Article 1 Establishment of a Single Public Procurement Authority Purpose

Α Single Independent Public Procurement Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) is hereby established, the purpose of which is to develop and promote national public procurement strategy, policy and action, in order to ensure transparency, efficiency, cohesion and compliance in the implementation of public procurement procedures and contracts with national and European law, constantly improve the legislative framework on public procurement and control its proper application by government bodies and contracting authorities. The Authority shall be operationally, administratively and financially independent and shall not be subject to control or supervision by government bodies or other independent or administrative authorities. The Authority shall be subject to control exercised by the Hellenic Parliament in accordance with Rule 138A of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure.