the Union without applying the procedures laid down in this Regulation for the provision of the services of the central purchasing body.
5.A public buyer acquiring a solution from or through a central purchasing body, which for that solution was obliged to and has applied this Regulation, shall be deemed to comply with this Regulation in respect of the procurement for that solution.
6.A public buyer acquiring a solution from or through a Union institution, body, office or agency which carries out joint procurement, acts on behalf of the Member States or acts as a central purchasing body pursuant to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 or other Union legal acts other than this Regulation which provide for carrying out joint procurement or acting on behalf of the Member States or as central purchasing body, shall be deemed to comply with this Regulation in respect of the procurement for that solution.